Last night at Google announced the expected Nexus 9 tablet and Nexus 6 handset. However, it also threw a surprise our way by announcing a new Android powered set top box, which will take on the likes of the Apple TV and the Ouya console. Asus is in charge of …
Read More »Freesync monitors to start releasing in November
There is a rumor going around that AMD is planning to bring the FreeSync variable refresh rate standard to the market as soon as possible, more specifically, between November and Q1 2015. FreeSync is set to be an open standard, free of licensing costs, directly competing with Nvidia's own G-Sync …
Read More »Razer is now valued at over $1 billion
Razer, the US based high-end gaming peripherals company famous for its mice, keyboards, headsets and line of super thin laptops, recently closed a round of funding with Intel on at least a $1 billion valuation. This information has been made public via a leaked staff memo, which was passed on …
Read More »Google announces Nexus 6 and Nexus 9
Google has officially revealed the new Nexus 6 smartphone, made by Motorola and the Nexus 9 tablet, made by HTC, just as previous rumors and leaks predicted. The Nexus 9 will be releasing first with pre-orders going live on the 17th of October. Additionally, Google has officially decided to call …
Read More »Google Glass now displays phone notifications
Users taking part in the Google Glass explorers program, which is now open to the public in both the US and UK, will soon be able to see all of their phone notifications on the eyewear's screen. It's the same feature that comes with Android Wear, Google's wearable tech OS, …
Read More »Intel is still struggling to break in to mobile, meanwhile PCs on the rise
Intel's PC business is back on the rise, helping to prove the fact that the desktop PC is far from dead. However, the company's mobile segment isn't doing so well. Earlier today, Intel reported that it had generated $14.6 billion in revenue during the third quarter, up from $13.5 billion …
Read More »Samsung has fixed 840 EVO performance crippling bug
Last month, Samsung confirmed that its 840 EVO SSD suffers from a bug that cripples read speeds when old data is present on the drive. The company promised to fix the problem with updated firmware and has finally made the fix available. For those of you that missed it the …
Read More »UK police drop charges against pirate sports streaming site operator
The UK Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has decided to drop charges made against a man who had his home raided and was subsequently arrested for running an “industrial scale” pirate sports streaming operation. The original arrest was made back in early September, the raid took place in Greater Manchester. …
Read More »Ubisoft is removing 30fps lock for The Crew on PC
Upcoming open world racing title, The Crew, has been delayed again, being pushed back until the 2nd of December. However, the extra time is being used to remove the 30 frames per second lock on the PC version of the game, allowing PC players to get the full experience. As …
Read More »GOG giving away classic Aliens VS Predator 2000
GOG, the DRM free games store likes to give away classic games occasionally, it previously gave away the classic Fallout titles and the company has now teamed up with developer, Rebellion, to give away the classic Alien VS Predator 2000 game. There is a small catch, GOG is looking to …
Read More »AMD graphics will be powering upcoming iMac models
It looks like AMD and Apple are set to partner up for the upcoming 2014 iMac models, including the new 27 Inch version with 5K display. Over the last few years, Apple has primarily used Nvidia GPUs inside of its all in one machines and notebooks but the company reignited …
Read More »You can now buy the PS4 and Xbox One in laptop form
Consoles aren't the most portable things in the world but Ed Zarick looks to be changing that by showing off and selling the PlayBook 4 and Xbook One- laptop versions of Sony and Microsoft's latest consoles. However, you'll need to have a wedge of disposable income in order to afford …
Read More »Google invests $500 million in augmented reality company
Google has invested $500 million in to Magic Leap, a ‘cinematic reality' company developing its own headset using a “digital light field” to project ultra realistic images directly on to your eyes. Not a whole lot is known about Magic Leap as a company, it tends to keep its projects …
Read More »Samsung has developed 60GHz Wi-Fi tech to significantly increase speeds
Samsung claims to have developed a new Wi-Fi technology that takes advantage of the 60 Ghz wireless range to bridge the gap between theoretical and actual wireless speeds. Unlike existing 2.4 GHz and 5GHz technologies, Samsung's new 802.11ad standard 60 GHz Wi-Fi manages to maintain maximum speed by eliminating co-channel …
Read More »Google launches new Android ads ahead of Nexus announcement
Google has launched three new short Android ads using a new slogan for the mobile OS, “be together, not the same”. The three ads feature animated characters along with a playful take on the message of Android for everyone while also hinting at the impending Nexus 9 and Nexus 6 …
Read More »Resident Evil producer says VR makes ‘perfect sense’ for horror games
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 producer, Michiteru Okabe, has expressed his excitement surrounding virtual reality headsets and what they can do for horror titles. While virtual reality technology is still in development and has some way to go, game companies are already eager to make games for VR headsets and Oculus …
Read More »Apparently Apple won’t be revealing a retina display Macbook Air this week
Apple has another event scheduled for later this week at which the company is expected to reveal new Macbook Pros, iPads, iMacs and Macbook Airs while also officially launching the next version of OS X. Unfortunately though, the often rumored and heavily sought after Macbook Air with Retina display won't …
Read More »Unity technologies is not up for sale
Last week it was reported that the Unity development platform may be up for sale, with presentations outlining the company's business value hitting the desks of Microsoft and Google amongst other companies. However, Unity co-founder, Joachim Ante has since denied these rumors, stating that while several partners have tried discussing …
Read More »Payday: The Heist will be completely free for 24 hours this week
Popular four player co-op bank robbing title, Payday: The Heist, will be free to own on Steam later this week for 24 hours. Other three year anniversary freebies include a golden AK-47, the Old Hoxton character pack DLC and a mask from Bain. Overkill, the developer behind Payday, is giving …
Read More »Dropbox confirms massive password leak but denies server hack
Late last night, an anonymous Pastebin user claimed to have compromised almost seven million Dropbox account credentials, including emails and passwords. The user posted the first 400 direct to Pastebin and then proceeded to ask for Bitcoin donations before leaking more. The original leak has been followed up on, with …
Read More »1 million people are helping Microsoft test Windows 10
Microsoft officially announced its next operating system, Windows 10, a couple of weeks ago and promptly released the technical preview, allowing the public to help Microsoft test its OS before release next year. The company has now revealed that it has managed to attract 1 million people with its technical …
Read More »Rainbow Six: Siege may run at 60 frames per second on all platforms
Apparently, upcoming team based shooter, Rainbow Six: Siege, will run at a smooth 60 frames per second on the PC, Xbox One and PS4 when it launches next year. However, while this is good news for now, it may still be too early on to confirm frame rates for both …
Read More »Apple Pay to launch in the US this week
Apple will reportedly launch its recently announced NFC based mobile payment service in the US on the 18th of October, according to a leaked memo from Wallgreens. Apple Pay will allow US shoppers to pay for goods using their iPhone 6 or 6 Plus handset, the upcoming Apple Watch will …
Read More »Futuremark launches world’s first 4K ‘Ultra HD’ benchmark
The buzz around 4K gaming has been growing fast this year, with many enthusiasts adopting new monitors as they come down in price but until now, there hadn't been an Ultra HD benchmarking tool available. Futuremark has officially released Fire Strike Ultra, the world's first 4K benchmark, which is now …
Read More »3.2 million people play Destiny per day on average
A month after Destiny's hugely successful launch, Bungie has revealed a few impressive gameplay statistics. The development studio says that currently 3.2 million people on average log in to play Destiny every single day, which is probably largely down to the daily events and the addition of raids. The average …
Read More »Netflix finally works on Linux
Netflix streaming is finally working natively on Linux, without the need to trick the website in to thinking that you're actually running a different OS. Streaming via Google's Chrome browser is currently working on a few distros including Ubuntu, Fedora and the Ubuntu-based Mint. More distros are expected to be …
Read More »Google has removed a third of UK ‘right to be forgotten’ links
The good people of Britain have asked Google to remove around 60,000 links over the last few months, following the EU Court's ‘right to be forgotten' ruling and the firm's latest transparency report shows that it has managed to make good on a third of those requests. Google has received …
Read More »Microsoft still considering backwards compatibility for Xbox One
When this generation of consoles were announced, it was pretty disappointing to learn that there would be no backwards compatibility on either Sony or Microsoft's system. However, Xbox head, Phil Spencer, is listening to user feedback and is investigating ways to incorporate backwards compatibility for Xbox One users. During an …
Read More »Facebook doesn’t even know what to do with Whatsapp
Earlier this year, in a slightly surprising move, Facebook acquired popular messaging app, Whatsapp, for £13.6 billion ($22 billion). You'd think that a company paying out that much would at least have a plan to make that money back, right? It turns out that Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has no …
Read More »Ubisoft denies that Assassin’s Creed Unity was downgraded
Ubisoft has denied claims that Assassin's Creed: Unity was intentionally downgraded in order to achieve visual and performance parity between the Xbox One and Playstation 4. Earlier this week it was announced that the game would run at 900p and 30 frames per second on both new consoles, despite the …
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