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Pre-dating Apple’s recently fixed ‘BeautyGate’ was last year’s BatteryGate, in which the company admitted to throttling the performance of older iPhones in order to preserve battery life. Although it wasn’t thought to be needed on the iPhone 8 and iPhone X thanks to newer technology, iOS 12.1 implements the feature …

Corsair's all-in-one liquid coolers continue to be some of the most popular around. Today, the best-selling Hydro series is getting an upgrade, with Corsair announcing the Hydro H100i RGB Platinum and the H115i RGB Platinum, improving in both form and function. Both the Platinum H100i and Platinum H115i come paired …

October has proved to be one of the most jam-packed months for smartphones, with a variety of options coming from Google’s new Pixel 3 line, Huawei’s Mate 20 range and the Razer Phone 2. This was capped off with the launch of the latest “flagship killing” OnePlus 6T, which US …

EA doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to certain series, cancelling numerous Star Wars games and putting Titanfall 2 between a rock and a hard place. Fortunately, more is yet to come as Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Titanfall 3 could both launch next year. During its …

Battlefield V is set to be a very interesting game on the PC. Not only will it feature the latest version of the Frostbite engine, which always manages to look graphically stunning, but it will also be one of the first games released with support for Nvidia RTX ray-tracing. We …

Yesterday, Undertale creator Toby Fox lifted the lid on his lastest project, unveiling the mysterious Deltarune. The creepy story was certainly welcomed by fans, at least until they encountered an uninstaller bug that can delete the entire folder it's housed in. Fox publicly addressed the problem on his official Twitter …

Over the last few years, there has been plenty of talk surrounding Samsung and LG releasing their own foldable smartphone/tablet hybrid devices. We were all expecting Samsung to be the first to release such a device but it looks like a dark horse has entered the arena and beat them to it, with Royole showing off the 'world's first' flexible smartphone this week.

Just Cause 4 is heading our way in December, featuring an ambitious new engine with new environments and extreme weather effects. The game doesn't arrive until the 4th of December but the developers appear to have wrapped up work on the base game, as it has officially gone gold. Beyond …

When it comes to PC gaming, tying physics to frame rate is generally a bad move. Especially since a lot of people like to use high refresh rate monitors and an unlocked frame rate. Unfortunately, it looks like Bethesda didn't take this into account with the Fallout 76 beta on …

Prior to Microsoft's push to bring more exclusive games to PC, there was talk of Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive coming to Windows. Around the game's release in late 2014, there were marketing assets showing the game as being available on Xbox and PC. Unfortunately, a PC version never did end up …

After a series of bizarre, cryptic tweets, it seems as though the creator of Undertale had a surprise in store specially tailored for Halloween. Toby Fox has lifted the lid on his follow-up title, Deltarune, free a spin-off designed to be just as trippy as its predecessor. Alongside a creepy …

Netflix has treated us to another update on The Witcher TV series. In recent months, we've heard a lot about the writing process, casting and even filming locations. Now today, Netflix has given us our first look at Henry Cavill as Geralt, albeit without any scars or a beard. In …

Apple launched iOS 12.1 yesterday and, as expected, finally provided a solution to the iPhone XS controversy, BeautyGate. The update also adds a variety of new features, including dual-SIM support, the long-absent Group FaceTime and battery features. The iPhone XS range launched into a hotbed of controversy last month, after …

Microsoft has had a troublesome time with its Windows 10 October update, attempting to quell numerous bugs that deleted user files, wrongly decompressed folders and even distorted text. Sadly, it seems as though these issues are far from over, as a security hole in the Universal Windows Platform has been …

Discord expanded into video game sales earlier this month, launching its Store’s global beta test. Currently, Discord offers developers the ability to opt-in to its digital rights management (DRM), however enabled games will currently require players to be connected to the internet in order to boot. Currently, very few of …

Leo is back again this week to talk shop about the on-goings in the industry. This week, Leo has a chat with world class PC modder 'BJPC'. The conversation then shifts to Intel and AMD's recent financial reports, before finishing on news about 7nm Threadripper in 2019.

Last year, a dispute in Call of Duty led to the fatal swatting of father-of-two, Andrew Finch. The suspect originally pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, however this could be set to change as federal prosecutors bring 46 new charges forward. Swatting is an illegal practice that sees a perpetrator …

In the VR world, there are several companies that license patents from a few big players. The HTC VIVE is built using Valve's developed technology, meanwhile the Samsung GearVR is built in partnership with Oculus. Now, it looks like Sony is opening up to licensing out its own virtual reality …

Yesterday, Bethesda finally extended the Fallout 76 beta to platforms beyond the Xbox One. Unfortunately for PC gamers, a number of issues have come to light following the beta launch. For starters, there are complaints about the game's Field of View and lack of adjustability, but beyond that, some people …

We already know that Red Dead Redemption 2 dominated the UK physical sales charts over the weekend but it looks like overall global sales were much more impressive. Rockstar's western adventure is now the second biggest entertainment launch of all time, falling just behind Grand Theft Auto V. In the …

Assassin's Creed Odyssey has been out for a while now but it looks like Ubisoft is still struggling with its end-game content plans. Ubisoft plans to keep bringing players back to Odyssey with weekly live events, where you track down legendary mercenaries for better gear. The first weekly event had …

Vega 20 is set to be AMD’s first GPU fabricated under the firm’s new 7 nanometer silicon fabrication process, sporting double the bus-width of its predecessor. Unfortunately, it looks as though the new graphics cards likely won’t make it in time for the Holidays as previously thought, with sources indicating …

After four years, Apple has finally upgraded the MacBook Air and the Mac Mini, bringing along huge performance boosts.

Just as the leaks predicted, Apple announced its new iPad Pro today. This is the first new iPad since June 2017 and marks a shift in the tablet lineup, as there is now feature parity with the latest iPhones, with one exception. The new iPad Pro trades in the home …

Since its conception, Nintendo has relied heavily on its first-party line-up of games, continued with a stellar range of upcoming Switch titles. While Nintendo has increasingly dipped its toes in the world of post-game content in recent years, it looks like the firm is set to put greater emphasis on …

EA has earned itself a status of notoriety in recent years, with last year’s Star Wars Battlefront II kicking off multiple investigations into microtransactions and loot boxes. The game’s pay-to-win progression system was ultimately reworked earlier this year, and it seems that EA is promising that it’s learned from its …

While Nintendo doesn’t market its hybrid Switch console as a true competitor to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, its sales certainly have stood toe to toe. It took just 10 months for the Switch to surpass the lifetime sales of its predecessor, the Wii U, and now its popularity …

Cooler Master teased its new MasterCase SL600M during Computex earlier this year, aiming to blur the lines between a professional, silent system and a gaming rig. The case marks the beginning of the firm’s new “Sleek” SL-Series, launching in November for £189.99. The premise of the MasterCase SL600M was to …

Back at E3, EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson, spoke a bit about the publisher's future and its push for cloud gaming. At this point, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Sony and more are all racing to put together their own cloud gaming services. Recently, Google announced Project Stream and Microsoft announced Project xCloud. …

Over the last few years, there have been numerous rumours surrounding a TV series surrounding The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo has debunked these rumours in the past but they keep popping up, with the latest reports claiming that Netflix's Castlevania producer is in talks to produce a Zelda series. Castlevania …