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• Troubles abound on 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Australian setSeparate events see Johnny Depp injured and knife-wielding 'pirate' break into Queensland set.Mar 11, 2015 12:04 AM CDT
• Netflix 'Daredevil' series trailer shows huge promiseNew series aims to expunge the memory of the campy feature film.Mar 10, 2015 11:27 PM CDT
• Netflix engineers get House of Cards running on a NESNetflix running on a NES? It feels like we've gone Back to the Future.Mar 10, 2015 11:14 PM CDT
• Netflix filmed the third season of House of Cards in 6KFrank Underwood was filmed at 6K in the third season of Netflix's House of Cards.Mar 10, 2015 9:32 PM CDT
• Bitdefender's new security software gives you access to the BRAINBitdefender's new Total Security Multi-Device can be used on Windows, Mac and Android, with "artificial intelligence technolgies" to protect you.Mar 10, 2015 9:30 PM CDT
• 'Tron 3' is a go for Disney, as production eyes October startSequel to the visually stunning 2010 film incoming.Mar 10, 2015 9:10 PM CDT
• Edward Snowden hopes for possible asylum in SwitzerlandFormer NSA contractor Edward Snowden hopes the Swiss government will offer him asylum.Mar 10, 2015 6:43 PM CDT
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X early look at performance is off the chartsAn early look at the performance of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X leaves us wanting more... much more.Mar 10, 2015 6:38 PM CDT
• Wikimedia Foundation suing NSA to protect millions of Wikipedia usersWikimedia Foundation takes NSA to court regarding widespread surveillance activities.Mar 10, 2015 2:13 PM CDT
• Android 5.1 announced, includes cross-platform HD Voice supportGoogle announces Android 5.1 Lollipop, which includes multi-SIM support and cross-platform HD Voice support.Mar 10, 2015 3:10 AM CDT
• Microsoft bundles broken Halo: Master Chief Collection with Xbox OneThe new Xbox One bundle includes the still broken Halo: The Master Chief Collection.Mar 10, 2015 1:15 AM CDT
• New 'Tomorrowland' trailer packs an intriguing premiseOne of the more interesting films of the summer blockbuster season shows a little more skin.Mar 10, 2015 12:40 AM CDT
• Apple installs Watch ad, or permanent icon to the iPhone in iOS updateWith Apple releasing iOS 8.2, it has placed an unremovable app to the iPhone for "Apple Watch"Mar 9, 2015 9:57 PM CDT
• Microsoft boss teases that 'Gears of War news coming shortly'Microsoft's Creative Director for Kinect teases that there should be some news on the new Gears of War "shortly"Mar 9, 2015 7:15 PM CDT
• New 'Game of Thrones' Season Five trailer tantalizesThe wait for the latest season became just that little bit harder.Mar 9, 2015 5:58 PM CDT
• Apple Watch Edition comes in 18-karat gold, pricing starts at $10,000Apple details its Watch like never before, teasing that it has "all-day" battery life, and so much more.Mar 9, 2015 5:05 PM CDT
• Apple's new MacBook Air features 12-inch 2304x1440 display, and moreApple reveals its new MacBook Air, with a 12-inch 2304x1440 display, Core M processor, and "all-day battery"Mar 9, 2015 4:56 PM CDT
• Driverless Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury spotted on in San FranciscoMercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion research car has been driving around San Francisco without a driver.Mar 9, 2015 3:39 AM CDT
• GGF LAN party shows off Avexir's amazing Raiden Series DDR3 RAMGGF LAN party shows off the amazing Raiden Series DDR3 by their new sponsor, Avexir Memory.Mar 9, 2015 12:49 AM CDT
• Facebook hiring 1200+ people ramping up to the Oculus Rift launchFacebook is reportedly hiring 1200+ people, as it leads up to an 'ambitious' launch of the Oculus Rift and VR apps, games and more.Mar 8, 2015 11:33 PM CDT
• GIGABYTE unveils its new X99 Champion series of motherboardsGIGABYTE goes for the championship in the motherboard wars, unveiling four new X99 Champion series motherboards.Mar 8, 2015 9:07 PM CDT
• Did you know that Steam chat now blocks most email addresses?Did you know that Steam chat blocks emails sent from user to user? Here's some tests that we've conducted.Mar 8, 2015 8:37 PM CDT
• AMD to release FreeSync-capable drivers on March 19AMD Radeon users get excited for March 19, with the company teasing new FreeSync-capable drivers.Mar 7, 2015 9:00 PM CST
• The closest look at the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X is hereWe've had a tease of the GeForce GTX Titan X, but now we're seeing some up close and personal shots of NVIDIA's latest and greatest video card.Mar 7, 2015 5:03 PM CST
• Stallone's 'Expendables' franchise heads to small screenThe aging action heroes coming to the Fox network.Mar 6, 2015 11:30 PM CST
• Blizzard will soon offer no subscriptions for World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft without the monthly subscriptions is on its way, with the new "WoW Tokens"Mar 6, 2015 3:31 AM CST
• Sony not worried about the price of its VR headset during developmentSony says tht 'price has not been driving our development process' when it comes to Project Morpheus.Mar 5, 2015 11:41 PM CST
• Valve confirms it is experimenting around with Half-Life in VRValve teases that it is playing around with Half-Life in VR, but no announcement of Half-Life 3 just yet.Mar 5, 2015 10:29 PM CST
• Rock Band 4 announced, will hit the Xbox One and PS4 end of this yearHarmonix announces Rock Band 4 for the PS4 and Xbox One, will have gamers rocking out by the end of the year.Mar 5, 2015 9:29 PM CST
• This beautiful collaboration between ASUS and Bitspower should be seenCheck out Bitspower's reply to the ASUS Maximus VIII Impact as shared by Kurpiewski Concept.Mar 5, 2015 8:39 PM CST
• HP Australia 500 million AUD in the red over three yearsHP Australia has now posted around $500 million AUD in losses throughout the past three years.Mar 5, 2015 6:23 PM CST
• Harrison Ford "seriously injured" in plane crashActor piloted vintage plane than was downed on golf course.Mar 5, 2015 6:00 PM CST
• ENERMAX unveils world's first fanless digital power supplyENERMAX announce a world's first fanless digital power supply - the DIGIFANLESS 550w.Mar 5, 2015 5:32 PM CST
• Is this the most cute watercooling component you've ever seen?Bitpower displays yet another brilliant set of watercooling components - likely the cutest you'll ever see.Mar 5, 2015 3:36 AM CST
• Bethesda announces Wolfenstein: The Old Blood for May 5, 2015Wolfenstein: The Old Blood officially announced at GDC 2015, with a release date of May 5, 2015.Mar 5, 2015 12:37 AM CST
• See Samuel L. Jackson kick ass as POTUS in 'Big Game'Being the President of the United States is very hard work.Mar 4, 2015 11:41 PM CST
• OSVR headset updated, now features 1080p OLED display and much moreThe Razer-powered OSVR headset has been updated, which now includes a low-latency 1080p OLED-based panel.Mar 4, 2015 11:27 PM CST
• G.SKILL announces 'OC World Cup 2015' with over $16,000 in prizesG.SKILL announces its 2nd annual 'OC World Cup 2015' overclocking event, with $10,000 in cash for the champion!Mar 4, 2015 9:31 PM CST
• ZOTAC unveils its 'SN970' Steam Machine at GDC 2015ZOTAC introduces its new Steam Machine, the new SN970 - powered by an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M GPU.Mar 4, 2015 8:32 PM CST
• CliffyB: Valve's VR demo is 'pure magic', 'next level stuff' and moreEx-Epic Games God, CliffyB, has used Valve's VR demo calling it a 'religious experience' and that he was 'nearly in tears at one point'Mar 4, 2015 7:47 PM CST
• MAINGEAR unveils its ultra-compact Steam Machine known as DRIFTMAINGEAR unveils its new 4K-capable Steam Machine, known as DRIFT.Mar 4, 2015 7:27 PM CST
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X with 12GB RAM can be used in 4-way SLINVIDIA's new GeForce GTX Titan X can be used in 4-way SLI, is a dual-slot card.Mar 4, 2015 6:22 PM CST
• Final 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' trailer reveals VisionWith plenty of blockbusters on the way, this looks to be the biggest.Mar 4, 2015 5:45 PM CST
• Javelin Strategy: New identity fraud victim every two seconds in 2014There was a new identity fraud victim in the United States every two seconds in 2014, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.Mar 4, 2015 4:00 PM CST
• AVADirect announce Omni VR desktop, for all things VR gamingAVADirect pioneers the VR system with its new Omni VR desktop, ready to go for VR gaming and the Virtuix Omni.Mar 4, 2015 3:31 PM CST
• Fujitsu's smartphone prototype with iris authentication biometricsFujitsu has created new iris authentication technology that it has implemented into a prototype smartphone.Mar 4, 2015 2:22 PM CST
• WHO: Turn volume down, 1.1 billion people at risk of hearing lossMore than 1 billion people are at risk of hearing-related problems due to loud volume from smartphones and audio devices, WHO says.Mar 4, 2015 9:20 AM CST
• Sony announces it has sold over 20 million PlayStation 4 consolesPS4 sales continue to dominate, with Sony announcing it has sold over 20.2 million units so far.Mar 4, 2015 2:47 AM CST
• Valve announces Steam Link, to extend Steam anywhere in your houseValve will see Steam blasted throughout your entire house with Steam Link.Mar 4, 2015 12:24 AM CST
• 'Independence Day 2' casts Jeff Goldblum and Liam HemsworthA mix of the old and the new.Mar 4, 2015 12:04 AM CST
• Unity 5 announced, will be royalty free as a 'Personal Edition'Unity 5 has been announced, joining the free engine team with Unreal Engine 4 and Source 2.Mar 3, 2015 11:06 PM CST
• Steam Machines will begin their lounge room takeover in NovemberValve announces Steam Machines 'at the same price point as game consoles, with higher performance' for November.Mar 3, 2015 10:07 PM CST
• NVIDIA Shield announced, a 4K-capable Android-powered box for your TVNVIDIA enters the living room with the Shield.Mar 3, 2015 9:25 PM CST
• Sony's VR headset for the PS4 will ship in 2016 with a 1080p displaySony details the latest version of its Project Morpheus headset for the PS4, which will ship in 2016 with a 1080p display.Mar 3, 2015 8:44 PM CST
• AMD announce Liquid VR, with the goal of removing latency from VRAMD announces plans for VR with Liquid VR, where it wants to improve the presence in VR.Mar 3, 2015 8:06 PM CST
• Valve announces its Source 2 engine, 'free to content developers'Valve formally announces its Source 2 engine at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.Mar 3, 2015 7:32 PM CST
• Sony says free-to-play growing part of digital businessSony expects big things from the free-to-play market, and wants to cash in.Mar 3, 2015 6:16 PM CST
• 'Gran Turismo' movie being prepped by Sony PicturesThe highest selling racing franchise in history is planning a transition to the big screen.Mar 3, 2015 5:58 PM CST
• Huawei plans its invasion of US market with smartphones, wearablesHuawei wants a bigger footprint in the United States, focusing on smartphones and wearables.Mar 3, 2015 3:31 PM CST
• Lawyer: Edward Snowden wants to return to US if given fair trialFormer NSA contractor Edward Snowden is willing to return stateside, but only if guaranteed a fair trial.Mar 3, 2015 12:56 PM CST
• Lenovo announces the VIBE Shot at MWC 2015, a 2-in-1 camera smartphoneLenovo shows off a new '2-in-1 camera smartphone' at MWC 2015, with the VIBE shot.Mar 3, 2015 12:45 AM CST
• Samsung's Galaxy S6 is demolishing the competition in early benchmarksEarly benchmarks run from the showfloor of Mobile World Congress see the Galaxy S6 completely smashing the competition.Mar 2, 2015 11:30 PM CST
• AVG reveals eyeglasses that make you invisible to facial recognitionSecurity software maker AVG teases a pair of concept glasses at MWC 2015 that can fool even the best facial recognition technology.Mar 2, 2015 10:38 PM CST
• Epic Games makes Unreal Engine 4 free for allUnreal Engine 4 has just been dropped from its $19 per month fee, to free.Mar 2, 2015 9:37 PM CST
• Hewlett Packard is securing Wi-Fi network device maker Aruba NetworksHP is spending around $2.7 billion acquiring Wi-Fi specialist Aruba Networks.Mar 2, 2015 8:54 PM CST
• HTC says it is 'cooperating with Half-Life' for its VR headsetHalf-Life 3 confirmed?! HTC chairwoman says the company is "cooperating with Half-Life" but wouldn't elaborate.Mar 2, 2015 8:48 PM CST
• Early Steam VR impressions has people saying it's 'utterly phenomenal'Jaunt boss plays around with Steam VR at MWC 2015, walks away saying it was "utterly phenomenal"Mar 2, 2015 7:08 PM CST
• Palm, claw or fingertip grip? Which one are you?Palm, claw, or fingertip grip, which style suits you best and why does it matter? ASUS France helps us out.Mar 2, 2015 6:19 PM CST
• EA announces Battlefield Hardline Premium for $50EA and Visceral Games announce Battlefield Hardline Premium for $50, giving you two weeks early access to all DLC.Mar 2, 2015 8:16 AM CST
• BlackBerry expanding software products for Apple iOS, Google AndroidBlackBerry finding new methods to survive, including software offerings for Apple iOS, Google Android devices.Mar 2, 2015 6:20 AM CST
• Sony announces its Xperia Z4 Tablet, featuring a 10.1-inch 2K displaySony makes its Xperia Z4 Tablet official, rocking a gorgeous 10.1-inch 2K display and super-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor.Mar 2, 2015 5:23 AM CST
• We go hands-on with the new Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone at MWC 2015Hands-on time with the Galaxy S6 shows that it could be one of the best Android smartphones yet.Mar 2, 2015 5:15 AM CST
• Windows 10 will have support for USB 3.1 Type-C soonMicrosoft will reportedly officially announce USB 3.1 Type-C support for Windows 10 soon.Mar 2, 2015 4:30 AM CST
• Android dominates iOS with 81.5% of global smartphone OS marketAccording to a new report, Android owns 81.5% of the global smartphone OS market.Mar 2, 2015 2:29 AM CST
• 'Adventure Time' movie on the wayThe insane Cartoon Network show coming to cinemas near you.Mar 2, 2015 12:20 AM CST

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