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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 leaks continue as patent filing uncovered

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Earlier this week, the Galaxy S8 officially started leaking, first through rendered images and then via Samsung's own promotional videos for its AMOLED display technology. Now those leaks seem to have been confirmed once again as this week, Samsung filed a patent application for the name ‘Galaxy S8', in preparation …

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Asus wants to take on the Raspberry Pi with new Tinker Board

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Hot on the heels of the Raspberry Pi Foundation's new Compute Module, Asus has decided to bring some competition with its new Tinker Board. This tiny board is positioned to take on the Raspberry Pi 3 though it claims to be around twice as powerful. The Tinker Board from Asus …

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EGX Rezzed game line up expands to 150 titles

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EGX Rezzed always showcases a lot of games and this year's event will be no different. The list of big name games and indie titles has now reached 150 and that's even before some of the truly experimental Leftfield Connection games are finalised. EGX Rezzed event is traditionally a smaller, more …

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Tough Mudder partners with Sky Sports for event coverage

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Obstacle course marathon event runner, Tough Mudder, has signed a deal with Sky Sports to showcase its events on digital on-demand and linear TV platforms starting in 2017. The partnership will see a show created around the World's Toughest Mudder 2016 race event, as well as a series focusing on …

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Nintendo Switch interface leaked in deleted Tweet

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One aspect of the Nintendo Switch we were disappointed not to see in our recent hands-on coverage, was the interface. How the menus look and feel when you're not playing games can be almost as important as when you are, so it's exciting to get a sneak peak at them, …

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Apple’s iPad refresh coming during 2nd half of 2017

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It looks like Apple may be increasing the display size of its base iPad Pro. At the moment, Apple has four iPads on the market, the iPad Mini, the iPad Air 2, the iPad Pro (9.7-inch) and the iPad Pro (13-inch) but this year when the refreshes start coming in, …

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Super Mario Run comes to Android in March

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Back in December, Nintendo topped the iOS charts with the launch of Super Mario Run, the company's first proper mobile game based on its most famous franchise. At the time, Super Mario Run was exclusive to iOS but that will be changing soon, with Android users able to get their …

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IPhone messenger bug disabling touch screens and buttons

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Remember those iOS text messaging bugs that were floating around a couple of years ago? Well, they appear to still exist as this week, a string of emojis and text was discovered to be causing iPhones to crash. The message only needs to be three characters long but it will …

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Kim Dotcom to launch MegaUpload 2.0 in hours?

Consistently legally embattled entrepreneur, Kim Dotcom, has pledged to make a big announcement in just a few hours time. As he has consistently done since his original arrest in 2012, on its annual anniversary – 20th January – he plans to make a big announcement and this time around, it's related …

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ASUS debuts ZenBook UX430 and UX530 slimline laptops

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ASUS has debuted a new pair of laptops with ultra-thin bezels, with large displays and powerful internal hardware. The Zenbooks come packing i7 processors, half terabyte SSDs and as little additional plastic as possible, making them ultra-portable, but with the performance to make them functional too. The ZenBook UX430 has …

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