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Samsung's Galaxy Note8 should be announced in the second half of August, and the first rumors are already out there.

The phone is rumored to be powered by Qualcomm's yet to be announced Snapdragon 836 and come with dual rear camera setup.

Now, a new rumor has appeared from a source close to the company who claims that the device should come with 8GB of RAM, which is double from 4GB of RAM what the Galaxy S8 has.

Nintendo isn't just competing against major console-makers like Sony and Microsoft to win over each console's respective userbase, but also competing against smartphone-makers like Apple and facing a very real issue in its own supply chain. Due to shortages the Japanese console-maker's new transforming Switch handheld-hybrid is in high demand, and analysts predict that the supply situation will be tight throughout the year.

As we reported earlier this month, the Nintendo Switch is facing a supply shortage due to rapidly evaporating components such as flash memory and LPDDR4 RAM needed to make the device work. Key OEMs like Apple and Samsung have laid claim to a portion of these chips, leaving Nintendo in a tight spot. According to IHS Markit's Piers Harding-Rolls, the Nintendo Switch's supply constraints should stretch throughout the remainder of the year. But even still, Nintendo is expected to meet its conservative goal of 10 million unit sales worldwide in the fiscal year ending March 2018.

"With this improving pipeline of content, it is now clear that the major challenge to potential sales of the Switch in 2017 is product availability, with pricing being a secondary consideration during the early adopter phase," Mr. Rolls wrote in a recent highlight article.

AMD's EPYC lineup of processors is here and ready to compete with Intel's next generation of server-ready products.

The AMD EPYC 7000 series processors will offer up to 32 "Zen" cores, which were designed to fit into this space. Each processor will have eight DDR4 channels, support for a whopping 2TB of memory, 128 PCI-E lanes, a dedicated security subsystem, and there will be no chipset outside of the CPU. The motherboard socket will also be compatible with the next generation of EPYC processors, in the hope that more vendors will jump on board.

There are going to be nine dual-socket SKUs that go all the way from 8 cores and 16 threads to 32 cores and 64 threads at 3.2GHz. TDPs will range up to 180W (that includes chipset too), and all processors will feature eight memory channels and 128 PCI-E lanes, so there is no compromise. The way AMD can scale EPYC is through their Infinity Fabric, which helps them scale past Moore's Law.

Although it was rumored that Samsung might unveil the Galaxy Note8 in September, possibly at IFA, last weeks' report revealed that the company plans to launch the device in August.

Now, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Galaxy Note8 would feature a curved screen that is marginally larger than the 6.2-inch version of the Galaxy S8 smartphone. The source also confirmed that the device would sport a dual rear camera setup.

Korean sources mention August 26th as the possible launch date, which is a couple of days before IFA in Berlin starts.

Blizzard today confirmed that it has multiple new projects in the works, re-affirming recent reports of a new FPS and a new Diablo release.

Prominent games-maker Blizzard, who's responsible for multiple billion-dollar franchises such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch, has officially confirmed that it has "multiple games in development" and is currently on a hiring spree. Past job listings give major clues on these new projects and indicate the company is currently making at least two projects: a "next-generation first-person shooter" as well as a new entrant in the beloved Diablo series.

The developer's official jobs listing page shows that Blizzard has openings for 267 positions.

After weeks of countless rumors and leaks, the OnePlus 5 is finally official.

The OnePlus 5 is the company's successor to the OnePlus 3T and this year's flagship.

The phone is powered by Qualcomm's top-notch processor, the Snapdragon 835, the same as the HTC U11 and Samsung's Galaxy S8. The device comes with 6GB or 8GB of RAM, and 64GB or 128GB of internal storage, but there is no microSD slot.

Blizzard's new Rise of the Necromancer expansion for Diablo III will release this month on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

Blizzard today announced that it's latest (and possibly last) paid expansion for Diablo III, Rise of the Necromancer, will launch on June 27 for all major platforms. The Necro DLC costs $15 and includes the new playable Necromancer class and other content including:

"While players often ask us to bring back their favorite characters from our classic games, few classes have been requested as often, or as passionately, as the necromancer," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment.

Take-Two Interactive has earned the ire of Grand Theft Auto gamers across the globe, but PC players are still playing GTA V. In fact, more PC owners are playing GTA V on Steam this month than the last three months. For instance, the Steam GTA V playerbase has jumped 107% from May to June.

Five days ago Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive shut down prominent GTA PC mod OpenIV, and the community has responded with revolt.

The mod itself was used by countless PC gamers to mod their GTA IV and GTA V games for offline play for years and years now, but in an official statement Rockstar says OpenIV has been linked to "malicious mods that allow the harassment of players and interfere with the GTA Online experience for everybody."

Even though we're still a few months away from the release of Project CARS 2, developer Slightly Mad Studios continues to release screenshots of its next-gen racing game, and it looks incredible.

Project CARS 2 launches in September, but until then we get to scope out these new screenshots. Are you ready for it to hopefully melt your PC into the ground? It looks like it will push everything we've got to the limits, so let's hope AMD's upcoming Radeon RX Vega and whatever NVIDIA throws at it in return can play this at 4K 60FPS+ or 3440x1440 @ 100FPS or more.

According to research firm IDC, shipments of VR and AR headsets are set to climb in a big way over the next 5 years. IDC expects VR and AR shipments to reach 100 million by 2021, with under 10 million headsets shipping in 2016, this is a big uptick in HMD shipments.

Jitesh Ubrani, Senior Research Analyst for IDC Mobile Device Trackers said: "The next six to 18 months will further stimulate the VR market as PC vendors, along with Microsoft, introduce tethered headsets and high-end standalone VR headsets also enter the market".

VR headsets are expected to outsell AR headsets, with the likes of HTC, Oculus and Sony enjoying strong sales of VR headsets. IDC explains that AR is "harder to achieve", as in AR headsets are more complicated to not just make - but build, and sell. Google Glass wasn't cheap, and neither is Microsoft HoloLens... maybe we'll see Apple hit the premium this year or next with their own AR headset, something the likes of industry awesome guy Robert Scoble predicts.

You'd think that the US would lead the supercomputer race, but it's China that is dominating right now. According to the latest TOP500 ranking of the world's most powerful supercomputers, the US has fallen so far behind it's at 1996 levels.

The list is updated twice a year, and determines the rankings of the supercomputer by overall computing power. China has the top two spots with its Sunway TaihuaLight pushing an incredible 93 petaflops, while the Tianhe-2 is capable of 33.9 petaflops. The US only has its Department of Energy's Titan supercomputer, with just 17.6 petaflops of computing power in comparison.

The newly upgraded Swiss National Supercomputing Centre has some power on the new list, pushing out 19.6 petaflops - beating the Titan in the US, up from its previous power of 9.8 petaflops. The US is no longer in the top three supercomputer rankings, falling into fourth place for the ifrst time in over 20 years.

Insomniac Games is working on what looks to be the best Spider-Man game ever made, and since Sony owns the rights to the Spider-Man franchise, it is a PS4 exclusive. But what about the faster PS4 Pro? Well.

During a recent discussion on open world games being locked to 30FPS, Insomniac said that even the PS4 Pro isn't capable of 1080p 60FPS with Spider-Man. This is mostly due to the slower CPU inside of the consoles, and this includes the new Xbox One X, too. Insomniac said that 1080p 60FPS is "not really an option" on the PS4 Pro, adding that they will "optimize for best experience on PS4 and PS4 Pro". I thought best experience meant smoothest and highest frame rate, you know: 60FPS - and 1080p at least.

Quantic Dream make some of the most interesting games, with Detroit: Become Human teased so far - without a release date, and now we have been told it will be a 2018 game.

Quantic Dream boss David Cage, the director behind Heavy Rain and the upcoming Detroit: Become Human said their new game would be a 2018 release. If you haven't heard about the game, Detroit: Become Human is explained as: "Travel to the near-future metropolis of Detroit - a city rejuvenated by an exciting technological development: androids. Witness your brave new world turn to chaos as you take on the role of Kara, a female android trying to find her own place in a turbulent social landscape".

Sounds interesting, right? The developer adds: "Shape an ambitious branching narrative, making choices that will not only determine your own fate, but that of the entire city. Discover what it means to be human from the perspective of an outsider - see the world of man though the eyes of a machine".

AMD is poised to unleash its next-gen Radeon RX Vega graphics cards in the consumer market in early August, but now we're hearing some more news on what the AIB partners will be doing.

The new rumors point to AIB partners shipping custom Radeon RX Vega graphics cards in early August, with AMD set to launch at least two RX Vega graphics cards at first. We should expect a high-end Vega 10 XT part which should compete against the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and possibly the TITAN Xp, while the cut down Vega 10 Pro will compete against the GTX 1080 and new GTX 1080 with 11Gbps GDDR5X.

There's not much else to report on about the Radeon RX Vega just yet, but I do have some stories that I'll be writing over the next few days that will be world exclusive pieces. Radeon RX Vega is coming soon, and the ramp up towards it over the next 6 weeks is going to be an amazing journey.

Less than 24 hours before the OnePlus 5 launch, Evan Blass has posted a photo revealing the front and the back of the upcoming device.

The photo confirms dual rear camera setup and a fingerprint sensor on the front of the device.

The company posted a photo of the phone earlier, but this is the first time we have a clear image of the entire phone.

OnePlus will reveal its highly-anticipated flagship on June 20th, and the company has already revealed some info about the phone. We learned that they are working with DxO on the phone's camera and that the phone will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835.

The company also revealed a photo of the device, which shows the back of the OnePlus 5 and confirms the dual rear camera setup.

Now, just a day before the launch, the OnePlus 5 India pricing has leaked. According to the post, the 64GB of internal storage and 6GB of RAM version of the phone will be priced at INR 32,999 ($512), while the 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM model will carry an INR 37,999 ($589) price tag.

Capcom and Bandai Namco partner to bring a new dimension to cross-IP gaming.

Capcom today announced that it has entered in a "cross-licensing agreement with Bandai Namco related to online matching in properties such as the Street Fighter series." While the company didn't explicitly reveal the exact nature of this agreement, the partnership could one day open up new avenues to cross-gaming experiences such as cross-game online matchmaking between Capcom's Street Fighter V and Bandai Namco's Tekken 7, and lead the way to resurrecting the long-awaited Tekken x Street Fighter crossover fighting game.

The Japanese publisher affirms that the reason the agreement was made is to "improve the user experience while accelerating the production of titles and reducing development costs for both parties."

LG has launched a new version of its G6 flagship, the LG G6+. Although it was rumored that the device might be powered by Snapdragon 835, that's not the case. However, the phone does come with certain upgrades.

The LG G6+ comes with 128GB of internal storage, while the original G6 offers only 64GB. However, the RAM size remains the same - 4GB.

The device also comes in a few new color options - Optical Marine Blue, Optical Terra Gold, and Optical Black.

E3 2017 - Microsoft will have more than 40 games enhanced on Xbox One X when the console ships this November, and Xbox exec Phil Spencer discusses how much work goes into enhancing games on the new console.

As we've said multiple times, not every game will run at native 4K 60FPS on the Xbox One X - in fact, most of them won't. This is something that Xbox division head Phil Spencer has also said and iterated upon since the $499 Xbox One X was announced at E3 2017. Developers have total free reign to use the Xbox One X's higher-end power as they see fit, which includes the 6TFLOPs Polaris-derived GPU alongside a 2.3GHz Jaguar "Evolved" CPU, 12GB GDDR5 RAM at 326GB/sec, and a slew of other optimizations like DirectX 12 built right into the GPU's command processor, support for FreeSync 2, and the ability to hit native 4K with HDR enhancements and adequate frame rates.

Here are some of the ways that Xbox One games will natively play better on Xbox One X even without upgrade patches:

To celebrate this week's release of the live action blockbuster 'Beauty and the Beast' on Blu-ray and DVD, we have 10 Blu-rays to give away thanks to our friends at Disney Home Entertainment.

Experience the tale as old as time. Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is a live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. "Beauty and the Beast" is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realise the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.

To go into the running to win a prize, simply correctly answer the following question: