LVMH, is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate, has announced pricing of TAG Heuer’s upcoming smartwatch, which it is developing in collaboration with Intel and Google. The first smart timepiece from a Swiss watchmaker will surprisingly not be too expensive because the product is primarily aimed at younger audience. TAG Heuer’s smartwatch will …
Read More »No more cats: AMD reconsiders ultra-low-power CPU roadmap
Advanced Micro Devices first revealed plans to develop special low-power/low-cost x86 micro-architectures in mid-2007 in a bid to compete for ultra-portable and inexpensive devices. The micro-architectures got their names – Bobcat, Jaguar and Puma – from cats to emphasize their agility and efficiency. Eight years later AMD abandons development of …
Read More »Steam now sells a few more classic Star Wars titles
Steam already had a pretty decent catalog of Star Wars games but now some of the few missing additions are available on Valve's platform. This follows on from the release of these classic Star Wars titles on GOG.com, which has been selling DRM-free versions. Games to be added include X-Wing, …
Read More »Modder managed to fit a 1TB SSD in Surface Pro 3 tablet
Microsoft has really turned things around with the Surface brand and the most recent Surface Pro 3 has been the most popular addition to the lineup so far. However, it can be limited on the space side, with the highest spec model coming with 512GB of storage. In order to …
Read More »The LG G4 is available to pre-order in the UK
LG announced its latest flagship device yesterday, dubbed the LG G4 and it is already available to pre-order here in the UK as long as you don't mind going SIM-free. The device can be pre-purchased off contract ahead of the official release next month. Retailer Unlocked-Mobiles is already taking in …
Read More »The Spartan browser has been renamed to Microsoft Edge
Microsoft has announced the official name for its new Windows 10 browser today at its annual build conference. The browser has been known as Spartan since its announcement in January but the final version will be called Microsoft Edge. Alongside the announcement, Microsoft released a video showing off the browser …
Read More »AMD roadmap leaks: Summit Ridge, Bristol Ridge, Basilisk and Styx
An alleged AMD insider has published what it appears to be the company’s microprocessor roadmap for 2016. If the plan is accurate and AMD manages to execute it, then next year the company will release a top-to-bottom family of central processing units based on “Zen” micro-architecture as well as one …
Read More »Amazon to require £20 minimum spend for free delivery
Amazon made the unpopular decision last year to put a minimum spend on free delivery. It seems that Amazon becoming less willing to foot the bill for postage as it has doubled the minimum spend requirement from £10 to £20 in the UK to qualify for free delivery. Amazon has …
Read More »Team Fortress 2 to get competitive matchmaking
Apparently competitive matchmaking will be making its way to Team Fortress 2 soon, a feature that has been sought after for quite some time by the community. The feature is currently said to be a “high priority” over at Valve, which has not given TF2 many significant content updates as …
Read More »MSI unveils Prestige series laptops: performance meets business features
MicroStar International on Wednesday introduced its new family of mobile computers that was designed to wed performance, quality and relative portability necessary for road warriors. Modern notebooks have rather strict positioning: there are ultra-thin business laptops with limited performance, there are extremely advanced gaming or workstations notebooks with limited transportability …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor is getting a game of the year edition
Warner Bros has announced that it will be releasing Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor next week with all of the previous DLC included in a new Game of the Year Edition. The GOTY edition of the game will be heading to the PC, Xbox One and PS4- last gen gamers …
Read More »The Apple Watch heart rate sensor doesn’t work well with tattoos
The Apple Watch is officially out and people are finally starting to get a hold of their pre-orders so as you would expect, the first problems with the device are starting to surface. It turns out that the heart rate sensor used on the Apple Watch doesn't play well with …
Read More »Future flights may be far quieter with new tech
Despite many innovations being made to aviation since the original consumer focused flights of the early 20th century, it's still not the most comfortable of experiences for those that can't afford the luxuries of the higher classes. Still, it may at least become a much quieter experience in the near …
Read More »Jony Ive: Apple Watch is a not a competitor for mechanical watch
Apple Watch is finally here and it is available for various segments of the market, addressing different customers with various usage models. Even though there are expensive Watch Edition models in the lineup, Apple does not think that its new devices compete against high-end mechanical timepieces. When Apple introduced its …
Read More »Dwarf Fortress now has a Patreon page
There's been a big focus on difficult games in recent years, with learning cliffs considered far more of a legitimate choice for developers than the traditional smooth curve that makes a game easy for new players to get into. However as difficult as games like Dark Souls or Crusader Kings …
Read More »Twitter shares crash after poor earnings report
With the amount people use them, you would think owning a social network would be like a license to print money. While that might be the case for some, it isn't for Twitter, which has always struggled to monetise its platform. In the wake of a poor earnings report that …
Read More »You can’t please everyone: some people miss paid mods
Even though Valve appears to have made the correct decision when it comes to pleasing its fan base by removing the paid-for mod feature on Steam – for now at least – it's a classic tale of not being able to please everyone, as there are certainly a number that …
Read More »FB: Oculus is in development, too early for volume shipments
A high-ranking executive from Facebook, the owner of Oculus VR, implied last week that the highly-anticipated virtual reality headset from the company may not see the light of day this year. He indicated that Oculus VR was still working on its hardware and that it was too early to talk …
Read More »Acer: We will not quit the PC market
Acer Group used to be one of the world’s top PC makers half a decade ago, but in the recent years the company’s market share dropped rather dramatically. Acer announced major reorganization efforts in 2013 and while all of them yet have to prove their viability, the company is confident …
Read More »Windows 10 PCs may not hit the market in time for back-to-school season
Although Microsoft Corp. plans to make its Windows 10 operating system available to PC makers this summer, actual systems featuring the new OS will not hit the market ahead of the important back-to-school season, market analysts believe. Recently Lisa Su, chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices, said that Microsoft …
Read More »More AMD ‘Zen’ CPU details emerge: quad-core units, inclusive cache, high-speed interconnects
Anonymous insiders from Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday revealed more details about the company’s upcoming microprocessors based on “Zen” micro-architecture. Just as expected, the new “Zen” central processing units will be dramatically different compared to “Bulldozer” CPUs. Moreover, as it appears, AMD intends to reconsider some of the things that …
Read More »Apparently Ouya is going up for sale
You probably remember the Ouya, it was a small Android gaming console for the living room. It was also one of the more prolific Kickstarter success stories in recent years. However, unfortunately when the console launched, not many people wanted to buy one. Now the struggling company might be putting …
Read More »Hatred has a release date
One of the more controversial games to be announced over the last year or so, Hatred, has an official release date. The isometric shooter, focusing on slaughtering innocent bystanders, will arrive on Steam on the 1st of June this year. The game was announced last year and was immediately criticized for …
Read More »Motorola has given the Moto 360 a price cut
With the Apple Watch dominating sales in the wearable market right now, Android Wear developers need to find ways to compete. Motorola is trying to fight back with a price cut on the Moto 360 through the Google Play Store, bringing the total cost down to £159.99. The Moto 360 …
Read More »Mighty No. 9 will release in September, Deep Silver is publishing
Mighty No. 9 is one of the more widely known Kickstarter success stories but so far, a release date had not been set for the game, which managed to raise $3.8 million during its initial crowd funding run. Now we know that the game is set to release on a …
Read More »UK ISPs ordered to block Popcorn Time
The Motion Picture Association has been doing a solid job of getting piracy sites banned in the UK, with the high court already ordering the likes of BT, Virgin and Sky to block access to many sites, including PrimeWire, KickAss Torrents, The Pirate Bay and ISO Hunt. Now, the UK …
Read More »The LG G4 has been announced
The LG G4 has been officially announced today, featuring a leather back, a long-lasting battery and a slightly different processor to the one we were expecting. it seems that even LG didn't want to deal with the Snapdragon 810's heat issues and opted for the six-core Snapdragon 808 instead. LG …
Read More »Tim Cook is still optimistic about iPad despite sales decline
Apple just has its quarterly earnings call and once again, Tim Cook has had to defend the iPad amid declining sales of the tablet. According to the Apple CEO, while iPad sales numbers are on the decline, “underlying data” suggests that there is still potential for future growth when it …
Read More »Patriot unveils world’s first USB flash drive with type-C connector
Patriot Memory, a well-known supplier of memory modules, NAND flash-based devices as well as various peripherals, on Tuesday introduced one of the world’s first USB flash drives with reversible type-C connector. Initially, owners of Apple’s latest MacBook laptops will use the new drives, but eventually such storage devices are going …
Read More »The Final Fantasy XV demo is getting an update
Square Enix took an odd approach with its Final Fantasy XV demo, for starters, it is only available to those that bought Final Fantasy Type-0HD and now in an effort to step out of the box even further, the publisher is updating the XV demo, fixing up some bugs, balancing …
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