Update: Following the release of AMD's improved Ryzen/Windows power plan a few weeks back, the company has now incorporated it directly into its latest chipset drivers for Windows 10, 8.1 and Windows 7. The driver update brings AMD's improved ‘Ryzen Balanced Power' plan to your system by default, giving the …
Read More »Nintendo profits see huge boost as Switch beats sales expectations
This week, Nintendo revealed its quarterly earnings report, showing a huge boost in profit thanks to the Nintendo Switch console launch. In fact, the Switch is selling so well that Nintendo has boosted its sales forecast for the year, expecting to sell another ten million units before the end of …
Read More »European Hardware Association Awards 2017 – Finalists Announced!
Nominations for the European Hardware Awards 2017 have now been finalised. Each product has been nominated by one of the 9 publications that make up the European Hardware Association. Voting has already started and the winners will be announced on the eve of Computex 2017 in Taipei. If you had to …
Read More »Call of Duty: WWII’s full worldwide reveal is happening right now
Update: Following last month's extensive leak, Activision made Call of Duty: WWII official last week. This will be the game's official title and SledgeHammer Games is behind its development. Now after a brief wait, the Call of Duty: WWII livestream is taking place right here, during which campaign, multiplayer and …
Read More »Google is bringing Android compatibility to a ton of Chromebooks this year
Back in 2016, Google finally began implementing Android app compatibility into Chrome OS and while the list of supported devices was initially quite small, it has grown a ton so far in 2017. Back in January, we learned that Google wanted all Chromebooks released this year to feature Android app …
Read More »Final vote to end mobile roaming charges in EU passes, new law takes effect in June
It looks like the European Union's plan to get rid of mobile data roaming charges is going through once and for all. While the writing has been on the wall for a long time now, this week, the new law passed its final vote, meaning from from mid-June onwards, EU …
Read More »Samsung set to sell limited number of refurbished Galaxy Note 7s in June
Back in March, Samsung officially revealed its future plans for the millions of Galaxy Note 7s it recalled in late 2016. After plenty of pressure from environmental groups, the company agreed to recycle as many parts as it could while also exploring the possibility of reselling refurbished units. Now, it …
Read More »Teen behind Xbox Live and PSN DoS attacks sentenced to two years in prison
It looks like the person behind the infamous Microsoft and Sony DDOS attack back in 2014 has been sentenced to two years in prison. The teen was 16 years old when he began selling access to his network of breached IP addresses, earning around £386,000 in the process. The ‘Titanium …
Read More »Qualcomm may tap Samsung for Snapdragon 845, may be based on enhanced 10nm
It looks like Qualcomm may be teaming up with Samsung once again for its 2018 flagship system on chip (SoC) as reports this week indicate that the pair have reached a deal to have Samsung co-develop the Snapdragon 845 processor. Samsung has been working with Qualcomm for a while not, …
Read More »AMD reaffirms RX Vega will launch within two months
While the recent release of the Radeon RX 500 series didn't exactly set any new performance records for AMD, things are looking promising for the RX Vega. In fact, things have been looking promising on the Vega front for many months now, so where exactly is it? Well this week, …
Read More »Apple turns to NASA for help with Augmented Reality glasses
There have been tons of reports surrounding Apple's current augmented reality plans recently. Now it turns out that Apple is bringing in some help from NASA for its augmented reality glasses, hiring up those who also helped Microsoft with the Hololens. According to sources, Apple has has hired Jeff Norris, …
Read More »References to three Google Pixel devices spotted in Android code
Things have been fairly quiet recently on the Google Pixel front recently but we are finally starting to get some new information. Reports this week claim to have found references to three upcoming Pixel devices in the code for the Android Open Source project, all of which will run on …
Read More »Blizzard has six new Overwatch maps in development
If you have been playing Overwatch recently and hoping for some fresh scenery then you might be in luck as there are currently plans to release around three new maps ‘standard' maps this year. There are also an additional three ‘non-standard' maps in development, presumably for future events/brawls. According to …
Read More »You can now play the original Tomb Raider in your browser
If you can run Doom on a calculator, then there shouldn't be much stopping you from running Tomb Raider within your web browser. This week, modder ‘XProger' revealed that after several months of work, he has managed to mod the original 1996 Tomb Raider to be playable in-browser in both …
Read More »Analysts claim OLED iPhone could be delayed by up to two months
A couple of weeks ago, we first began hearing reports from analysts claiming that Apple's upcoming OLED iPhone would be delayed due to issues with production. Now this week, KGI is claiming that mass production may not happen until as late as October/November, missing the usual September time frame for …
Read More »iPhone 8 ‘dummy model’ images appear online
There have been quite a few leaks regarding the next iPhone recently. Last week we saw a leaked design document and this week, images of what appears to be an iPhone 8 ‘dummy model' have appeared online. If accurate, then this could be our first early look at what Apple …
Read More »Call of Duty: WWII campaign, multiplayer, release date and beta details leak
Following leaks from earlier this month, Activision officially unveiled Call of Duty: WWII alongside plans for a full reveal livestream in two days time. However, the official reveal hasn't deterred leakers from jumping in while they still can, with new leaks this week revealing the game's release date, beta program …
Read More »AOC launches PDS range of Porsche-styled screens
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Read More »Dell unveils its first 4K monitor with HDR 10
Over the last couple of years, there has been a big push to make HDR10 the new standard for TVs, with many new 4K sets coming with support for the tech. This has now begun carrying over to PC monitors too. Not only do ASUS and Acer have two 4K/HDR …
Read More »AMD stealth-launches Radeon RX 550, partners make noise
While we've been on a steady flow of Polaris RX 580- and 570-series reviews this week, these have been stolen the attention from other entries in AMD's line-up. AMD did launch something else on the 18th of April, only it passed by very discreetly because it was overshadowed by AMD's …
Read More »Retail licenses of Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 can still upgrade to Windows 10
If you purposely missed the upgrade window for Windows 10, on your totally legit Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 machine, and now you are regretting the decision because Windows 10 is really the only way to go to keep your PC up-to-date, then there might be a little light at …
Read More »PC Specialist launches two new ‘Liquid Series’ systems
Following on from positive feedback at last year's EGX, PC Specialist today has launched its first limited edition ‘Liquid Series' systems. These particular builds are handcrafted with acrylic tubing for the liquid cooling loop, along with parts chosen to help tackle 4K gaming, all housed inside of In-Win's 25th Anniversary …
Read More »Court rules fan-made subtitles for TV and film are illegal
Last year, The Free Subtitles Foundation, a group dedicated to pumping out free fan-made subtitles, decided to take the anti-piracy group BREIN to court in hopes of a judge ruling fan subs as legal. Unfortunately, after more than a year, it seems that plan has backfired, with a judge this …
Read More »Upcoming Elite Dangerous patch will fix issues introduced in last major update
If you have been playing Elite Dangerous recently then you may have encountered a few bugs following the most recent update. ‘The Commanders' update began rolling out earlier this month and didn't get off to the best start, causing a simulation failure and throwing some systems out of balance. At …
Read More »Samsung will issue a software fix for Galaxy S8 ‘red screen’ issue
Update: Samsung has now confirmed plans to push out a software update to fix the Galaxy S8 ‘red tint' display issue that some early adopters are reporting. After the initial issue was reported, a Samsung rep did claim that the tint could be removed within the phone's settings menu but …
Read More »Corsair and MSI team up again for Hydro GFX GTX 1080Ti
Corsair and MSI are teaming up once again to release a new Hydro GFX graphics card this year. This time around, Corsair has applied its AIO liquid cooling expertise to the GTX 1080Ti, creating an easy to install liquid cooled GTX 108Ti. The Corsair Hydro GFX GTX 1080Ti is developed …
Read More »Phanteks upgrades the mATX Enthoo Evolv with Tempered Glass and better layout
Over the last few months, Phanteks has been revamping its Evolve case range with Tempered Glass options. The ATX sized Enthoo Evolv is already available with a tempered glass window and now the Evolv MATX also sports tempered glass, with RGB illumination and an easy access front I/O. The latest …
Read More »User patch unlocks Windows updates for Kaby Lake and Ryzen on Windows 7/8.1
Update: At this point, we are all aware of Microsoft's update lock policy on systems featuring the latest CPUs from Intel and AMD. Essentially, those running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 can no longer receive important security updates natively if they are running a Kaby Lake or Ryzen processor. Fortunately, …
Read More »Legal complaint claims Bose has been tracking and selling customer data without permission
It looks like Bose has found itself in some legal trouble following accusations that the company used an app to track and collect information on customers without permission. Using an app, Bose is said to have tracked the listening habits of its wireless headphone customers and then sold that data …
Read More »Blizzard is making more changes to ranked tie-breakers in Overwatch
It looks like Blizzard is set to make some more changes to how tie breakers are handled in ranked Overwatch matches, after the current system was found to be causing some confusion amongst players. In a recent patch, changes were made to how tie breakers are determined, adding a progress …
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