One of the standout features of movies and TV shows from the future, is that food preparation is something that was long ago simplified. Whether you're talking the Star Trek replicator, or the McFly's home hydration unit, making a meal is supposed to be a lot easier than it is today and …
Read More »Lost Planet 3 developer ceasing operations
It looks like we are about to lose another game development studio as Spark Unlimited, the team behind Lost Planet 3, is ceasing its game development operations. All employees at the studio have also unfortunately lost their jobs, which is never good news. Spark Unlimited also developed Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden …
Read More »STMicroelectronics will not develop 10nm process technology
STMicroelectronics, one of a few semiconductor manufacturers from Europe, said that it would not develop 10nm process technology. Essentially, this means that the company will close its chip manufacturing facility in Crolles, France, at some point in the future. “We do not have any 10nm planned, and we do not …
Read More »CCP Games head thinks we might be overestimating VR
We might be overestimating virtual reality, according to CCP Games CEO, Hilmar Veigar Pétursson. Those are big words coming from the head of the studio making one of the most promising virtual reality projects so far, Eve Valkyrie. According to Pétursson, right now “people tend to overestimate what we will …
Read More »Facebook expands Internet.org to all developers amid concerns
Although the Facebook backed project, Internet.org, was initially slated as a method for those in under-developed technological areas to access ‘the internet,' it drew a lot of criticism for limiting those people's access to certain websites. This prompted many people to suggest that Facebook was hampering the push for net …
Read More »European Hardware Awards – Finalists announced
The European Hardware Awards highlights the very best hardware available in the European market with the winners being announced on the opening day of Computex in Taipei. Now that the Editorial Panel has completed its initial deliberations, we're ready to announce the nominees for the European Hardware Awards 2015. On 24th April, …
Read More »MESH and others launch Bank Holiday deals
There has been a long tradition of Bank Holiday sales in the UK – a way for the retail industry to plug the promotional gap between Christmas and July. The success of any given company's offer will normally depend on the weather. Hot and sunny means a bumper spend in …
Read More »GlobalFoundries is working on 10nm process technology internally
Just like other contract makers of semiconductors, GlobalFoundries is already developing its next-generation 10nm process technology. However, despite of the fact that GlobalFoundries is about to acquire IBM’s semiconductor manufacturing business and the company’s close ties to Samsung Electronics, the 10nm fabrication tech is developed completely internally at the moment. …
Read More »We now know when EA will be holding its E3 conference
E3 is about six weeks away, so far we know when Microsoft, Sony, Bethesda and Square Enix will be holding their own press conferences for game announcements and now, EA has announced its own plans for E3 as well. EA will be holding its own hour-long press conference on the …
Read More »Valve rolls back Steam Market after bug changes prices
Valve's Steam Market has a bit of a meltdown yesterday after it randomly started valuing items at the same rate in Indonesian rupiahs and US dollars. To put it simply, a $1 item would just cost one rupiah, when usually one US dollar is worth 13,000 rupiahs. This meant that …
Read More »Grooveshark shuts down, apologises to everyone
Grooveshark was once upon a time one of the world's biggest music streaming platforms, with a peak user base over 30 million strong. However its near 10 years history has now come to a close, as with a looming damages payment in the hundreds of millions, the site settled with …
Read More »Tesla shows off new home-battery tech
Earlier this week we heard that Elon Musk's electric car company, Tesla, would soon be unveiling new battery technology designed with the home and businesses in mind, and now it's done so. The idea behind the new tech, is to reduce dependence on the grid, allow for the local storage of …
Read More »Qualcomm denies that LG ditched Snapdragon 810 over heat issues
Qualcomm isn't too happy about the amount of negativity surrounding its latest flagship mobile chip, the Snapdragon 810. Speculation about problems was further fueled after the LG G4 was revealed to be using the Snapdragon 808 processor, despite earlier leaks and rumors suggesting that the Snapdragon 810 would be used. …
Read More »Unity Engine will fully support Microsoft Hololens
Microsoft announced the Hololens back in January and recently showed the device off a bit more at its annual Build conference last night. Now, Unity, the company behind the popular Unity Engine has announced that it will be fully supporting the augmented reality lenses. The announcement was made in an …
Read More »Kinect camera hack helps Parkinson’s sufferers
Even though Microsoft's Kinect camera never really found a valid use for its 3D tracking capabilities in a gaming sense, it has been used in many interesting applications outside of that world. In one such example, researchers at Brunel University found that by using its ability to detect movement – or …
Read More »Using Asus Transfer Express: A Multi-Platform Control Hub
For those of us with more than one device that sees regular usage, keeping in control of where important files are stored can rapidly become a complex chore. And that's without even bringing the differing backup and file transfer procedures of handheld devices into the picture. The Asus Transfer Express …
Read More »US Senator Rand Paul goes after mass-data collection proponents
Republican presidential candidate, Rand Paul, went after fellow senators that backed mass data collection yesterday during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting, where he accused the government and federal authorities of building in an “institutional bias” by sidestepping the warrant system. Paul is also known for his filibustering, …
Read More »HBO and Showtime try to sue for pre-crime piracy
Usually when someone is charged with a crime, they've already committed it, but not in this instance. HBO and Showtime, the two premium TV companies set to broadcast the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match in a few days time, have announced their intention to sue the owners …
Read More »Microsoft’s Hololens lets you take your TV with you
Microsoft has been showing off a lot of new features at its Build conference over the past 24 hours, but one of the more exciting technologies was a realtime, expanded demonstration of Hololens, the company's augmented reality headset. Utilising a camera that could show the audience what a user was …
Read More »UMC skips 20nm planar process tech, leaps ahead to 16nm FinFET
United Microelectronics Corp., the world’s second largest contract maker of semiconductors, said that it would not offer 20nm planar fabrication process, but will jump directly to 16nm FinFET manufacturing technology. Skipping the node will help the company to catch up with its competitors. Although it was widely expected that UMC …
Read More »Modder managed to fit a 1TB SSD in Surface Pro 3 tablet
Microsoft has really turned things around with the Surface brand and the most recent Surface Pro 3 has been the most popular addition to the lineup so far. However, it can be limited on the space side, with the highest spec model coming with 512GB of storage. In order to …
Read More »The Spartan browser has been renamed to Microsoft Edge
Microsoft has announced the official name for its new Windows 10 browser today at its annual build conference. The browser has been known as Spartan since its announcement in January but the final version will be called Microsoft Edge. Alongside the announcement, Microsoft released a video showing off the browser …
Read More »Amazon to require £20 minimum spend for free delivery
Amazon made the unpopular decision last year to put a minimum spend on free delivery. It seems that Amazon becoming less willing to foot the bill for postage as it has doubled the minimum spend requirement from £10 to £20 in the UK to qualify for free delivery. Amazon has …
Read More »The Apple Watch heart rate sensor doesn’t work well with tattoos
The Apple Watch is officially out and people are finally starting to get a hold of their pre-orders so as you would expect, the first problems with the device are starting to surface. It turns out that the heart rate sensor used on the Apple Watch doesn't play well with …
Read More »Future flights may be far quieter with new tech
Despite many innovations being made to aviation since the original consumer focused flights of the early 20th century, it's still not the most comfortable of experiences for those that can't afford the luxuries of the higher classes. Still, it may at least become a much quieter experience in the near …
Read More »Twitter shares crash after poor earnings report
With the amount people use them, you would think owning a social network would be like a license to print money. While that might be the case for some, it isn't for Twitter, which has always struggled to monetise its platform. In the wake of a poor earnings report that …
Read More »You can’t please everyone: some people miss paid mods
Even though Valve appears to have made the correct decision when it comes to pleasing its fan base by removing the paid-for mod feature on Steam – for now at least – it's a classic tale of not being able to please everyone, as there are certainly a number that …
Read More »Apparently Ouya is going up for sale
You probably remember the Ouya, it was a small Android gaming console for the living room. It was also one of the more prolific Kickstarter success stories in recent years. However, unfortunately when the console launched, not many people wanted to buy one. Now the struggling company might be putting …
Read More »Hatred has a release date
One of the more controversial games to be announced over the last year or so, Hatred, has an official release date. The isometric shooter, focusing on slaughtering innocent bystanders, will arrive on Steam on the 1st of June this year. The game was announced last year and was immediately criticized for …
Read More »Motorola has given the Moto 360 a price cut
With the Apple Watch dominating sales in the wearable market right now, Android Wear developers need to find ways to compete. Motorola is trying to fight back with a price cut on the Moto 360 through the Google Play Store, bringing the total cost down to £159.99. The Moto 360 …
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