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AMD Catalyst Omega 14.12 Drivers Released

The big AMD graphics driver update we've been eagerly awaiting is finally here! News of these drivers actually broke last week, but today you can actually download the software and reap its rewards. The latest drivers add ...

9 years ago

Smartphone Theft in London Still Frustrating Police, But Slow Progress Being Made

Metropolitan areas in the United States and United Kingdom have struggled to crack down on theft related to smartphones, leading to an increase in theft, robbery, and potential violent incidents. Most of the problems occur from ...

9 years ago

Woman Claims Her Samsung Galaxy Phone Exploded in Flames

  A Canadian woman insists that her bedroom was set on fire by an exploding smartphone. Hope Casserly, a computer science student at the University of Guelph, claims her year-old Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 combusted while she ...

9 years ago

Google Could Soon Have a “Live Translation” Service

After acquiring Quest Visual, a real-time translation application developer who made Word Lens, Google could use them to good effect. The company is rumoured to be working on a new "Live Translation" mode, which would give some ...

9 years ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 to be Announced at CES 2015

According to SweClockers.com, NVIDIA is gearing up to launch the GeForce GTX 960, a mid-range video card that will be based on NVIDIA's currently unknown, and never-before-seen, or heard of GM206 core. The GeForce GTX 960 would ...

9 years ago

Hacking Group Threatens to Shut Down Xbox Live “Forever” on XMAS

Imagine all the people signing into Xbox Live over Christmas with their brand new Xbox One consoles, to reach it and see it has been hacked and shut down. This could be the future in just a couple of weeks time, as hacking group ...

9 years ago

President Obama Writes His First Ever Line of Code

Barack Obama just finished his first ever line of code. The "Coder-in-Chief" wrote a line of Javascript with 20 middle school students as part of the Hour Of Code programme by Code.org. Code.org and The Hour of Code was set up ...

9 years ago

The Witcher 3 Gets Delayed, New Release of May 19, 2015

Sorry to be the bearer bad news today, but The Witcher 3 has been delayed by 3 months. It's original release date was February 24, 2015 but the developer has announced that it has been pushed back by 3 month to May 19, 2015. The ...

9 years ago

Paul McCartney Turns Into a Hologram for ‘Destiny’ Music Video… What.

I don't even. Yes, Paul McCartney has provided his, well, talent, for Destiny in the form of an end credits song known as "Hope for the Future". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfxiF5LCgaA You, I, what, I, yeah - I can't ...

9 years ago

Vimeo Pro Introduces 4K Uploads

Vimeo announced on Monday that subscribers to Vimeo Pro will now be able to upload ultra-HD, 4K video. Both supply and demand for 4K videos in on the increase, with Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime offing 4K content, and 4K ...

9 years ago

Latest Assassin’s Creed: Unity Patch Should Fix “Most” of the Problems

Can you believe it? Assassin's Creed: Unity is still broken, but Ubisoft has promised that the upcoming "Patch 4" will fix the game's problems. The game's Q&A and Known Issues section on its website has been updated, adding in ...

9 years ago

Former Apple Manager Gets 1 Year in Jail, $4.5 Million Fine for Leaking Apple Secrets

Paul Devine, formerly Apple's Global Supply Manager, has received a year of jail time as well as a fine of $4.5 million for leaking the company's secrets. Devine leaked secret product plans to a number of accessory ...

9 years ago

Apps Aimed at Kids Are Collecting Personal Data

Although mobiles apps aimed at children usually require parental consent, most parents probably aren’t aware that these apps are tracking and collecting data on their kids. A US bill was introduced in 2013 to protect children ...

9 years ago

It Happened to Me: EA Origin Hacked, In-Game Content Purchased

Last night I was informed via email that I had purchased 3 different games from Origin, as well as an in-game item. This is not a common practice for me to purchase multiple games at one time, unless there is a Steam Sale going on. ...

9 years ago

Uber Banned in Delhi Following Alleged Rape by Driver

The Delhi transport department has banned the popular ride sharing service following allegations of rape by an Uber driver. The male driver allegedly raped a 25-year-old female passenger on Friday. Shiv Kumar Yadav was ...

9 years ago

Samsung VR Headset Available for $199

As of Monday, Samsung’s virtual reality headset, the Gear VR, is available in the US through AT&T and the Samsung website for $199. The headset works by using the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (if you have one. Otherwise, add another ...

9 years ago

Discarded Laptop Batteries Could Power Slums, Claims IBM

An IBM study has determined that old laptop batteries could be used to power slums. 70% of discarded batteries were able to hold enough charge to power an LED light for four hours a day over a whole year, an Indian IBM team has ...

9 years ago

Sony Makes First Detailed Comments on Hack

Sony Pictures has finally commented on that massive hack, offering further details about the situation. CEO Michael Lynton sent a memo to all Sony Pictures employees apologising for the hack and reassuring them about the ...

9 years ago

Anonymous Attacks Ugandan Government Websites to Protest ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill

Uganda is pushing through an Anti-Homosexuality law. It has become nicknamed the ‘kill the gays’ bill. The name is not a misrepresentation: any person in Uganda found guilty of ‘Aggravated homosexuality’- a ‘gay act’ ...

9 years ago

North Korea Supports Sony “Extra-Large Hacking”

North Korea's chief state news agency, KCNA, has denied allegations that North Korea attacked Sony Pictures but instead declared their support for the hack. In very poor English, they said that "the south Korean puppet ...

9 years ago

Sony Trademarks New PlayStation Logo

Sony has filed registration for a curious new PlayStation logo with the Japanese Patent and Trademark Office. It incorporates the familiar ‘PS’ motif within a circle, flanked by a set of headphones. The trademark notice ...

9 years ago

Transcend Introduce Complete Apple Solutions Series of Storage

Transcend introduces the complete Apple Solutions series, including the JetDrive SSD Upgrade Kit, JetDrive Lite Expansion Cards and StoreJet for Mac. The product series features fast transfer rates and large storage space while ...

9 years ago

Century Micro Launches First Low-Profile DDR4 DIMMs

It doesn't help much to have an entire system designed for low-profile enclosures if the default 31.25mm sized RAM modules will stick out the top. As such, the Japanese company Century Micro has launched the world's first ...

9 years ago

Lizard Squad Takes Down PlayStation Network! Again?

What is with these hacking teams taking down gaming servers? Not only are they threatening to take down the entirety of Xbox Live forever, but they're still beating the hell out of the PlayStation servers. It's worth noting that ...

9 years ago

Ralph Baer, Inventor of the Home Video Game Console, Dies at 92

Ralph Bear, the inventor of the home video game console died on Saturday at the age of 92. Born in Germany on March 8, 1922, he and his family immigrated with to the US on the eve of World War II and settled in New York in 1938. ...

9 years ago

Toshiba Released 24-Inch Business Tablet

Is there a time where a tablet reaches a size where it's no longer considered a tablet? I guess not. Toshiba has created the giant 24-inch Shared Board tablet that is using a ultra-Daquan HD display and running the Android ...

9 years ago

Lizard Squad Pledge to Take down Xbox Live Forever This Christmas

Lizard Squad, a hacking group that has been grabbing a lot of headlines recently, has made one of their boldest claims yet; they're going to try to take Xbox Live offline, forever! While I doubt that they'll be able to take it ...

9 years ago

ASUS Announces PB279Q: 10-bit, 4K Monitor With 100% sRGB Color Gamut

ASUS announced the new PB279Q 4K/UHD monitor designed for prosumers and gamers alike. The new monitor has a 27-inch IPS display and uses a 16:9 ratio 3840 x 2160 resolution with a pixel density of 163 PPI. The 100% sRGB gamut and ...

9 years ago

Oculus Rift Configuration Guide – Simulation Gaming

Introduction The Oculus Rift is one of the hottest gadgets on the tech market right now. Sure the hardware isn't ready for consumers just yet, but we've been lucky enough to get our hands on the Oculus Rift DK2 ...

9 years ago

Seagate Archive v2 8TB Drives Start Selling

A few month back we could report that selected customers were getting samples of 8TB Seagate drives prior to a full release. It looks like this release is upon us now, as the Seagate Archive v2. 8TB drives are starting to get ...

9 years ago

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