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Google and Amazon have been embroiled in a tit for tat dispute for quite some time now, with each company taking pot shots at the other’s source of revenue. Now, it seems that Google will go as far as to remove its YouTube from all Amazon products by the end …

As we approach 2018, many are wondering what new features phones will possess, including what will power them. Many devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S9 have already been rumoured to include Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 845 SoC, which seems all the more likely now the processor has been confirmed to appear …

Update (06/12/17): AMD has released a brief statement regarding the recent RX 560 mix up. Earlier this week it came to light that an updated version of the RX 560 had hit the market with fewer Compute Units and Stream Processors. There was no clear separation of the two versions …

It looks like Yahoo and Mozilla are getting into a legal scuffle. Back in 2014, Mozilla and Yahoo struck a deal, ensuring that Yahoo would be the default search engine on Firefox through to 2019. However, Mozilla has pulled the plug on the deal ahead of schedule, claiming that it …

After plenty of teases and screenshot reveals, today Bluehole finally named PUBG's upcoming desert map and revealed key details about its various locations. The desert map is now called ‘Miramar' and it contains two major city locations ‘Los Leones' and ‘El Pozo'. In Los Leones, players will encounter the largest …

It looks like there is a new Portal game on the way, but probably not the one you were expecting. Rather than a Valve-made sequel to Portal 1 and 2, today ‘Headup Games' announced that they would be releasing ‘Bridge Constructor Portal', a spin-off of the Bridge Constructor series. Headup …

Back in November, Hawaii representative, Chris Lee, rose to prominence in the gaming scene after he called out Star Wars Battlefront II's loot box system, blasting EA's microtransaction scheme as a ‘predatory practice'. He also branded the game as a ‘Star Wars-themed online casino' in a video announcing his plans …

While Qualcomm might be losing Apple's business next year while their legal quarrel rages on, the chip maker has found a new customer to sell its LTE modems to. This week, AMD announced that it is working with Qualcomm Technologies to get Snapdragon LTE modems working with AMD Ryzen mobile …

It looks like AMD's next generation graphics cards will be getting a memory boost, as the company has begun work on a GDDR6 memory controller. We already know that companies like Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix have begun work on GDDR6. Now we know that AMD has its hands on …

This week, Nvidia has expanded the pool of GPUs that can take advantage of the Nvidia GPU Cloud, allowing developers and data scientists to build and test machine learning systems on their own PCs before moving on to something more powerful. The software tool released this week means that TITAN …

Cooler Master is bolstering its RGB efforts this week with the launch of two new all-in-one liquid coolers. Today, the MasterLiquid ML240L RGB and MasterLiquid ML120L RGB hit the market, both featuring a dual chamber pump for increased reliability and a low resistance radiator. Of course the big takeaway here …

Since AMD launched its Vega line of graphics cards, many have speculated about a potential budget card. This became known as Vega 11, which might actually be here sooner than you think, but not in the way you would imagine. AMD’s business development manager, as well as product manager for …

Following on from its sizeable expansion this year, the developers behind indie hit Darkest Dungeon have revealed what’s in store next year. Beyond celebration of its 2-year anniversary, The Color of Madness DLC is set to launch during Spring 2018. Continuing the macabre, Lovecraftian adventures set in the village of …

Samsung is back in the labs, this time producing the industry’s first 512GB embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS). According to the firm, this new chip boasts incredible speed and is being developed for “next generation” smartphones, which could include the tentatively titled Samsung Galaxy S9. While consumers won’t care too …

It looks like AMD is gaining more traction with its server-oriented EPYC processors. These 32-core Zen-powered behemoths came out of the gate with wide support from tech companies and we even saw Dropbox sign a deal to start using EPYC to power its cloud storage platform. Now, AMD has scored …

While Windows 10 is picking up steam and Microsoft is leaving its older operating systems in the dust, Windows 7 still remains rather popular among users. Unfortunately, users of the older OS have recently reported a problem with Windows Update. According to Betanews, users are unable to update their machines, …

While Nintendo Switch owners patiently wait for signs that the company will bring its traditional Virtual Console to the platform, Nvidia Shield users will be getting treated to a selection of Wii titles. Each game will be remastered to Full HD, but unfortunately will only be available in China. This …

This has been a massive year for CPU launches, with AMD giving Intel a run for their money with the Zen architecture. There are no plans for AMD to slow down next year either, with Ryzen 2 planned for the first half of 2018. How is Intel going to respond …

Last year to help kick off Sony's launch of the PlayStation VR, Square Enix released some virtual reality exclusive content for Rise of the Tomb Raider known as the ‘Blood Ties' DLC. Now, just over a year later, this content has broken out of platform exclusivity, meaning it can now …

Update: Over the weekend, a streamer managed to get away with streaming a UFC pay-per-view event on Twitch. He successfully dodged moderators at the time by pretending to play the latest UFC video game. The news quickly went viral and as you would expect, it caught up with him, with …

YouTube has been at the center of plenty of controversy over the course of 2017. Back in January we saw advertisers pulling out due to questionable content uploaded to the site, which led to stricter policy changes and lots of demonetized videos. Now, YouTube has found itself in the same …

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Epic Games found itself in a tough position last week, after news emerged that the studio was suing a 14 year-old for cheating in Fortnite. At the time, the boy's mother called out Epic's actions in a letter sent to the judge in charge of the case, asking that it …

The first expansion for Destiny 2 releases tomorrow, sending players to Mercury to meet a fabled character in the series. Ahead of its launch, Bungie has released a trailer for The Curse of Osiris that gives a first look at its upcoming raid. Players missed out on new details surrounding …

Along with many other companies, Google has been developing its own artificial intelligence for quite some time. This is, of course, a slow process due to the early stages of the technology, but what if AI could create better AI, faster? Google asked the very same question, prompting its own …

While Android OS is often exploited due to its open platform, Google has begun cracking down on the applications that aren't playing by the rules. This began with the announcement that it would be booting any app that pushes advertisements to the lock screen and has now extended to axing …

Intel released its Coffee Lake line of processors earlier this year, causing quite the stir among customers by requiring an entirely new chipset. Now, a modder has successfully booted an i3- 8350K on an old Z170 motherboard. Although Intel often move chipsets for new CPUs, its common for the company …

It seems that Apple has run into another software hurdle with its latest macOS update. Last week, the company was made aware of an alarming bug that allowed anyone to gain admin access to a Mac system by typing ‘root' as the username and leaving the password section blank. This …

Last year, the European Commission ruled that Apple should have to pay £11 billion in back taxes after the company funneled money through Ireland to avoid paying larger taxes on profits made throughout Europe. At the time, the Irish government sided with Apple and at one point, the US government …

DICE has been very quiet since the launch of Star Wars Battlefront II. What would have been EA's biggest game of the year was left mired in controversy over the Star Card system, prompting microtransactions to be switched off while changes were made. The first of these changes has been …