Samsung Electronics said this week that was working on two smartphones based on Tizen operating system. The company said that thus far it had delayed introductions of Tizen-based handsets due to various reasons, but in the second quarter of 2014 it would introduce two models on select markets. Samsung planned …
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What if Star Citizen was sold to Facebook too?
Even though most seem to have come around to the idea, there's still a few of you that are pissed Oculus VR was bought out by Facebook. But what if other beloved companies, like the one behind Star Citizen was also bought out by the social network? Don't worry, it won't. …
Read More »Tizen association gets 15 new members, still no hardware
Tizen Association, an industry consortium that supports the development of an open source Tizen software platform and operating system, last week announced that it had been joined by 15 new members. The expansion of the Tizen team will likely speed up its adoption and will make the platform more competitive …
Read More »Omaze continues online fundraising with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Omaze, the site that works like a mashup of a charity auction and Kickstarter, may still be in beta, but that doesn't mean it isn't bringing in big names to help good causes. The latest addition to its roster of potential experiences, is hanging out with, working out with and …
Read More »Star Citizen breaks $35 million, introduces new ship
It seems like only a month ago that were were talking about how Star Citizen had broken its latest monetary milestone (less than, actually) but today we're doing practically the same story, as the game from Chris Roberts of Wing Commander fame, has now hit its next crowd funded stretch …
Read More »Star Citizen’s dogfighting module has been delayed
Star Citizen is a true Kickstarter juggernaut, in-fact it seems to raise a few million dollars every time we check in on how it's doing, but with so many backers looking forward to the release- there isn't any room for disappointment. It's because of this that the dog fighting module, …
Read More »Star Citizen continues to rake in millions
Anyone with more than a fraction of a bitcoin sitting in a wallet at the moment, is no doubt starting their day by popping up MtGox or a similar site and checking the current value. It's understandable, that currency's individual cost is flying up day after day. But if you're …
Read More »Star Citizen developer hires fan video maker
Star Citizen it's just the biggest crowd funded project ever, but it's also garnering a seriously rabid fan base around it, with early backers already thinking ahead to what the game will be like at full release. Some fans have even been making videos using some of the few assets …
Read More »Star Citizen breaks $25 million
Star Citizen is a behemoth at this point. Not only is it the most successfully crowd funded campaign ever, but it continues to blow even its own estimations out of the water. It's been over a year since the space-sim's original Kickstarter campaign and it's just earned another $1 million …
Read More »Star Citizen’s next stretch goal is incredible facial capture
Star Citizen just gets more and more exciting. A new trailer recently released during an AMD conference drew the attention away from even a new generation of GPUs and it looks likely to happen again. Having hit $20 million since its original campaign (which only ‘required' $500,000 for completion) project …
Read More »Star Citizen ships will give you gunner seats
That title might sound like an odd part to highlight of the ten minute video of Star Citizen's live stream below, but it's my favourite detail of the whole thing. Why? Because it means when you're under attack, you'll need to physically get out of your co-pilot seat and move …
Read More »Star Citizen is most crowd funded project ever
Star Citizen, the space faring sim set to come out out Cloud Industries sometime in the latter half of 2014, has passed the Pebble Watch for smartphones, making it the most funded project since the concept of crowd funding hit the internet. Of course Star Citizen didn't do it in …
Read More »Turkish citizens take to VPN to prevent government crackdown
It seemed clear from yesterday's rants by Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that he's not a big fan of the internet and specifically social networks. In the past, countries undergoing heavy civilian protests have attempted to crack down on internet usage because it helps protesters organise and get the word out …
Read More »Star Citizen clears nine million dollars
Star Citizen, the biggest gaming crowd funding success story, has now tipped the scales at over $9 million (£5.8 million). However only a small portion of that came from Kickstarter, the rest has slowly ticked up on the official site, half making you wonder if Kickstarter is even necessary any …
Read More »Star Citizen dev. opens new studio in Santa Monica
The man behind one of Kickstarter – and crowdfunding in general's – biggest success stories, Chris Roberts' Star Citizen, has announced he's opening a new development studio in Santa Monica to focus on publishing and development of the in-game elements. He also said the new team would be working on …
Read More »Samsung will launch multiple Tizen devices this year
Tizen is another open source mobile platform, similar to Google's Android, that is instead maintained by a primary decision making group. As you might have guessed from the title, one half of this governing body is Samsung; the other is Intel. Other partners include Huawei, Panasonic and the United States' …
Read More »Dre Beats rip-offs brazenly bask in the London sun
When it comes to PCs, we've almost completely forgotten that we're actually talking about ‘compatibles' – that we don't buy the original ‘IBM PC', we actually buy something that agrees to ‘work in a similar way' and that's fine. But a Sunday morning stroll along one of the busiest markets …
Read More »ASUS adds more charisma to Zenbook UX21 with “Rose Gold” finish
ASUS decided to launch an Ultrabook striving to gain attention with its stylish, elegant design cues in an equally fitting manner at the Milan Fashion Week in Italy. Say hello to the new Zenbook UX21 Rose Gold Ultrabook. The Rose Gold edition of its UX21 stays with the 11-inch sized, …
Read More »The ‘Zen of Steve Jobs’ – graphic novel to be released
There have been many books and editorials written on the enigmatic ex-leader of Apple – Steve Jobs. His iconic status now will go down in the history books, as he brought Apple back from the brink of failure to become the world's most valuable company. A new graphic novel is …
Read More »Microsoft treat Apple mac users like second class citizens
Microsoft have issued patches for all versions of Office on Windows, including XP, 2003, 2007 and 2010 and Office for Mac 2011. They have not however delivered the security patches for Office for Mac 2004 and Office for Mac 2008. This has caused a huge uproar among the Macintosh community …
Read More »AMD Krackan Point APU appears in the Geekbench database
AMD's next-gen Ryzen AI 300 series APUs are on the horizon, and a fresh Geekbench leak has given us a sneak peek at the entry-level “Krackan” chip. An Asus laptop running a Krackan engineering sample has surfaced online, confirming the rumoured 6-core configuration with a 4GHz boost clock. The benchmark …
Read More »Activision might be bringing back its old licensed games
Activision seems set to bring many of its fan-favourite licensed games back from the dead, thanks to updated listings on SteamDB.
Read More »Tryx Luca L70 Case Review – needs a lot more work
The Tryx Luca L70 had some negative press at launch but is it really that bad?
Read More »NETGEAR Nighthawk RS300 WiFi 7 Router Review
We check out a relatively affordable new WiFi 7 router from Netgear
Read More »Thermaltake ToughRAM XG RGB D5 7200MT/s 32GB Review
It's a very fast kit of Thermaltake ToughRAM memory - but is it worth buying?
Read More »MSI tipped to announce Claw 8 AI+ handheld at CES
MSI's next-gen gaming handheld, the Claw 8 AI+, hasn't been announced yet, but that's likely happening soon. After a quiet showcase at Computex earlier this year, MSI's new handheld is apparently ready to be launched. The Claw 8 AI+ is a much-needed redemption arc for MSI after the somewhat underwhelming …
Read More »MSI launches the X870E Godlike motherboard for a whopping £1200
MSI's flagship X870E Godlike motherboard has landed, and it offers a true flagship feature set—if you can stomach the eye-watering £1200 price tag.
Read More »Klevv GENUINE G560 2TB Gen5.0 SSD Review
The GENUINE G560 from Klevv is the company's first-ever Gen 5.0 SSD. Powered by a Phison E26 controller and 232-layer NAND, the 2TB drive is rated at up to 14,000MB/s for Sequential reads, To help keep the drive cool, it's fitted with a passive aluminium heatsink. Powered by a Phison …
Read More »Infinity Nikki is coming to PC, PS5 and mobile on December 5th
PaperGames has announced that Infinity Nikki will officially be available on PC (Epic Games), PS5, and mobile platforms on December 5th. To celebrate the announcement, the developers have unveiled a brand-new trailer and the official system requirements to play the upcoming title on PC. Infinity Nikki invites players to immerse …
Read More »Avowed PC system requirements announced
The PC system requirements for Avowed have been revealed via the game's Steam page. An RTX 3080 is recommended, causing some optimisation concerns.
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