Futuremark, the company behind the widely used PCMark, 3DMark and VRMark benchmarking tools has now released PCMark 10. This is an updated version of the benchmarking tool for Windows 10, featuring new and improved workloads all wrapped up in a faster, more user-friendly application. PCMark benchmarks measure overall system performance …
Read More »Google faces $9bn fine in antitrust case with EU
Over the last several years, Google has been battling it out with the European Commission in court over various antitrust allegations. One of the first antitrust cases to be levied at Google surrounded the company's ‘Shopping' search engine, with the EU claiming Google skews results and causes harm to competitors. …
Read More »Sony has managed to sell 1 million PSVR headsets
It looks like Sony’s efforts to bring virtual reality to consoles has been paying off as more than one million PlayStation VR headsets have been sold since launch back in October, despite the lack of big game launches outside of Farpoint and Resident Evil VII. The new milestone was reached …
Read More »Bethesda Game Studios is working on an AAA ‘freemium’ game
Back in early 2016, Bethesda Game Studios head, Todd Howard let the word out that the publisher's in-house studio teams were working on three “huge” unannounced projects. We have heard very little about what Bethesda's internal team has been up to since then but it looks like at least one …
Read More »Palmer Luckey makes the jump from VR industry to surveillance technology
It hasn't been long since Palmer Luckey officially left Oculus but it looks like he has been keeping himself busy since then. Rather than trying to jump back into the virtual reality industry though, Luckey has opted to form a brand new startup company, which will be working on surveillance …
Read More »Denuvo accused of using unlicensed protection software to secure its own anti-tamper tool
Over the last few months, Denuvo has been consistently making headlines for one reason or another. First Resident Evil VII was cracked in record time, then the software was accused of impacting the performance of recently released indie game ‘RIME', which was also cracked in record time, causing the developer …
Read More »Valve will charge $100 for Steam Direct submissions
It has been several months since we first heard about Valve's plans to phase out Steam Greenlight and replace it with a new service known as ‘Steam Direct'. One of the key changes with Steam Direct was originally going to be the price of submitting a game to Steam, which …
Read More »Computex: MSI, ASRock, Biostar, PNY and Super Flower roundup
Computex is officially over and while we have already covered most of the big announcements, there are some smaller but interesting things we spotted at various booths over the course of the week. In this article, we will be rounding up some of the bits we saw at MSI, ASRock, …
Read More »Computex: QNAP launches the first Ryzen-powered NAS and more
QNAP made an appearance at Computex this year, bringing along some impressive new systems, the most interesting of which is the new Ryzen-powered NAS. This is the first NAS device to make the jump to AMD's new platform, signifying AMD's transition into other key markets beyond the desktop. The Ryzen …
Read More »Computex: New GPUs and gaming gear from Sapphire
We are continuing to wrap up our Computex coverage today with a look at Sapphire's booth. Here, we got to take a look at new Nitro branded graphics cards as well as some new gaming accessories from Sapphire, which will also fall under the Nitro brand. Going forward, Nitro is …
Read More »Computex: Noctua has new fan designs and redesigned coolers for AMD
Computex might be ending today but we still have a few pieces of coverage to get through. This time around, we are focussing on Noctua, who are bringing out some new fans with different colour options to better suit a wider range of PC builds. Beyond that, there is a …
Read More »OneLogin suffers security breach, warns customers of stolen data
As convenient as it can be to have a password manager to help keep track of unique passwords, that convenience is swiftly stripped away when the password database gets hacked. This week, OneLogin users will want to double check their accounts as the service has warned that it has suffered a …
Read More »Nintendo announces some big changes to its Switch online service subscription
It looks like the Nintendo Switch's much debated online service subscription is going through some much needed changes. Initially, the service was set to launch later this year and would offer one NES game rental each month. Now, the Nintendo Switch's online subscription will launch in 2018 and will come …
Read More »Computex: Seasonic power supply showcase
Seasonic is perhaps the most highly reputable power supply maker around and it has remained that way for some time. With that in mind, it made perfect sense to swing by the Seasonic booth at Computex this year to see what is going on in the power supply world. As …
Read More »Computex: GameMax puts a PC inside a metal wheel and RGB into power supplies
A few of our readers should be familiar with GameMax at this point, after all, we have reviewed several cases, some peripherals and ran a few giveaways with them. At their Computex booth this year there was quite a bit to see, including a new ‘infinity mirror' case, a hot …
Read More »Computex: BitFenix lifts the curtain on new Enso prototype chassis and Portal case
At Computex today, BitFenix began showing off the first public prototype for its new Enso PC case. The chassis is still in development but already looks functional enough and has plenty of RGB lighting, which is powered by ASUS Aura. We also got up close and personal with the BitFenix …
Read More »Computex: bequiet! reveals new power supplies, a limited edition chassis and two new CPU coolers
At Computex today, Leo had the chance to catch up with bequiet!, checking out some new power supplies, a new white edition of the Dark Base Pro 900, a new Shadow Rock air cooler and a new Silent Loop liquid cooler. In the power supply section, bequiet! had two new …
Read More »Computex: MSI Laptop Showcase
We had a chance to stop by the MSI booth at Computex today . We've already covered some of the bigger laptop announcements from earlier in the week but now we have had a chance to get up close and personal with what MSI has to offer this year. In …
Read More »Shadow of War has been delayed but it will still come out this year
A few months back we received the surprise announcement for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, a follow-up to the highly praised Shadow of Mordor. At the time, the game was poised for an August release but since then, the developers behind the project have had to revise their plans a bit, …
Read More »Square Enix is willing to let Hitman rights go when it sells IO Interactive
It has been several weeks since Square Enix first made the surprise announcement that it would be dropping Hitman developer IO Interactive from its roster. This impromptu decision has meant that IO Interactive needs to secure new investors so that it can continue to develop, though it also threw the …
Read More »Synology extends its warranty package to include more countries
Synology this week has announced that it would be launching an extended warranty in 27 additional countries, covering 52 countries in total. The extended warranty adds an extra two years of coverage to several Synology DiskStation systems, giving buyers additional peace of mind. With today's extension, buyers in the UK, …
Read More »Computex: G.Skill demos new ultra-fast RAM for X299
At Computex today G.Skill began showing off its new super fast DDR4 modules, which are primarily geared towards use on Intel's new X299 platform. G.Skill's new memory kits range from a 3466MHz 32GB DDR4 SODIMM kit all the way up to a Trident Z 4800MHz kit. First up is the …
Read More »Computex: The technikPR event had some excellent PC builds on display
Yesterday evening, Leo took a break from the booths of Computex and went to an event hosted by technikPR. There are no major announcements with this one, but Leo did see some excellent looking PC builds and modded cases, which we have displayed in the gallery below. Companies like Corsair, …
Read More »Computex: Streacom shows off new hardware benches and cases
Yesterday, Leo had the chance to stop be the Streacom booth at Computex, getting a peek at some upcoming PC cases and benches for test systems. Firstly we took a look at the DA4, an actively cooled prototype of the DB4 with the extruded panels replaced by ventilated variants. This …
Read More »Computex: Thecus displays new range of NAS systems
If any of you are looking to grab a NAS system in 2017 then you may want to keep an eye on the new offerings coming up from Thecus. We had a chance to stop by their booth at Computex this year and got a look at three new NAS …
Read More »Computex: Kingston’s first NVMe drive and new HyperX hardware
Earlier today we had a chance to stop by the Kingston and HyperX booth to find out what's going on in the storage, memory and peripheral world. The lineup was pretty strong, with new Kingston M.2 NVMe drives planned for 2017, alongside new super fast DDR4 RAM modules and new …
Read More »Computex: Phanteks rolls out new cases, liquid cooling gear and accessories
Leo had the chance to stop by the Phanteks booth at Computex earlier today and managed to spot plenty of new additions to the company's lineup. Aside from some new cases, Phanteks was also showing off some of its own liquid cooling gear and accessories. You can see all of …
Read More »ASUS announces return of ROG Masters, $500,000 prize pool up for grabs
ASUS Republic of Gamers this week has announced its very first esports tournament, featuring some top professional teams and some aspiring competitors. The tournament is known as ROG Masters 2017 and will consist of four continental qualifier rounds and 30 qualifying national rounds all capped off by a grand finals …
Read More »Computex: MSI unleashes new range of X299 motherboards
Computex has been full of announcements this year, which is partially down to the fact that Intel has launched its new X299 platform and Core-X processors. We have seen new X299 motherboard ranges from Gigabyte and ASUS already and now, we get to take a look at what MSI has …
Read More »Computex: Lian Li shows new prototype cases and all new PC desk
The folks over at Lian Li were rather busy at Computex this year, with some new all-in-one liquid coolers and a slew of new cases, some of which are in progress prototypes. Beyond that, the latest Lian-Li Desk chassis was also on show, just in case any of you fancy …
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