Sony announced the 20th anniversary edition Playstation 4 console last week and people are ready to spend a lot of money to get their hands on one. In-fact, one person went as far as to spend $15,100 to secure themselves one of the limited edition consoles. There are another few …
Read More »Number of UK homes with a TV falls for the first time
The number of UK homes with a TV has fallen for the first time ever due to the rise in alternatives like tablets, which offer apps like 4OD, BBC Iplayer and Netflix to watch shows online. Ofcom has confirmed that after years of consistent growth, the number of houses with …
Read More »The Witcher 3 delayed again until May 2015
CD Projekt Red has made the decision to delay The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt again, this time by three months. The highly anticipated open-world RPG was originally supposed to come out in October this year but was originally delayed until February in order to ensure the game was up …
Read More »Possible Samsung Galaxy S6 specs leak
AnTuTu, the Chinese Android benchmarking site has apparently leaked the specifications of Samsung's upcoming flagship device, the Galaxy S6. The original post has since been pulled down but not before other sites could screenshot the details, giving us a peek at some pretty impressive internals. First things first, the Galaxy …
Read More »Judges rule current UK spying methods don’t violate human rights
A panel of judges have ruled that the current system of UK intelligence collection does not breach the European Convention of Human Rights. This case has been important in clarifying the GCHQ's policy following the Snowden leaks, which detailed the extent of US and UK surveillance practices. The current GCHQ …
Read More »Google removes Pirate Bay related apps from Play Store
Google has gone ahead and started removing popular Pirate Bay applications from the Play Store. An email sent to developers noted that these apps violate intellectual property and Google's content policy. Google has slowly started getting more involved in the fight against piracy due to intense pressure from media outlets. …
Read More »Former Apple executive jailed for selling company secrets
Former Apple executive, Paul S. Devine, who sold company secrets to suppliers has been hit with a $4.5 million fine and if that wasn't bad enough, he will also have to serve a 1 year prison sentence for his crimes. The sentence was passed down in the San Jose federal …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIII PC port to be improved this week
Square Enix announced last month that it would be sending out an update to fix the Final Fantasy XIII PC port, unlocking the resolution and adding in support for higher frame rates. Additionally, the publisher won't be making the same mistake with the subsequent releases of Final Fantasy XIII-2 or …
Read More »Apple iPod DRM lawsuit is falling apart
The class action lawsuit launched against Apple over iPod DRM is falling apart as new evidence has come to light, showing that the two named plaintiffs did not actually buy the affected iPod models covered by the lawsuit during the relevant time frame. This case pertains to anti-trust issues, claiming …
Read More »Dying Light PC specifications revealed
The minimum and recommended PC specifications for upcoming Zombie game, Dying Light, have been released. Originally, the spec sheet on Steam recommended 16GB of RAM alongside a GTX 780 or R9 290 graphics card. However, the page has since been updated to reduce these specifications a bit. The minimum spec …
Read More »Apple forced to pull Safari OS X update
Apple seems to be making a habit of releasing buggy software this year, first the company ran in to many issues getting iOS 8 off the ground and now it has had to pull a Safari update after users reported that it forced them to re-install the OS X operating …
Read More »Asus ROG Swift monitor competition winner announced
Our competition with Asus for the PG2780 ROG Swift 144Hz G-Sync monitor has come to an end. Last week things were narrowed down to just three entrants who all produced videos, it was up to you guys to vote on who you think should win. The votes have been counted …
Read More »Street Fighter V to be exclusive to PC and PS4
It looks like the trailer for Street Fighter V has leaked ahead of a possible reveal at Sony's PlayStation Experience event or the annual Game Awards show this weekend. The trailer was accidentally uploaded early to YouTube, revealing that the game will only be coming to the PC and PS4, …
Read More »Sony hack leaked 47,000 social security numbers
The Sony Pictures hack might be worse than we thought as the social security numbers of 47,000 celebrities, freelancers, current and former Sony employees have leaked, alongside home addresses, salaries and other personal information. An analysis of 33,000 leaked documents by data security firm, Identity Finder, revealed the huge data …
Read More »Driverless cars to arrive in four UK cities next month
Four UK cities have been chosen to begin testing driverless cars starting in January 2015 thanks to a £10 million funding donation from Innovate UK. These trials will begin in just a few weeks time, taking place in Milton Keynes, Bristol, Coventry and Greenwich. These trials will last 18 to …
Read More »Bethesda downplays Fallout 4 announcement rumors
There has been a lot of speculation surrounding Fallout 4 over the last few weeks, with rumors suggesting that we will see a reveal and announcement at the annual VGX awards this year. However, Bethesda is now downplaying the rumors and claiming that it won't be showing anything at the …
Read More »Microsoft apologizes for late Xbox developer payments
Last night it was discovered that some developers participating in the Xbox Live Indie Games program, weren't being paid on time by Microsoft, for the second time. However, the company has come out to apologize and explain why payments didn't go out as they should have. According to Microsoft, these …
Read More »New patent shows us possible Google Glass 2 design
It was revealed earlier this week that Google is currently working on the second iteration of its Google Glass wearable, with Intel possibly supplying the chip inside of it and now we have our first peek at what the updated headset will look like thanks to a recent patent. The patent …
Read More »Eidos reveals new Deus EX project engine
Eidos just posted a mysterious screenshot, showing off the new Dawn engine, which is being used to power an upcoming Deus EX project. While the screenshot might not be taken directly from the currently unnamed game itself, it certainly fits the theme very well. The Dawn engine is a modified …
Read More »Oculus CEO explains why it wouldn’t partner with Microsoft or Google
Oculus CEO, Brendan Irbe, has decided to once again explain why the company ended up joining Facebook rather than Microsoft , Sony or even Google. The main reason being to avoid the limitations of a closed platform, which Microsoft and Sony both offer with their consoles. Speaking at the Business …
Read More »Android Lollipop is currently installed on 2.1 percent of devices
Android Lollipop adoption is crawling along pretty slowly, having been installed on just 2.1 per cent of devices since it was released at the start of last month. According to sources, this figure has been “flat-lining for some time”, having only grown by 0.15 per cent since the start of …
Read More »Cortana virtual assistant may come to Windows 10 in January
More rumors are beginning to suggest that Cortana, Microsoft's Windows Phone virtual assistant, will be coming to Windows 10. However, the feature may arrive sooner than we think as a part of the public technical preview, which Microsoft launched back in October. According to Cnet's sources, Microsoft will be bringing …
Read More »YouPorn has found its eSports team
Earlier this year we learned that YouPorn was looking to sign itself an eSports team to compete at professional gaming events. Spain based team, Play2Win managed to bag itself the sponsorship and has since been re-named as Team YP, they will even be making their debut this weekend at a …
Read More »Sony to confirm North Korea as source of hack this week
It looks like Sony's investigation in to the attack on its internal systems last week is coming to a close as the company is reportedly preparing to officially name North Korea as the source of the attack. Sources close to the investigation have said to news site, Re/code, that the …
Read More »Chinese manufacturer claims Apple stole iPhone 6 design
Another day, another potential Apple lawsuit, this time a Chinese manufacturer is claiming that it owns the patent for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handset design in China. Digione tried to contact Apple via letter earlier this year but the company failed to respond, as a result, the company …
Read More »Sinclair Spectrum Vega campaign hits £100k goal in one day
Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair yesterday backed a new crowd funding project aiming to revive the ZX Spectrum brand of home consoles, sparking a wave of interest and netting the project its £100,000 goal in just one day. The campaign will also be donating some of its earned money to a …
Read More »Around 100 human brains have vanished from the University of Texas
Around a hundred human brains, bottled and preserved in formaldehyde, have gone missing from the University of Texas and nobody seems to know exactly why or how. However, it is possible that group of undergraduates or other parties took them for “living rooms or Halloween pranks” over the years, according …
Read More »Firefox browser may finally come to iOS
iPhone and iPad users may finally be able to download the Firefox browser on their devices soon as Mozilla's Vice President for the browser is keen to get on to the App Store. This is a step away from Mozilla's previous stance as the company has stated in the past …
Read More »Amazon CEO says Fire Phone was a ‘smart failure’
It is safe to say that the Amazon Fire phone hasn't lived up to the company's hopes or expectations, failing to appeal to both critics and consumers but at least Amazon isn't under any delusions as CEO, Jeff Bezos categorizes the device as a “smart failure”. Speaking with NBC, Bezos …
Read More »Sony to release 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4
Sony is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation brand this year and to mark the occasion, it is going to be launching a new PSOne themed PlayStation 4 console. So far, the special edition console has only been announced for Japan, with only 12,300 units available. The themed console …
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