Founder of both Tesla and Space X, Elon Musk, takes his tongue-in-cheek role as the world's good-guy super-villain quite seriously. 10 years ago he released his ‘Master Plan' which he's mostly achieved since and now it's time for “Master Plan Part Deux,” which will take electric cars and solar power …
Read More »UFC champion interrupted for drug test during Twitch stream… again
UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse,” Johnson is a pretty big gamer and he's been drawing a lot of fans in recent months by streaming his play. His streams have the potential to be interrupted by more than just SWAT teams though, as Mighty Mouse has once again been interrupted during …
Read More »Blue Origin can land safely with a failed parachute
Travelling into space, even for a few minutes, is incredibly dangerous. There is the lack of oxygen to consider, radiation from the sun and if you're returning to Earth, extreme speed and heat too. Fortunately then if you took Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin craft beyond our atmosphere, you'd be safe …
Read More »Detective Pikachu will be the first live-action Pokémon movie
It turns out that the world at large, be they players or mega-corporations, have remembered that just about everyone loves Pokémon in some guise. That's why Legendary Entertainment, the company behind Batman Begins and the Hangover III, is going to be making a live-action movie about it, all focused on …
Read More »BT internet outage hits customers and PlusNet users
An outage somewhere in BT's monstrous network has seen thousands of people unable to make it online this morning, also delivering the knock-on effect of having a similar problem with PlusNet users, who also reside on BT's network. Although the ISP has been attempting to fix the problem since early …
Read More »Judge gives approval for Fitbit class action suit
A judge has given the thumbs up for a class action lawsuit against fitness tracking wearable maker, Fitbit. The suit claims that Fitbit grossly over sold the ability of its Flex wearable to track users' sleep patterns, including its length, quality and depth. Fitbit's defence since the plaintiffs came forward …
Read More »Wikileaks drops 300,000 Turkish emails following purges
Wikileaks has managed to drop its near 300,000 Turkish parliamentary emails and documents, despite being hit with a sustained denial of service attack over the past few days. This comes in response to the purges taking place in Turkey following its recent coup attempt, which has seen thousands of political …
Read More »Would you pay someone to play Pokémon Go for you?
Pokémon Go is a game that has taken much of the world by storm in the past two weeks, sending people of all ages scrambling for local landmarks to try and catch their favourite pocket monsters. But what if you can't, or won't and still want to be the ‘be …
Read More »Twitch doubles down on CS:GO gambling crackdown, bans streamer
Like a number of organisations in recent weeks, Twitch has made it quite clear that it doesn't want its streaming platform to support content creators that encourage Steam item gambling on sites like the recently infamous, CSGO Lotto. To back that up, it's now banned prominent streamer PhantomL0rd. “The community has …
Read More »Netflix is stalling overseas: pricing and content blamed
Netflix might be a global powerhouse in the online streaming game, but its major success still lies in the U.S., where its content is richest and its pricing is competitive. Elsewhere in the world though, where that isn't always the case, it's growth is stuttering. Last week it was reported …
Read More »Nintendo shares skyrocket following Pokémon Go success
Nintendo has had a tough time of things in recent years, struggling with the Wii U and coming very late to the smartphone game. Now that it has arrived though, it's dominating. Pokémon Go is a sensation that's taken the world by storm and it's lead to a huge drive in …
Read More »Dotcom ordered to pay £10 million for MegaVideo piracy
Kim Dotcom might still be hoping to avoid extradition to the U.S. in his New Zealand trial, but another has been ongoing in Italy for far longer. The six year old court case saw TV company Reti Televisive Italiane (RTI), which has been awarded £10 million by the judge, for …
Read More »Cooler Master MasterKeys Lite L keyboard and mouse review
Cooler Master has a history of trying to make peripheral packages for gamers on a budget. While we were not overly impressed with the last set up, it did prove at least that it is viable to make a pretty keyboard that does not cost the earth. (review HERE) Well …
Read More »Evolve nets a million F2P players, announces ‘radical’ reveal
Evolve struggled a lot during its first year of release, with over pushed DLC, matchmaking and content issues, but it's turned things around in the past few days, with more than a million players signing up since it went free to play. Now the developers are promising even more additions, …
Read More »Rocket League developers claim 19 million battle car pilots
Psyonix, the company behind the enormously successful rocket car-based football title, Rocket League, has announced that the game now has 19 million players. While this likely includes a lot of freebie downloaders on the PlayStation platform, it's quite a milestone for what is essentially, an indie title. Rocket League is …
Read More »Police use Pokémon Go Charizard to try and rope in fugitives
In a tongue-in-cheek attempt to draw persons of interest to a New Hampshire police department, officers at the U.S. precinct posted on the station's Facebook page that a rare Charizard had appeared at the headquarters. The hope was that slow-thinking Pokémon Go playing criminals would stop by, at which point …
Read More »Dice catapults threaten to tidy up your board gaming
Much like gaming in general over the past few decades, board games have also been modernised. Companion applications, sound tracks and updated mechanics have all helped usher in a new age of tabletop play and now Drawlab wants to change the way we all throw dice too: with its own …
Read More »3D printed ‘Olli’ could be electric, autonomous mini-bus of the future
Although a number of companies are developing autonomous cars for us to not-drive around in, it may be that electric, autonomous public transport is a better solution. While a number of vehicles are being trialled in the UK, a U.S. developer has a new and innovative design, which uses a lot of …
Read More »Space X booster landed, Dragon orbital insertion successful
Space X has completed two major stages in its latest launch mission, sending a new docking port to the International Space Station (ISS). The payload has successfully been delivered into orbit around the Earth and the first stage booster has landed back on solid ground, marking only the second time …
Read More »Japanese firm Softbank, will purchase ARM for £24 billion
One of the biggest technological deals in the UK's history is set to take place later this year, after it was agreed that Japanese telecoms company, Softbank, will purchase ARM Holdings for £24.3 billion. Although it still needs shareholder approval, the buyout would overvalue stock by more than 43 percent. …
Read More »30 year old LucasArts MMO is being resurrected by historians
Although MMOs are usually traced back to the '90s for the first time they really impacted the gaming industry, one game from the '80s can lay claim to being one of the first and now it's making a comeback. LucasArts 1986 title, Habitat, is being restored by fans and gaming …
Read More »Game of Thrones pirates targeted in fake settlement phishing scam
Whether you pirate episodes of Game of Thrones or not, be aware that there are phoney settlement demands being sent around by scammers. Looking much like the official legal threats that HBO has sent out in the past, phishers are hoping to catch out unsuspecting downloaders and have them pay …
Read More »AMD drops Radeon Crimson 16.71 driver, fixes RX 480 power issue
Although AMD's RX 480 has been well received by most, there are a few who experienced unfavourable power draws through the PCIExpress port, leading to questions about its stability and longevity. Fortunately it didn't take long for AMD to address it, as with the new 16.71 driver release, it's claiming …
Read More »Uber secures $1.15 billion in leveraged loan
As much as Uber is changing the way people catch lifts to and from places they need to go, as a company it's a terrible money maker. Uber loses tens of millions every quarter, but has managed to stay afloat through investment and borrowing. That's nothing new in 2016, as …
Read More »Youtubers behind CSGOLotto are being sued
Well that didn't take long. Following the revelations that a number of prominent Youtube Let's Player personalities had hidden their ownership of a CS:GO gambling site that they were promoting to their young audiences, Trevor ‘TmarTn' Martin and Tom ‘ProSyndicate' Cassell are now being sued. Although there is a lot …
Read More »FACT awards pirate-busting movie ushers with £500
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) might have lost half of its funding just a few months ago, but that hasn't stopped it continuing its crusade against pirates. In its latest move, it's given 17 different pirate-catching cinema ushers £500 cheques, a certificate and a special ceremony to thank them …
Read More »Avast buys up AVG, could dominate free anti-virus market
Of the free anti-virus and anti-malware programs out there, Avast and AVG are two of the most popular. Now though whichever one you opt for, Avast will benefit, as it's purchased its rival anti-virus firm for a total of $1.3 billion. It now hopes to offer “more advanced,” services to …
Read More »More than 500,000 ‘hoverboards’ recalled over safety concerns
Remember the ‘hoverboard' craze of last year? It being 2015, the idea of riding something – even if it didn't hover – was pretty exciting, but due to a lack of regulation, the crazy ended before it could really start, due to faulty batteries. They were quite prolific too, as …
Read More »Germany tastes victory in robot world cup
Although the fate of Germany in this year's European Championship is still set to be decided, the German robot football team's is far more certain: they are the champions. The American team opposite them in the finals put up a good fight, but when it came down to penalties, the …
Read More »Cooler Master debuts new MasterBox 5 mid-tower chassis
Cooler Master's latest case release is an impressive blend of style and customisation with the MasterBox 5. “You decide the inside,” is its tag line, because there are a heap of mounting options for storage bays, masses of space for coolers and radiators, cable management hooks and sleeves and a …
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