General Tech

Last week, we learned that Consumer Reports would no longer be recommending Microsoft’s Surface line of devices, citing a high number of errors amongst surveyed users. At the time, Microsoft brushed it off, claiming the numbers to be inaccurate. Now this week, an internal memo at Microsoft has given us …

Update: Today, Valve announced that it's Steam Link app for Samsung Smart TVs is no longer in beta. This means anyone with a 2016 or 2017 Samsung Smart TV should be able to download the app and start streaming PC games directly to their TV. Supported controllers include: Steam Controller. …

Earlier this week, we learned that Disney would be launching its very own movie streaming service in 2019, leaving its current deal with Netflix behind. This would mean that from 2019, no new Disney movies would appear on Netflix and older titles would eventually be removed for good. At the …

After some deliberation, the highly respected Consumer Reports magazine has stripped its ‘recommended’ badge from Microsoft’s entire lineup of Surface PCs, finding that the hardware is “significantly less reliable” than other brands. Consumer Reports came to this conclusion after surveying around 90,000 laptop and tablet owners, finding that around 25 …

Earlier this year, we learned that Intel would be acquiring the self-driving car firm ‘Mobileye’ for $15 billion, signalling increased interest in autonomous vehicles. Now, the chipmaker is expanding on its self-driving car ambitions, with plans to build and test 100 autonomous vehicles on the streets before the end of …

Nvidia is no stranger to recalls when it comes to its Shield products. However, this time around things are much less severe. After receiving single digit reports of Shield tablet and Shield TV European wall adapters breaking, a voluntary recall is being issued for replacements. The voluntary recall only affects …

For the last couple of years, Netflix and Disney have had a streaming partnership, with Netflix obtaining exclusive rights to stream new movies after they leave the box office. Unfortunately, this deal is going to come to an end in 2019, as Disney wants to cut out the middle man …

Earlier this year, Qualcomm filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission requesting a ban on iPhone imports due to several alleged counts of patent infringement. Things went quiet on that front for a little while but now this week, we have learned that the ITC is going to …

After a long waiting period, Rick and Morty Season 3 officially began airing in the US late last month. At the time, Netflix announced that its UK subscribers would get new episodes of this season every week, the day after it airs in the US. Unfortunately, Netflix didn’t plan for …

Last week, one of the biggest stories in entertainment revolved around the HBO hack. Similarly to when Sony was targeted, the attackers got away with a ton of files, including emails, documents, scripts, episodes of shows and more. To show they were serious, last week they leaked a Game of …

The UK Government has been waging a bit of a war on internet privacy over the last couple of years, even going as far as to propose that encrypted internet services be outlawed. However, when it comes to getting your information removed off of Google, the government seems to have …

VPNs are widely used these days, not just to get around geographical content blocks but also for general privacy on the web. Hotspot Shield is perhaps one of the biggest VPN providers to also offer a free user tier but according to a privacy advocacy group, the company may not …

When Siri first appeared on our phones in 2010, she was something of a curiosity. Most of us weren’t at all used to talking to our phones, but we slowly adapted to the convenience associated with Siri, summoning her to send a text while driving, schedule an appointment, or look …

330TB of uncompressed data all squeezed on to a cartridge that can fit in the palm of your hand. This is just the beginning too, IBM reckons it can double capacity in just a couple of years.

PC gaming with a mouse and keyboard is great for many games. However, a lot of PC owners still like to use a controller from time to time and more often than not, Microsoft’s Xbox controller is the best way to go. Previously, the PC’s wireless adapter for Xbox One …

Game Room Galore: Which Products and Gadgets are the Best? Video gaming is an experience that can transcend the game in itself. It engages multiple senses and can enable you to transport yourself to a different world for a certain brief time. Thus, any serious video gamer understands the necessity …

Later this year, Apple will be stepping in to the smart home/smart speaker arena with the HomePod. This wireless speaker will rival other heavy weights the market right now including the Amazon Echo and while the idea of taking on Alexa seems to have sent Samsung running for now, Apple …

Back in May, we first heard that Samsung may be in the running to overtake Intel as the world’s biggest chip maker at some point this year. Now, it seems that time has come, with Samsung outranking Intel in global chip sales over the course of Q2 2017. Samsung has …

USB 3.1 has only just started catching on over the last couple of years, but it looks like USB 3.2 is already on the horizon. This week, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, which consists of industry giants like Microsoft, Intel and Apple, announced some new details for USB 3.2, which …

Apple has quite the bill to pay as this week, a judge has ordered the company to pay out $506 million to the University of Wisconsin over a patent infringement claim. The University's Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) believed Apple's A7, A8 and A8x chips all infringed on patents. The …

Last week, we began hearing whispers of a potential Corsair buyout, with sources coming forward to claim that a company known as ‘EagleTree' was looking to acquire Corsair for as much as $500 million. Today, the acquisition was confirmed, with EagleTree Capital buying up a majority stake in the company …

The time has come to say goodbye to Flash, Adobe has finally admitted. This week, the company announced that the long-running software will finally go into retirement as of 2020, at which point updates will no longer be released and web browsers will drop support entirely. While Adobe Flash was …

Yesterday, news broke that Microsoft was looking to get rid of the Paint app, after classing it as a ‘deprecated feature'. The news swiftly spread and the internet at large began mourning the loss of the 32 year old program. Fortunately, it looks like that outpouring has given Microsoft pause …

Update (25/7/17): Following on from yesterday's massive outpouring of support for MS Paint, Microsoft has confirmed that it won't be killing off the app after all. However, it will be moving to the Windows Store. You can find out more HERE.  Original Story (24/7/17): Microsoft Paint has been a staple …

Back in January this year, Razer made a rather interesting acquisition, picking up cloud-powered smartphone maker, Nextbit. At the time, it was said that Nextbit would continue to operate independently of Razer but a new report has come out this week indicating that perhaps that has changed a bit, with …

While analysts had high hopes for the wearable tech market, things have gone cold on that front over the last year or so. The Apple Watch didn't really ignite interest like many had hoped and Android Wear is still struggling to gain traction. Now, it seems that Intel is ready …

Just two weeks ago, we first heard that Samsung was planning its own Smart Home speaker, which would go head to head against the Amazon Echo and Apple's upcoming HomePod. At the time, the project was said to be in the planning phases but the company may be ready to …

It looks like Corsair could soon be under new ownership according to reports this week. It turns out that at least two sources familiar with the matter have come forward to claim that equity firm, EagleTree, is looking to acquire Corsair for more than $500 million. Corsair is one of …

Over the last couple of months, Apple and Qualcomm have been embroiled in an ugly legal battle. Apple and the FTC are suing Qualcomm over anti-competitive behaviour, meanwhile Qualcomm is counter-suing Apple for patent infringement. While this is a case that could take years to go through the court system, …

It has been a couple of years since Google took its experimental smart glasses off the market and while we have heard whispers about a Google Glass 2, nothing had come to fruition. However, this week, Google is giving Glass a second shot at success, though things will be very …