The original Raspberry Pi miniature system birthed a bunch of exciting projects around the world, from teaching children the basics of programming and integration, to building quadcopters, MAME machines, time-lapse cameras and a host of others. Now though a new version has been launched, with the creators keen to point …
Read More »Netflix, Facebook and Google try to block internet fast lanes
Some of the world's biggest tech companies have banded together to stand against the growing acceptance of internet fast lanes and the end of net neutrality. We've already seen companies like Verizon throttle traffic to their services, despite a premium being charged and it's only set to get worse. Those …
Read More »Nintendo might be working on a new Diddy Kong Racing
Take this with a giant hunk of salt as there's little to go on with this one but some speculation from a random blog, but Nintendo might be working on a new Diddy Kong Racing. The person behind these rumours makes claims that can't be verified of course, but they …
Read More »UK Business federation calls for accelerated fibre rollout
British Broadband is not up to scratch, according to the Federation of Small Businesses. While much of the country's bigger cities may be enjoying the benefits of high speed fibre optics, be it to their home or to the cabinet down the road, the statistics that the federation have come …
Read More »EA’s Origin is snooping at what programs you’re running
EA might not have been this year's most hated company, but it looks like it might be gearing up to win next time around, as some redditors have discovered what appears to be covert snooping by the company's Origin client, as it looks through programs you've been running recently. EA …
Read More »News Corp wants Australian ISPs punished for piracy
One of the main reasons that rates of piracy are so high in Australia, is because the legal ways of getting access to media are either non-existent, or monopolised and criminally expensive and yet News Corp, one of the company's that ‘suffers' the most from people pirating its shows, is …
Read More »US testing guided .50 calibur missiles
No this isn't a case of me getting my military technologies confused, the US army really is running tests on some of the world's smallest missiles – ones that can be fired right from a .50 calibre rifle and then guided, after leaving the barrel. Known as Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance …
Read More »Tekken 7 announced, uses Unreal Engine 4
Heihachi, Kazuya and a bunch of pandas and kangaroos have been beating the crap out of each other for a long time now in the Tekken universe and it looks like they aren't quite done yet, as a new game in the series is on the way, teased in a …
Read More »Camera crew outs teams strategy at DotA 2 International
A crew of filmmakers covering this years DotA 2 International for GameFy.cn, have come under fire for capturing footage of Team DK's drafting strategy while filming their player area without permission, outing their plans to all of the other competitors at the event. While Team DK is winning enough to stay …
Read More »YouPorn wants to sponsor your eSports team
Update: Youporn recently tweeted to a few showing interest, that if you have a team and you want sponsorship, email your details here: [email protected] Original Story: Are you an aspiring eSports team or player of games like Starcraft II, League of Legends, DotA 2 or Hearthstone? Have you struggled to get …
Read More »Win £900 worth of hardware with BeyondTech and i-Rocks
If you just missed out on our giveaway for 500 keys of the new Orcs Must die: Unchained, then never fear, as you can put your name in the hat for something else, something more hardware related. Our pals over at BeyondTech are giving away three prize packs worth £900 …
Read More »All gone: Orcs Must Die Unchained beta keys
Update: They keys are now all gone. Sorry if you didn't get your message in yet, but keep your eyes peeled as KitGuru is always holding new competitions. Original Story: Anyone up for some pre-release orc slaying this weekend? We sure are, which is why we've teamed up with the …
Read More »ISPs name GCHQ as biggest ‘internet villain’ at award show
At least it looks like the public and open rights groups aren't the only ones that find GCHQ's snooping antics leave a bad taste in their mouth. The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has had its annual award ceremony where it gives props to some of the best and brightest …
Read More »Parliament rushes through snooping laws after EU rights ruling
The British government is rushing through a new set of laws to allow intelligence agencies like GCHQ and ISPs, to continue legally collecting meta-data on phone calls and digital communications, and in some cases the content of those conversations, in the wake of the EU ruling data retention as a human rights …
Read More »Gamestop wants to fund unique in-game content
Pre-order bonuses or those exclusive to specific retailers have been getting a bit ridiculous as of late. Watch Dogs showed us the new extremes of the segregated content and it may be set to get even more convoluted, as high street retailer Gamestop, wants to help fund game development in …
Read More »Neversoft goes out in style before Infinity Ward merger
Neversoft is one of the longest running developers out there, with a game history that spans Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and the original PlayStation port of MDK. But today it's no longer it's own studio, as Activision, its parent company, recently announced that it would be merging with Infinity Ward …
Read More »Authors call for copyright talks in school assemblies
Clearly suing downloaders and pirates doesn't work. That's obvious at this point, so some creative types have come up with a new idea: educate children about copyright while still in school. According to a bunch of authors that took to parliament yesterday to put forward some new ideas on combating …
Read More »Grim Fandango getting PC version after all
There wasn't really much doubt that Tim Schafer's seminal Grim Fandango wouldn't eventually hit PCs as well, when it was first announced at Sony's E3 conference as an upcoming PS4 remastered title. However that doesn't mean it's not nice to hear for sure, as Double Fine has now officially announced …
Read More »Cliff Blezinski signs with Nexon, met with Zynga
In case you hadn't heard, Cliff Blezinski, one of the minds behind the development of Unreal Tournament and the Gears of War franchise at Epic Games, has a new gig. He's opened his own studio, Boss Key Productions and he's making a free to play, PC arena shooter, set to …
Read More »Microsoft’s Cortana continues World Cup prediction streak
There's a lot of nonsense prediction engines that show up during big sporting events, usually animal based. Whether it's an elephant eating this over that, or an octopus that goes for that fish over this one, it's all pretty random and any real correct predictions are likely based on the …
Read More »Heavenly sword movie gets first trailer, release date
It's been nearly seven years since Heavenly Sword first landed on the PlayStation 3, impressing fans with its visuals and combat system, but that doesn't mean Sony has forgotten about it. In a partnership with production company Blockade Entertainment, the Japanese electronics maker is releasing a Heavenly Sword movie on …
Read More »UK joins US in mobile charge flight check
We heard the other day that all flights going into the US might require you to prove that your mobile phone isn't a bomb, by turning it on, and now it looks like the UK is following suit. Changes made to passenger advice on the government's website suggests that all …
Read More »Beware trojan wielding, fake piracy fine emails
I'm not breaking any ground when I saw that a lot of people download media illegally. You've told us for one, but it's a widespread thing that continually shows up in the headlines when a new movie is released as the producers complain, or when Game of Thrones is on …
Read More »UK porn filters are blocking anti-drug-war sites
Much of our coverage of the British government last year involved David Cameron's courting of Chinese firms and how he was very interested in the filters they put up to stop citizens looking at a large variety of content, including anti-government messages. However, the big problem Mr Cameron saw in …
Read More »Remote controlled implant offers new contraceptive option
Contraceptives are a bit a touchy subject. There's the old plastic bag that everyone hates so much and there's hormone pills and injections that require strict routine from the women taking them, but then there are the implants, which are the most ‘take-it-and-forget-it' of the bunch. However, those implants could give …
Read More »Battleborn is Gearbox’s take on the MOBA
Oh boy, it's another Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game guys, this time from Gearbox. I know, I know, you might be thinking that that market is getting as crowded as the open world survival sim and you may be right, but Gearbox is trying something a little different at least. …
Read More »EA releases statement on pools not being present in Sims 4
Oh EA, is it any wonder that you end up among some of the most hated companies in the world? Once again it's defending its actions in a manner that sounds just like it did when it said the new SimCity would be online only, or why Battlefield 4 released …
Read More »NASA to use smartphones for robotic intelligence
In just three days time, NASA is set to send a handful of Android smartphones into orbit, with plans to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) and deliver supplies. However those smartphones will do more than just let the astronauts get a quick game of Angry Birds in before …
Read More »PopJam will work like Instagram, but for kids
Picture sharing is obviously a big thing these days, with more mobile apps to do it than you can shake a stick at, but never has one been designed specifically for children. That's what PopJam is and while with recent BBC presenter scandals fresh in our minds it might sound …
Read More »Mobile and internet banking on rise, primes branch closures
Mobile and internet banking are bigger than ever before in the UK, with savers and payers around the country transacting over a billion pounds a day using the internet. However, this is leading to a downturn in those visiting branches and that's not good news for banking employees. It's expected …
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