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Nvidia Corp. plans to release its next-generation affordable graphics adapter in mid-August, according to a media report. The solution will be powered by the GM206 graphics processing unit featuring second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and its performance will be around 25 per cent lower compared to that of the GeForce GTX 960. …

The EU Commission has opened up some questionable anti-trust cases in recent times but it looks like it has finally launched one that we can all get on board with. The EU has launched an anti-trust investigation against several US movie studios and even Sky UK in an effort to …

Allwinner Technology, the company primarily known for its ultra-cheap application processors for entry-level smartphones and tablets, may become a major chip design house in China, if it acquires Rockchip Electronics using money provided by the Chinese government. Last year the government of China announced intention to invest about a trillion …

Smartwatches are actually pretty capable little devices, in the past we have seen them run full apps, Microsoft's Windows XP and now, apparently smartwatches can also run Half-Life thanks to a new app called SDLash, which emulates the GoldSource engine on a smartwatch. Given that the entire Source engine is …

Update: We have some news for those of you with Android smartphones, Fallout Shelter now has a Google Play Store release date, following a fairly lengthy iOS exclusive period. Android smartphone users will be able to download Fallout Shelter on the 13th of August, according to reports coming straight out …

Well things aren't off to a great start for Capcom with the Street Fighter V beta as it has suffered numerous issues since its launch last night. The game's servers were then taken offline around an hour after players starting getting in to the PS4 beta and we aren't really …

At E3 this year, we finally got a proper glimpse at the new Doom game and now we know when we will actually get a chance to play it. At QuakeCon yesterday, it was announced that the Doom multiplayer alpha will be with us in just a few months time, …

Back at E3, Microsoft revealed its brand new controller for the PC and Xbox One. The Elite wireless controller aims to offer gamers much more customization by adding extra buttons, button remapping capabilities and complete control over sensitivity. However, that all comes at a price. The Xbox One Elite Controller …

While most of us might still be trying to perfect our aerial shots on Rocket League, the ability to manipulate the ball without a human foot going anywhere near it has been pushed to the limits at the 19th annual robot world cup, held in China as part of the …

It is not a secret that Intel Corp.’s upcoming “Skylake” processors will have a number of micro-architecture-related advantages over predecessors. Various leaks point to different kind of performance gains, but Intel itself, apparently, expects its new central processing units to be 10 – 20% faster than “Broadwell” products depending on …

As much as contactless payments with a debit or credit card represent a much easier way to go about paying for things you want, since you don't even need to remember your pin code, they represent a massive security problem according to Which?. Due to the low cost of card …

The search for a planet that is as Earth-like as possible is an important one. Not only could it one day prove to be a second home for humanity when we stretch our influence outside of the confines of this solar system, but it could also potentially be a place …

Universal is one of the major movie studios that has gone after pirates with everything it's got over the past decade, but it might want to look inside its organisation as much as without. One of the automated DMCA takedown tools utilised by the company has filed a takedown request …

Full Motion Video was an exciting technology when it first debuted in the '90s. The ability to watch videos at a low resolution was considered the way of the future and a way to have great effects in games without needing to program them to do it. In reality, it …

Samsung Foundry this week said that it had officially added its 10nm FinFET fabrication technology into its foundry roadmap. The company also clarified that it will start mass production of chips using its third-generation manufacturing process with FinFET transistors in late 2016, which means that the first 16nm commercial chips …

In a bid to prepare for the launch of its upcoming GeForce GTX 950-series products, Nvidia Corp. is reportedly slashing the price of its GeForce GTX 750 Ti products. The price-cuts are not really significant, but they should help the company and its partners to clear the road for the …

It is not a secret that Intel Corp. plans to formally introduce its code-named “Skylake” processors for mobile computers in late September or early October, 2015. Apparently, notebook makers are ready to mass produce new generation of laptops based on the next-gen central processing units, according to a media report. …

Following on from other sites abandoning Flash, streaming site, Twitch, has also revealed that it will be switching from Adobe's solution to HTML 5, just as YouTube did some time ago. Flash Plenty of big name companies have been moving away from Flash recently, including Mozilla and Facebook, whose Chief …

Thanks to release of Apple Watch in the second calendar quarter of 2015, the market of smartwatch devices more than quadrupled in the period. Apple’s Watch was so successful that it not only outsold all of its rivals, but it outsold all of its competitors combined. At present Apple controls …

Bethesda has announced that it will be releasing a Fallout Anthology in September, featuring all of the previous Fallout games leading up to Fallout 4 in one mini-nuke shaped package for PC gamers. The announcement was made during the QuakeCon welcome ceremony today. The package includes Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout …

It looks like Apple is looking to expand its Touch ID fingerprint sensor in to other products as a recently filed patent from the company suggests that future Apple TV remotes will come with the technology built-in. This would add an extra layer of security when setting up TV service …

The eSports scene has been in a bit of a stir over the last week or so, after a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player admitted that players are often using drugs like Adderall in an attempt to boost performance. Now, ESL, one of the largest tournament organizers in eSports has …

Last year, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics announced the sequel to the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot live on Microsoft's own E3 stage. At the time, we learned that Rise of the Tomb Raider would be launching exclusively on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 at launch but now, we also …

Nvidia is back with more graphics card game bundles. Now, those looking to pick up a GTX 960, 970, 980 0r a top of the line GTX 980Ti will receive a free copy of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain packed in the box. Metal Gear Solid V is …

ARM Holdings, the company whose microprocessor IP powers the vast majority of smartphones, consumer electronics products, printers, cameras, hard drives and a lot of other applications, this week announced development of its first ARMv8-R processor core for real-time embedded apps. The new core will belong to the ARM Cortex-R family …

Recently Square Enix President, Yosuke Matsuda has been in the news after explaining his rule for judging new IP/franchises. In an interview with Weekly Famitsu the publisher head explained that he believes that a new franchise needs at least three games before its success can be judged reasonably. “Looking retrospectively …

Even though supply runs to the International Space Station have been rather problematic as of late, that doesn't mean we've forgotten how to make it into low-earth-orbit. The Soyuz TMA-17M has successfully launched and docked with the ISS, delivering its ultra-precious cargo of Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Japanese astronaut Kimiya …

Qualcomm has been one of the more disruptive companies in the technological industry over the past few years, with its chips beating AMD and Intel to the punch in many mobile scenarios. However that may not be the case in the future, as the American firm has announced that it's …

John Smedley has stepped down from his role as CEO of Daybreak, the company behind H1Z1, with plans to take a break before returning to a lower profile role, following an extended campaign of personal and professional attacks against him by hackers. A Daybreak spokesperson wished him all the best and …

The Twits and other Roald Dahl characters might have frightened, inspired and amazed children of many generations past, but they've never been brought to the fore in quite such a style as this. In a series of new applications, the classical author's most iconic characters are set to make their …