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AMD looks set to shake up the mobile graphics market with leaks of their new RX 5300M and 5500M specifications showing performance to rival Nvidia's budget mobile offerings. There have been many rumours over the past few weeks regarding AMD’s Navi 12 and 14 desktop graphics looking likely to be …

AMD has today announced the global availability of its new Ryzen PRO 3000 series of desktop processors, with part of the line-up available with integrated Radeon graphics. Ryzen PRO is designed for enterprise systems and will be coming in Q4 2019. Following on from a story we reported on just …

By all accounts, Windows 10 will be taking another step forward with its second feature update of 2019 potentially being released this week. However, this update is reported to be minor compared to previous releases. The latest Windows 10 feature update dubbed 19H2 (version 1909) will be shipping to participants …

Back in 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Duke Nukem, the Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour was released. That re-release is now causing some legal issues as composer, Bobby Prince, is suing Gearbox, Randy Pitchford and even Valve claiming that his music was used without permission. Court …

With Ryzen 3900X CPUs appearing to be extremely thin on the ground recently, retailers who have stock are hiking prices up daily. With both UK and US markets showing price increases, it may not be good news for potential buyers. AMD’s Ryzen 9 3900X CPU remains very difficult to get …

Asus is always looking for innovative ways to extend and enhance its ROG product line to satisfy gamers’ and enthusiasts’ needs. Their most recent addition is the ROG Strix Arion M.2 SSD enclosure which offers users M.2 NVMe SSD performance on the go. The Asus ROG Strix Arion SSD enclosure …

At this point, the smart home craze is in full swing and most major tech companies are looking at ways to break into the market. On Microsoft's side, the Xbox One is getting voice command support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa in addition to Microsoft's own digital assistant, Cortana. …

Back in June, Bungie made several huge announcements for Destiny 2. For starters, the game is leaving Battle.net behind and relaunching on Steam. The base game and Year 1 DLC content are also being packaged together and put out as the free to play ‘Destiny 2: New Light'. There is …

Over the last year, a class-action lawsuit has been brewing against Nintendo for ‘Joy-Con drift', an issue where the Switch controller's thumbsticks begin to register movement even when the user is not moving the analogue stick. This has been an on-going issue for a long time now and unfortunately, it …

Prior to developing Spider-Man and officially being acquired by Sony, Insomniac was exploring games on other platforms, with Oculus being the most notable example. Over the years, Insomniac has released three VR games for the Oculus Rift and in November, the studio's most ambitious VR project yet, Stormland, will be …

Qualcomm has confirmed that it has resumed trading with Huawei once again after tech firms lobbied for the US government to ease up on the sanctions imposed against the Chinese smartphone manufacturer. Qualcomm’s CEO, Steve Mollenkpof, said that the company is selling components to Huawei again and is looking to …

It has been around a year since Oculus last showed off any of its in-development prototype VR headsets. This week though, we got a proper update, with a new pair of ‘Half Dome' VR headset prototypes being shown off at Oculus Connect 6, which could be leading towards a true …

ARM and TSMC have announced their co-developed silicon-proven chiplet system based on multiple ARM cores, using TSMC’s Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) packaging solution, which is heralded as an industry first based on the 7nm FinFET process. The proof-of-concept chip comprises of a dual-chiplet CoWoS implemented in 7nm. Each chiplet contains four ARM …

In the years following Grand Theft Auto V's release, there were plenty of rumours going around indicating that single-player DLC was in the works. As we now know, no such DLC ever came to fruition, with Rockstar choosing to focus exclusively on GTA Online with continuous updates. With Red Dead …

Back in September 2018, OnePlus announced plans to break into the TV market, broadening the company's reach beyond smartphones. Earlier this year, new details about the screen were released and now this week, the OnePlus TV has been officially announced- featuring 4K UHD resolution, HDR and Android TV baked in. …

Earlier this year, Spotify began taking aim at Apple with claims of anti-competitive behaviour and calling for an EU anti-trust investigation. Aside from the 30% iOS App Store tax, one of Spotify's complaints was a lack of Siri support for its competing music streaming service and now several months later, …

PowerColor’s RX 5700 XT Red Devil has already been crowned as one of the best custom AMD GPUs available on the market today, but it looks like an upgrade is on the way. This week, PowerColor began teasing a new liquid-cooled RX 5700 XT, tentatively known as the ‘Liquid Devil'. …

Earlier this week, we learned quite a bit about Activision's plans for exclusive PS4 content in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The publisher won some points earlier by implementing full cross-platform multiplayer and opting to give all platforms new maps at the same time. However, the downside is that Spec …

Throughout the earlier days of Oculus, the company had some close ties to Samsung. Not only were Samsung Galaxy Note displays used in Rift devkits, but the two companies eventually partnered up to launch the Gear VR headset for Galaxy smartphones. At this point, both sides have begun going their …

Respawn has been very busy this year between bringing Medal of Honor back and finishing up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Over the course of 2019, Respawn has also been consistently updating Apex Legends with seasonal updates. With season 3 about to launch Apex Legends is going to get some …

Microsoft has announced it will integrate Google Assistant into Xbox One, allowing voice-activated control over the console. Beta testing is kicking off soon, with a full launch expected this Autumn. Adding Google Assistant to Xbox One will allow users to voice activate features of the console, such as turning the …

There has been a lot of talk surrounding Anthem this month. The game finally joined the EA Access/Origin Access Basic library, which should bring in some new players. However, BioWare has also scrapped its previous DLC plans in order to give the game the re-working it desperately needs. With all …

Samsung has already been through a lot this year with the Galaxy Fold. The company's first foldable smartphone has been in the works for years now and was finally set to release earlier this year, until reviewers started to encounter design issues causing the displays to break. Samsung brought the …

Earlier this year, we learned that PUBG Corp was planning to reach even more players across the world with PUBG Lite, a version of the game aimed at those with less powerful PCs. Similarly to the mobile version of PUBG, this version will be free to play and now, it …

AMD fans looking to save a bit of cash on their 12 core 24 thread upgrades may not have to wait much longer, as a new leak has shown what looks like the specification of AMD’s yet to be announced Ryzen 9 3900 CPU. While we are still awaiting official …

Toshiba has announced it will launch its second generation of NAND flash memory products, featuring increased performance and capacity, while offering support for high-speed data transfer rates. Toshiba’s second generation of NAND flash memory products for embedded systems will be compatible with the widely used Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). According …

Earlier this week, we wrote a little bit about iOS 13's rocky start on the market. One particularly privacy-voiding bug affected third-party keyboard applications, allowing them to gain ‘full access' to your data and keylogs without authorisation. Apple's bug fixers have been working quite swiftly over the last couple of …

At TwitchCon this week Nvidia will be showcasing its next-generation streaming enhancements, labelled as the Nvidia RTX Broadcast engine, which can add real-time effects such as virtual green screen, style filters and augmented reality elements. Nvidia has developed a way to enable their RTX graphics cards to make use of …

Amazon has this week announced more Alexa-enabled and internet of things (IOT) devices that will be finding their way into your homes and pockets very soon. The new range includes a new Echo Dot, Echo Ear Buds and Echo Studio speaker, but also includes some stranger additions, like Echo Frames …

This has been a huge year for Respawn Entertainment, with the studio swiftly branching out beyond Titanfall under EA's ownership. This year, we've had the launch of Apex Legends, the announcement of Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond and in November, Respawn is also launching a story-focused Star Wars game, …