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Looks like Facebook is going through some teething problems right now. While people are reporting the ability to view the site without difficulty and load times appear unaffected, nobody seems able to post status updates, upload images or comment on anything. It seems almost everyone is bumping into some variation …

Today we are going to take a look at the Pulse-R gaming headset which is part of CM Storm’s Aluminium Gaming series. We recently looked at the CM Storm Mech which is the keyboard component of this series, which impressed us with its exclusive design and choice of mechanical switches. …

A while back the Iconsole TV was announced, and it attracted attention with its rather powerful developer kits that used Ivy-bridge CPU's, 8GB RAM and dual 500GB hybrid drives. These specs make up the most powerful Android device out there and now it will come with Steam OS too. According …

If you've been a gamer at any point in the last twenty years, chances are you've found yourself sat infront of a TV, with a dualshock controller in your hand, playing one of the PlayStation's classic titles. Whether it's Tekken, Resident Evil, God of War, Final Fantasy, Smackdown, Gran Turismo …

Isohunt's decade and-a-bit long career as one of the world's paramount torrent search sites has come to an end and the site's owner and founder, Gary Fung, has initiated the self-destruct sequence, shutting the site down a couple of days before his original court settlement decreed. It was just last …

Not everyone is a big fan of social networking, but if you want to get involved in the early beta testing for Bungie's upcoming shooter RPG, Destiny, you might need to start loving it, as the developer is going to be tweeting out beta codes at random over the next …

The spotlight may be on AMD this month, but Nvidia have just announced their GTX780Ti, due to launch in the middle of November. While the official Nvidia announcement didn't go into a ton of detail we know it will be aimed at the high end gaming audience, replacing the existing …

Nvidia has just announced it's new PC monitor technology ‘G-Sync' at it's press conference in Montreal. The announcement started off with an explanation on how monitor refresh rates work, in a standard monitor you have to turn on V-sync to stop screen tearing but then you get stuck with lag …

Yesterday it looked like online drug dealing had been dealt another blow, as one of Silk Road's replacements, Black Market Reloaded, was taken down after a third party server vendor outed the site's source code, potentially giving the site's owner, Backopy, a real security problem. However, less than 24 hours …

The Playstation 4's launch day list of games is getting smaller as  Drive Club has now been pushed back until early 2014. This comes just a couple of days after Watch Dogs was sent packing into next year, though this one is perhaps more surprising, since it's a first party …

While the British and US government's have been keen to defend their Tempora and PRISM surveillance programs, it looks like the international community might not feel the same way. After some scrutiny by legal experts at the European Parliament this week, several individuals concluded that the actions of both governments …

This weekend we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a STEAM game of your choice. All you have to do is join our funny Facebook comment thread over here and place a caption to a controversal image from Call Of Duty MW2 (It's not …

Despite two Batman games giving fans of the caped crusader a chance to smash thug skulls into pavements with gauntletted fists time and time again, Warner Bros doesn't think players have hit that level of Dark Knight skill that would let them really feel like Batman. To help that, in …

While we still have no official word from Google itself on the Nexus 5, we've seen plenty of leaks and this one came directly from the Google Play Store. The Nexus 5 appeared there with a price tag of $349. Unfortunately clicking  on the listing didn't lead to another web …

Pirates around the world, remove your stove hats for a minute of silence please. Isohunt, one of the world's longest running and most popular torrent search sites has finally succumbed to legal pressure from the media lobby and US government and has been forced to settle on a cease and …

A couple of days ago we were hit with some very disappointing news: Watch Dogs has been pushed back until spring 2014. We didn't get an exact reason, but many were optimistic as now the developers have more time to fine tune and polish off the game before it hits …

Most Malware is relatively harmless, causing minor headaches that you can clean up with a simple boot to safe-mode and a quick scan or two from a well updated commercial anti-malware program, but not all of them. Antivirus firm Sophos, has reached out after increasing reports have come in of …

Riot Games, the developer behind League of Legends, has been speaking out in a Reddit AMA about different aspects of its business. At one point it was asked about skin pricing, leading the spokesperson to pretend that it's all about player experience, instead of about money making. The question put …

Our smartphone screens seem to be getting bigger every year, from the 4″ Iphone to the nearly 6″ HTC One Max. A bigger screen calls for a higher resolution and most smartphones have started adopting 1080p; now though Vivo wants to push 1440p onto smartphone screens starting with its Vivo …

Video game retailer GAME recently announced that it would be holding Xbox One lock-in events leading up to the release of Microsoft's new console, where up to 70 gamers at each of its many locations would be locked in the store and given access to the new console and a …

HMV is going all digital with its relaunch, delivering new Android and iOS apps to allow music purchases, alongside a new website heavily influenced by app culture and using HTML5 to increase functionality across Windows and Blackberry devices. The revamped site isn't quite ready yet – the official launch is …

Both the top dog and his second in command at the NSA spying agency are set to step down in the near future according to US officials, which may go some way to restoring faith in the organisation that has had its reputation destroyed in recent months due to revelations …

Well kids, this is what happens when you don't do your research properly. British newspaper ‘The Sun' had a bit of a face-palm moment yesterday when it printed a column on amazing upcoming gadgets, with just one catch though: in this column it included the eyeball augmentation created by Sarif …

Ubisoft isn't sitting pretty after its recent announcement that its next-gen flagship title, Watch Dogs, would be delayed until 2014, as much of its near-future earnings were locked up in that hacking sandbox. At least that's what shareholders must have been thinking, as Ubisoft's stock has dropped 26 per cent since …

If Xbox 360 buyers were hoping to get straight into the Battlefield 4 action this may be bad news for you: EA has announced that in order to get the best experience on the Xbox 360 you will need to install an additional 12GB worth of content. The required install …

Our recent competition with PCSPECIALIST was a success – for those who missed the news on our Facebook page yesterday, we just wanted to keep you updated … PCSPECIALIST announced the winner over here. Ryan Conneely walks away with a stunning new system, featuring: Full System Specs: CPU: Intel Core …

Huawei, the Chinese firm in charge of restricting its countrymens' access to content – and big favourite of David Cameron – has announced it will be opening a £125 million research and development centre in the UK, despite concerns that the company may be too closely linked to the Chinese …

Earlier this year at E3 Microsoft made a big deal out of the Xbox One's cloud integration; it was the highlight of the new system. Since then a lot of policies and features have been changed but it looks like the cloud is still going to play a big part …

Shock and horror, it turns out that the most pirated movies might be suffering from problems with availability, making the illegally downloaded version not only cheaper, but quicker, easier to access and simpler to find, according to data from a newly launched website: PiracyData.org. The site takes the list of …

Kim Dotcom is a wrecking ball to the New Zealand political system's house of cards. He's not only exposed illegal practices by the county's top spy agency, the GCSB, but has embarrassed top politicians for their complicity with US PRISM programs and selective law making and has now caused a …