Sony have announced their new Android HDMI dongle for TV's. The new Bravia Smart Stick providers users with access to the Google Play app store, Chrome Internet Browser and other Sony related applications. The device has a built in HDMI input and pass through function meaning that a set top …
Read More »iPhone fingerprint sensor hacked by Chaos Computer Club
It only took two days before Apple's fingerprint sensor got hacked. Germany's Chaos Computer Club cracked the protection around the Apple fingerprint sensor on the new iPhone 5S, only two days after the device went on sale worldwide. The group posted on their site saying that their biometric hacking team …
Read More »The Steam universe is expanding in 2014
Last week Gabe Newell hinted at a steam box announcement sometime soon. Now there is a website with space for three clocks, the first countdown has already begun, and it ends in 32 hours at time of writing. The signs pointing towards a console announcement are strong, the url ends …
Read More »Crytek wants to use open street map data for video game environments
Crytek, the development group responsible for one of the most beautiful game engines to date, Cryengine, and subsequent games Crysis and the original Farcry, have challenged software makers to create a programme that could use open source street maps to render open world environments, in turn saving on development time. …
Read More »Final Fantasy V getting official Android release next week
Japanese game publisher Square Enix is set to release the Android version of the hit game Final Fantasy V, originally released just short of 21 years ago on the Super Famicom/SNES. The wonderful little RPG will re-debut on Android devices next week on the 26th of September, following the release on …
Read More »Activation problems with new iPhone devices, and iOS 7
Apple has put warnings to early adopters of the new iPhone 5S and 5C devices, as it seems that much like the iOS 7 roll out from yesterday; something just hasn't gone quite right. Users of the new smartphone models should expect to run into activation problems, as well as …
Read More »Microsoft has plans for hundreds more Xbox One TV shows
It seems that Microsoft really wants to make use of its next flagship console as a media hub, since it has plans in place for hundreds of Xbox One exclusive shows and series over the coming years. We've already seen the likes of Halo: Forward Unto Dawn and heard a few scant …
Read More »Another Kickstarter project runs out of money – blames everyone else
Oh dear, let's not hope this is going to be a growing trend with Kickstarters, as it could really dampen people's interest in giving to fledgling developers. Another big Kickstarter project has run out of money, with not much hope in sight of completing it. The game in question is …
Read More »Xbox One not designed to stand vertically
Console orientation has been something the last generation experimented with, all of them – Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 – offering either vertical, or horizontal as a potential option. Each of them had feet on the ‘side,' but could be mounted either way. Likewise, the Wii U has a stand and …
Read More »Sony to release Bravia smartstick to rival Chromecast
Google Chromecast, the $35 dongle that made the ‘smart' tv redundant, has it's first competitor, with Sony announcing it's Google OS based ‘Bravia Smartstick,' priced at £100. However, at that higher price point does it stand much of a chance? It doesn't really have the sleek and simple design of …
Read More »Transport Tycoon is coming to mobile and Chris Sawyer is behind it
Listen up fellow commodity transporters. Put down your track tools for a second, this is big news. Chris Sawyer, the man behind the original beloved classic that was Transport Tycoon (and Deluxe) has announced that he's working on an upcoming mobile remake of the game and it's coming in just …
Read More »Sony not worried by loss making PS4 hardware
It's not uncommon for hardware makers in all sorts of tech areas to take a loss on the initial release. Sony did it with the PS3, Amazon did it with the Kindle Fire – it's a way to make sure you sell lots of the base kit, in the hope …
Read More »HTC One Red Smartphone Review
Today we are going to take a look at one of the most highly-regarded smartphones currently on the market, the HTC One. The One is a make-or-break product for HTC as their market share has declined significantly over the past couple of years. They are working hard to re-establish their …
Read More »HP to release the worlds first gesture enabled pc
Even with touch screens being so common in Windows 8 laptops now, I think it's time we stopped putting our grubby fingers all over their nice HD screens. HP agrees, which is why its newly announced notebook, the Envy 17 Leap Motion SE, supports gesture input. Set for release this …
Read More »Cyanogenmod developers aim to make a better version of Android
Cyanogenmod, one of the most popular custom roms for Android users looking for a more stock experience, has raised $7 million to release it's own version of the operating system in a bid to become the third most used mobile OS. With 8 million registered users already its off to …
Read More »Apple queues in London, but mainly for iPhone 5s
Apple fans are queuing in London overnight, braving the rain and bad weather to land a brand new, shiny iPhone 5 smartphone. This morning Apple will open their Regent Street and Covent Garden stores for the arrival of two new handsets – the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. The iPhone …
Read More »Win mega prizes with be quiet! and Kitguru
Today we have partnered up with our good friends over at be quiet! to reward our readers. Today one lucky reader will walk away with a mega new power supply, a CPU cooler, fans, cables and even thermal paste for a new system build! The winner will get the following …
Read More »Google initiate health research company
Google have announced a new company who will be targeting health and wellbeing issues with a ‘particular focus on aging and associated diseases'. The company will be called Calico and are headed by Arthur D. Levinson, Chairman of Apple and Genentech. No details have yet been released on the company …
Read More »Kogan announces cheap quad-core smartphone
The relatively unknown hardware developer Kogan has just announced a new quad-core smartphone for the mobile device market. Hopefully the new Agora 5.0 will be able to compete with all the bigger contenders such as Samsung, and HTC, but it should be able to keep pace with the lower price …
Read More »iOS 7 already running into problems
The long awaited iOS 7 from Apple was finally released to the masses yesterday, and it has already been installed on hundreds of thousands of devices all over the world. Unfortunately, download problems have left thousands without the ability to upgrade to the latest software. The software designer officially unveiled …
Read More »BlackBerry cutting 40 per cent of staff before the year is out
It seems that the situation at BlackBerry is a lot worse than was originally predicted, as new reports that the mobile device producer will be reducing its staff size by 40 per cent before the end of 2013. It's no secret that they've been struggling to compete with the likes …
Read More »Playstation 4 could face stock shortages for up to 4 months after launch
Sony has stated that demand for the Playstation 4 could outstrip supply. Pre order stock has officially sold out, with 1 million consoles reserved in the first week of pre orders. Microsoft faces a similar problem with the Xbox one, with many countries having to wait until 2014. PS4 pre …
Read More »Free to play Soul Calibur will be a PS3 exclusive
Soul Calibur is a long running franchise of fighting games and many might remember it's fourth iteration for featuring either Darth Vader or Yoda, depending on which console you bought it on. Well now it's getting a free to play version on the not-quite-dead-yet PlaySatation 3. This free to play …
Read More »Get a limited edition GTA made me do it TShirt
If like many of our readers, you found the latest round of bad press sent gaming (and specifically GTA's) way by the British tabloids, you might want to pick up this limited edition “GTA made me do it,” TShirt, currently available over at Teespring. “They say video games make us …
Read More »Nexus 10 with £350 price tag leaks
An internal retail listing at PC world, UK, may have outed the big brother of the new Nexus 7, the Asus Nexus 10, well before it was initially intended. It also has potentially let slip the price tag too, listing it at £349.99, making this tablet that bit more expensive …
Read More »Activision Blizzard sale put on hold
Activision Blizzard, one of the world's biggest game publishing companies, was set to buy itself out from parent company Vivendi, but that has now been stalled, due to a lawsuit from shareholder Douglas Hayes, which suggests that the sale could not be completed without unfairly enriching CEO of Activision Blizzard …
Read More »Sony pledges to perma-ban persistent trolls
In-game and out-of-game trolls, are something that gaming has struggled to deal with for a long time, but particularly in recent years. With the advent of Twitter and other social interaction platforms, the lines of communication between developers and players and just between gamers themselves, have been shortened, making for …
Read More »Nintendo’s longest running president has died
University drop out and former richest man in Japan, Hiroshi Yamauchi has died, ending the long life of a man who was also Nintendo's longest running president. Having taken on the role from his ailing grandfather in 1949 at the age of 22, Yamauchi ran the company until 2002, when …
Read More »Playstation 4 will ship before Xbox One in Asia
Sony have announced that the Playstation 4 console is going to start shipping in December 2013 in Asia. It is limited to five countries – Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, it is still two months before the launch in Japan, Sony's home country. The console will be released …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 takes £500 million in first day
Grand Theft Auto 5, one of the greatest games released this year has taken in more than £500 million on the first day of sales, according to the publisher. Take Two interactive has said that Grand Theft Auto 5 ‘delivered the highest first day retail sales of any title in …
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