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While everyone has heard of giant public torrent trackers like The Pirate Bay and KAT, there are some pretty massive private sites too, with some specialising in just one area, like ebooks, TV shows or music. This week, we saw the closure of the world's largest music tracker, What.CD, a …

As ambitious and awesome as Star Citizen sounds, the crowd-funded game has drawn quite a bit of criticism over the last couple of years, especially when it comes to module delays. Over time, the game has grown bigger in terms of scope and as a result, development times have increased …

January is approaching fast, which means we are very close to AMD's rumoured Zen launch. We have seen little pieces of information about AMD's upcoming 8 Core/16 Thread CPU over the last few months and this week, one of AMD's Chinese partners, MAXSUN, reportedly let it slip that we may …

Since earlier this year, some iPhone 6 Plus users have been complaining about something known as ‘touch disease', an issue that has caused iPhone 6 Plus displays to become unresponsive to touch. Apple has kept silent on this problem for months but this week, the company finally acknowledged it for …

WhatsApp has gone ahead and put a stop to its user data collection activities in Europe after growing pressure from privacy watchdogs in multiple EU countries. The policy change means that the messaging app will no longer be relaying personal information, like phone numbers, over to Facebook though this may …

Back in 2014, we saw Disney acquire the YouTube network Maker Studios for $500 million, a huge move and the first time a major studio acquired a YouTube network. Now, Warner Bos. is following that lead and is acquiring full control of Machinima, who are best known as one of …

Dishonored 2 has unfortunately launched with a range of issues affecting many but not all PC users. The worst issues appear to be random crashes and a frame rate that fluctuates widely, as we found in our own analysis of the game. Since then, Arkane Studios has been working on …

Customers of the Three mobile network are being urged to watch out for potential fraud or identity theft following the arrest of three men who have been charged with breaching the mobile provider's upgrade database. Although the purpose of the breach was to ‘steal' free phones, it also gave them …

The Mega file locker has admitted that some of its corporate data, specifically relating to its blog and help-centre system was stolen by hackers. However, it categorically denies claims that its main file locker system has been compromised, and promises users that their data is safe and secure. When initially …

In a continued move to have all of its customers use as many of its products as possible, Amazon is now offering unique deals to those who order products using their voice. If you have an Alexa based device like Amazon Echo, Dot, Tap, Fire Tablet or Fire TV, you …

Peggy Whitson was the first woman to ever command the International Space Station when she took over control in 2007 and now she's about to break records again. After launching late last night, she'll take control of the ISS for the second time in February and by the time her …

Looking to upgrade your business networked storage and back up solution? QNAP's new quad-core, 16-bay, twin 10 GbE SFP+ NAS is now available and it comes packing a whole host of features. With support for up to 16GB of internal RAM, hardware accelerated encryption and support for all of QNAP's …

While Samsung and Qualcomm may have had their differences back when the Snapdragon 820 launched, it seems the two companies have since patched things up and going forward, they will be collaborating with Samsung set to manufacture Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 chip based on the 10 nanometer process. Samsung's chip manufacturing …

As interesting as the new MacBook Pro is, particularly the Touch Bar model, it seems that Apple has made things under the hood more complicated than ever before, making the laptop practically impossible to effectively repair. The new design changes also make upgradeability of system RAM or the SSD impossible, …

Black Friday might not be taking place officially until the 25th of November but at Overclockers UK, the festivities have started early with a range of deals hitting the site ahead of time today. Starting at 5PM, OCUK will be going live with its Black Friday sales, offering a range …

While EA doesn't appear to be as worried about Titanfall 2 sales as the rest of us, it seems that Respawn might be, as the studio is currently unsure whether or not it will continue the franchise by making a third game. Titanfall 2 has been a huge success in …

A few weeks ago we reviewed Cooler Master's new pair of 120mm and 140mm MasterFans. However, that review also doubled as a sneak peek at another upcoming product- the MasterCase Pro 5 NVIDIA Edition, which we can now tell you a bit more about as the case has launched today. …

As well as trying to get the first human feet on Mars within the next decade, Space X has also been quietly working on a project which could deliver several thousand satellites into orbit, to provide global, high-speed internet access. Taking another step in that direction, Space X is now …

Augmented reality has a lot of potential to help us learn new skills, experience new entertainment and even shop. The problem with the latter though is it often requires the use of a third party applications; not with Augment for Retailers though. The AR SDK makes it possible to natively …

As much as I love virtual reality, there aren't that many must-play VR experiences just yet. Sure there are hundreds of apps and games and many really cool ones, but Google Earth VR is one of the first that you feel the need to show everyone. Freely available on Steam, …

It turns out fireworks aren't the only way to light up the sky at night – you can also use drone technology. That's what Disney has been trialling in a new partnership with Intel's new Shooting Star lightweight drones, creating a 300 strong choreographed performance called a Starbright Holidays light …

Anthony Clarke, one of four individuals arrested as part of an investigation into FIFA 14 Coin hacking, has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He now has a few months to wait until sentencing, but potentially faces as long as 20 years in a federal prison for his …

While Nvidia has been making a lot of money off the back of consumer graphics cards, another huge component to the company's success has been its involvement in AI and Deep Learning initiatives. This is an area that AMD hasn't been heavily involved in but this week, the company revealed …

Microsoft has been going through some huge changes internally over the last couple of years and it looks like things aren't slowing down just yet. Today, Microsoft made the surprise announcement that it would be joining the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member, joining the likes of Intel, IBM, Samsung …

The Nintendo Switch announcement has been exciting for many but unfortunately, there are those out there looking to take advantage of that. This week it emerged that a Nintendo Switch beta scam is doing the rounds, using fairly unsuspicious looking sites and a fake sign-up form to lure in Nintendo …

Google has confirmed its plans to build a brand new headquarters in London, doubling its current UK office space and creating an additional 3000 jobs. This is a huge move that should bring quite a boost to the UK tech industry, with current estimates claiming that this move should see …

If you've ever wanted the real racing car experience, then you may want to keep an eye on the Overclockers UK Racing Series, the company's first virtual reality contest that will end in the winner getting the chance to drive a real, non-virtual car around at the Bedford Autodrome Circuit. …

The Blackgang Chine is the UK's oldest amusement park and lately, it's started to show. IBM research lead Andy Stanford Clark answered a call for help online and offered to give the park's animatronic Dinosaurs a hardware make over. He used Raspberry Pi micro-computers and IBM's cognitive computing platform to make …

If you're building a game with motion controllers in mind and want to make it work well with Oculus hardware just as much as the HTC Vive, then it's worth getting in touch with Oculus directly. It's announced an expansion of its developer-kit program, which gives out Touch controllers to …

Despite ongoing issues with license fees and what is increasingly labelled piracy with people viewing iPlayer content without paying them, the BBC is looking to expand its audience internationally in the coming years. Thanks to a cash investment by the government, the BBC wants its audience to expand to 500 …