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This week, AlphaCool has introduced two new products, the AlphaCord Sleeve, and new Eiskamm Cable Combs, both of which can help you keep your cables looking tidy and unique with different colour schemes. The AlphaCord is perfect for ‘shrinkless sleeving', with opaque (Paracord) fabric. The only downside to individually sleeved …

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 …

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has seen a lot of success over the last few months, with millions of gamers already on board with the Early Access title. However, as the player base ramps up, so does the pressure to not disappoint. As a result, the six month Early Access time frame for …

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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 …

After months of hints and teases, Blizzard has officially announced Overwatch’s 25th hero, Doomfist. The legendary villain is fresh out of prison and playable on the public test realm available for PC. While some were expecting more tank aspects, Doomfist lives up to his name as an Offense character with …

Back in June, the European Commission ruled against Google in an antitrust case surrounding the search engine's ‘Shopping' site. According to the commission, Google promoted its own services on the shopping page, harming competition and resulting in a massive €2.42 billion fine. However, this wasn't the only antitrust case out …

Update (06/07/17): Today, Microsoft confirmed that it would be going through another round of restructuring, meaning thousands of job cuts will be made. In a statement sent out today, a Microsoft spokesperson said that the company is “implementing changes to better serve” its customers and partners. While the company did …

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 …

Today, ARCTIC has signed a new distribution deal with CI Distribution in an effort to expand the company's presence here in the UK. CI Distribution, which is based in Basingstoke, will soon begin making more of ARCTIC's product portfolio available across the UK. The deal was announced today, with CI …

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 …

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 …

The first game in EA’s Star Wars Battlefront reboot gave just 6 base heroes and villains, leaving a further 8 to be obtained through DLC. While old and new playable heroes are expected to appear in the upcoming sequel, a recent leak lists 16 names to potentially look forward 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 …

Free to play mobile games have become huge over the last few years, particularly in Asia. However, recently one of the biggest free to play gaming companies, Tencent, has recently been fielding complaints from parents in China regarding video game addiction, so to combat this, one of the company's most …

After the series took a break from the bi-annual releases with only one game in 2016, fans of Five Nights at Freddy’s were looking to creator Scott Cawthon for an update on the next title. Cawthon went on to announce the sixth entry to the point-and-click horror before promptly cancelling …

With Overwatch characters being so heavily steeped in lore, the rumour mill for the next reveal never stops turning. Many fingers seem to point towards the heavily anticipated Doomfist with the latest tease coming from an update to the official Overwatch website revealing new story details. Blizzard has been quite …

Samsung has been making moves in the smart-home area for a while now, most notably with a smart fridge, featuring a large touch screen display and the new Bixby assistant for Galaxy smartphones. Now Samsung appears to be looking to expand into another area- smart speakers, in order to compete …

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 …