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Dota 2 has been a great success for Valve over the years and its position as a free to play game has surely helped with that. With that in mind, it is big news that after all of these years, Valve has decided to implement a new subscription for the …

It's a new router from NETGEAR with some very impressive software under the hood. Worth the £240 tag?

Back in June 2015, Microsoft launched one of its most ambitious Surface devices yet in the form of the Surface Hub. This particular Surface system was a huge 55-inch or 84-inch all-in-one PC, with prices of just over £5,700 and £16,200 respectively. The Surface Hub eventually arrived, but it was …

Researchers have uncovered malware that has kept hidden since 2012, dubbing the malicious strain Slingshot after names found within the files. Despite only 100 systems found infected, Slingshot is sophisticated and no short of a “masterpiece” according to its discoverers. Slingshot was revealed by researchers at Kaspersky Lab as a …

Over the last year, there has been a lot of talk surrounding the future of smartphone fingerprint scanners and the idea of embedding them into displays. For a while, it looked like both Samsung and Apple were working on this technology, but as we saw with the iPhone X, that …

We were given a break from the usual controversies surround graphics cards last week after a report surfaced surrounding Nvidia's new GeForce Partner Program. It seems that there is some concern behind the scenes about what this program represents and its potential for anti-consumerism, so today we are digging in and hoping to clear up some points of confusion.

Broadcom’s journey in its attempt to acquire Qualcomm has taken some twists and turns, from the Snapdragon chipmaker declining a record-breaking buyout offer to possible delays in the acquisition due to fears of national security implications. Now, it seems that Intel is a little worried about the merger as it …

Along with the announcement of Fortnite: Battle Royale coming to iOS and Android, we learned that the title will be featuring cross-play and cross-progression between all platforms, with Xbox One noticeably missing from the list. It turns out that the Microsoft console will be supporting cross-play with all platforms apart …

The original State of Decay launched back in 2013, sporting a handful of microtransactions before the boom of controversy ridiculing the practice as exploitative. As we approach the impending release of the sequel, developer Undead Labs has revealed that State of Decay 2 will buck this trend entirely. While Middle-earth: …

Famed Star Wars and Mass Effect writer, Drew Karpyshyn, has left Bioware once again just three years after his return to the studio. Karpyshyn had previously been involved in the Mass Effect series, SWTOR and the original Knights of the Old Republic. Most recently, he was working as a writer …

While not officially announced, it seems that Microsoft is planning to reuse its “Creators Update” moniker for a third Windows 10 build. The firm is currently working on an update codenamed Redstone 4, which is the most likely candidate for the leaked, and debatably catchier “Windows 10 Spring Creators Update” …

Google is doubling down on emerging technology, debuting its new quantum computing chip that could potentially lead to a major breakthrough. While still in the theoretical stages, the company has stated that its Bristlecone design can outdo today’s CPU technology still using silicon. “We are cautiously optimistic that quantum supremacy …

If you are in need of a new game to jazz up your weekend, then we have the competition for you. Over the weekend, we are running a caption contest, the winner of which will receive a STEAM game of their choice. It's open WORLDWIDE and we'll pick a winner on Sunday!

For the last several years, G.Skill has been hosting the OC World Cup and this year is no exception. The 5th Annual OC World Cup 2018 was announced today, with the Online Qualifier stage set to begin in March. Overclockers around the world will compete submitting scores, with the eventual …

Miramar released in December, marking the PC version’s transition from Early Access to full release. The desert setting provided quite the departure from the grassy setting of the original map and it looks like the next map is to do the same once again, introducing a jungle environment in a …

Earlier this year, Facebook went on a crusade against cryptocurrency scams, banning advertisements left, right and centre. Twitter now looks to be doing the same thing, cracking down on scam accounts, however it seems legitimate crypto enthusiasts have been caught in the crossfire. As it stands, Twitter has left alone …

In early 2017, Valve rounded up a bunch of press outlets and began explaining its future plans for Steam and game releases. Later on in the year we received a teaser for Artifact, a Dota 2-themed card game and after that, things went silent. That silence ended this week, with …

While Mario Tennis Aces did get given a sizeable platform, revealing all we’d come to know from the leak, it was another title that stole the show. Alongside some surprising ports, Super Smash Bros is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch, and even more shocking is that it’ll arrive this …

For 25 years, Intel sat on top of the pile as the undisputed king of the semiconductor hill, but last summer, Samsung took the number one revenue spot away for the first time. For 20 years, systems powered by American chips topped the charts of the world's most powerful supercomputers, …

It's a small ITX rig with an 8700K and GTX 1080 Ti. Is it worth £2799?

For most of us, it's hard to imagine a world where you don't have access to powerful computing devices and high speed internet 24/7. While a quarter of UK pupils are now classed as ‘extreme' internet users (spending up to 3 times the international average online), as many as 10% …

It seems that news of RAM prices stabilising has been greatly exaggerated, as datacentre demand has begun to drive costs even higher than before.

Back in May 2017, Microsoft announced that it would be launching another edition of Windows 10, known as ‘Windows 10 S'. This particular version was intended for cheaper laptops and ultrabooks, with a focus on getting a ‘safe' version of Windows 10 into schools and into the hands of students. …

While analysts started off with high hopes for Apple's iPhone X, over time, their view has become increasingly pessimistic. We've already seen reports of Apple dropping its supply orders, indicating that the company plans to make fewer units than expected, and now, analysts are beginning to lower their sales expectations …

Ubisoft has had its issues with buggy game launches in the past and while things have improved over time, this has come at the cost of development time, as play tests get underway. In the future, this may not be an issue though, as the publisher has developed an ‘AI …

Rainbow Six Siege is just entering its third year on the market and it looks like Ubisoft's consistent content updates are paying off well. This week, Rainbow Six Siege saw huge growth, setting a new concurrent player record for the game on PC. Previously, Rainbow Six Siege's peak concurrent player …

Got a spare £799 for a 2.0 speaker system? The AirPulse A200 could be just the ticket

For decades, delivery was largely synchronous. You had to be in the right place at the right time, or you'd end up with a look of disappointment and a ‘hastily scribbled card through the door’ from the courier. Amazon is revolutionising the delivery mechanism with technologies like ‘smart lockers' that let …

The Oculus Rift has been selling particularly well over the last few months, but unfortunately it looks like users are starting to run into issues. Recently, a ‘black screen of death' began affecting users, and so far, the finger is being pointed at recent Nvidia driver updates as well as …

It looks like the graphics card market will be getting a new contender this year. This week, reports emerged claiming that motherboard maker ASRock will begin selling graphics cards as soon as April, with a main focus on supplying AMD-based GPUs. ASRock has been around since 2002 and since then, …