According to new rumors we could be looking at an all metal, curved Samsung Galaxy S6 next year, which would be a nice change of pace for Samsung given the yearly plastic handset releases since the launch of the Galaxy lineup. Italian site, Samsung HD Blog, is under the impression …
Read More »The Steam Winter sale is now live
The Steam Winter sale is officially here and will run all of the way through until the 2nd of January! The sale has kicked off with daily deals on titles like Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Space Engineers, Dark Souls II, Sniper Elite III, State …
Read More »Snapchat’s CEO isn’t too happy about the Sony email leaks
Snapchat's CEO, Evan Spiegel, has made his feelings about the Sony hack known after emails between him and Sony Pictures CEO, Michael Lynton, leaked, revealing future business plans and secret company acquisitions. The information contained in the leaked emails offered a good look at the startup's future ambitions and plans. …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V PC requirements coming next week
Grand Theft Auto V's PC release date is swiftly approaching but we still don't know what sort of hardware we are going to need to run it. Fortunately, that will be changing next week as Rockstar has made it known that the PC version is in the final stages of …
Read More »AC:U Season Pass owners can now redeem their free game
Those of you that went ahead and bought Assassin's Creed: Unity and the season pass will now be able to redeem your free game as Ubisoft has finally launched its offer redemption site. If you have the season pass tied to your uPlay account, you can claim a free copy …
Read More »Sony has no future plans to release The Interview
This has not been a good month for Sony, the company was hacked, its emails were leaked, secrets were revealed and movies were prematurely hauled on to torrent sites. All of this, just to stop the release of one movie, The Interview, and unfortunately for those who wanted to see …
Read More »Mobile networks to invest £5 billion on improving coverage
The UK's four largest networks, EE, O2, Vodafone and Three have all agreed to work together to improve the country's patchy coverage areas by 2017. These particular coverage spots can often receive a signal from one or two networks, while those tied to other companies will find themselves without signal. …
Read More »Sony cancels release of The Interview following terror threat
It is official, we already learned earlier today that several big cinema chains would not be showing The Interview next week, the New York premier was canceled and now Sony is calling off the movie's launch altogether following yesterday's threats of violence, issued by the group behind the Sony hack. …
Read More »Humble Bundle supporters have donated over $50 million to charity
The Humble Bundle has been around and remained popular for a while now, it's largely seen as a way for gamers to pick up a few titles on the cheap while also supporting a good cause. The scheme has paid off as well, as it has been revealed that Humble …
Read More »Nintendo looking to buy free form’ LCD screens from Sharp
Apparently, Nintendo is looking to buy ‘free form' LCD screens from display manufacturer, Sharp. These new free form screens rearrange the circuitry throughout the display, allowing for more unusual shapes, breaking away from the traditional rectangle screens we see these days. According to The Japan Times, Nintendo could be planning …
Read More »be quiet! Silent Base 800 competition winners announced!
The results are in for our latest competition, which we ran in conjunction with be quiet!, three lucky readers shall be receiving a Silent Base 800 Desktop PC chassis, which we recently reviewed, praising its low noise levels and solid build quality. In order to win, entrants had to email …
Read More »Netflix says that offline viewing is ‘never going to happen’
It looks like offline viewing is not on Netflix's radar and won't ever be a feature that comes to the service. Other online streaming sites, like Sky GO, BBC iPlayer and 4OD have offered downloads for offline viewing in the past and successfully put restrictions on files to prevent piracy but …
Read More »Win a Gigabyte Z97 motherboard with be quiet! this week
The third door on the be quiet! advent calendar has opened up, giving you guys the chance to win some pretty nice hardware. This week's contest puts the Gigabyte GA-Z97x-SOC motherboard up for grabs, alongside a be quiet! Straight Power 10 800W power supply and the highly rated Dark Rock 3 …
Read More »New Steam controller mockup revealed in client update
Valve's Steam controller has gone through several changes since its reveal last year and it looks like the company hasn't quite settled on a final design just yet as a brand new mockup was found in the latest Steam beta client update. While the track pads still remain, the left …
Read More »Cinemas start to cancel showings of ‘The Interview’ following terror threats
Last night, the group behind the Sony Pictures hack decided to take things a step further by threatening violence against those who go and watch The Interview at the cinema and it looks like the scare tactics are working. Seth Rogen and James Franco have already cancelled all of their …
Read More »Sony hackers threaten to attack those who see The Interview in cinemas
The Sony hackers are now resorting to threats of violence against those who go out to see The Interview in cinemas. The new threats are likely a response to the fact that the cyber attack and subsequent threats on Sony itself couldn't stop the studio from canning the film. In …
Read More »Jury rules in Apple’s favor during iPod DRM anti-trust case
An eight person jury has let Apple off the hook in the iPod DRM class action lawsuit trial. The lawsuit aimed to force Apple to compensate those who bought specific iPods between 2006 and March 2009 after it was found that Apple was anti-competitively blocking and removing songs that were paid …
Read More »AMD’s Catalyst Omega driver downloaded 2 million times in first week
Last week, AMD made a big end of 2014 splash with the launch of its new Catalyst Omega driver and it looks like it has certainly paid off as word has come down to us straight from AMD that the new driver has been downloaded over two million times in its …
Read More »Microsoft working on game streaming tech codenamed Arcadia
Apparently, Microsoft is working on a new game streaming technology codenamed Arcadia. New reports claim that the Arcadia team is currently working on building a streaming application and game service, with the new technology replacing Rio, which the company demonstrated during September last year. Arcadia is built on Microsoft's Azure …
Read More »Rockstar will finally launch GTA Online Heists early 2015
The long awaited Heists mode for Grand Theft Auto Online is finally arriving early next year, following the launch of the PC version of the game. We even have a new announcement trailer for the new game mode, showing it off for the first time. The trailer, along with some new …
Read More »Google may take on Amazon with ‘buy’ button
Google is apparently looking to take on retailers with the launch of a ‘buy' button, which will allow searchers to purchase products directly from the Google search results page. The idea is very similar in concept to Amazon's own ‘one-click ordering' button, which you can add as an extension to …
Read More »Here’s our first look at the OnePlus One ‘Mini’
It looks like we could be seeing a OnePlus One Mini launch next year if these newly leaked images are anything to go by. If you have ever used a OnePlus One smartphone, then you know that it is pretty huge, coming in at 5.5 inches, which is too big for …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Unity patch delayed- Ubisoft to ‘refurbish’ Paris map
Ubisoft ended up delaying Assassin's Creed: Unity's major performance fixing patch last night as the publisher has suddenly decided that “Rigorous quality control is of paramount importance”. It seems that the development team wasn't quite hitting the performance target it was hoping for with the new patch and is now …
Read More »Valve removes Hatred from Steam Greenlight
You guys have probably heard of Hatred, the game that centres around mass murder in an isometric view. Upon launching the game's trailer, the developer, Destructive Creations, became an instant talking point, with many throwing up their arms demanding that the game be cancelled. The game is still in development …
Read More »Sony hackers to leak more Sony employee information
The group behind the massive Sony Pictures hack is apparently back to leaking stolen information. An anonymous user claiming to be part of the hack squad posted a message from GOP on to ‘FriendPaste', a pastebin like site. The hackers are calling the upcoming data dump a ‘christmas gift', which will …
Read More »BT may buy EE for £12.5 billion
BT has announced that it is looking to buy network operator, EE, for £12.5 billion, despite rumours suggesting that the company was going to acquire o2. The telecommunications company confirmed today that it has entered exclusivity agreement talks with Deutsche Telekom and Orange in an effort to pick up EE. …
Read More »You won’t just be playing as Geralt in The Witcher 3
CD Projekt Red has revealed the second playable character in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. Her name is Ciri and according to the developer, she will be crucial to the plot, even if her gameplay elements are small. Be warned, there are possible plot spoilers in the next paragraph. …
Read More »ISOHunt launches Pirate Bay clone site
ISOHunt, one of the bigger torrent sites still floating around today, has gone ahead and launched a fully functioning clone of The Pirate Bay, in an effort to “save the freedom of information on the Internet”. The site won't be running forever though, if The Pirate Bay should ever return following …
Read More »Ex-iTunes engineer admits Apple tried to block rivals on iPods
Apple is facing a pretty massive class action lawsuit at the moment over accusations that the company removed songs from customer iPods if they weren't bought from iTunes. Now an ex-iTunes engineer has testified, admitting that Apple did attempt to block music bought from competing services. Former iTunes engineer, Rod …
Read More »Leaked Windows 10 build shows off Xbox app and Cortana
Just last week we had Phil Spencer teasing future gaming plans for Windows 10 and now, we have our first look at what Microsoft is planning as new Windows 10 leaks show off a new Xbox integration app alongside Cortana, the Windows digital assistant. Microsoft is currently developing the Windows …
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