Ever since acquiring Nokia, Microsoft has been routinely cutting down on its workforce. First the company planned to cut 18,000 jobs by the end of March 2015, then shortly after that a further 7,800 job cuts were announced. In May of this year another batch of 1,850 jobs were cut …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and GearVR images leak
We have known for a while that Samsung is planning to officially announce the Galaxy Note 7 and a new GearVR headset next week. However, now it looks like the company may have nothing truly ‘new’ to show as a fresh batch of PR leaks hit the web today, giving …
Read More »Origin is getting a major UI overhaul
While Origin may not have been a welcome download for many back when it first launched, EA has improved the service significantly over time and now, the only thing really holding it back is the design, which has remained the same since launch. However, change is coming and right now, …
Read More »Sony has now shipped 43.5 million PS4s
While Sony has been struggling in other areas recently, the company has been able to rely on its PlayStation division for profit, which is now responsible for 58 percent of Sony’s operating income. Besides that, the PS4 has now passed another milestone with 43.5 million consoles shipped. This is according …
Read More »Nvidia settles class-action lawsuit over GTX 970 VRAM
The GTX 970 has been an incredibly successful graphics card for Nvidia, it even went on to become the most popular GPU on the Steam Hardware Survey. However, its time in the sun has not been without controversy. The GTX 970 was sold as having 4GB of VRAM but eventually …
Read More »Windows 10 Anniversary Update won’t let you disable Cortana
Windows 10 is approaching the end of its first year out in the wild and so far, over 350 million people have made the upgrade. To mark the occasion, Microsoft is planning a big Anniversary Update, which will come out on the 2nd of August. While it will bring plenty …
Read More »LG wants bendable smartphone displays to be the future
It looks like bendable smartphone displays might be the future as not only is Samsung working on the technology, but LG has also stepped into the ring, with a massive £1.3 billion investment, hinting that we may see a big push for bendable smartphone displays over the next few years. …
Read More »Leaked render allegedly shows off Google’s Nexus smartwatches
We already know that Google has another pair of Nexus smartphones planned for release later this year but one more recent rumour pointed towards an additional pair of Nexus smartwatches too. Now, a leaked render seems to confirm the wearables, giving us an early look at what is coming this …
Read More »The Prey reboot has no ties to the previous game
It has been a long time coming but at E3 this year, Bethesda finally announced its return to the Prey franchise. However, instead of a continuation of the story in the first game, Arkane Studios is putting together its own take on the IP, with a brand new game that …
Read More »Radeon RX470 and RX460 game performance detailed in slide leak
While AMD announced the its new RX 470 and RX 460 graphics cards some time ago, neither card is available just yet and reviews haven't surfaced. However, it looks like we now have the official specs for each card, along with some performance numbers from AMD's own tests on several …
Read More »Microsoft responds to Tim Sweeney’s new UWP claims
Earlier today, Epic Games head Tim Sweeney made headlines once again by continuing to bash Microsoft's new Universal Windows Platform initiative. This time, Sweeney claimed Microsoft might make Steam worse over time to try and push studios to use UWP more. Now, Microsoft has issued a comment of its own, …
Read More »LastPass has a security bug that is putting accounts at risk
It looks like LastPass is facing a security issue as a dangerous zero-day bug has been found, which can apparently completely compromise user accounts according to reports this week. Right now, millions of users trust LastPass as a safe tool to store and generate secure passwords, but password vaults could …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Skull Rain takes players to Brazil
If you still happen to be playing Rainbow Six: Siege, then soon you will have a new map and two new operators to look forward to. Operation Skull Rain is the latest DLC for Ubisoft's shooter and it will take players to Brazil. The new map is called Favela, which …
Read More »Latest Overwatch patch brings changes to Ana and McCree
Blizzard is continuing to take in player feedback and address Overwatch's hero balance. This time around, there is a patch coming to address the game's newest hero, Ana, but there will also be some additional changes to McCree, who had already been tweaked in a previous patch a few weeks …
Read More »Vertagear PL6000 Gaming Chair Review
Late last year we took a look at the Vertagear SL4000 gaming chair and while we were impressed by its comfort, we did run into some quality control issues with the build. Vertagear has since taken feedback from its early chairs on board and now, it has moved on to …
Read More »Those Windows 10 upgrade notifications should go away in 72 hours
We are approaching the 29th of July, which will mark exactly one year since the launch of Windows 10 and Microsoft's increasingly invasive campaign to get Windows 7 and 8.1 users to upgrade. If you really don't want to upgrade, then the good news is that in 72 hours, you …
Read More »Oculus Rift market share sees growth while Vive stagnates
Earlier this year, the Steam Hardware survey showed the HTC Vive outselling the Oculus Rift by quite a bit, with around 100,000 headsets already out in the wild. However, since then Oculus has sorted out its stock issues, fulfilled all pre-orders and is now preparing to jump into room-scale VR …
Read More »Xbox Live gamertags now expire after five years of inactivity
Earlier this year, Microsoft reclaimed one million inactive Xbox Live gamertags and put them back into the wild for current Xbox players to claim. Now going forward if you want to keep your Xbox Live gamertag you need to sign in once every five years, or your account will expire. …
Read More »Cyanogen Android ROM failures lead to job losses
It would seem that trouble is brewing over at Cyanogen, who have reportedly cut jobs from the Android ROM section of the business after failing to gain mainstream popularity through partnerships with the likes of OnePlus and Microsoft. There is also word of Cyanogen shifting its focus from its OS …
Read More »New mod aims to create The Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition
CD Projekt Red’s content updates for The Witcher 3 have officially wrapped up and while we are getting a Game of the Year Edition next month, we won’t be getting the ‘Enhanced Edition’ that a few series fans had hoped for. However, one modder has taken things into their own …
Read More »Report claims Nvidia’s Volta GPUs could launch next year
We may have only just got our first batch of Pascal graphics cards over the last couple of months but that isn't slowing the rumour mill down at all, with attention now turning to Nvidia's Volta architecture. According to reports this week, the first Volta graphics cards may end up …
Read More »AMD Zen CPUs may be limited this year, full volume expected in 2017
We have been hearing about AMD's upcoming Zen architecture for some time now and over the last few months, news has ramped up a bit. Right now, official information still points to a late 2016 release date for AMD's first desktop Zen CPU but according to reports this week, availability might …
Read More »Smartwatch market crashes as Apple Watch sales fall 55 percent
With the launches of Android Wear and the Apple Watch, for a while it looked like Smartwatches might become the next big thing. However, that has yet to happen and the smartwatch market just got hit with its first decline, which was largely caused by a big drop in sales …
Read More »Gears of War 4 will have plenty of technical improvements on PC
Microsoft made its biggest push for PC gaming in years at E3 2016, with one of the bigger announcements being that Gears of War 4 will be coming to the platform alongside the Xbox One release later this year. Since then, the team behind the game have spoken out a …
Read More »Marvel: Ultimate Alliance remaster is coming to the PC tomorrow
Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Ultimate Alliance 2 are getting the remaster treatment this week, with both superhero themed action RPGs coming to Steam, Xbox One and PS4 tomorrow. Marvel Ultimate Alliance first launched way back in 2006 and was well received by fans and critics. It has been quite a …
Read More »AMD Zen Engineering samples are floating around, specs leak online
It has been a while since we’ve had any interesting developments in regards to AMD’s upcoming Zen processors. However, this week someone managed to get a peek at a few Zen engineering samples, giving us a good idea of what spec AMD is currently working with for its new line of CPUs. …
Read More »France takes a stand against Microsoft’s Windows 10 user tracking
Ever since the launch of Windows 10, plenty of people have had issues with Microsoft’s new policies when it comes to privacy and data collection. Now, it looks like France’s data protection authority also has a problem with it and has ordered Microsoft to “stop collecting excessive user data” within …
Read More »Samsung’s ‘Odyssey’ VR headset could rival Oculus Rift
Samsung and Oculus have a pretty close working relationship at this point, with Oculus being the ones to design the GearVR and power it through its own software. However, the two could end up becoming competitors in the future as Samsung is said to be working on something called ‘Odyssey’ …
Read More »Rocket League and Gwent could both be cross-play on PS4 and Xbox One
Not too long ago, Microsoft loosened up on its Xbox Live restrictions a bit and gave developers free reign to implement cross-platform multiplayer for games between Xbox One, PC and if Sony allows it, PS4 too. Now it turns out that there are two developers ready to roll-out cross-network play …
Read More »Sapphire supercharges Polaris with RX 480 Nitro+
Today marks the launch of the Sapphire Radeon RX 480 Nitro+, combining features and a thoughtful cooler design to deliver the best value for gamers looking to upgrade to Polaris this year. The latest Nitro card comes with an improved Dual-X cooler, which allows for higher out of the box …
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