Earlier this year, ahead of Apple Music's initial announcement, the European Commission launched an investigation in to Apple's business practises leading up to the streaming service's launch. At the time, the EU suspected that Apple may be resorting to anti-competitive tactics in order to get an edge over competing companies. …
Read More »GTA V modders banned after creating new multiplayer add-on
As fun as GTA Online is, it does have a few problems. For starters, friends can't set up their own private servers to play custom-made content together, there are quite a few cheaters floating around and everything runs on a peer-to-peer network, which can result in connection issues for many …
Read More »Cortana on Android can now replace Google Now as default
It seems that Microsoft has found a way to allow its Cortana app to have deeper integration with Android as the halo-themed digital assistant can now replace Google Now. Cortana for Android is still in beta, having launched last month but it already does a lot of the same tasks …
Read More »Fable Legends beta arrives on Windows 10 this month
Fable Legends is on the way from Lionhead Studios and while a closed beta has been running on the Xbox One for a few weeks now, Windows 10 users will also have a chance to play the game before its final release this month. Unfortunately, it sounds like PC gamers …
Read More »Carphone Warehouse suffers from cyber attack
The Carphone Warehouse is the latest company to be targeted by cyber criminals as a “sophisticated” hack took place on the 5th of August, putting personal details of up to 2.4 million customers at risk. In addition to that, around 90,000 Carphone Warehouse customers may have had their credit card …
Read More »Microsoft isn’t going to try and take on Steam again any time soon
Microsoft's last attempt to support PC gaming brought forth Games for Windows Live, a service that was not well received amongst PC gamers. Since then, new people have taken over at Microsoft's gaming division and the company has a new outlook, deeming Games for Windows Live ‘the wrong approach'. Going …
Read More »Black Ops 3 PC-specific features and minimum system spec revealed
Treyarch is returning this year with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, set to launch in November this year. This week at Gamescom, attendees had the chance to check out the game for themselves on the PC, with the developer giving a more detailed breakdown of what to expect from …
Read More »Witcher patch 1.08 is now available
The Witcher: Wild Hunt is gearing up for its final planned free DLC next week, with the launch of patch 1.08. The latest 2.1GB patch, while not as massive as patch 1.07, brings some important changes and fixes a few things, including some specific quests, performance issues and an odd …
Read More »Palmer Luckey speaks out on Time Magazine cover
Late last night, Time Magazine went ahead and showed off its brand new cover story for this month, covering Virtual Reality and the Oculus Rift success story. Unfortunately the picture on the cover was pretty awful, showing a photoshopped Palmer Luckey on a beach with his Oculus Rift headset on. …
Read More »Google and Samsung plan monthly security updates for Android
Android is great for many things but unfortunately, security isn't really on that list. However, Google and Samsung are looking to improve things by providing monthly over the air updates to device owners, patching up security holes and tackling the problem head on. Google announced its monthly OTA update scheme …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest is getting an expansion this year
One of Microsoft's most praised exclusive titles so far has been Ori and the Blind Forest, a platformer with a beautiful art style and a story that will tug at your heart strings. The game took small developer, Moon Studios, almost five years to make and all of that work …
Read More »Mad Max now has PC system requirements
Avalanche studios, the same team behind Just Cause, is currently gearing up to release the new Mad Max video game on the consoles and PC. The game is due out on the 1st of September, so those looking to play it will probably want to check out the system requirements. …
Read More »iOS 9 will switch to mobile data if WiFi plays up
Apple is currently working on iOS 9, which will launch towards the end of October alongside the new set of iPhones for this year. We've already got wind of a few new features heading our way thanks to the public beta test, though Apple still has plenty more to share. …
Read More »Sky News live stream shut down by DMCA from Fox News
TV and movie companies are constantly throwing around bogus DMCA notices and copyright claims around, though they are usually placed with the intention of combating piracy, rather than shutting down the competition. This week, the official YouTube live-stream of Sky News was pulled thanks to a copyright claim from Fox …
Read More »Over 2 million people have reserved a OnePlus 2
Last week, OnePlus announced its new ‘flagship killer' device, the OnePlus 2. The new smartphone will only be obtainable via invite, just like its predecessor for the time being and it seems that quite a lot of people were eager to get on the list as over two million people …
Read More »Cities: Skylines is getting an expansion soon
Cities: Skylines launched earlier this year to great reviews, it was essentially the city builder everyone wanted Sim City to be. Now a few months later, paradox Interactive has revealed the game's first expansion, titled ‘After Dark', which will add new features, including a day and night cycle. The idea …
Read More »Divoom Voombox portable bluetooth speaker review
Today we are taking a look at the Divoom Voombox, a rugged portable speaker built to deal with rough conditions outdoors. It is a stereo speaker with bluetooth functionality, allowing you to pair up a phone, PC or laptop and to play music wirelessly. The Voombox is weather resistant with …
Read More »Microsoft is open-sourcing its iOS to Windows porting tools
Back in April this year at Microsoft's annual Build conference, the company revealed that Windows 10 would be able to run Android and iOS apps with a little bit of tweaking. Now that Windows 10 is out, Microsoft is releasing its porting tools to the public and making them open-source …
Read More »Fallout 4 won’t have a level cap, players can explore after story
Fallout 4 was only just announced in June but with its release set for early November, Bethesda has plenty to talk about before release. Today, the company has shared a few more details about the game, including new information on its level cap and the ability to keep playing once …
Read More »Snapdragon 820 specs leak ahead of next week’s announcement
Just before next week's Qualcomm event, at which the company is expected to reveal its new flagship mobile chip, the Snapdragon 820, we have had a leak, apparently showing off the specs of the new SoC and giving us a rough idea of performance ahead of time. The announcement event …
Read More »Blizzard just announced the next World of Warcraft expansion
As promised last week, Blizzard held an event at Gamescom today to announce the new World of Warcraft expansion. The new expansion, which is known as ‘Legion' will see the return of The Burning Legion and bring in plenty of new gameplay elements. As with every expansion, the level cap …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV will launch sometime next year
It looks like Final Fantasy XV will finally release next year, according to the game's Director, Hajime Tabata. The game has been in development on and off since 2006, initially for the PlayStation 3. Over the years, the game has been through plenty of changes but it looks like fans …
Read More »Apple Music already has 11 million users
Around six weeks back, Apple launched Apple Music, its new streaming service set to take on Spotify. In order to get people on-board, Apple offered its users an extensive three-month free trial, which apparently a lot of people were interested in as the service already has around 11 million users. …
Read More »Sharkoon Dark Glider Gaming Mouse Review
Today we take a look at the new Sharkoon DarkGlider Gaming Mouse. This one is more expensive than the Shark Zone M20 we recently reviewed, so what do you get for the extra dosh? Lets dive in and find out… At first glance, the Sharkoon DarkGlider is a very stylish mouse, …
Read More »Dynasty Warriors studio is working on an Attack on Titan game
Both the Attack on Titan manga and anime have been huge hits in Japan and over here in the west. We've had a 3DS game based on the series but we haven't really had a fully-fledged non-handheld game just yet. Fortunately for fans of the series, that is set to …
Read More »Apple avoids lawsuit over disappearing iMessages
It seems like Apple is in a new legal battle every few weeks these days. However, today, it actually managed to avoid a lawsuit, after convincing a judge to rule in its favour in a case targeting the iMessage service. A while back, Adrienne Moore filed a complaint claiming that …
Read More »First images of Microsoft’s Lumia 950 XL leak
Windows 10 for smartphones is coming later this year and we already have a list of ten devices that will get the new OS update at launch. However, Microsoft also has a new device planned to launch alongside its new software- the Lumia 950 XL. The new Lumia is going …
Read More »EE is recalling Power Bars due to fire risk
Following the unfortunate news that an EE Power Bar caught fire and caused injury to a student last week, the company has gone ahead and issued a recall for some models. EE began giving out Power Bars to some customers earlier this year as part of a promotion, unfortunately, some …
Read More »The Mafia 3 trailer is out, story details released
The Mafia 3 trailer is now officially out and we have the first story details. The game is set in a ‘reimagined' version of New Orleans in 1968. You will take on the role of Lincoln Clay, a “disenfranchised” Vietnam veteran back from the war. Throughout the game, players will …
Read More »Pillars of Eternity expansion coming this month
Pillars of Eternity launched earlier this year to great praise from critics and fans alike. Obsidian hasn't been sitting around since launch though, it has been hard at work on the first expansion for the game, titled ‘The White March', which will release later this month. The White March is …
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