Software & Gaming

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 …

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 …

Have you ever been frustrated when trying to sign up for something on a site, finding the CAPTHA impossible to read and repeatedly telling you that you're wrong and are probably a robot? Of course you have, you've used the internet before. Google has too, which is why it's been …

Yesterday was a big day for those following Turtle Rock's asymmetrical monster hunting title, Evolve, as it revealed a lot of details about its main campaign and even hinted at what the third and fourth, as yet unrevealed monsters are all about. While Evolve has a multiplayer focus and players …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Valve is moving in to the games broadcasting space, having launched its new live streaming beta service, Steam Broadcasting. Steam users can now opt to let friends watch gameplay or start up a completely public stream, allowing anyone to watch via the community hub. The integration will greatly simplify the …

The market of wearable computing devices is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years and many observers believe that a lot of consumers will wear more than one of such gadgets. Therefore, it is logical to expect hardware makers to unveil wide families of wearables. For example, a supplier of …

The UK is set to get its first eSports venue next year as Gfinity, a league organizer for multiplayer games such as Starcraft II and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, has announced that it will open up a permanent arena in London. The eSports venue will accommodate up to 500 spectators, although …

A ‘defective' version of Nintendo's Samus Aran Amiibo figure has managed to sell for $2500 on eBay. These figures usually only just $12.99 but the Samus figures usually ship with just one arm cannon, while this one had two, making it a very rare one off mistake. The unit is …

New evidence is suggesting that North Korea may have some involvement in the attack on Sony Pictures last week, which saw the company's internal systems taken down and its top secret files stolen. Additionally, three Sony movies that have yet to hit the cinema were all leaked on to piracy …

It's been almost three years to the day that we first got a look at Epic's base building, undead killing, class based FPS, Fortnite, which is a long old time in the world of gaming. Especially since similarly themed games like Seven Days to Die have been released since. However …

Microsoft had a pretty good day last Friday, plenty of retailers in both the US and UK were selling Xbox One bundles with significant discounts and it seems to have paid off as the console came out on top, beating the Playstation 4, Wii U and last generation consoles in …

The hacking situation keeps getting worse for Sony Pictures as now DVD quality copies of four movies, three of which have yet to hit the cinema, have leaked online. High quality copies of Fury, Annie, Still Alice and Mr. Turner have all become available via torrent sites. These copies are …

It looks like Nintendo's plans for ‘the new 3DS' might be bigger than we thought as the company has announced that it will discontinue the 3DS XL in Japan following the launch of the handheld's successor. For those of you who missed the initial announcement, a few months back Nintendo revealed …

The Syrian Electronic Army attacked a number of news sites earlier this week, sending pop-ups out to those who attempted to visit Forbes, The Telegraph, The Independant, Time Out, PC World and The Evening Standard. The hacking group managed to gain access through a DNS that redirects through Gigya, a …

The head of the Japanese division of Xbox has resigned following the console's poor sales in the country. Microsoft was expecting a struggle in Japan but so far, Xbox One sales have been worse than last generation's Xbox 360 sales, in-fact, last week only 776 consoles were sold in the …

If there's one thing that Nintendo has that the other big console makers don't, it's a very strong history of portable gaming titles. Sure Sony has its PSP and Vita back catalogues, but neither can hardly compare to the sheer volume of games that have been released on the various …

Microsoft Corp. plans to hold a special event for mass media where it will discuss consumer features of Windows 10 operating system in detail. The press event is rumoured to be held in late January. The world’s largest software maker formally announced its next Windows 10 operating system in late …

Rumor has it that a new Metal Gear Online will be revealed next week at the Video Games Awards Show. According to the show's producer and presenter, Geoff Keighley, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will star at the show set for next Friday on the 5th of September. This isn't …

UK retailer, GAME, is set to launch special console bundles for Black Friday, including an Xbox One with four games and a Wii U with Super Smash Bros, Super Mario U and an Amiibo. There are strong rumors of a Playstation 4 bundle as well, although that one has yet …

Earlier this week it was revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment had its internal network hijacked by a group known as GOP. The hack left a message on employee computers, demanding that its undisclosed requests be met, otherwise it would leak top secret information. Following this, several Sony controlled Twitter accounts …

Microsoft has some good news for the audiophiles of the world, Windows 10 will have native support for FLAC audio files. The primary advantage of a FLAC file over something like an MP3 is that the Free Lossless Audio Codec doesn't lose any data in compression, resulting in higher sound …

When Turtle Rock let the world have its first real taste of its upcoming asymmetrical, multiplayer shooter/stomper, Evolve, it was pretty well received, but quite a number of people said it became dull after a few games due to limitations in maps and game modes. Since that big alpha though, …

Ubisoft late on Wednesday issued a statement admitting major issues with its Assassin’s Creed Unity video game. The company apologised for shipping a title full of bugs and performance issues. As a remedy, Ubisoft will provide an expansion pack for the title free to everyone as well as a free …

Rambus and Cisco this week announced that the former’s Cryptography Research division has licensed select security-related technologies to Cisco Systems. The agreement allows the latter to integrate certain security technologies into Cisco products to provide protection against unauthorized access and mitigate security threats. Given the fact that it is unknown …

Rumors have been floating around recently suggesting that Microsoft, Sony and other large tech companies had been hacked after an only group claimed to have leaked the usernames and passwords of 1473 Windows Live accounts and 2131 PlayStation Network accounts. However, these rumors have turned out to be false. The …

Sony Computer Entertainment America has managed to come to a settlement with the FTC following allegations of false advertisement during the Playstation Vita's launch campaign. As part of the agreement, Sony is set to offer partial refunds of up to $50 to customers who purchased a Vita handheld before the …

Last month it was announced that the original Dark Souls game would be switching from Microsoft's Games for Windows Live servers to the much preferred Steam platform. Bandai Namco originally planned for the move to take place before the end of November but has since pushed the migration back until …