Earlier this week, reports began circulating stating that Intel was planning a huge round of job cuts. At the time, we didn't know how many would be affected but following on from the company's quarterly earnings report, the announcement was made that Intel would be cutting down its workforce by …

A couple of weeks back, we got out first look at what could be the new cooler design for Nvidia's upcoming series of Pascal graphics cards. At the time, the image was of a ‘work in progress' model but now a snap of the final product appears to have found …

Last year, Apple revealed its new Force Touch technology, which in its current form allows the company to build completely flat, stiff trackpads that don't actually press in for a click. Instead, a little engine under the trackpad uses vibrations to simulate the feeling of clicking a trackpad. However, this …

It has been a few months since Netflix officially announced that it would be taking a harder stance against VPN users and those trying to circumvent geographical content restrictions. This has been a fairly controversial move but apparently, it isn't having an effect at all on the company's pocket. During …

Blizzard is finally on the final steps on the road to the launch of Overwatch. The game was announced way back in 2014 and since then, quite a few people have had a chance to see the game for themselves thanks to the lengthy closed beta, which finally ends next …

While a lot of attention has shifted over to Dark Souls III in recent weeks, plenty of people have still noticed that Dark Souls: Prepare to Die edition has been taken offline recently. The original Dark Souls is still played and loved by many but the game has been stuck …

It looks like this year's E3 could be quite interesting as not only are we expecting to hear a bit about the Nintendo NX but it is looking more and more likely that Sony will be announcing a more powerful PlayStation 4, with an improved GPU, CPU and higher memory …

Blizzard has just announced that it will be launching World of Warcraft's sixth expansion, Legion, on the 30th of August, just over a year after its initial announcement and unveiling at Gamescom. The expansion will raise the existing level cap from 100 to 110 and feature new artefact weapons for …

According to reports making the rounds this week, it looks like Intel could be planning to hold a round of mass job cuts shortly, reducing the headcount in some divisions significantly. This will apparently be an even bigger round of job cuts than last year, when 1,100 people were let …

While some on the internet were trolled last week by a man claiming to have destroyed his entire company with a bad line of code, this week we have a very real story about a hosting company that may have managed to accidentally delete an unspecified number of its customers' …

Last week, Ubisoft introduced quite a few additions to The Division, including new gear sets and an extra-hard end-game activity known as an Incursion. It didn't take long for players to discover an exploit in the Incursion, allowing many to cheese their way to better loot fairly quickly- something that Ubisoft …

You can do a lot with smart devices these days and while it is always interesting to see Minecraft or Half-Life running on a smartwatch, it is obviously not particularly playable. However, you can play Counter-Strike 1.6 now on an Android smartphone, with all of the necessary controls and everything. …

The iPhone has been through plenty of iterations over the years, starting off as a plastic-cased device, then making the jump to glass with the iPhone 4 and then switching to an aluminium build with the iPhone 5S/iPhone 6. However, it looks like the company will be switching back in …

It has been a while since the European Commission first launched its anti-trust investigation against Google's Android OS and now, the commission is ready to hear the formal complaints from businesses claiming foul play. The companies that initially complained about Google's hold on the market with Android now have 24 …

We have another little competition running today over on our Facebook page – the chance to win a STEAM game of your choice! There's no major catch, all you need to do is head over to our Facebook page and give an entertaining caption to the image below from HITMAN, …

Today we are taking a look at the new Plantronics RIG 500E which incorporates a dramatic modular system allowing the user to customise everything about the headset and to switch out specific components whenever desired. The Plantronics RIG 500E is the eSports model in the range but it offers plenty of …

In recent months it seems like Defy Media is cleaning house a bit when it comes to gaming sites. The first casualty was GameTrailers, which was put out of action back in February and now GameFront is also set to close its doors this month after close to two decades online. …

If you didn't manage to get your fill of the Doom open beta over the weekend then you still have some time to play as Bethesda has announced that it is extending it for an extra day. The Doom open beta, which contains two play modes, two maps, a handful …

The modding community has a long history with Skyrim at this point with a ton of mods available to tweak and change every aspect of the game. However, there are still massive, impressive mods coming out to this day, the latest of which is Holds: The City Overhaul, which has …

Earlier this year, it looked like the studio behind the early access hit game, Ark: Survival Evolved, could be in quite a bit of trouble, as a lawsuit was launched at them over a non-compete contract clause regarding one of the key team members behind the game. A studio known …

We all know how frustrating BT can be to deal with at times here in the UK but if you do happen to use their Fibre service, then you may soon be treated to faster speeds. BT has announced that it is bumping up the speeds of its entry-level fibre …

Right now, there seems to be an awful lot of talk surrounding a new batch of consoles. Nintendo's NX is rumoured to launch at the end of the year, rumours and leaks surrounding the PS4K have really picked up steam and Microsoft itself has willingly talked about the possibility of …

Last year, Apple began accepting trade-ins for broken iPhones as part of its new recycling program in an effort to go green and it turns out, that was a pretty smart decision as the company is saving a ton of money through it. Apple has announced that it recovered around 90 …

It looks like fans of the Red Dead series may have a new game to look forward to as Red Dead Redemption 2's map has leaked onto the web. There has been some murmurs about a new Red Dead game in recent months but reports this week claim that the new …

Windows XP might still be the third most-used operating system in the world and even though Microsoft dropped official support some time ago, XP users have managed to stay fairly up to date with certain software like the Chrome browser, well until now. With the release of Google Chrome 50, …

As the Android N developer preview continues, we have been learning more and more about what to expect from Google's latest operating system. Last year, Apple introduced ‘3D Touch' with the iPhone 6S, a way of using a pressure sensitive display for different touch screen commands and now it looks …

As gamers, most of us are used to sitting at our PCs for long periods of time but depending on what chair you have, it isn't always the most comfortable experience in the world. That is where Nitro Concepts steps in with its new line of C80 Carbon Class gaming …

Here on the PC, exclusive games isn't something we've ever really had to worry about but with the launch of VR, we have seen some games become exclusive to the Oculus Rift. Yesterday, someone figured out a way around that and got the Oculus exclusive title, Lucky's Tale, running on …

If you're in need of a new multiplayer shooter this weekend then Steam has you covered as Rainbow Six Siege will be free to play for the next few days. The team-focussed tactical shooter originally launched in December to a fairly positive reception. As with other Steam free weekends, the …

The Man O' War is the latest headset from Razer, aiming to provide completely lag-free wireless audio using the company's own gaming grade lag-free 2.4 GHz wireless technology. The headset promises precise audio reproduction thanks the high-performance 50mm Neodymium magnet drivers as well as 7.1 virtual surround sound. The headset …