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Google Glass may not be being developed out in the open anymore but that doesn't mean we aren't learning anything new about Google's plans for the wearable. A new report is suggesting that Glass will extend in to a range of products, rather than just being the one wearable. The …

There has been a lot of drama surrounding Konami recently. First it appeared that the studio had fallen out with Hideo Kojima, removing his name from all Metal Gear Solid V branding. A few weeks later, the company purged the PT demo from the PlayStation store. Now Konami has confirmed …

CD Projekt Red's latest masterpiece, The Witcher 3, finally launches at midnight here in the UK. If you are playing it on the PC, then now is a good time to update your GPU drivers, Nvidia has gone ahead and prepared a ‘Game Ready' driver for The Witcher 3. This …

The Apple VS Samsung lawsuit still isn't over. Last year, a US court ruled in Apple's favor in a lawsuit over patents, ordering Samsung to pay $930 million in damages. Obviously the Korean device maker appealed the ruling and now, the US appeals court has sided with Samsung. The US …

It looks like we can expect DOOM to be shown off at Bethesda's E3 press conference next month, as the publisher has begun teasing the game with a little bit of new footage. So far, the new DOOM title has not been shown to the public, aside for a private …

There has been quite a bit of confusion surrounding Microsoft's stance on piracy with Windows 10. Earlier this year reports suggested that Microsoft would be allowing pirates to upgrade to Windows 10 for free and many assumed that the license would be genuine and grant access to regular updates. However, …

Chances are, if you use Google Chrome, you have noticed just how much RAM the browser tends to eat up. Well, Google's development team is also aware of this and is now working on a fix, which will hopefully make Chrome use up fewer resources. Currently Chrome creates a new …

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As NASA's New Horizons probe gets ever closer to its intended target of Pluto, where on the 14th July it is expected to complete its first flyby of the dwarf planet, scientists on the ground are scanning the inky blackness of space to make sure that it has a clear path. …

The automotive industry right now is much like the early days of the smartphone, with the first hints at advanced computational features just cresting the horizon. There are companies all over the world introducing new automation and adding highly connected infotainment systems, but still most people put us well into the …

With the consumer version of the Oculus Rift headset finally less than a year away, a lot of people are starting to get excited about its implications in many different fields of education and entertainment. One suggestion among many, is to bring that technology to the world of TV viewing, …

As it stands, the most exotic of locations tend to be barely inhabited islands in remote parts of the world, volcano lairs and skyscaper penthouses, but there's one problem with all of those: they're Earthbound. If we really want to start offering tourists a life changing holiday destination, we need …

The only downside to Telltale's episodic method of telling stories, is that it often leaves you antsy, waiting for the next one. Fortunately as of late the TV show has been able to quench that thirst, but “soon,” we're set to get a new episode of the game too, according …

ARM Holdings may be  accelerating its development cycles in a bid to offer better solutions for the booming market of smartphones and the emerging market of low-power servers, according to a high-tech analyst. Faster design cycles mean that ARM is making a step closer to Intel's tick-tock cadence. Technologies developed …

Windows has had a few pack-in games that have stood the test of time. Pretty much everyone knows about Minesweeper and Solitaire but now Microsoft is adding a new time waster to the ranks- Candy Crush Saga. The mobile game will come pre-installed with Windows 10. Candy Crush Saga is one …

Sales of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One game console increased by whopping 63 per cent year-over-year in the U.S. last month, according to NPD Group, a leading market tracker. While Xbox One was ahead of PlayStation 4 in terms of unit sales in April in the U.S., the console is still …

Ever since Microsoft's disastrous press conference at E3 2013, the company has been hard at work in an attempt to turn things around. E3 2014 went fairly well, with several interesting game announcements taking place but according to Phil Spencer, 2015's conference will have the “greatest games lineup in Xbox …

It looks like Samsung has teamed up with Marvel to launch a limited edition Iron Man themed Galaxy S6 Edge. Renders of the phone originally leaked a short while ago but everything seems to be official now. Samsung teased the limited edition phone on its Twitter account, noting that the …

Nvidia Corp. is one of the world’s most successful developers of graphics processors ever, but the company is constantly searching for new markets for itself. Cars nowadays require a lot of general-purpose processing horsepower and visual processing capabilities, something that Nvidia can deliver thanks to its expertise in GPUs and …

After Blu-ray disc association this week finalized the Ultra HD Blu-ray specifications, industry watchers believe that the new players and discs will show up on the market by the end of the year. Panasonic expects new UHD BD hardware to cost two or three times higher compared to current players initially, whereas …

The consumer version of the Oculus Rift is on its way at the start of next year but Virtual Reality is going to be quite hard to drive. As a result, like with most games these days, the rift comes with a set of recommended PC specifications in order for …

The Blu-ray disc association (BDA) this week said it had completed development of the Ultra HD Blu-ray specification and released the new logo. The upcoming technology will enable delivery of video content in up to 3840*2160 resolution using optical discs. The first Ultra HD Blu-ray (UHD BD) movies and players …

Samsung may have found success with its latest Galaxy S6 flagship but its launch has not been without faults. The latest thing to go wrong is actually the company's ‘Clear View' phone cases, which appear to be creating scratches and scuffs on Galaxy S6 Edge handsets. The £40 case (yes …

Lenovo Group, the world’s largest maker of personal computers, has reportedly proposed to acquire MicroStar International’s gaming laptop business unit. The move does not seem to be something unusual for Lenovo, who is known for large-scale acquisitions. MSI denies that it has intentions to sell-off one of its most profitable …

Google has announced that its self-driving car prototypes will be hitting the public streets this summer. The cars will be found driving around the roads of Mountain View, California, where Google's HQ is based. No exact dates have been announced but it should only be a few months away. The cars …

Divinity: Original Sin is getting a free upgrade for PC owners in the form of an ‘enhanced edition', which will completely overhaul the existing game. Original Sin was branded as one of the best RPGs to launch last year so the free upgrade will be appreciated by many. The re-worked …

LG has been avoiding the Windows Phone market for a while now but it looks like the hiatus is coming to an end as the company is set to launch its first Windows smartphone in five years. It's called the LG Lancet, featuring fairly low specifications. The phone will be …

These days, stealing somebody's iPhone and selling it off isn't an easy task, which is largely thanks to the Find My iPhone feature installed on the device. However, the Apple Watch is a different story as the highly sought after smart watch is surprisingly easy for thieves to sell off. …

It looks like two mods for Grand Theft Auto V have malware rooted in them. If you have been using either the ‘No Clip' or the ‘Angry Planes' modifications, then you may want to remove them and run a virus scan as both were found to have keyloggers within them. The …

Corsair Memory on Thursday introduced three new 128GB quad-channel DDR4 memory kits aimed at ultra-high-performance desktops and workstations. The new memory solutions offer server-class capacities with rather high clock-rates, but their prices are beyond the reach of 99 per cent of PC enthusiasts. Corsair offers three 128GB quad-channel kits: two …