Even though pirating many pieces of software, movies and games is incredibly easy for those with a bit of technical know-how, its the long term upkeep that can be difficult. Official updates aren't likely to work and worse yet, they get complacent, which is where the likes of Microsoft can …
Read More »League of Legends Tribunal to return soon
The League of Legends's player run Tribunal system was an ambitious attempt to curb negative attitudes and comments from players of the highly competitive, and often toxic game. However about a year ago it was pulled, with Riot stating that it wanted to revamp the feature and improve it in …
Read More »STMicroelectronics will not develop 10nm process technology
STMicroelectronics, one of a few semiconductor manufacturers from Europe, said that it would not develop 10nm process technology. Essentially, this means that the company will close its chip manufacturing facility in Crolles, France, at some point in the future. “We do not have any 10nm planned, and we do not …
Read More »Intel roadmap confirms launch timeframes for ‘Broadwell’, ‘Skylake’ CPUs
A newly published roadmap of Intel Corp. confirms that the company is on track to release its code-named “Broadwell” and “Skylake-S” microprocessors this year as well as “Broadwell-E” chips early in 2016. PCOnline has published a slide from Intel’s roadmap, which reveals model numbers of Intel’s upcoming central processing units. …
Read More »HP’s upcoming PCs to use next-gen Radeon R9 300-series graphics cards
Hewlett-Packard has announced its lineup of gaming PCs it is going to offer its clients for back to school season. The personal computers will feature next-generation AMD Radeon R9 and R7 300-series graphic adapters. The upcoming HP Envy Tower and the HP Envy Phoenix Tower personal computers based on the …
Read More »CCP Games head thinks we might be overestimating VR
We might be overestimating virtual reality, according to CCP Games CEO, Hilmar Veigar Pétursson. Those are big words coming from the head of the studio making one of the most promising virtual reality projects so far, Eve Valkyrie. According to Pétursson, right now “people tend to overestimate what we will …
Read More »GTA V mod lets you control virtual phone with app
Modders are continuing to experiment with Grand Theft Auto V for the PC. The latest addition to the game comes from DIY Projects Planetleak, who has made a smartphone app to emulate and control the virtual smartphone found in the game. This has nothing to do with the iFruit companion …
Read More »Facebook expands Internet.org to all developers amid concerns
Although the Facebook backed project, Internet.org, was initially slated as a method for those in under-developed technological areas to access ‘the internet,' it drew a lot of criticism for limiting those people's access to certain websites. This prompted many people to suggest that Facebook was hampering the push for net …
Read More »European Hardware Awards – Finalists announced
The European Hardware Awards highlights the very best hardware available in the European market with the winners being announced on the opening day of Computex in Taipei. Now that the Editorial Panel has completed its initial deliberations, we're ready to announce the nominees for the European Hardware Awards 2015. On 24th April, …
Read More »This year’s DotA 2 International prize pool is already at $5 million
Despite having only been available for purchase for just a few days, gamers from around the world have already spent millions of dollars on Valve's annually released Compendium, which not only unlocks great prizes for DotA 2 gamers, but also adds a few dollars to the prize pool for this …
Read More »MESH and others launch Bank Holiday deals
There has been a long tradition of Bank Holiday sales in the UK – a way for the retail industry to plug the promotional gap between Christmas and July. The success of any given company's offer will normally depend on the weather. Hot and sunny means a bumper spend in …
Read More »AMD delays FreeSync support on multi-GPU systems
Advanced Micro Devices said this week that its FreeSync technology will not be supported by systems running multiple AMD Radeon graphics cards for a while. The GPU developer revealed no information regarding problems it ran into with its FreeSync and CrossFire technologies. The company is confident that it will be …
Read More »Japanese company unveils micro-USB hub for smartphones, tablets
Even though loads of accessories for mobile devices nowadays are wireless, there are a lot of useful wired gadgets that can be connected to a smartphone or tablet. Unfortunately, the vast majority of mobile devices feature only one micro-USB port today. However, a company from Japan has released a tiny …
Read More »Attack on Titan 3DS game delayed in Europe due to copyright
At the start of April, we learned that the Attack on Titan 3DS game would be heading to Europe thanks to Atlus. However, now a few weeks later, a copyright issue is forcing the publisher to delay the game and change its name before launching in PAL territories. The game …
Read More »OnePlus and Cyanogen are officially parting ways
The rift between Cyanogen and OnePlus in recent months has been very evident, with all signs pointing towards the two companies going their separate ways by the time the OnePlus Two rolls around. Now the companies have officially stated their intentions to part ways. However, those of you who own …
Read More »GlobalFoundries is working on 10nm process technology internally
Just like other contract makers of semiconductors, GlobalFoundries is already developing its next-generation 10nm process technology. However, despite of the fact that GlobalFoundries is about to acquire IBM’s semiconductor manufacturing business and the company’s close ties to Samsung Electronics, the 10nm fabrication tech is developed completely internally at the moment. …
Read More »Black Mesa website updated with countdown timer
If you have done any research in to Source mods over the last few years, then you will have likely come across Black Mesa. The fan-made project aims to recreate Half-Life 1, it started off as a free but unfinished modification, however, eventually Valve gave the game clearance to sell …
Read More »AMD may be developing APUs for TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process technology
Although leaked roadmaps of Advanced Micro Devices indicate that the company’s next year’s accelerated processing units and central processing units will all be made using 14nm FinFET fabrication process at GlobalFoundries, this does not mean that AMD plans to cease using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. as a production partner. For …
Read More »AMD cuts price of Radeon R9 285 in Europe
Advanced Micro Devices and its partners have started to cut prices of graphics cards based on the Radeon R9 285 graphics processing units in Europe. It is unclear how long will the promotion will last and whether it is a widespread price-cut or an attempt to clear out some local …
Read More »The Assassin’s Creed movie to start filming in September
The Assassin's Creed movie has been in the making for quite a while now. However, it looks like everything is finally coming together with filming due to begin in September, according to actor, Michael Fassbender, who will be playing an unspecified role in the film. In an interview with ComingSoon, …
Read More »We now know when EA will be holding its E3 conference
E3 is about six weeks away, so far we know when Microsoft, Sony, Bethesda and Square Enix will be holding their own press conferences for game announcements and now, EA has announced its own plans for E3 as well. EA will be holding its own hour-long press conference on the …
Read More »Valve rolls back Steam Market after bug changes prices
Valve's Steam Market has a bit of a meltdown yesterday after it randomly started valuing items at the same rate in Indonesian rupiahs and US dollars. To put it simply, a $1 item would just cost one rupiah, when usually one US dollar is worth 13,000 rupiahs. This meant that …
Read More »Win 3 copies of Total War Attila this weekend!
Bank holiday weekend is upon us and our good friends at MSI UK wanted to offer up some shiny game codes. If you ever fancied yourself as a modern day Sun Tzu – then dust off your copy of The Art Of War and join in the fun with other …
Read More »Samsung warns of Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge RAM problem
Samsung has warned users that a small percentage of both the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge flagship devices are currently experiencing performance issues due to the RAM being mismanaged. Both devices make use of 3GB DDR4 RAM, but due to poor memory management in the software, only up to 400MB …
Read More »The HTC One M9 is getting RAW photo support
HTC is hoping to beef up its One M9 camera software a bit more by adding in support for RAW photos. Since its release, reviewers have picked up on the HTC One M9's slightly lacking camera so the company has been at work making software updates to try and bump …
Read More »Phytium to detail 64-core ARMv8-A processor for HPC in August
The U.S. government recently banned sales of Xeon Phi co-processors for high-performance computing applications to numerous supercomputer sites in China, slowing down development of local research. But perhaps, China will not need any HPC chips from the world’s renowned suppliers in the future as domestic companies are developing a number …
Read More »Latest GTA V patch is breaking mods
If you have been playing Grand Theft Auto V with any mods installed on the PC, then you may find that they stop working after the latest patch. New reports are saying that patch 350.1 fixes up some bugs and stability issues but is also breaking a number of mods. …
Read More »iPad Pro leak reveals size of the tablet and USB Type-C
We have been hearing about the iPad Pro for what feels like a lifetime in the tech world but it seems like the tablet might finally arrive this year and thanks to a new leak, we potentially know what form factor Apple is shooting for. We might get our first …
Read More »Windows 10 won’t come to mobile this summer
Microsoft has been making swift progress with the Windows 10 operating system on desktops since its announcement last summer but it looks like the company needs a little more time to work on the mobile variant. Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10 for mobile won't launch this summer. Speaking at …
Read More »Microsoft not honouring Xbox One controller warranties?
When you buy yourself a controller, especially if it's an official one, you expect it to have a fair amount of life in it, even if you're a heavy gamer. However that's not been the experience of KitGuru reader Michael Allred, who recently contacted Microsoft support to make use of …
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