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Samsung is known to be working on a second generation of its Gear VR, smartphone virtual reality headset, but details remain a little thin on the ground. However one rumour suggests it could be ditching the white paint job for a black one and that it will feature a slightly expanded …

Uber is a company that has made many enemies in its short lived life as a ride-hailing firm, but it's also seen competitors spring up. However of all the territories where competitions is fierce, it could be that in Africa Uber faces its greatest threat of being the less popular service. …

It looks like someone was able to grab a retail copy of No Man's Sky a few weeks ahead of time and as you might imagine, this was quickly followed up by gameplay videos, showing off the game. This has obviously been disappointing for Hello Games founder, Sean Murray, who …

If you were planning on picking up a HTC Vive headset in the UK at some point this year, then you may want to do it before Monday as HTC has announced that due to Brexit and the subsequent falling value of the pound, the headset will be getting a …

We have heard before that Marvel is shooting for quality from any future game releases, so when Activision announced that it would be releasing remasters of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 on PC and current gen consoles, people got pretty excited. Unfortunately, in typical Activision fashion, the remasters launched …

With the launch of Radeon Software Crimson Edition, AMD embarked on a mission to deliver monthly driver updates to Radeon GPU users and this week, we got our July update. Radeon Software version 16.7.3 brings along a nice list of fixes and a sizeable performance boost in Rise of the …

Ever since acquiring Nokia, Microsoft has been routinely cutting down on its workforce. First the company planned to cut 18,000 jobs by the end of March 2015, then shortly after that a further 7,800 job cuts were announced. In May of this year another batch of 1,850 jobs were cut …

We have known for a while that Samsung is planning to officially announce the Galaxy Note 7 and a new GearVR headset next week. However, now it looks like the company may have nothing truly ‘new’ to show as a fresh batch of PR leaks hit the web today, giving …

While Origin may not have been a welcome download for many back when it first launched, EA has improved the service significantly over time and now, the only thing really holding it back is the design, which has remained the same since launch. However, change is coming and right now, …

While Sony has been struggling in other areas recently, the company has been able to rely on its PlayStation division for profit, which is now responsible for 58 percent of Sony’s operating income. Besides that, the PS4 has now passed another milestone with 43.5 million consoles shipped. This is according …

Although the U.S. has a more entrenched two party system than even the UK, it does have other parties, they just don't have much of a voice. This general election cycle however has seen the Libertarian party gain quite a lot of traction and its head, Gary Johnson, has said …

After a troubled 2015, Space X has been landing first stage boosters from its Falcon 9 rocket all year. But the only way these recycled boosters can save the company money is if they can actually be re-used. On the road to that first re-usable rocket system, Space X has …

With the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift VR headsets now having a few months under their belts to settle down in the wild, there's a lot of new VR content to enjoy. Valve wants to help those who've fallen out of love with VR, or just gotten into it, with …

If there is one big advantage to taking on a famous and inflammatory client, it's that if you do a good job, people will hear about it. That's what seems to have happened with Kim Dotcom's lawyer, Ira Rothken, who has now been hired by the man accused of founding …

Elon Musk and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, may like to spar over Twitter in only the way fellow billionaires can, but financially they aren't in the same ballpark. While Musk may have a personal fortune around $12 (£9) billion, Bezos' stockpile of Amazon shares has now made him the third …

The GTX 970 has been an incredibly successful graphics card for Nvidia, it even went on to become the most popular GPU on the Steam Hardware Survey. However, its time in the sun has not been without controversy. The GTX 970 was sold as having 4GB of VRAM but eventually …

Windows 10 is approaching the end of its first year out in the wild and so far, over 350 million people have made the upgrade. To mark the occasion, Microsoft is planning a big Anniversary Update, which will come out on the 2nd of August. While it will bring plenty …

It looks like bendable smartphone displays might be the future as not only is Samsung working on the technology, but LG has also stepped into the ring, with a massive £1.3 billion investment, hinting that we may see a big push for bendable smartphone displays over the next few years. …

We already know that Google has another pair of Nexus smartphones planned for release later this year but one more recent rumour pointed towards an additional pair of Nexus smartwatches too. Now, a leaked render seems to confirm the wearables, giving us an early look at what is coming this …

It has been a long time coming but at E3 this year, Bethesda finally announced its return to the Prey franchise. However, instead of a continuation of the story in the first game, Arkane Studios is putting together its own take on the IP, with a brand new game that …

A photographer has targeted Getty Images with a business ending $1 billion (£760 million) lawsuit, after it mistakenly attempted to extort compensation from her for using one of her own images. Getty initially demanded she pay up $120 for illegal use of the image, despite the fact that the original …

With The International 2016 kicking off in just a few days' time, Valve has released its promised virtual reality spectator mode for DotA 2. That means if you have a VR headset you can watch the action with others, with an interactive, zoomable map and giant display complete with commentary and …

2016 for Apple has been surprisingly weak compared to years gone by. Sales of its flagship iPhone device have been falling for the last few quarters, but that doesn't mean they aren't still flying off the shelves. Apple has just recently sold its one billionth iPhone, just two years after hitting …

Be careful relying on automated gadgets too much, as they don't always work as intended. Take the case of the $150 (£110) automatic pet feeder, PetNet. The iOS powered smart-feeder is supposed to automatically dispense a pet's meal, but a recent server outage saw many of the devices fail to feed …

Prepare yourselves guys, once again video games are being used as a scapegoat for real-world violence, this time in Germany. Following the recent shooting in Munich, German TV channel, ProSieben, has announced that it will not be televising any more Esports matches, including the planned ELEAGUE CS:GO coverage this week. …

While AMD announced the its new RX 470 and RX 460 graphics cards some time ago, neither card is available just yet and reviews haven't surfaced. However, it looks like we now have the official specs for each card, along with some performance numbers from AMD's own tests on several …

Earlier today, Epic Games head Tim Sweeney made headlines once again by continuing to bash Microsoft's new Universal Windows Platform initiative. This time, Sweeney claimed Microsoft might make Steam worse over time to try and push studios to use UWP more. Now, Microsoft has issued a comment of its own, …

It looks like LastPass is facing a security issue as a dangerous zero-day bug has been found, which can apparently completely compromise user accounts according to reports this week. Right now, millions of users trust LastPass as a safe tool to store and generate secure passwords, but password vaults could …

If you still happen to be playing Rainbow Six: Siege, then soon you will have a new map and two new operators to look forward to. Operation Skull Rain is the latest DLC for Ubisoft's shooter and it will take players to Brazil. The new map is called Favela, which …

Blizzard is continuing to take in player feedback and address Overwatch's hero balance. This time around, there is a patch coming to address the game's newest hero, Ana, but there will also be some additional changes to McCree, who had already been tweaked in a previous patch a few weeks …