It has been a while since we have heard anything to do with AMD's upcoming crop of Zen processors but this week, we finally learned a bit more about AMD's potential plans for the launch later this year. According to reports, AMD is said to be sticking to eight core …
Read More »Nvidia reportedly showing off Pascal at ‘editor’s day’ next week
The rumour mill has been doing quite a bit of over time these last few weeks when it comes to Nvidia's upcoming Pascal graphics cards. The latest bit of news to hit the web suggests that the new GTX 1000-series graphics cards will be shown off next week at an …
Read More »AMD Radeon Pro Duo benchmark results leak ahead of launch
Right now, rumour is pointing towards AMD finally launching its dual-Fury graphics card, the AMD Radeon Pro, later this week and now that looks even more likely as some benchmark results for the card have leaked on to the web this evening. As we reported last week, at least one …
Read More »Nvidia Pascal GP104 GPU die pictured
Following on from all of the rumours pointing towards a swiftly approaching launch for Nvidia's new Pascal graphics cards, a new image has appeared online. This time, we get to have a good look at the GP104 die, specifically, the GP104-200, which is a cut down version of then GP104-400. …
Read More »Fresh Nvidia GTX 1080 image finds its way online
A couple of weeks back, we got out first look at what could be the new cooler design for Nvidia's upcoming series of Pascal graphics cards. At the time, the image was of a ‘work in progress' model but now a snap of the final product appears to have found …
Read More »Gamestop claims new Console hardware is coming very soon
Right now, there seems to be an awful lot of talk surrounding a new batch of consoles. Nintendo's NX is rumoured to launch at the end of the year, rumours and leaks surrounding the PS4K have really picked up steam and Microsoft itself has willingly talked about the possibility of …
Read More »ASRock has also outed Intel’s 10-core 6950x Extreme Edition CPU
It looks like we are gearing up to the official announcement of Intel's Broadwell-E series of processors as motherboard maker ASRock has confirmed the new series of chips, including the 10-core 6950x Extreme Edition CPU. We have seen some leaks here and there over the last few months, with Broadwell-E …
Read More »Updated: The HTC 10 looks like a Galaxy/iPhone mashup
Updated: Following on from yesterday's leaks, HTC has officially announced the HTC 10, the company's 2016 flagship smartphone. It still looks a bit like a mashup between a Samsung Galaxy and an iPhone 6 but it does pack in some pretty powerful internals, a 5.2-inch QHD display and an all …
Read More »Corsair launches Carbide SPEC-Alpha mid-tower case
Corsair is well-known in the PC hardware world for its cases and today, the company is switching things up a bit with a bold new angular design for the Carbide SPEC-Alpha case. This is a mid-tower case packed with features to make builds clean with plenty of airflow for cooling. …
Read More »AMD Radeon R9 490 and R9 490x may launch in June
The rumour mill has been spinning this week and today, it churned out some information on AMD's next series of graphics cards. Apparently, we may see AMD launch the Radeon R9 490 and R9 490x at the end of June this year, following on from a preview at Computex, which …
Read More »First HTC Vives arrive in the hands of consumers
Amidst the news that Oculus has run into some difficulties with its shipping, the first HTC Vive virtual reality headsets have started arriving on the doorsteps of consumers all over the world. From Tokyo, to California, to New Zealand, Vives have been showing up over the last 12 hours, with …
Read More »GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 shroud images posted online
The GPU Technology Conference kicks off next week and there are plenty of rumours surrounding what Nvidia might be bringing to the table. At the moment, there are rumours floating around suggesting that we may see the GTX 1080 in action and now, a week before the conference, images of …
Read More »Head back to the arcade this weekend with the Atari Vault
Although we might all soon build our own virtual arcades in virtual reality, it's been a long time since that was the way most of us enjoyed our games. We can channel that retro feel this weekend though, as the Atari Vault has just been released on Steam, bringing 100 …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge go on sale today
Samsung's new pair of flagship smartphones for 2016 are going on sale today. From today, you should be able to get hold of a Galaxy S7 or a Galaxy S7 Edge in the US, UK and Australia. If you have been following news on both devices, then you will likely …
Read More »The Division is Ubisoft’s biggest new game ever
If you've been getting bored of the marketing for Tom Clancy's The Division showing up just about everywhere online, get ready to see a whole lot more of it. Following its beta lead in, the game has managed to sell more copies in the first 24 hours after launch than …
Read More »Google just launched Android N much earlier than expected
While traditionally Google has waited until the Summer to announce its next version of Android, followed by a final public release towards the end of the year, the company seems to be shaking things up for 2016. Google has today launched the first Android N developer preview, there will be …
Read More »Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is now available on PC
Microsoft has been very tight-lipped on Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on the PC since its announcement last year. However, today the game finally launched completely out of the blue, with full DirectX 12 support and built to impress with 4K graphics. Aside from that, the PC version of the …
Read More »Intel confirms 10nm chips still on track for 2017
Recently there has been some speculation surrounding Intel's release plans for its 10nm chips, with rumours pointing towards a push back from the second half of next year. However, Intel has come out to clear the air and has confirmed that its 10nm release plans have not changed yet, with …
Read More »HTC to announce Vive price tag at MWC
It looks like we could be learning the official price tag of the Valve-backed HTC Vive virtual reality headset very soon. We already know that pre-orders are due to go live at the end of the month but apparently the price tag will be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress …
Read More »Fallout 4 DLC is ‘not far off’ survival mode to be overhauled
Plenty of people have been enjoying Fallout 4 since its launch back in November but Bethesda isn't done with the game just yet as there is plenty of new content in the works, the first of which we will likely see very soon. This week, Bethesda decided to address those …
Read More »Tesla Model 3 could cost as little as $22,000
Although many details still need to be made clear about the upcoming Tesla Model 3 electric car, one thing we do know is the price: $35,000 in the U.S.. However that comes before any incentives or subsidies from state and federal authorities, which in some cases could bring the price …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV may also come to PC
Over the last couple of years, Square Enix has been making more of an effort to bring its Final Fantasy series of games to the PC. We already have a lot of the older titles on the PC at this point but now it looks like the yet to be …
Read More »Age of Mythology expanded with new Tale of the Dragon update
Age of Mythology is one of those classic RTS titles from the golden era of games like Age of Empires. In-fact Age of Mythology was made in-between AOE games, but had more of a, well, mythological feel to its units, buildings and gameplay. And now, 13 years on from its …
Read More »Mozilla co-founder’s new browser blocks ads, speeds up web
Brendan Eich, one of the co-founders of the original Mozilla Foundation and the creator of the JavaScript language, has announced a new venture: Brave Software. The new company has developed an alternative browser based around Google's Chrome, that Eich claims can run far faster than other options and also offers …
Read More »New AMD Zen details have begun to surface
With AMD set to release its Zen architecture processors towards the end of this year, the company has begun giving out more details during its quarterly earnings call. This week, AMD reported its quarterly earnings and in that call, CEO Lisa Su revealed a few more details on the Zen …
Read More »Black Desert MMO character creator released as standalone game
Korean MMO Black Desert, is set to finally arrive in the west sometime later this year, with the last beta opening up in February for those who pre-order specific packages. In the mean time though, the developers have released the game's character creation module for free. Considering Black Desert's customisation …
Read More »Metal Gear Online is out of beta and live on PC
While Metal Gear Online has been available on the console versions of MGS: V since October last year, it has taken a while to make its way to PC. Earlier this month, the beta for the online game mode launched but today, developers appear to have finished testing and have …
Read More »The Witcher 3 writer says Blood and Wine is better than main game
The Witcher 3 was the game of the year for many last year but CD Projekt Red isn't done with the game just yet. We still have one large expansion left, Blood and Wine, and according to the game's writer, it is going to be better than the base game. …
Read More »G.Skill boosts mechanical keyboard range with new KM780R
G.Skill only recently entered the peripheral game, but it made big strides in 2015 with some of our favourite peripherals of the year coming from that camp. So it's good to hear that it plans to stay in the keyboard business, with the announcement of a new addition to that …
Read More »PlayStationVR briefly listed on Amazon for $800
It is clear at this point that virtual reality is going to be expensive to get into, especially if you want a first generation device. While the Oculus Rift was given an official $600 price tag yesterday, we have yet to see official prices for the HTC Vive or PlayStationVR, …
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