HTC has had its own smartwatch in the works for a while but so far, it has yet to show anything but the CEO is maintaining that the company is still working on it and that it is trying to be careful with how it approaches wearable technology. The HTC …
Read More »Unity has officially released the Unity 5 game engine
Unity has officially launched the latest version of its cross-platform game engine, Unity 5. The engine itself has had an early version around for a little while but the final version will launch today on the company's own website. Unity 5 launched in beta form back in October last year, …
Read More »Qualcomm developing a fingerprint sensor to rival Touch ID
Qualcomm is looking to take on Apple's Touch ID with its own biometric fingerprint sensor, which should end up being more technically advanced than Apple's solution along with Samsung's new sensor found in the Galaxy S6 flagship. Qualcomm has announced its new fingerprint reader, which uses ultrasonic waves to verify …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V will launch on the 1st of September
The cat is out of the bag, it looks like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be launching on the 1st of September. How do we know? Well a sponsored IGN video for the announcement, which is due to take place tomorrow, just leaked, showing off the world-wide …
Read More »The first game to be announced for SteamVR is … Job Simulator
HTC announced that it was collaborating with Valve on its SteamVR headset this week and now we have our first game announcement. The first title announced for SteamVR is Job Simulator, but the premise of the title isn't all that bad. Job Simulator is set in the future, where robots …
Read More »Microsoft’s Windows 10 browser shown off in new video
Microsoft's upcoming Spartan browser is due to take over from Internet Explorer in the Windows 10 Operating System. It was first revealed back in January but now we have a closer look at the new browser thanks to a leaked video, going over some new features. Microsoft provided a demonstration …
Read More »Epic shows off first textured Unreal Tournament map
The free version of Unreal Tournament is coming along nicely and Epic Games has just given us an update on its progress, showing off the game's first high-textured map called ‘Outpost 23'. The latest Unreal Tournament title has been in the works for a while now and is a ‘collaborative …
Read More »Google to launch Android Pay
Google is finally ready to compete with Apple Pay with its own mobile payments system, dubbed ‘Android Pay'. Previous rumors suggested that Google would be launching its own mobile payments platform soon, which is now confirmed. This all comes shortly after we heard that Google was working with carriers to …
Read More »A big Metal Gear Solid V announcement is due on Wednesday
Kojima Productions is teasing a bid Metal Gear Solid V announcement for Wednesday with a new 48 hour countdown clock on the MGS website. The dramatic countdown seems to allude to a fairly significant announcement regarding the title, which is due to be released this year, although there has been …
Read More »Bethesda to remove 100MB size limit on Skyrim Workshop mods
The Steam Workshop will soon contain even bigger mods for Skyrim as Bethesda is updating things to remove the 100MB file size limit, allowing for mods of any size. The feature is currently being beta tested before going live, those that want to can get in on the beta. The creation …
Read More »You’ll soon be able to pay for your WoW subscription with gold
Soon you will be able to play World of Warcraft without spending any real world money as Blizzard is going to start accepting in-game gold for subscription time, something that Eve Online has been doing for a while and has proven successful. A new in-game item will also be coming …
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 has dropped its subscription, will now be free for all
Last year, Unreal Engine 4 launched a $19 per month subscription model in an effort to try and win indie developers back from Unity. Cryengine followed with a similar business model. However, Epic Games has now decided to just make Unreal Engine 4 free for all developers instead. You can …
Read More »Cyanogen re-brands and partners up with Qualcomm
Cyanogen has announced that it will be re-branding this soon, moving away from its custom ROM roots even further. the company is ditching its previous Android mascot logos in favor of cleaner, simpler look. In addition to this, Qualcomm will be using Cyanogen built software on its own reference design …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline Premium program announced
Now for the least surprising news of the day, Visceral Games has announced that Battlefield Hardline will in-fact have a Premium membership, granting owners access to all future DLC for the game. Battlefield titles have a history of coming with a premium version, which is normally priced at £39.99. The …
Read More »GAME acquires Multiplay for £20 million
UK retailer GAME has made quite the comeback since its 2012 bankruptcy. Now the company is venturing in to new territory by acquiring Multiplay, who many of you will know as being behind the I-series Insomnia LAN events here in the UK. GAME is managing to nab Multiplay for £20 …
Read More »343 Industries shares update on The Master Chief Collection
343 Industries has gone ahead and shared some stats gathered from January's Halo 5 multiplayer beta and has also provided an update on the future of The Master Chief Collection, which still needs some stability updates and fixes for multiplayer. First up, during the Halo 5 beta, there were more …
Read More »Galaxy S6 Edge leak fully reveals new design
Things started off slow but the Samsung Galaxy S6 leaks are now coming in full force. Earlier this week we got out first look at the S6 flagship right next to the Galaxy S6 Edge but these images weren't taken from particularly great angles. However, some better images have now …
Read More »TalkTalk warning customers that data may be compromised
TalkTalk is currently warning its customers that its servers were breached recently and user data may have been compromised. According to the UK ISP, cyber thieves may have been able to get their hands on account numbers and personal information, such as names and date of birth. Now with these …
Read More »Patch data hints at Hearthstone’s next big expansion
Hearthstone could soon have a new adventure mode taking place at Blackrock Mountain, according to some data mined from the most recent game patch. This would be Hearthstone's third expansion overall and second adventure mode, following on from The Curse of Naxx last year. Being an adventure mode, it will …
Read More »Lenovo will no longer ship PCs with bloatware following Superfish backlash
Lenovo has had a bit of a situation on its hands recently after customers began complaining about Superfish bloatware coming pre-installed on their PCs. The backlash seems to have gotten through to the company though as it has now realized that people don't tend to like third-party bloatware and as a …
Read More »Apparently Motorola is finally going to let you customize the Moto 360
Motorola is apparently finally going to let potential customers customize the Moto 360 smartwatch, something that has been rumored ever since the device was originally unveiled. The Moto 360 has been added to the Moto Maker, Motorola's own customization suite that debuted with the original Moto X smartphone. According to …
Read More »Twitch Plays is now taking on Halo
Twitch Plays is a pretty interesting idea, a game is set up and streamed, then the chat gets to control the entire game. Twitch viewers helped beat several Pokemon games and now Twitch Plays is taking on something a little more challenging, Halo Combat Evolved. Bungie's classic shooter is the …
Read More »Sony accidentally deleted its list of Anniversary PS4 winners
Sony in Japan has accidentally deleted its list of all 123 winners of the company's PlayStation 4 Anniversary Edition giveaway, meaning that those originally picked will miss out and the whole competition will be restarted. Sony offered its “deepest apologies” for the mix up. Sony was not able to reverse …
Read More »We will be seeing more of the Apple watch on March 9th
We will finally be seeing more of the Apple Watch next month on the 9th of March. Apple initially announced its wearable lineup back in September alongside the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, since Apple has been spending extra time perfecting the device. The company sent out invites …
Read More »LG and Huawei rumoured to be making Nexus devices this year
It looks like Google could be planning to release two Nexus devices this year, coming from LG and Chinese phone maker, Huawei, according to new sources. Manufacturing will be outsourced to the two companies, one will be in charge of the smartphone while the other will likely take on the …
Read More »FCC declares Title II utility status for the Internet
Net Neutrality has won as the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted in favor of reclassifying the Internet as a Title II public utility, preserving Net Neutrality. More than four million people wrote in to the FCC to try and persuade them to preserve Net Neutrality and even President …
Read More »Destiny leak shows The Reef as a new social area
It looks like Destiny is going to get a new social area in the upcoming House of Wolves expansion DLC, if these newly leaked screenshots are anything to go by. We know that the Reef was once a playable area at one point in development and previous rumors have hinted …
Read More »Apparently Google isn’t actually making any profit from YouTube
It seems that Google isn't actually making any money off of its online video service, YouTube, despite billions of users every month. Financial reports last year reported that YouTube generated $4 billion in revenue last year but the company did not contribute to overall earnings. YouTube failed to count towards …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge appear in new leak
The Samsung Galaxy S6 reveal is just a handful of days away but we already have our first look at the new flagship thanks to some new leaks. The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge have been pictured side by side, showing off the new design and a few features. …
Read More »Sponsored search results coming to Google Play store
Google has announced that it will soon be adding sponsor spots to search results in the Google Play app store on Android. The ‘pilot program' will work similarly to how ads work on the traditional Google Search page, allowing developers to have their apps highlighted. This means that those looking …
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