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There's been a lot of developments in the high-definition camera world over the past few years, with devices like the Flip HD cam becoming hugely popular and then dipping off as phones began to catch up, but one of the more obvious developments has been with the portable, hands free, …

While the average PC enthusiast, gamer, tech-head or whatever you call yourself, is more likely to find themselves in a flame war than a shoot out, it's still good to know that those that do spend their time having hot pieces of metal shot at them may soon find it …

It's nearly here guys, the Advanced Edition of Subset Fames FTL (Faster than Light) is just around the corner and to celebrate, the developers have broken down each of the new features in an update, showing off the new Clone Bay, a better rewards information screen and several other new …

Today we are going to take a look at Logitech’s latest all-in-one wireless keyboard, the TK820. This is designed to be used in conjunction with a multimedia PC or home theatre PC, featuring a large touchpad with gesture controls. This particular feature means that you don’t need to use a …

Irrational Games, the developer that gave us some of the most visually striking and engaging FPS titles from the best part of the last decade, is set to close in the near future, with co-founder Ken Levine looking to create a new, tightly knit studio from a handful of Irrational …

Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday introduced its most powerful single-chip graphics card so far: the GeForce GTX Titan Black Edition. The new ultra-high-end graphics solution boosts horsepower of the former flagship by at least 7% and will likely please owners of the latest 4K displays who are hungry for additional speed …

Intel Corp. on Wednesday unveiled its new family of Xeon E7 processors for enterprise-class servers that brings unprecedented compute performance and introduces new reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features never-before-seen on Xeon products. The new central processing units are designed for up to 32-socket servers and will power various machines …

Just several days ahead of of the PlayStation 4 launch in Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that global sales of the PS4 had surpassed 5.3 million units. The new number exceeds the amount of the latest consoles that Sony originally planned to sell during the fiscal year 2014 and underlines …

Developed initially for desktop personal computers, Windows operating system is now used on laptops, tablets, 2-in-1s and smartphones. Microsoft Corp. claims that it will not stop evolving its OS and eventually there will be Windows for ultra-small devices. The OS will be specifically tailored for the best user experience on …

The year of Luigi is officially coming to an end on the 18th of March, giving the green plumber a 397 day long sprint in the spotlight. Luigi starred in a few games this year, including Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Super Luigi U and Mario and Luigi Dream Team. Miyamoto …

Peter Molyneux led studio, 22Cans, upcoming game Godus, is said to feature a new kind of monetization system that “hasn't existed before” in traditional free to play games. Users who play Godus won't have access to the in-game store until they are deemed ready. Molyneux gave a pretty good description …

Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday introduced its first graphics processing units (GPUs) based on code-named Maxwell architecture, which once again increases performance while minimizing power consumption. The initial graphics solutions based on the first-generation Maxwell are Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti and GeForce GTX 750. To boost performance per stream processor …

While the landscape for media pirates is a lot better today than it was a few years ago, there's still a lot of copyright lobby groups and firms that are happy to bring legal action against ISPs, individuals and site owners alike. One of those companies is Zuffa, the owner …

German chancellor Angela Merkel has a good reason to be sceptical of the US intelligence agencies and the NSA in particular, as it was discovered that despite both the US and Germany being allied nations, her phone was tapped. Since then she's called for large reforms to US data gathering, …

The past 48 hours have been a hotbed of roiling trust issues over in the Reddit Steam community, as one user claimed to have proof that Valve's anti-cheating software, VAC, was sending browsing history data back to Valve servers and effectively tracking all Steam gamers. However, now Gabe Newell, Valve's …

Microsoft is having an Xbox 360 sale today, with digital games priced down significantly. Almost everything up for grabs is at least two thirds off, with everything from AAA critically lauded titles like Dishonored and Portal 2, to Xbox Live Arcade games like Bastion and Guardians of Middle Earth. Announced …

Nintendo UK has launched a new Youtube channel called Nintendo Girl's Club. It's an “official Nintendo UK YouTube channel made especially for girls,” meaning it features female presenters and content geared specifically for women Nintendo gamers. So far the dominant content on the channel is trailers for upcoming Nintendo games, …

Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 maker of DRAM, may further improve its market share by boosting output of memory produced using leading-edge manufacturing process, according to industry analysts. The company is reportedly increasing production of dynamic random access memory using 25nm process technology, which is a threat to Micron …

Less than two months after formal announcement, Qualcomm said it would not release its Snapdragon 802 application processor for ultra-high-definition smart TVs on the market because of lower than expected demand. It is unknown whether the company has not managed to win a particular contract with a TV maker, or …

While not everything is clear about Intel Corp.’s new microprocessor introduction plans, it looks like the company has finalized its desktop chipset launch schedule. According to a media report, Intel’s new core-logic sets aimed at enthusiasts will debut in mid-May. Such a release timetable will allow Intel and its partners …

Microsoft Corp. apparently has not cancelled plans to release its Office software suite for Apple iPad media tablet, according to a report. The programs – including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote – may become available as soon as in the first half of this year. But isn’t Microsoft too late …

Tizen Association, an industry consortium that supports the development of an open source Tizen software platform and operating system, last week announced that it had been joined by 15 new members. The expansion of the Tizen team will likely speed up its adoption and will make the platform more competitive …

If you're not trying to rack up a new Donkey Kong world record, or even if you are, this weekend coming is the one where you should really let your gamer flag fly. You should stream it too as part of the Special Effect charity's Game Blast event and help …

Since King of Kong was released back in 2007 to critical acclaim, retro gaming has seen a bump to its resurgence, but none of those 30+ year old games more than Donkey Kong. While Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe may have gone head to head virtually alone (save for Tim Sczerby), today …

Bitcoin value has always been susceptible to violent jumps and dips in its value, famously crashing from $30 to $3 back in 2012, then shooting up to $200 and then $1200 in 2013. More recently however, with fallout from Mt Gox, one of the world's longest running exchanges, we've seen …

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and founder of Mega.co.nz, has announced his official retirement from online Call of Duty play after reaching 100,000 kills, just beating out fellow high level players by a few thousand. However that doesn't mean Dotcom is done with gaming, he's already gearing up for Titanfall. Announced …

Since Sony's PlayStation 4 was released here back in November last year and even earlier in some parts of the world, it's easy to forget that elsewhere, like Japan, the home country of the console's maker, it's still not out yet. Soon though, that will no longer be the case. …

Galactic Princess is a game we first heard about back in early December. For a game that hadn't launched its Kickstarter, or applied for Greenlighting on Steam, there was a lot of information on it – plenty of screenshots, a video of gameplay action, fleshed out backgrounds for races and …

Former Left 4 Dead developer, Turtle Rock, was mulling over the idea of making its upcoming title, Evolve, a free to play game at one point while still under THQ. The business model was suggested by THQ President, Jason Rubin, but the idea was dropped once 2K purchased the title, that …

The Titanfall beta went live on Friday and after overcoming some early server issues, many players have received beta codes for both the Xbox One and PC but if you were like me and didn't manage to get a code, then there might still be hope as access has opened …