It looks like the 3.5mm headphone jack is going to suffer an abrupt end over the next few years. Not only is Apple planning to ditch it entirely on its next iPhone but now Intel has weighed in on the conversation and it seems that the chip making giant would …
Read More »Nintendo could cease Wii U production in two years
While the Nintendo Wii may have enjoyed a long life as one of the most popular consoles on the market, the Wii U won't be subjected to the same fate. Nintendo only expects to sell 800,000 units of the console over the next 12 months and by this time next …
Read More »Getty Images accuses Google of promoting photo piracy
Getty Images, a well-known US-based photography agency has accused Google of promoting photo piracy and undermining its business. This will lead to yet another formal antitrust complaint being filed against the company with the European Commission, which already has two antitrust cases out against Google at the moment regarding Android …
Read More »Details of seven million Minecraft accounts have been exposed
It looks like quite a few Minecraft players may need to check their accounts, as a hack has leaked the details of seven million players. This wasn't a hack in Minecraft itself but rather, a fan site. Apparently, the breach actually occurred back in January and the passwords had fairly …
Read More »Uncharted 4 copies ‘stolen in transit’ in UK
In the last year, two shipments of Nintendo products have been stolen in transit here in the UK and now the same thing is happening to Sony, as a “violent assault” resulted in early copies of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End being stolen. A few copies of the game have …
Read More »Philips launches massive 43-inch 4K IPS PC monitor
While most of us are used to monitors ranging in 24-inches to 27 or even 32-inches in size, once you step up to Ultra-HD, there is more benefit to having an even larger display hooked up to your PC. This is where Philips comes in, with its new 43-inch PC monitor, …
Read More »You can now buy games on Steam using Bitcoin
While the fanfare surrounding digital currencies like Bitcoin seems to have settled down a bit over the last year, plenty of people still have some left over to use and now, you can use your Bitcoins on Steam. We first heard that Valve may roll out Bitcoin payments on the Steam …
Read More »Palmer Luckey responds to criticism of past comments
Oculus has come a long way since starting its initial Kickstarter for the Rift and over the last several years, a lot has changed and evolved when it comes to virtual reality. As an enthusiast of the technology he was trying to push, Palmer Luckey has made plenty of public …
Read More »Spotify user data shows up online but was apparently not hacked
This week, a Pastebin post containing hundreds of Spotify account credentials popped up online, leading many to believe that the music streaming service had fallen victim to some kind of hack. Information released included usernames, passwords, emails amongst other details but no payment information was leaked. However, it seems that …
Read More »Blizzard responds to Nostalrius private vanilla server closure
Earlier this month, Blizzard sent a cease and desist letter to the operators of Nostalrius, a private vanilla World of Warcraft sever played on by hundreds of thousands of players. This also sparked a petition to get Blizzard to stop ignoring fans calling for legacy servers. It took a couple …
Read More »AMD officially launches Radeon Pro Duo with focus on VR
We have been hearing about AMD's Radeon Pro Duo for a while now but today, the company is finally bringing it to the market, featuring 16 teraflops of compute performance and LiquidVR technology to help developers looking to dive in to creating virtual reality content. Virtual Reality demands a lot …
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 »EE wants total UK 4G coverage by 2020
EE was the first network in the UK to begin rolling out 4G connectivity to its customers and over the next few years, it hopes to ensure total coverage across the country. Over the next three and a half years, EE, the UK's largest network, will be expanding its 4G …
Read More »Apple wants all WatchOS apps to be native after June
When Apple first announced the Apple Watch, the device could not run many of its own native apps. Instead, apps had to connect back to an iPhone through Bluetooth in order to borrow processing power. However, eventually Apple got WatchOS to a point where developers could run apps natively, without …
Read More »Remedy to address Quantum Break issues this week
While Quantum Break was a decent enough Sci-Fi shooter on the Xbox One, the game's PC version was definitely not up to par. However, Remedy is hoping to fix some of the most pressing issues with the PC version of the game later this week with a new patch and …
Read More »ESL has banned YouPorn’s sponsored eSports team from tournaments
Many of you will remember that last year, the site YouPorn began seeking an eSports team to sponsor and thus, Team YP was born. Unfortunately, not everyone is looking favourably on porn companies getting involved in eSports. More specifically, ESL, one of the biggest eSports tournament organisations around seems to …
Read More »Corsair K70 RAPIDFIRE RGB keyboard review
Corsair was the first keyboard maker in the world to hit the market with Cherry's MX RGB switches and now, they are teaming up once again with the brand new Corsair K70 RAPIDFIRE RGB keyboard featuring Cherry's all new MX Speed switches – designed to actuate faster than any other switch …
Read More »Blizzard ‘failed horrifically’ on Titan says Overwatch director
Back in 2014, Blizzard officially announced that it was pulling the plug on its next generation MMO known as Titan. The game was stuck in various stages of development for seven years but eventually, the whole game was scrapped and the team working on it went on to create Overwatch …
Read More »VR hardware sales predicted to generate over $2 billion in 2016
The first big consumer virtual reality headsets have hit the market and while Oculus might be struggling to meet shipping dates, expert analysts still have high expectations for virtual reality hardware sales in 2016. According to research firm IDC, VR hardware will “skyrocket” in 2016 and generate well over $2 billion. …
Read More »Eight arrested in connection to StarCraft II match fixing scandal
While eSports is still growing here in the UK, over in Korea it is taken quite seriously with many tournaments taking place in huge stadiums and players hitting celebrity status. However, as always there are those looking to game the system to make a profit, as eight people have been arrested in …
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 »AMD talks ‘three design wins’, hints at new consoles
Right now, AMD hardware can be found in the Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U. However, the company could see more than $1.5 billion in revenue over the next few years thanks to “three design wins” from the company's console-focussed chip making business, coinciding with rumours that Nintendo, Sony and …
Read More »Microsoft and Google agree to try to stop battling in the court room
One of the more frustrating aspects of the tech world is the amount of lawsuits and legal complaints flying left and right between large companies. However, Google and Microsoft have agreed to make an effort to start to try to settle their differences outside of the court room going forward …
Read More »Witcher 3 dev teases with more Blood and Wine screenshots
The last couple of weeks have been packed with rumours surrounding The Witcher 3's next expansion, Blood and Wine. The game was tipped to launch at the end of May but then apparently pushed back to June, according to current reports and now, CD Projekt Red is teasing the game …
Read More »UK government wants 10 year jail sentences for online piracy
Following on from an almost year-long consultation on the matter, the UK government has decided that two-year maximum prison sentences for those caught sharing copyrighted material online might not be enough, and now wants to push for a ten-year maximum sentence instead. According to an Intellectual Property Office report, this …
Read More »Apple’s iBooks and iTunes Movies stores shut down in China
Apple has found itself unable to sell both ebooks and films over in China, after a government regulator took issue with the iBooks and iTunes movie stores. Right now, it is being reported that China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television is behind the block on two …
Read More »Amazon starts locking some video games behind Prime paywall
This morning, Amazon UK customers suddenly found themselves unable to purchase certain video game titles without having a Prime subscription. A few games have now been added to Amazon's “Prime-Exclusive Items” list, meaning unless you fork out the £79.99 per year subscription fee, you will need to go elsewhere to …
Read More »Eve: Valkyrie will be cross platform on Rift, Vive and PSVR
While Eve: Valkyrie did launch as an Oculus Rift exclusive, the flagship VR title will be heading to other platforms later this year as the development team have announced that not only will the game be coming to the HTC Vive at some point in 2016, but the game will …
Read More »Lens shortage may be responsible for Oculus Rift delays
The Oculus Rift launch didn't get off to the best start, with many customers having their units delayed by part shortages. While Oculus didn't give us the full story surrounding the hold up in manufacturing, reports this week seem to point towards a lens shortage specifically. Many of those that …
Read More »Microsoft testing ‘variety’ of new Xbox prototypes
While we know that at least Sony and Nintendo will be facing off soon with the PS4 NEO and the Nintendo NX, we haven't heard much about Microsoft's plans. However, according to reports, a “variety” of new Xbox prototypes are currently being tested, some of which do have upgraded internal …
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