Enter the 'Doctor Strange' world in our Blu-ray giveaway

Ben Gourlay | Contests & Giveaways | Feb 26, 2017 4:57 PM CST

To celebrate this week's release of 'Doctor Strange' on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD, we have 5 Blu-rays to give away thanks to our friends at Disney Home Entertainment.

Open your mind. Change your reality. From Marvel Studios comes "Doctor Strange," the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing-and hope-in an unlikely place: a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Before long Strange-armed with newly acquired magical powers-is forced to choose whether to return to his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence.

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Huawei unveils the P10 and P10 Plus

Lana Jelic | Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones | Feb 26, 2017 4:33 PM CST

MWC 2017 - Huawei's Richard Yu took the stage today to announce the latest P-series smartphones - the P10 and P10 Plus.

Huawei unveils the P10 and P10 Plus

We've heard a lot about the phones in the previous weeks, and today those leaks have been confirmed. Huawei spent a good part of their press event talking about the design of the phones and the color options.

The P10 comes with a 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 5 at the front, and all-metal back with a hyper-diamond cut or sandblasted finish. The fingerprint sensor is now at the front of the device, unlike the P9 which has the fingerprint sensor at the back.

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R.I.P. Bill Paxton 1955-2017

Ben Gourlay | Celebrities & Entertainment | Feb 26, 2017 3:31 PM CST

He went up against 'The Terminator', took on 'Aliens', chased a 'Twister' and even went down to the real-life 'Titanic', but today we say goodbye to legendary character actor Bill Paxton.

Director James Cameron, who cast Paxton in many of his films released a statement on their 36 year long "friendship of laughter, adventure, love of cinema, and mutual respect friendship of laughter, adventure, love of cinema, and mutual respect... The world is a lesser place for his passing, and I will profoundly miss him." Stars who've shared the screen with him, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Hanks took to Twitter to pay their respects.

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Iconic Nokia 3310 is now official and comes with Snake

Lana Jelic | Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones | Feb 26, 2017 3:23 PM CST

MWC 2017 - Probably the most iconic phone in the history of cell phones is coming back. The Nokia 3310! HMD Global didn't miss out on the opportunity to show the modern version of the indestructible phone during their press event in Barcelona.

Iconic Nokia 3310 is now official and comes with Snake

The feature-phone comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display and a bit...unusual design. Courage, maybe? The design won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it is the legendary Nokia 3310. You can choose between four colors - red, blue, yellow, and gray, with all of them being playful and will certainly stand out.

The Nokia 3310 runs on the Nokia Series 30+ OS, and it comes with Opera browsers, just have in mind you will have to limit your browsing to 2G speeds since that's the best that the device supports and there's no Wi-Fi.

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LG G6 is official with Snapdragon 821 and 18:9 display

Lana Jelic | Mobile Devices, Tablets & Phones | Feb 26, 2017 2:52 PM CST

MWC 2017 - The most anticipated phone of MWC 2017 has been announced in Barcelona - the LG G6. The launch more or less confirmed numerous leaks that we've witnessed in the past few weeks, so there was no room for surprises at the event which attracted more people than LG expected.

LG G6 is official with Snapdragon 821 and 18:9 display

The LG G6 comes with a 5.7-inch 2880x1440 resolution FullVision display, and for the first time in a smartphone - an 18:9 screen aspect ratio. This means that the G6 offers more viewing space and a more immersive experience when streaming videos and playing games. But even with the large screen, the phone is easy to hold, and you can easily use it with one hand.

The design of the phone is quite smooth since the device is sculpted from aluminum and glass, which comes in black, platinum, and white. The fingerprint sensor is located in the back of the phone, and the dual camera is flush with the body.

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Intel scrambles, emails tech media over Ryzen reviews

Anthony Garreffa | CPU, APU & Chipsets | Feb 26, 2017 1:06 PM CST

Intel is scrambling in what seems like a feverish emergency over AMD's new Ryzen processors, with Microcenter dropping Core CPU prices like crazy - and now, Intel is sending tech media emails saying "call us before you write" your Ryzen review. This is what happens when AMD launches their new Ryzen 7 1800X processor priced at $499, offering performance that rivals Intel's current $1000+ processor.

Charlie Demerjian, Semi Accurate founder and super-awesome comic book collector said: "Intel PR sent out a last-minute "call us before you write" email to most of the press, but not SemiAccurate, after hours last night. You could infer that they are suddenly really worried about something".

This isn't too far out of the norm for one company to email reviewers over their competitors' impending launch, but Intel seemed unstoppable... until Ryzen. Now, there are other reports that Intel will simply throw down more money than AMD can handle to fight Ryzen, and what I want to know now is - will Intel continue with its tease of AMD Radeon graphics inside of their CPUs? Now that Ryzen is a massive threat to their CPU monopoly, I think plans are going to change in a big way over the coming months.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X50: supporting 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G

The race towards 5G is ramping up quickly, but Qualcomm keeps deploying new technologies and hurdles for consumers and its competitors, respectively - and while it's hard to keep up sometimes, there has never been a more exciting time for the always-connected world we live in.

Qualcomm has just announced that its new Snapdragon X50 modem is capable of not just 5G, but 4G, 3G, and even 2G. The Snapdragon X50 will work with Verizon in the US, and Korea ahead of the 5G rollouts in 2020, but Qualcomm and its partners are hoping to make this 5G reality happen sooner, rather than later.

Having 5G/4G/3G/2G all working on a single chip will be very advantageous for Qualcomm, as it means that we will see a truly global smartphone world thanks to the Snapdragon X50.

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Shadow of Mordor sequel leaked

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Feb 26, 2017 12:01 PM CST

Update: Target has now deleted the listings, but we spotted a possible August 22 release date for Middle-earth Shadow of War before they were taken down.

Shadow of Mordor sequel leaked

Retailer Target has just leaked Shadow of Modor's sequel, Shadow of War.

WB Interactive's successful Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor is getting a direct sequel called Shadow of War on Xbox One and PS4, and the game will come in two variants: the default and Gold Editions.

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PlayStation VR sells 915,000 units since launch

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Feb 26, 2017 11:21 AM CST

Sony's gamble into the realm of virtual reality has paid off in dividends: the PlayStation VR headset is a bona-fide success, with sales exceeding 900,000 units sold in the past fourth months.

PlayStation VR sells 915,000 units since launch

Although Sony's PlayStation VR platform lacks the raw power of a desktop PC and has somewhat lukewarm, simplified games, it does have one massive advantage: accessibility. The PlayStation VR is powered by Sony's best-selling PS4 juggernaut, which has an install base of over 50 million units.

Just how much of a hot ticket item is the PS4-powered headset? Sony Interactive Entertainment President Andrew House has revealed that consumers bought 915,000 PlayStation VRs since the headset launched on October 13 of last year. Based on this tremendous momentum, sales will likely exceed Sony's original target of 1 million PSVR sales in six months.

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5G spec: 20Gbps down, 1 million devices per square km

I've been spending the past few months dreaming of higher mobile speeds, with Qualcomm teaming with Australian telco, Telstra, alongside Ericsson, and Netgear on Gigabit LTE - but Qualcomm also teased 5G not so long ago.

Now, the International Telecommunications Unit (ITU) have decided on the 5G specifications: with the ITU statnig that a single 5G cell must feature 20Gbps of bandwidth, and include support for up to 1 million devices connected per kilometer (0.62 miles). The standard will also require carriers to have at least 100MHz of free spectrum, and where available: up to 1GHz.

The ITU published the first draft of its 5G radio interfaces a few days ago, but we should expect the final tech specs on 5G technology by November. But the tease of at least 20Gbps down and 10Gbps up is absolutely incredible, but you won't be getting 20Gbps to your smartphone - in reality, the 20Gbps will split its bandwidth across all of the devices it is blasting to.

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