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• Snapdragon 830 rumored to hit 10nm, supports 8GB RAM on smartphonesQualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon 830 processor will be made on 10nm, usher in 8GB of RAM in smartphones.Jan 24, 2016 5:41 PM CST
• Horror classic 'The Exorcist' getting small screen rebootThe latest small screen remake could go very well... or very badly.Jan 24, 2016 5:03 PM CST
• AMD's dual Fiji-powered GPU used with HTC Vive at VRLA eventThe AMD Radeon R9 Fury X2 shows up again, this time with the HTC Vive at VRLA.Jan 24, 2016 4:46 PM CST
• The Division has multi-GPU, multi-screen, unlocked frame rate on PCThe PC version of The Division is shaping up incredibly well so far.Jan 23, 2016 8:33 PM CST
• Ubisoft reiterates that the 'PC is incredibly important to us'Ubisoft on The Division for PC: 'There are plenty of incentives to do a good PC version' - yeah, duh.Jan 23, 2016 6:15 PM CST
• David Bowie's 'Labyrinth' getting ill-timed remakeThe terrifying 80's cult classic is set to terrify a new generation. But I'm calling it. It won't be as good.Jan 23, 2016 4:13 PM CST
• Volition showed off cancelled Saints Row Undercover on Sony PSPA hand held exclusive that never was, Saints Row Undercover, was shown off by Volition, highlighting some great ingenuity.Jan 23, 2016 3:04 PM CST
• Amsterdam's opened a gaming focused hotel, consoles includedAmsterdam is the first city to have a gaming focused hotel experience, and it's a multiplayer experience too.Jan 23, 2016 1:17 PM CST
• Obisidian Entertainment wants to make another Fallout gameThe devs that brought us Fallout: New Vegas want to take another stab at the franchise.Jan 23, 2016 6:50 AM CST
• Nitero promises wireless VR for E3 2016, works with 8K VR and beyondIt looks like wireless VR might be a thing, with Nitero teasing a wireless VR system at E3 2016.Jan 22, 2016 10:08 PM CST
• JEDEC makes GDDR5X official, features 2x the bandwidth of GDDR5GDDR5X is finalized, and it looks like it'll be a fast alternative to normal GDDR5. It calls for a lot more bandwidth and very little price increase.Jan 22, 2016 8:03 PM CST
• Planet 10 times as big as Earth believed to exist beyond PlutoA 'Super Earth' has been hiding out in the darkness beyond Pluto, evidence strongly suggests.Jan 22, 2016 7:04 PM CST
• Ghost time feature missing from Mario Kart 64 on the Wii UThe ghost trial mode that lets you race against your fastest time, is suspiciously missing in the new Mario Kart 64 release on the Wii Virtual Console.Jan 22, 2016 5:08 PM CST
• Insider Program for Microsoft Office lets Mac users get early accessMicrosoft just launched an Insider Program for Office for Mac users, letting you preview enthusiast features.Jan 22, 2016 4:01 PM CST
• Xbox One backwards compatibility has huge performance issuesMicrosoft's Xbox One backwards compatibility doesn't quite perform as good as it should, but performance is generally OK.Jan 22, 2016 3:03 PM CST
• Fingerprint sensors on gaming mice? Synaptic does something incredibleSynaptics adds a fingerprint sensor to a Thermal Take Black V2 mouse, and it might be one of the most awesome things ever.Jan 22, 2016 2:00 PM CST
• Japanese gamers still don't care about the Xbox OneThe Xbox One only moved 99 units in Japan this week, compared to 25,000 PlayStation 4 sales.Jan 22, 2016 1:04 PM CST
• Government of France planning standardization of French keyboardFrustrated with its difficult to use keyboards, French government sets out to develop standardizard keyboards.Jan 22, 2016 12:21 PM CST
• More than 100 classic games coming to new Steam Atari Vault CollectionAtari is pulling out the stops with their latest Steam compilation, the Atari Vault, with over 100 classic and retro games in the collection.Jan 22, 2016 11:28 AM CST
• Rumor: Destiny 2 has been delayed, may not release in 2016Bungie's internal plans for Destiny are disjointed and scattered, which suggests Destiny 2 will be delayed past 2016.Jan 22, 2016 11:02 AM CST
• Elite: Dangerous switching support from Oculus Rift to SteamVR insteadFrontier Developments is actively working with SteamVR now that they have more stable software, switching from their focus on the Oculus Rift.Jan 22, 2016 10:32 AM CST
• Facebook encoding 360-degree videos using pyramid geometry for VRFacebook uses pyramid geometry for 360-degree video encoding, reduces file sizes by 80%Jan 22, 2016 10:12 AM CST
• Ex-Ubisoft dev reveals the grim reality of AAA games developmentThe reality of AAA games development is a stark contrast to fantasy: it's more like a mechanized assembly line than a dream job.Jan 22, 2016 9:32 AM CST
• Skype hides your IP address, to help you from yourselfMicrosoft updated their Skype apps to better protect your privacy by now hiding your IP address if someone went looking for it.Jan 22, 2016 9:06 AM CST
• Sunset Overdrive invades Rocket League on the Xbox One Sunset Overdrive is making a limited appearance in Rocket League with an Overcharge boost, trying to appease the Xbox One crowd.Jan 22, 2016 8:32 AM CST
• OVERKILL's The Walking Dead VR game will launch in 2017Remember the VR game based on OVERKILL's The Walking Dead for Star VR? It's coming out, in 2017.Jan 22, 2016 8:08 AM CST
• Project CARS developer teases upgrades for the Oculus Rift launchIt looks like VR support is being prepared for Project CARS, launches with the Rift in March.Jan 22, 2016 6:12 AM CST
• Google has made $31 billion in revenue since Android launchedAndroid has made $31 billion in revenue, $22 billion profits for Google since it launched.Jan 22, 2016 2:28 AM CST
• Avatar 2 delayed, thanks to Star Wars: Episode VIII debuting next yearNow that Star Wars: Episode VIII is coming out next Christmas, Avatar 2 has been delayed.Jan 22, 2016 12:53 AM CST
• Justice League: Part One release date announced: November 17, 2017Warner Bros. announces November 17, 2017 release date for Justice League: Part One.Jan 21, 2016 10:54 PM CST
• AMD confirms its next-gen Zen CPUs to launch at the end of the yearAMD will launch its next-gen Zen CPU later this year.Jan 21, 2016 9:42 PM CST
• What if the Alien Isolation devs made a Jurassic Park survival game?How would you fancy being hunted by velociraptors, or terrorized by a T-Rex? A Jurassic Park survival game from Creative Assembly needs to happen.Jan 21, 2016 6:49 PM CST
• It's good to be bad in the Elder Scrolls Online Thieves Guild The upcoming Thieves Guild DLC for Elder Scrolls Online gets a nice new trailer that makes a live of larceny look very compelling.Jan 21, 2016 6:00 PM CST
• Tom Clancy's The Division PC requirements leaked, GTX 560 or HD 7770The PC requirements for The Division have leaked, and you might just have the PC powerful enough to play it. Doesn't require much.Jan 21, 2016 5:31 PM CST
• Hitman will run on DirectX 12, may support VulkanGDC talk outs DirectX 12 as Hitman API, Vulkan might be in the mix, too.Jan 21, 2016 5:05 PM CST
• Behind the scenes look at Gillian Anderson in Star Citizen is darlingA behind the scenes look at Gillian Anderson's role in Star Citizen.Jan 21, 2016 4:23 PM CST
• Tom Cruise to fight 'The Mummy' in franchise rebootBrendan Fraser (remember him?) is out, Cruise is in.Jan 21, 2016 3:56 PM CST
• New video shows amiibo for Zelda: Twilight Princess in actionNintendo just posted a video that shows off just how you'll be able to use amiibo's with Zelda: Twilight Princess.Jan 21, 2016 2:58 PM CST
• 32 percent of Android users run 4.0 or older, vulnerable to exploitStudy shows a frightening amount of Android users are vulernable to major exploit, are much less concerned with security in general than iPhone users.Jan 21, 2016 1:00 PM CST
• Introducing Brave, the new browser that blocks ads by defaultBrave is a new kind of browser that aims to turn web advertising on its head.Jan 21, 2016 12:34 PM CST
• New Star Wars Battlefront DLC coming for free with maps and moreNew content for Star Wars Battlefront has been teased by a video from EA Brazil, and the best part is that it's all free. New maps and more.Jan 21, 2016 12:03 PM CST
• Battlefront III prototype leaks online, playable on modded Xbox 360'sA long, long time ago a cancelled sequel went far, far away--but now modders have brought Battlefront III back to life.Jan 21, 2016 11:33 AM CST
• Fender's new headphones range from $99 to $499Fender Pro In-Ear Monitors line brings high-end earbuds to the public on a sliding scale.Jan 21, 2016 11:02 AM CST
• Pre-load The Division Beta 48 hours before it starts, be the first inThe Division beta test can be pre-loaded 48 hours in advance on all platforms, so says the official french Facebook page.Jan 21, 2016 10:06 AM CST
• Here's the new batch of Xbox One backward compatible gamesMicrosoft expands the Xbox One's emulated Xbox 360 presence with a few new games, including CS:GO.Jan 21, 2016 9:31 AM CST
• Researchers have made brain-scanning implants that dissolve completelyNew nano-technology can scan your brain when implanted and then completely dissolve, not leaving a trace.Jan 21, 2016 9:03 AM CST
• Halo 5 Infinity's Armory update brings back the Halo 2 battle rifleThe next Halo 5 update, Infinity's Armory, is bringing back some weaponry that you might recognize, and a whole lot more.Jan 21, 2016 8:11 AM CST
• HP releases education Chromebook at 20mm thick, 2.7 pounds for $199$199 will earn you HP's new Chromebook for educational purposes, it's only 20mm thick and weighs 2.7 pounds.Jan 21, 2016 6:29 AM CST
• Galaxy S7 specs teased, 5.1-inch QHD display, 4GB RAM, 8-core CPUSamsung to use 8-core CPU, 4GB RAM and 2560x1440 display on their Galaxy S7.Jan 21, 2016 5:48 AM CST
• Education-focused version of Minecraft gets acquired by MicrosoftMinecraftEDu, the education-version of Minecraft, has been acquired by Microsoft.Jan 21, 2016 2:52 AM CST
• Paramount pulls Terminator Genisys sequel from its schedule for 2017Paramount removes Terminator Genisys sequel from its May 19, 2017 release date with no explanation.Jan 21, 2016 1:21 AM CST
• The latest Far Cry Primal trailer needs you to 'rise above extinction'Far Cry Primal's latest 'Takkar' trailer needs you to 'rise above extinction'Jan 20, 2016 10:16 PM CST
• Intel teases its Ice Lake & Tiger Lake family, 10nm for 2018 and 2019Intel will succeed its Cannonlake CPUs in 2018 and 2019 with the 10nm-based Ice Lake and Tiger Lake.Jan 20, 2016 8:28 PM CST
• NVIDIA should launch its next-gen Pascal GPUs with HBM2 in 2H 2016NVIDIA should announce its next-gen Pascal-based video cards soon, available in the second half of this year.Jan 20, 2016 7:17 PM CST
• North Korea's latest invention: Hangover free alcoholThey've beaten AIDS, Ebola and SARS and now they've taken on hangovers. What can't you do, North Korea?Jan 20, 2016 6:16 PM CST
• Intel pushing Real Sense out to gamers and other applicationsIntel is excited about Real Sense and showed off a variety of really interesting applications for their novel technology, including with streamers.Jan 20, 2016 6:03 PM CST
• Movie studio uses biometric scans on audience during test screeningJust how heart-pounding was 'The Revenant'? Fox knows.Jan 20, 2016 5:59 PM CST
• Nintendo NX to run games at 900p 60FPS with 4K video, leak suggestsA new survey on the Nintendo NX may have inadvertently leaked the console's specs and features.Jan 20, 2016 5:30 PM CST
• NVIDIA had a Vulkan developer day, getting very excited about itNVIDIA is starting to support Vulkan even more by hosting a developer day on the 19th. They want to teach the tricks of the trade to make games awesome.Jan 20, 2016 4:28 PM CST
• DARPA developing a brain-computer interface system to trump them allDARPA launches Neural Engineering System Design program, aims for breakthroughs in neural interface technology.Jan 20, 2016 3:04 PM CST
• Star Wars: Episode VIII gets delayed to December 15, 2017'I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.'Jan 20, 2016 2:53 PM CST
• Games London, the gaming scene is being revitalized in LondonThe Mayor of London is bring gaming back to the city by creating a whole week of gaming focused events; Games London.Jan 20, 2016 2:24 PM CST
• Open-source GPU from Binghamton University could shake up the industryResearchers at Birmingham University have developed a synthesizable GPU architecture that's open-source, for their compute loads at the university.Jan 20, 2016 2:00 PM CST
• Hideo Kojima on 10-day 'high-end technology tour' with PS4 architectSony welcomes Hideo Kojima with a tech-filled tour of the world of PlayStation.Jan 20, 2016 1:35 PM CST
• Ubisoft: The Division is 'maxing out' Xbox One, PS4 and PC hardwareUbisoft assures console gamers that The Division will push the Xbox One and PS4 to their limits.Jan 20, 2016 12:33 PM CST
• Intel introduces Intel Authenticate, designed to stave off hackersIntel just introduced a new platform of technologies to help increase the level of data security on it's platforms.Jan 20, 2016 12:02 PM CST
• Rumor: PlayStation 5 will be a digital-only set-top box console hybridNew rumors suggest that Sony's new PS5 will evolve into a digital-only system with support for 4K gaming and VR.Jan 20, 2016 11:31 AM CST
• Smartphone sensor can 3D map your food, count its caloriesA novel laser sensor can count calories of food items it scans for you. No more weighing and painstakingly looking up each ingredient.Jan 20, 2016 11:03 AM CST
• Microsoft to give $1bn of cloud services to nongovernment mediumsMicrosoft responds to cloud critics, offering $1bn worth of services to nongovernmental organizations and researchers over three years.Jan 20, 2016 10:34 AM CST
• Life is Strange director commentary available now for everyoneThe director's commentary for Life is Strange is now available to every owner of the game, digital or special edition boxed. It includes some fun stuff.Jan 20, 2016 10:02 AM CST
• New Rainbow Six Siege operators show off in new screenshotsTwo new operators for Rainbow Six Siege have showed up before they've been officially released. These two Canadian operators are coming soon.Jan 20, 2016 9:01 AM CST
• Trump promises to make Apple build 'damn computers and things' in USDonald Trump pledges that 'We're going to get Apple to build their damn computers and things in this country instead of in other countries'Jan 20, 2016 6:29 AM CST
• TSMC plans to open up a 5nm fabrication plant in 2020TSMC has big plans to open up a 5nm fabrication plant in 2020.Jan 20, 2016 5:53 AM CST
• GIGABYTE announces Z170 Winter OC Challenge, win some motherboards!GIGABYTE's Z170 Winter OC Challenge kicks off on January 31, with 5 motherboards to giveaway.Jan 20, 2016 2:23 AM CST
• Remedy lets press play Quantum Break, was 'exciting yet terrifying'Remedy lets the gaming press play Quantum Break, says it was 'exciting yet terrifying'Jan 19, 2016 11:21 PM CST

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