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Last year Intel Corp. dramatically reduced prices of high-performance multi-core system-on-chip for tablets in a bid to gain market share. This year Qualcomm intends to slash pricing of its multi-core application processors for smartphones in a bid to sustain its share on the market of smartphones in China. DigiTimes reports …

It looks like Apple is having some issues with last minute deals for its Beats Music streaming service. If Apple can't get the last of its crucial deals signed in time, then we might not see the streaming service appear at the World Wide Developer Conference after all. Sources speaking …

Oculus has finally announced an official release window for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Regular consumers will be able to get their hands on one during the first quarter of next year, so any time between January and March. Unfortunately, we still don't know any final hardware specifications or …

Intel Corp. has unveiled its new Xeon E7-8800/4800 v3 microprocessors designed for mission critical, real-time analytics, Big Data and in-memory applications. The new chips integrate up to 18 cores, feature all-new RAS [reliability, availability, serviceability] features and support a number of new technologies that greatly improve performance of specific applications. …

MEGA, the encrypted file locker site launched by former MegaUpload owner, Kim Dotcom, has failed in its bid to become listed on the New Zealand stock exchange through a reverse takeover, which saw it absorb TRS Investments, a company already listed. However while TRS then went ahead with attempting to change …

When it was announced late last year that many forms of pornography were being banned in the UK, it caused quite a hubbub, even seeing many British pornographers staging mass face sittings outside parliament to protest the criminalisation of many female sex acts. However when it was realised that the …

One of the standout features of movies and TV shows from the future, is that food preparation is something that was long ago simplified. Whether you're talking the Star Trek replicator, or the McFly's home hydration unit, making a meal is supposed to be a lot easier than it is today and …

Interacting with virtual reality is a little limited at the moment. You can nod your head or lean in and out if you have a DK2 and if you have a HTC Vibe, you might even be able to use some motion controls to grab things and move them around, …

Although the combat mechanics for Witcher games have changed a lot over the years, it's always been apparent that Geralt has a lot of weapons in his arsenal for taking down the monsters he's tracked to their lair. There are various sword types and magical options and of course alchemy …

MicroStar International has announced the launch of eight new FM2+ mainboards designed for AMD’s latest accelerated processing units. The new motherboards fully support the upcoming code-named “Godavari” (Kaveri Refresh) APUs, but retain compatibility with existing hybrid microprocessors with integrated graphics from AMD. The new FM2+ mainboards from MSI are new …

Without making any loud announcements, Intel Corp. has started to ship its new-generation microprocessors code-named “Broadwell” to system makers. At least one high-end PC manufacturer is already offering computers featuring Intel’s new central processing units. CyberPowerPC currently sells Gamer Xtreme GXi320OS system featuring quad-core Intel Core i7-5775C (3.3GHz/3.7GHz) microprocessor with …

Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday said that it will cease development of its Icera modems in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2016. At present, the company is considering to sell its soft modem technologies or Icera business completely. Nvidia acquired Icera in 2011 in order to develop competitive system-on-chips …

Last year, GOG announced that it would be launching its own client for DRM free games bought on its store. Now, after a lengthy closed beta period, GOG Galaxy is opening up to everyone, with an open beta paving the way for triple A releases on GOG. GOG is aiming …

The class-action lawsuit put together against Sony for falsely listing Killzone Shadowfall as a native 1080p game has been dismissed. The goal was to sue Sony for $5 million because the multiplayer component of the game ran at 960×1080 rather than the full 1920×1080 resolution. According to Courthouse News, Judge, …

It looks like we are about to lose another game development studio as Spark Unlimited, the team behind Lost Planet 3, is ceasing its game development operations. All employees at the studio have also unfortunately lost their jobs, which is never good news. Spark Unlimited also developed Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden …

Last week, the Black Mesa website was updated with a strange countdown timer. The timer finally hit zero today, revealing a trailer and a link to the official Steam store page for Black Mesa, a fan-made Half-Life 1 recreation project that has been in the making for many years now. …

Nvidia is looking to sway you in to buying a GeForce GTX 970 or a GTX 980 soon as the two graphics cards will now come bundled with copies of two highly anticipated games: The Witcher 3 and Batman: Arkham Knight. Both GPUs are already selling very well but with …

Microsoft Corp.’s HoloLens is an impressive device that the company hopes will create a new product category. At present, it is hard to imagine potentially popular usage models for HoloLens and it is uncertain whether Microsoft’s hopes are justified. One thing that is clear is that the device will be …

An analyst has predicted that HTC has only managed to shift 4.5 million units of its latest flagship, the HTC One M9, shrinking the company's first quarter revenue by close to 40 per cent. S0 why is the M9 not selling as well as it should? Well apparently it's because …

People have been poking holes in Nintendo's closed 3DS system for a little while now. At one point, you could emulate Gameboy Color games through the browser, one file modder found a way to bypass micro transactions in Pokemon Shuffle and now, there is a way to bypass the region …

Facebook is opening up its free Internet.org platform to developers, allowing them to create services to be delivered through the social network's curated and stripped down version of the internet. However, the platform is set to face yet another round of heavy criticism, as it seemingly neglects user security and …

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is much like Star Citizen, in that its forward thinking, graphical beauty makes the PCs of today look on in horror at the numbers they'll have to crunch to output the depth and detail shown in trailers for the dragon-free, medieval world. The latest batch of screenshots are …

There's a lot of speculation ongoing at the moment about just what Oculus is working on. While many believed the Crescent Bay prototype to be a pretty good indicator of what the consumer version of the Rift headset will be like, we've since heard rumours that Oculus has delayed things …

Sending electricity wirelessly and safely, has been a pipe dream for scientists and researchers for over 100 years. While in the past few we've seen some attempts with the rather inefficient induction charging mechanisms for our smartphones, one startup has an alternative: harvesting excess WiFi and radio signals. As a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …