Overclockers UK has announced today that it will begin selling two new premium Audio-Technica gaming headsets, the ATH-AG1 which comes in a closed headphone design and the ATH-ADG1 which comes in an open back design. Audio Technica is drawing on 50 years worth of audio expertise to create these two …
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Unreleased Duke Nukem PSP game discovered
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass was originally created for the Nintendo DS but it turns out that a very different Playstation Portable version was made but never saw a commercial release. The discovery was made by Dave Gibson, an employee at the Library of Congress. Gibson stumbled across the unreleased game …
Read More »Crytek still owns the Timesplitters IP
While it's not clear whether or not the Crytek UK studio is still open, we do know that the team that had previously developed Timesplitters and is currently working on Homefront: The Revolution now works for Dambuster Studios. However, it seems that the ex Crytek UK team isn't going to …
Read More »Valve may have just sneakily launched the Source 2 engine
Valve may have sneakily given us our first look at the Source 2 engine as Dota 2's workshop tools, in-game assets and code all appear to have been ported over to the company's long awaited engine update in a new set of Workshop tools. Community developers took to Reddit to …
Read More »Director explains who might have leaked Expendables 3
Expendables 3's fallout could go down as one of the biggest piracy related stories of the year. Not only was it leaked pre-release, but it was leaked at a decent quality too. This sent Lionsgate into a meltdown, with lawsuits, site take downs and presumably a lot of finger pointing …
Read More »World of Warcraft to celebrate 10 years, with corgis
It's very rare that a game remains popular for ten years, let alone maintains the multiple millions of monthly subscribers that World of Warcraft has, which is why this November when the MMO officially turns 10, Blizzard is looking to celebrate in style. To harken back to the early days …
Read More »Twitch will mute music to protect copyright
Oh dear. Twitch, the video game streaming site that is most likely set to be bought out by Google for a billion dollars in the near future, has announced sweeping changes that will see whole 30 minute sections of videos on demand muted, if they are found to contain copyright protected …
Read More »Armari Magnetar M16E-AW1200-GPU Workstation Review
The workstation market is a bit like a parallel universe compared to mainstream desktop computing. But technological developments work both ways. Armari's Magnetar M16E-AW1200-GPU is the first system we have seen with AMD's new FirePro W8100, based on the Hawaii PRO GPU. The Hawaii PRO first saw the light of …
Read More »IBM offered GlobalFoundries $1 billion to take its foundry business away
As reported, the deal between International Business Machines Corp. and GlobalFoundries over chip manufacturing assets of the former has failed to materialize because the latter did not want to pay enough to the former. However, according to a new report, it was IBM, who was offering money to GlobalFoundries to take …
Read More »Netbooks are back? Lenovo plans to launch $199 – $249 laptops in 2014
In a bid to fight Chromebooks – systems running Google’s Chrome operating system – Microsoft has managed to encourage multiple of its partners to return ultra-low-cost personal computers (ULCPCs) to the market. Lenovo Group, along with a number of other PC makers, reportedly plans to release Windows 8.1-based systems that …
Read More »Dell wants to create mood-reading devices in three years
Research and development division of Dell is working on mood-reading hardware and software. The actual device and programs could reach the market as soon as in 2017. The technology, which could accurately identify a wearer’s emotional states, could be used for both work and entertainment. Jai Menon, the head of …
Read More »Plextor begins to ship ‘accelerated’ M6 Pro solid-state drives
Plextor has begun to ship its M6 Pro solid-state drives that come with performance-acceleration software and in many cases promise to significantly outperform competing SSDs with Serial ATA-6Gb/s interface. The new drives further improve reliability and endurance of SSDs thanks to Plextor’s new way of testing its solid-state drives. Just like other Plextor M6 …
Read More »EVLeaks is retiring from mobile leaks
After a very successful two year stint providing the Internet with reliable leaks of mobile devices and ruining launch event surprises, EVLeaks, AKA Evan Blass, is retiring from his Twitter handle and will no longer be leaking upcoming smartphone or tablet information. Blass earned quite the reputation thanks to the …
Read More »Apotop launches new S3C SSD range
Apotop, the Taiwanese creator of peripherals and creative gadgets is entering the Solid State Drive market with its new range of S3C drives. All S3C Sata III drives come equipped with the SM2246 controller Synchronous NAND Flash. These drives will be available in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB variants and …
Read More »Apple and Samsung drop patent disputes outside the U.S.
Apple and Samsung Electronics have agreed to end all their legal disputes outside the U.S. The agreement do not include any cross-licensing contracts and therefore it is possible that the two companies will renew legal fights in the future. “Samsung and Apple have agreed to drop all litigation between the …
Read More »The Stomping Land developer breaks silence
It turns out that Early Access title and Kickstarter success, The Stomping Land, is not dead- it's just switching to a new engine. After months of silence, the developer behind the game has finally spoke out to combat recent rumors suggesting that the game had been abandoned. The developer behind …
Read More »Sony is giving up on Playstation for Android
Sony has announced that it is officially giving up on Playstation for Android, the cross-platform Vita and Android indie gaming publishing scheme will no longer be supported in newer versions of Google's mobile operating system. The service will still run on older Sony certified devices. However, Sony can't guarantee that …
Read More »Activision admits Call of Duty isn’t immune to declining pre-orders
Pre-orders are declining in the video game industry and according to Activision CEO, Eric Hirshberg, even a franchise as huge as Call of Duty is not immune to the effects of that, despite its relevance in pop culture. Speaking with investors and transcribed by Seeking Alpha, Hirshberg said that we can …
Read More »Hynix SH920/910A 128GB SSD review
It’s not often that a new manufacturer comes into a mature market, but that’s what we’re seeing in the KitGuru Labs today. SK hynix, one of the world’s largest producers of memory chips, has decided to get serious in the SSD market with the latest SH910A – almost a year …
Read More »Toshiba shows off its first TLC NAND-based SSD
At the Flash Memory Summit trade-show that takes place in Santa Clara, California, this week Toshiba Corp. has showcased its first solid-state drive based on triple-level cell (TLC) NAND flash memory. While the SSD is designed for client devices, it will be aimed only at embedded applications and will not …
Read More »Gigabyte confirms Nvidia GeForce GTX 880 launch this fall
A representative for Gigabyte Technology has confirmed that the company plans to introduce its next-generation Nvdia GeForce GTX 880-based graphics cards this fall. The company even said that the boards will use custom coolers, which may mean that they will also be factory overclocked. In an interview with a Chinese …
Read More »Apple to unveil iPhone 6 on the 9th of September – report
Apple intends to formally unveil its next-generation iPhone 6 family of smartphones on the 9th of September, 2014, according to a media report. The launch is projected to be the biggest iPhone introduction ever since Apple’s smartphones are going to finally get large screens, all-new design and a new operating …
Read More »Asustek, MSI get serious about branded desktops
Traditionally companies like Asustek Computer and MicroStar International were focused on designing competitive mainboards, graphics cards and other computer components. However, in the recent years the DIY market began to stagnate, which is why the manufacturers started to look at alternative revenue sources. Recently Asus and MSI began to concentrate on own-brand …
Read More »Marvell unveils controller for SSDs with 2GB/s and 4GB/s bandwidth
Marvell this week introduced its new controller that will power next-generation ultra-high-performance solid-state drives with PCI Express 3.0 or SATA Express interfaces. The controller also supports non-volatile memory express (NVMe) 1.1 specification and can support not only consumer, but also server-class SSDs. The Marvell 88SS1093 NVMe controller with three processing …
Read More »Evolve has been delayed until 2015
We've got one less game to look forward to this October as Take-Two Interactive has revealed that Evolve, the highly anticipated co-op shooter has been delayed until 2015 despite being advertised as the game that would define the next gen consoles in 2014 just a few short weeks ago. Instead of launching on …
Read More »Samsung resumes business with Chinese supplier found employing children
Samsung is resuming business with a Chinese supplier that was found to be employing underage workers. The Korean phone maker originally suspended all business with Dongguan Shinyang Electronics after children were found working at the factory. However, further investigation has revealed that the under age workers weren't hired by Dongguan Shinyang Electronics …
Read More »Resident Evil 1 is getting a HD remake
Capcom has announced that it is remaking its 1996 survival horror classic, Resident Evil, for the PC, Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360, bringing the game back for a new generation of fans to enjoy. From what we've seen so far, the in-game assets seem to be based on …
Read More »Paypal ignores two factor authentication bypass bug
Back in June, security researcher, Joshua Rogers, discovered a bug in Paypal's two factor authentication system, allowing it to be completely bypassed by logging in through a ‘special' page. Despite Rogers reporting the bypass several times, the company has yet to patch it up or even acknowledge the problem and as a …
Read More »AMD to release Radeon series Solid State Drives
AMD has announced that it will release a series of Solid State Drives under the Radeon R7 brand, these new ‘gaming focused' drives are due to arrive later this year and will come in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB options. This marks AMD's first move in to the storage space, having already …
Read More »Lionsgate taking on all comers in Expendables 3 takedowns
If you've ever wondered what a major movie studio looks like when it lowers its visor, powers up its auto-cannons and enters full on battle mode, just take a look at Lionsgate. Right now it's a whirling dervish of fists and takedown requests, as it tries to control the HD …
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