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Kinect to Teach Police “Use of Force” Options

A new piece of software for the Windows version of Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect peripheral could be used to teach cops how to deal with confrontational situations. The system uses MILO Range, an “interactive use of ...

9 years ago

Wii U TVii European Launch Cancelled

Nintendo’s plan to launch the Wii U TVii service in Europe has been officially cancelled, with the company citing the “extremely complex nature” of localisation as the sticking point. TVii launched in Japan and North ...

9 years ago

Up to $900 Million Stolen Online in Biggest Bank Robbery Ever

In a 21st Century bank job, thieves don’t even need to step foot on the premises, let alone have a getaway car primed: all you need is a computer and the right software. According to a report from The New York Times, tech ...

9 years ago

Transcend Released MP710 Digital Music Player, Recorder and Fitness Tracker

Smartphones can do it all, but they're not always the best choice. For music and fitness lovers, the phone might have to limited battery time and for those Transcend released the Black and White MP710 digital music player. Next ...

9 years ago

Watch: Solar-Powered Ray Can Melt Metal

Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds from the Science Channel looked at one of their favourite childhood pastimes - burning things with the rays from a magnifying glass - and wanted to magnify it. They wanted to magnify the ray so ...

9 years ago

Privacy International Will Find Out if GCHQ Spied On You

Privacy International, one of the human rights groups that brought a case against UK intelligence agency GCHQ for unlawful surveillance, has launched a new campaign to enquire on your behalf as to whether you were illegally spied ...

9 years ago

New Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Game Coming This Year

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is one of the most iconic video games of several generations. The series has been in the shadows for quite a while now, but I still think fondly of the PlayStation 1 and 2 era releases of the game. The ...

9 years ago

Carmageddon: Reincarnation Public Beta Out Now!

Fire up your nostalgia engines, because the beta for Carmageddon: Reincarnation is finally here! Stainless Games have been working hard to get this game back onto our screens and I'm very happy that we can finally put it to the ...

9 years ago

MSI GT80 GTX 980M 8GB SLI Titan Laptop Review

Introduction There are few things more exciting than reviewing a gaming laptop that you know has a reputation to live up to. Naturally, when the courier dropped off the GT80 Titan I couldn't wait to get my claws into ...

9 years ago

Virgin Media Planning £3B Broadband Network Upgrade

Virgin Media is planning to spend £3 billion on upgrade their existing network hardware in what is known as 'Project Lightning.' The new scheme will see broadband speeds of 152Mbps being provided to 4 million more UK homes. The ...

9 years ago

ASUS GTX 960 Mini Revealed

The GTX 960 series of graphics cards has gotten off to a great start. The cards may not be the most competitive on price, but their low power consumption and heat are a big win for those wanting to build a compact gaming system, or ...

9 years ago

Latest Doom Mod Adds Instagram Filters and a Selfie Stick!?

Doom may be 22 years old, but the modding community just doesn't want to give up on this game! Not only have we currently got the stunning Brutal Doom mod bringing the game up to a more modern and considerably more violent ...

9 years ago

Eurocom Offers 25% off New Laptops When Trading in Your Alienware M15x

With some Alienware system moving towards integrated graphics, Eurocom has come out with a great offer for those who want a highly customizable laptop that's also upgradeable. Customers can now trade in their Alienware M15x in ...

9 years ago

Megaupload Programmer Sentenced to One Year in Prison

We mostly hear news about Kim Dotcom in regards to Megaupload and the ongoing legal issues, but he isn't the only one indicted by the United States in the case. Andrus Nomm, a 36-year old programmer living in Netherlands, ...

9 years ago

Steam Chat Censors Kickass.to Mentioning

Steam is installed on a lot of computers, so it's only logic for people to use the built-in instant messaging chat to talk to friends, about games but also all sorts of other things. Last week the torrent site KickassTorrents ...

9 years ago

SilverStone TS431S 4-Bay DAS Review

Introduction Connecting multiple storage drives externally doesn't work equally well on every connection type. If you were to use a USB 3 connection you would get the speed necessary, but your access times would suffer. If you ...

9 years ago

Arozzi Torretta Gaming Chair Review

Introduction It's not every day I replace my office chair, but this time I decided to treat myself to something a little more fun, the Arozzi Torretta Gaming Chair. At £169.99 it's far from cheap, but for those who spend ...

9 years ago

Android 5.0 Lollipop More Stable than iOS 8

With Android Lollipop 5.0 being such a major update, including its new Material Design, change from JIT to ART compiler, and adding support for 64-bit procressors, we have a chance now to look at its progress. Specifically it's ...

9 years ago

Data Sharing between Major Video Game Companies and US Government Coming

In the wake of the recent hacks, President Obama is doing his best to increase data sharing between all major companies and the federal government. He is doing this using the controversial new Cybersecurity Information Sharing and ...

9 years ago

Frozen CPU May Well Be Shutting Down After All

Over the past few days, we've covered recent events at Frozen CPU, with news that they would be shutting down and then news that they won't be shutting down. A new development in this story reveals that they may well be done for ...

9 years ago

Xigmatek Mach Mid-Tower Chassis Review

Introduction I must admit that I love a high-end chassis' that are packed full of features with  a high-end rig installed, as I'm sure many of you do too. However, not everyone has a need for an extreme gaming system, nor ...

9 years ago

Reuters: Apple’s Car is Driverless

Following on from yesterday's confirmation from The Wall Street Journal that Apple is indeed working on a car, Reuters has pitched in today with its suggestion that the car is driverless. The WSJ actually claimed the opposite ...

9 years ago

David Cameron Announces Free WiFi Coming to UK Trains in 2017

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the government is pledging £50 million towards the installation of free WiFi on UK trains by 2017. He didn't specify whether this would mean all trains or just some. Many are also ...

9 years ago

GTA IV iCEnhancer C Preview Video Released and it Looks Incredible!

I'm a big fan of the iCEnhancer mod for Grand Theft Auto IV. Time and time again this mod series has blown me away with how the once blurry, almost cartoonish graphics of GTA IV have been transformed into something that manages to ...

9 years ago

Electrician Fixes $4,400 Toyota Hybrid Fault for Under $10

Imgur user scoodidabop had a rude awakening when the dashboard of his recently purchased second-hand Toyota hybrid car lit up. After Googling the issue, he discovered that there was an issue with the hybrid battery, meaning the car ...

9 years ago

Apple’s Tim Cook Warns Obama That Sacrificing Privacy Will Have “dire consequences”

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has criticised US President Barrack Obama’s executive order for enhanced cybersecurity, saying the move will have “dire consequences”. Cook was speaking at a cybersecurity summit organised by the ...

9 years ago

The Wall Street Journal: Apple is Working on a Car

The Wall Street Journal, perhaps the most reliable source of Apple rumours, has topped off all the recent Apple car suggestions by claiming that the company is indeed working on a car. They state that there is a certain ...

9 years ago

Nintendo Making Mii Smartphone App

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that the company is working on an app to allow Wii U and 3DS owners to use Mii avatars and the Miiverse social network on their smartphones. "It would be fun for players to use their ...

9 years ago

WhiteHouse.gov SSL Certificate Expires – Chrome Issues Embarrassing Warning

Apparently you couldn't trust the White House yesterday. Well, while some may say that everyday, you really shouldn't have yesterday, according to Google that is. In an embarrassing blunder, the US government-owned site forgot ...

9 years ago

Candy Crush Saga Players Spent $1.3 Billion on In-App Purchases Last Year

Candy Crush Saga is one of the most popular and at the same time one of the most hated mobile games available. It's insanely popular because a lot of people find it addictive, but many hate it because of how it is completely laden ...

9 years ago

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