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With Intel's Core i9 7900X now on the market, overclockers are starting to get their hands on it and push the boundaries of what the chip is capable of. This week, one particular overclocker managed to beat the HWBOT benchmark record with an extreme 7900X overclock, pushing the 10C/20T CPU …

The Steam Summer sale is usually a good opportunity for cheaters to pick up cheap copies of multiplayer games on alternate accounts. Fortunately, it looks like Valve has managed to keep on top of it this year, with 40,000 VAC bans being handed out on the 6th of July, the …

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Back in 2014/2015, Oculus was the go-to company as far as virtual reality was concerned, then in 2016, things began snowballing downhill pretty quickly. One of the key reasons so many were turned away was pricing, the headset itself came in at £500 at launch, which was worsened by the …

Back in 2015 during the build up to Fallout 4's release, a live-action trailer for the game was produced, featuring a song titled ‘The Wanderer'. Unfortunately for Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax, the singer of that song doesn't appear to be a big fan of the trailer and is suing ZeniMax …

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Lightning strikes again, we test MSI's latest flagship graphics card.

These days, the flagship smartphone market is pretty formulaic with most companies following the same trends each year. However, in 2018, high-end camera maker, RED, is looking to shake things up a bit, with a super high-end smartphone known as the Hydrogen One, with the headlining feature being a ‘holographic …

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A couple of months ago, we heard that Qualcomm was planning to request an injunction against Apple's iPhone in the US, in an effort from blocking new stock from entering the country. This week, Qualcomm made that official, though the company is only attempting to block the sale of iPhones …

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The concept of self-driving cars has been around for many years but it is only in the last few that companies have started making notable, public progress. Currently, Google, Apple and Samsung have all thrown hats into the ring of this emerging technology but Swedish startup Einride wants to take …

Last year, Sony expanded PlayStation Now compatibility to include Windows PC, effectively paving the way for PC-only gamers to enjoy some of last generation's console exclusive games, like The Last of Us, or Infamous. Now this week, Sony is expanding PlayStation Now even further, with plans to add 50 PS4 …

Back in 2009, when CeBIT was still a major show on the international calendar, we came across a small company called CoolIT – tucked into a corner at the back of a huge hall. While many of the larger stands were decorated in bright colours, with promo people handing out …

The team behind Final Fantasy XV has been teasing a PC version for a while now, we even got our first look at it running back in March. Unfortunately, while there is a PC version of the game running at the Square Enix office, an official release has yet to …

Over the last couple of years, John McAfee has been embroiled in a lawsuit with Intel over his right to use his own name. The rights issue crept up after McAfee anti-virus was sold to Intel for billions, essentially giving Intel ownership of the McAfee name as far as security …

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Ark: Survival Evolved has been in early access for a couple of years now but the journey out is now set, with the game getting its ‘full release' on the 8th of August. In preparation for this, Studio Wildcard has boosted the game's price, bumping it up from $29.99/£24.99 to …

After dropping three of its IoT-focused product lines in June, a total of 140 jobs will be eliminated across two of its headquarters. Multiple reports suggest that at least 100 staff have been laid off at Santa Clara HQ while Leixlip, Ireland will be hit with another 40 redundancies. The …

Last week, industry sources claimed that the delay for the English version of Samsung’s Bixby was due to a lack of resources. This has since been elaborated on this week with new reports claiming that the problem lies with a lack of “big data” in the English language, particularly in …

Just two weeks ago, we heard that companies were bracing themselves for DRAM and NAND shortages to last throughout the rest of 2017. As a result of these shortages, prices are increasing and it looks like this month in particular things may get a little worse as Micron has had …

Samsung has had plenty of success in the virtual reality space with its GearVR headset. However, the main issue with that headset is that it also requires a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. To tackle this, Samsung has been working on a standalone VR headset for a while now. We have previously …

Since the UK voted to leave the European Union, we have seen several companies begin to raise prices. Most notably, Blizzard boosted its Hearthstone and WoW pricing but it seems other game publishers are also starting to follow suit. This week, Riot Games announced that it would boosting the price …

Earlier this week, AMD finally confirmed that it would be launching the RX Vega graphics card at the end of this month. The reveal is set to take place at SIGGRAPH, which kicks off on the 30th of July. However, we won't have to wait that long to get a …

While Destiny did manage to win over a core group of fans at launch, things really took off when Bungie figured out its DLC plan and launched The Taken King. However, with Destiny 2 coming up, we can expect more changes to future expansions, as Activision CEO, Eric Hirshberg has …

A mouse with an in-built OLED display? Useful or just a gimmick?

With the SNES Mini officially launching in September, many are hoping that they won’t experience the same pain caused by the shortage of the NES Mini. With Amazon UK now limiting all orders to just one console per customer, it looks like history might just be repeating itself. Amazon contacted …

Over the last year, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding Apple's tax payments here in Europe. The company based its EU HQ in Ireland and benefitted from lower corporation tax, which the European Commission objected to, handing down a €13 billion fine. The Irish government is siding with …

Earlier this year, 4K Netflix streaming finally started making its way to PCs, in part due to Kaby Lake and its support for HEVC decoding. Fortunately for those not planning to make the jump to Kaby Lake, 4K Netflix streaming is now expanding to more systems, with UHD streaming support …

Over the last week, we have been running quite the giveaway- putting up a £2,200 speaker from Devialet up for grabs. We received thousands of entries for this competition but today, we are unveiling the winner! Just to recap for those out of the loop, the prize here was a …