Last year, we saw Samsung launch the world's largest 2.5-inch SSD in the form of the $10,000 15.36TB PM1633A. While Samsung did have a lead in the capacity race for a while, this year, they have been beat, with Viking Technologies launching a 25TB and a 50TB SSD this week. …
Read More »OCUK’s £999 Gaming Optic bundle gets you a PC, Oculus Rift and Touch
A year ago, buying into VR was an expensive endeavour, particularly if you didn't already have a well spec'd PC. Fortunately, prices have been getting lower as we can see by Overclockers UK's new VR PC and Oculus bundle, which is quite the steal compared to VR costs just one …
Read More »Apple predicted to become the first trillion-dollar company by next year
Apple has been in the running to become the first trillion-dollar company for a few years, sitting with a value double that of its closest competitors. Apple's bank account appears to keep on growing too, with reports this week indicating that soon, Apple could become the world's first trillion-dollar company. …
Read More »French court lets Google off the hook for €1.3 billion tax bill
In May 2016, Google's Paris headquarters was subjected to a raid by authorities in France, believing that the search giant had cheated the country out of €1.6 billion in unpaid taxes. The case has been ongoing ever since but this week, A French court ruled against France's tax authority, clearing …
Read More »Oculus to launch $200 standalone/wireless Rift headset
While the current Oculus Rift might be at its cheapest price ever, the current headset still isn't quite ready for the ‘mass market'. To combat this, a standalone, wireless version of the Oculus Rift has been in the works for a little while now and according to reports this week, …
Read More »Microsoft is putting the brakes on console VR, focussing on bringing content to PC
At E3 last year when Microsoft first announced ‘Project Scorpio' (now Xbox One X), Phil Spencer promised to usher in two things, true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR. When the Xbox One X was properly unveiled at E3 this year, 4K was still a huge sticking point but the company …
Read More »Hitman’s final piece of Season One content arrives this Friday
With the latest Hitman game, IO Interactive set out to create an episodic game with regularly updated content. This was largely achieved through ‘Elusive Targets' and for those who have been keeping up, there is going to be one last target to take down later this month, bringing Hitman Season …
Read More »Intel launches Xeon Scalable CPUs
Just a few weeks ago, we saw AMD bring competition back to the server market with the launch of the EPYC CPU platform. Since then, Intel had been quiet on the Xeon front, until today, with the launch of Xeon SP, based on the new Skylake-SP architecture. ‘SP' in this …
Read More »There is a KFC smartphone on the way
As someone who reports on the smartphone world regularly, surprises have become increasingly hard to come by. However, I can safely say that I did not expect to come across a KFC-branded smartphone today, this week, or ever. In partnership with Huawei, this week the KFC smartphone launched in China. …
Read More »Bungie wants Destiny 2 to succeed where the original failed, with a ‘big, expansive’ story
While we have had a lot of Destiny 2 news lately, in the grand scheme of things, we have actually seen very little of the game. Most gameplay footage so far has come from the game's opening story mission and an early strike but there will be much more in …
Read More »Facebook Messenger to begin showing ads globally
Last year, Facebook forced mobile users to move over to a separate messenger app for private messages. In January, the reasoning behind this became more clear, with Facebook announcing that it would begin showing adverts within the messenger app. In-app ads have been tested in a handful of countries but …
Read More »Western Digital has bid to buy Toshiba’s memory business, wants to avoid SK Hynix partnership
Over the last couple of months, Western Digital and Toshiba have been embroiled in an ugly legal battle. Toshiba is currently looking to sell off Toshiba Memory Corp, which co-owns a NAND manufacturing plant in Japan with Western Digital. We knew that WD wanted a say in Toshiba's TMC sale …
Read More »New report shows that Apple’s Siri is losing users
Over the years, digital assistants have become an integral part of the smartphone experience, with Siri often being the most popular. Unfortunately for Apple, while Siri does continue to dominate, usage does appear to be dropping significantly according to new research. Verto, an app analytics company has released a report …
Read More »Almost two decades later, Valve is still patching Half-Life
While Valve might be keeping us in the dark when it comes to future game releases, the company has no gripes with going back and patching up its older games. While most developers would leave a game behind after a few years on the market, Valve has generated a cult …
Read More »Galaxy Note 8’s Infinity Display shown off in latest leak
As we get closer to the inevitable announcement, we are getting more and more leaks regarding the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. We got a brief look at the phone last month and just two weeks ago, we heard that this could end up being Samsung's most expensive phone ever. Now, …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront II Open Beta coming in October
Star Wars Battlefront II is heading our way later this year but before we get to the full release, there will be an open beta taking place. This week, EA and DICE announced that the public multiplayer beta would be taking place in October, including access to two specific scenarios, …
Read More »Intel Core i9 7900X pushed past 6GHz, breaks HWBOT benchmark record
With Intel's Core i9 7900X now on the market, overclockers are starting to get their hands on it and push the boundaries of what the chip is capable of. This week, one particular overclocker managed to beat the HWBOT benchmark record with an extreme 7900X overclock, pushing the 10C/20T CPU …
Read More »40,000 accounts hit with VAC ban immediately after Steam Summer Sale
The Steam Summer sale is usually a good opportunity for cheaters to pick up cheap copies of multiplayer games on alternate accounts. Fortunately, it looks like Valve has managed to keep on top of it this year, with 40,000 VAC bans being handed out on the 6th of July, the …
Read More »Oculus Rift and Touch bundle price cut from £700 to £399
Back in 2014/2015, Oculus was the go-to company as far as virtual reality was concerned, then in 2016, things began snowballing downhill pretty quickly. One of the key reasons so many were turned away was pricing, the headset itself came in at £500 at launch, which was worsened by the …
Read More »ZeniMax sued over Fallout 4 live action trailer
Back in 2015 during the build up to Fallout 4's release, a live-action trailer for the game was produced, featuring a song titled ‘The Wanderer'. Unfortunately for Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax, the singer of that song doesn't appear to be a big fan of the trailer and is suing ZeniMax …
Read More »RED’s first smartphone is built out of titanium and offers a ‘holographic display’
These days, the flagship smartphone market is pretty formulaic with most companies following the same trends each year. However, in 2018, high-end camera maker, RED, is looking to shake things up a bit, with a super high-end smartphone known as the Hydrogen One, with the headlining feature being a ‘holographic …
Read More »Qualcomm files ITC complaint in attempt to ban iPhones from entering the US
A couple of months ago, we heard that Qualcomm was planning to request an injunction against Apple's iPhone in the US, in an effort from blocking new stock from entering the country. This week, Qualcomm made that official, though the company is only attempting to block the sale of iPhones …
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Read More »You can now play PS4 games on PC as Sony expands PSNow offerings
Last year, Sony expanded PlayStation Now compatibility to include Windows PC, effectively paving the way for PC-only gamers to enjoy some of last generation's console exclusive games, like The Last of Us, or Infamous. Now this week, Sony is expanding PlayStation Now even further, with plans to add 50 PS4 …
Read More »Square Enix is planning a Final Fantasy XV announcement for Gamescom, possible PC version?
The team behind Final Fantasy XV has been teasing a PC version for a while now, we even got our first look at it running back in March. Unfortunately, while there is a PC version of the game running at the Square Enix office, an official release has yet to …
Read More »John McAfee has settled his lawsuit with Intel over rights to his name
Over the last couple of years, John McAfee has been embroiled in a lawsuit with Intel over his right to use his own name. The rights issue crept up after McAfee anti-virus was sold to Intel for billions, essentially giving Intel ownership of the McAfee name as far as security …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved boosts price to £55/$60 ahead of full release
Ark: Survival Evolved has been in early access for a couple of years now but the journey out is now set, with the game getting its ‘full release' on the 8th of August. In preparation for this, Studio Wildcard has boosted the game's price, bumping it up from $29.99/£24.99 to …
Read More »Intel scales back IoT operations, laying off 140 staff members
After dropping three of its IoT-focused product lines in June, a total of 140 jobs will be eliminated across two of its headquarters. Multiple reports suggest that at least 100 staff have been laid off at Santa Clara HQ while Leixlip, Ireland will be hit with another 40 redundancies. The …
Read More »Samsung’s long Bixby delay is caused by big data issue
Last week, industry sources claimed that the delay for the English version of Samsung’s Bixby was due to a lack of resources. This has since been elaborated on this week with new reports claiming that the problem lies with a lack of “big data” in the English language, particularly in …
Read More »Micron DRAM facility temporarily closed due to contamination, DRAM supply will be strained
Just two weeks ago, we heard that companies were bracing themselves for DRAM and NAND shortages to last throughout the rest of 2017. As a result of these shortages, prices are increasing and it looks like this month in particular things may get a little worse as Micron has had …
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