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Netflix is still against allowing offline viewing

Recently, Amazon Prime Video announced that it would be allowing its users to download shows for offline viewing, similarly to how Spotify allows subscribers to listen to their music playlists offline. This obviously raised questions for Netflix, which has been against offline viewing in the past. It turns out that …

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Dragon’s Dogma is heading to the PC

Capcom has announced that three years after its initial release, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen will finally be hitting the PC some time in January next year. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen was actually a pretty positively received game, which launched on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 back in April 2013. …

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Dodgy Android app takes selfies and demands $500 ransom

There is some new ransomware on the block for Android users. It turns out that there is currently a dodgy app called ‘Adult Player' floating around. It's an app that lures users in by offering porn but once opened, it takes a picture using the phone's front facing camera, locks …

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We may have the Nexus 5 release date

The Nexus 5 is on the way, with an announcement reportedly pencilled in for the end of this month. We have already heard plenty about Google and LG's latest collaboration and now, it looks like we may have a release date as well. We are expecting the new Nexus announcement …

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BlackBerry is buying out a competitor for $425 million

It turns out that despite its descending place in the smartphone market, BlackBerry still has enough cash left over to acquire other companies. This week, BlackBerry announced that it is buying out Good Technology, a company that has been competing with BlackBerry for quite some time. Good Technology focussed on …

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Here is another look at the Nexus 5

Right now, all signs are pointing towards an end of September reveal date for Google's latest batch of Nexus devices, with one of them being a brand new Nexus 5 from LG, sporting Android Marshmallow. While some fairly blurry images of the device have surfaced previously, we now have a …

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Ubisoft is planning its own theme park

Now for the unexpected news of the day, it turns out that Ubisoft is currently planning to build and open up its own theme park in 2020. The park is set to be built-in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, with all attractions being placed indoors and spread out over 10,000 square …

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Apple TV hardware specs leak out ahead of announcement

The Apple TV is set to be announced at next Wednesday's iPhone 6S event. This will be the first major revision to Apple's set top box in years and we are expecting some pretty big changes for the device. For starters, according to a new internal spec leak, the new …

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Halo and Destiny composer wins lawsuit against Bungie

Last year it was revealed that Marty O'Donnell, the soundtrack composer for the Halo series and later on, Destiny at Bungie, had filed a lawsuit against the studio. Now, after some time going through the legal process, Marty has won his case, receiving a fairly substantial payout. In addition to …

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iPad Pro to start shipping in November

Apple's long rumoured iPad Pro is apparently just around the corner, with an announcement set to take place at one of Apple's upcoming press conferences. The new tablet will sport a larger 12 inch screen, though it won't start shipping until November, which is apparently due to the fact that …

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Konami DMCA’d MGS fan art on Twitter

Konami is something of an enigma, sometimes it almost seems as if the company doesn't want to sell games at all. This week is an exciting time for Metal Gear Solid fans, after the final chapter in the long-running series released on Monday. So as with any big game launch, …

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Tech giants to pay out $415 million in poaching lawsuit

A US District Judge today approved a $415 million settlement in the no-poaching lawsuit levied at several massive tech companies, including Google, Apple and Intel. The class action lawsuit came about after it was discovered that several massive tech companies agreed to not poach employees from one another, which in …

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The Open-Source VR headset is being upgraded

The open source virtual reality initiative has been floating around for a while now. The OSVR headset has been backed by plenty of companies, included Razer and in October, the development kit is set to receive some pretty big upgrades. The new OSVR headset will launch next month, featuring a …

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Razer is bringing back the Diamondback mouse

Back in 2004, Razer found great success with its mouse, known as the Diamondback. The peripheral maker released two more iterations in 2005 and 2007 but since then, the line has been retired. Until now that is, as Razer is bringing back the Diamondback, complete with Chroma lighting and Synapse …

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Nintendo’s first iOS/Android game is Pokemon Shuffle

Back at the start of the year, Nintendo finally announced its intention to start making games for mobile devices, after years of losing out on the market to emulators and ROMs. The company hired outside firm, DeNa to handle its mobile titles and now we know what game is set …

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Apple to announce 4K iMac in October

Last year Apple surprised us all with a 5K iMac, featuring a custom made display controller to get the massive resolution running properly. It seemed like an odd move at the time considering the massive push for 4K. However, this year it looks like Apple is set to launch a …

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Machinima to settle with FTC over misleading Xbox videos

YouTube network, Machinima and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement, following a string of ‘misleading' videos from partnered channels taking part in an Xbox advertising campaign. The campaign started off with several prominent YouTubers being given an Xbox One and a few games in return for a video …

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