A while back, EK Water Blocks (EKWB) launched its first All-In-One preassembled CPU liquid cooling units in the form of the EK-XLC Predator 240 and Predator 360. Unfortunately, a problem with these units has been discovered that could cause leakages and EK is issuing a product recall. In a post on …
Read More »Apple might be interested in buying Time Warner
A while back, it was revealed that Apple has put plans for its TV streaming service on hold after failing to get all networks to agree on packages, pricing and their respective revenue cuts. However, now it looks like Apple might be interested in kickstarting things by buying assets of …
Read More »The Division beta to arrive this month
Ubisoft is gearing up to finally launch The Division in just a couple of months time but you will be able to get your hands on it a bit early with the beta, which is tipped to kick off at the end of this month. While Ubisoft hasn't officially announced …
Read More »Microsoft rejects pitch for League of Legends Hololens match viewer
Right now, Microsoft is running a ‘Share Your Idea' program for the Hololens, in which people can submit potential applications for the Augmented Reality headset. One of the most popular potential apps, which recieved a lot of votes, was a League of Legends match viewer which would allow Hololens wearers …
Read More »Seagate is releasing an 8TB NAS drive
Seagate has announced that it will be launching its largest ever capacity NAS hard drive, offering up 8TB of space. Being a NAS drive, it is primarily aimed for those wanting to set up a personal cloud or for mass multimedia storage. The drive comes rated for an 180TB/year workload …
Read More »Google is now getting serious about VR
Google is looking to get involved in the Virtual Reality space as well, following on from the likes of Facebook/Oculus, Sony and HTC/Valve, Google will now be stepping up its efforts with a dedicated VR division, headed by the boss behind the Google Cardboard headset, which was the company's first …
Read More »Google’s self-driving car has had some issues
Google's self-driving car technology is impressive and has been interesting to follow but it has had its fair share of problems according to Google's latest report. Between November 2014 and September 2015, Google's self-driving car experienced a total of 272 technical failures and was almost involved in 13 accidents. According …
Read More »Gears of War 4 gets its release date moved
It looks like development on Gears of War 4 is going well as the game will now be releasing slightly earlier than expected. During a live stream this week, Microsoft revealed that the Xbox One exclusive would now be launching in ‘Fall 2016', rather than the holiday season. This means …
Read More »EA Access is expanding from Xbox One to PC
EA Access is finally branching out from the Xbox One and will launch on the PC soon though under the slightly different name ‘Origin Access'. There will be 15 games in ‘The Vault' at launch for subscribers with more to be added over time. Origin Access is a subscription service …
Read More »Apple patents design for super thin iPhone speakers
We have been hearing a lot about the iPhone 7 these last few weeks along with Apple's future plans for audio on its flagship smartphone. Following on from reports that Apple is set to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack to save space, a patent has been uncovered showing off …
Read More »Sony’s ‘Let’s Play’ trademark has been rejected for now
It recently came to light that Sony is attempting to trademark the term ‘Let's Play', a phrase that most are familiar with from YouTube as content creators create playthroughs of games. However, it seems that the US Patent and Trademark Office aren't satisfied with Sony's application and has rejected it- …
Read More »EVGA SuperNova T2 Titanium Power Supplies announced
EVGA is launching a new load of SuperNova power supplies this year, with an ultra-efficient 80Plus Titanium rating available in 750W, 850W and 1000W flavours. These units feature a 94%+ efficiency rating, along with EVGA's ECO mode to minimize fan noise during low to medium load operations. Aside from the …
Read More »Microsoft ends support for Windows 8 and older versions of IE
As we found out earlier this month, Microsoft is ending support for older versions of Internet Explorer, namely IE 8, 9 and 10. However, it seems that support is also ending for those who still have Windows 8 installed. The important thing to note here is that Microsoft is still …
Read More »The Witcher 3 patch 1.12 is now live
CD Projekt Red may have shut down talk of an upcoming Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition but that doesn't mean it is finished with the game. This week, the studio went live with patch 1.12, which aims to tidy things up a bit more in both the base game and the …
Read More »Asus shows off ROG Claymore RGB Mechanical keyboard
Asus is well known for its republic of gamer line, which spans across not just hardware and monitors but peripherals as well. This year, Asus is set to launch its first RGB mechanical keyboard featuring Cherry mechanical switches as well as a unique feature that allows the numpad to be …
Read More »Apple Music reportedly has 10 million subscribers
Apple Music seems to be doing quite well for itself according to new reports, with sources claiming that the service has already managed to garner up ten million subscribers. This is half that of Spotify, which is reported to have around 20 million paying subscribers though it has been around …
Read More »Homefront: The Revolution gets a release date and trailer
Homefront: The Revolution had a somewhat rocky period in its development at Crytek but the project was swiftly put back on track and is now set to release in just a few months time. Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios today announced that the Homefront sequel will be launching on the …
Read More »Lian Li shows off DK-04 sit/stand desk with PC enclosure
We have often been impressed when we see modders build their PC systems into a desk and now, it doesn't require the custom work as Lian Li has its own line of desks with PC enclosures. This week, Lian Li showed off the DK-04, its latest desk with a PC …
Read More »Apple’s 4-inch iPhone may have a different name
Over the last few months, we have been hearing rumours of Apple's upcoming 4-inch iPhone, which is set to release in the first half of the year. However, we have all been working under the assumption that the device will be called the iPhone 6C- until now. New reports coming …
Read More »Retailer accidentally lists Witcher 3 ‘Enhanced Edition’
Over the weekend, two retailers based in Europe posted listings for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt ‘Enhanced Edition', which sparked talk of a re-release from CD Projekt Red later this year. This is something that CDPR has done in the past, with both of the first two Witcher games …
Read More »AMD cuts the price of the R9 Nano GPU
The AMD R9 Nano is an impressive graphics card in many ways, it was the first Fiji card to be shrunk down to a Mini-ITX form-factor, it is very power efficient and now, it is getting a pretty nice price cut. AMD announced today that the R9 Nano will now …
Read More »HTC Vive pre-orders to open up next month
Just last week Oculus began gearing up for the launch of the Rift with pre-orders opening up and shipments due out in March. However, there is another big VR launch on the way in the next few months- the HTC Vive, which will also have its price and ship date …
Read More »EVGA to launch GTX 980Ti ‘VR Edition’
EVGA came to CES this year armed with a new GTX 980TI to show off. This time, EVGA is gearing up to launch a ‘VR Edition' GPU, featuring the tried and true ACX cooler along with some extras aimed specifically at those looking to upgrade their rig for virtual reality …
Read More »Fake Minecraft 2 taken down from App Store
Earlier on in the week, people became largely aware of a fake Minecraft sequel doing the rounds on iOS. This app claimed to be Minecraft: Pocket Edition 2 and actually managed to hit the top ten on the App Store's top-selling chart. However, after awareness of this scam app was …
Read More »Over 200,000 people sign petition to stop Apple removing headphone jack
Right now, the rumour going around that Apple has decided to remove the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 is picking up a lot of steam. While nothing has been confirmed, anonymous ‘supply chain' sources have claimed that in an effort to make the iPhone 7 even thinner, the headphone …
Read More »Asus launches new TUF Sabertooth Z170S motherboard
ASUS has even more announcements in store for us today with the announcement of the new TUF Sabertooth Z170S Motherboard, which Asus says is designed tough and built to last. The ATX board features an arctic-white digital camouflage finish and has plenty of high-end features to boot. The Asus TUF …
Read More »Sony wants to trademark the term ‘Let’s Play’
We are all pretty familiar with the concept of a Let's Play at this point, YouTubers and streamers use the phrase often to describe their playthrough of a game. However, it looks like Sony is trying to claim the phrase, according to a recent trademark listing at the US Patent …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege patch to bring server and hit detection improvements
Rainbow Six: Siege is out and many people are actually quite impressed with it. However, the game does have its issues, mainly poor hit detection and networking errors. Fortunately, Ubisoft is working on these things and Patch 1.2 is set to hit this week. Matchmaking errors seem to be affecting …
Read More »Lenovo is going to phase out the Motorola brand name (sort of)
It has been some time since Lenovo bought Motorola's mobile division from Google, with the goal of breaking into the smartphone business. However, it looks like we could be saying goodbye to the iconic mobile brand name for good soon as Lenovo intends to phase it out and eventually replace …
Read More »Microsoft is building its own SIM card for Windows 10
It looks like we are set to gain yet another SIM card standard, this time, courtesy of Microsoft, which wants to build its own SIM for new Windows 10 smartphones and LTE-enabled tablets. While Microsoft's SIM card may not be a different size to the current Nano SIMs, it is …
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