Wednesday, January 31, 2018

TT Games opens new Brighton studio

Will work exclusively on Lego mobile games.

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Third Party Patch Roundup – January 2018

As long as you’re running operating systems and applications, whether on local devices that access the cloud or on virtual servers that “live” in a cloud datacenter somewhere, you must keep that software up to date and ensure that vulnerabilities are patched as quickly as possible.

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Corsair K68 RGB Review

Per-key RGB backlighting meets dust- and water-resistance in this £140 outing from Corsair.

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Microsoft snaps up PlayFab for Azure Gaming push

Terms not disclosed.

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Google completes HTC smartphone arm acquisition

Promises Taipei expansion.

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Dell could go public in VMWare reverse merger, claim sources

'Largest technology deal ever,' claims CNBC.

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Zotac Zbox Magnus ER51060 (Barebones) Review

Quad-core Ryzen and GTX 1060 3GB in a dinky chassis - ultimate small form factor or a poor choice?

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They Are Billions Preview

This zombie survival RTS has proved enormously popular, but is it any good?

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Microsoft issues emergency Intel microcode-disabling patch

Drops protection for Spectre Variant 2.

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Malwarebytes apologises for faulty protection update

Sites blocked, RAM eaten.

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Epic Games cancels Paragon MOBA

Full refunds for all.

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Friday, January 26, 2018

Water-Cooling with Hardline Tubing Guide: PETG and Acrylic

Alex walks us through preparing, bending, and working with PETG and Acrylic tubing.

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Subnautica Review

Rick braves the depths of Unknown World's aquatic survival sim, and discovers a pearl of a game lurking beneath the waves.

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Intel promises Meltdown-, Spectre-immune silicon later this year

While warning investors the storm isn't over.

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Obsidian announces Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire launch date

April 3rd on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Ubisoft hikes Rainbow Six Siege prices for Year 3

Drops the Standard Edition.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ Review

Another hit fighting game from Bandai Namco.

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Locating, identifying, and managing personal data for GDPR compliance

Organizations are realizing that managing data for GDPR may not be as easy as it would seem at first glance. The key is to have a good data identification and classification system and to use available tools to help you implement it.

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GDC report points to growing Switch, waning VR interest

More Switch interest than Xbox One, interestingly.

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Team Australia wins Cooler Master PUBG modding contest

All the eye-candy and time-lapse inside.

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Ubisoft launches game-analysing AI-powered assistant Sam

Ties in to the Ubisoft Club.

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Imagination announces neural network acceleration push

Looks to a new market for PowerVR growth.

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

20 Years On: Resident Evil 2

Prepare to feel old. Rick looks back at the horror sequel two decades on from release.

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Epic Games telegraphs mobile, VR push with Cloudgine acquisition

Jobs up for grabs in Edinburgh.

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EC fines Qualcomm £873 million for Apple exclusivity kickbacks

'Denied consumers [...] choice and innovation'.

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UN Broadband Commission sets new 2025 goals

Aims to 'connect the other half'.

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Ubisoft outs Far Cry 5 system requirements

Adds what you'll need for 4K60, too.

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Intel's Sunil Shenoy joins RISC-V start-up SiFive

Aims at disruption.

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Monday, January 22, 2018

Indie Games To Watch in 2018

Want to play some new games in 2018, but fancy something a bit different? Keep these titles on your radar.

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Synology launches new Drive, Office, Moments packages

Claims deep-learning photo tech.

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NZXT drops N7 Z370 launch price

Due to 'positive feedback', it claims.

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OnePlus finds card-stealing malware on its payment server

Payment processor innocent, it seems.

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Friday, January 19, 2018

Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 3 Review

We dip below £150 for the first time with Gigabyte and Z370, but how well does it stack up against MSI's excellent Z370 SLI Plus?

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Oculus VR launches Oculus Start developer programme

Freebies for smaller developers.

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Skylake-X Direct Die Frame aims for safer IHS-free cooling

Roman 'der8auer' Hartung's latest design.

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Wine 3.0 brings Direct3D 11, Android support

Direct3D 12, Vulkan in the works.

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BBC 5Live Tech Phone-in

Fevzi Turkalp from GadgetDetective.com answers 5Live listeners’ technology questions From smartphones & tablets, to dealing with malware & protecting your privacy, our resident expert, Fevzi Turkalp has all the tech advice you need to choose the best tech for your needs & keep your existing gadgets running smoothly. In this week’s tech phone-in, Fevzi advises listeners on… ? Why it might be time to consider choosing an AMD Ryzen processor over an Intel ? Mobile phones for use by blind people ? Facebook issues ? The Technological Singularity and why Artificial Intelligence is an existential threat to humans ? Meltdown and Spectre processor vulnerabilities – who is affected and what can you do? ? Choosing between an iPad Pro 10.5 vs. iPad Pro 12.9 ? Synchronisation picture and sound on your TV set ? Troubleshooting your Internet connection ? What to do when your computer slows down The Tech phone-in is back on Friday 2nd February 2018 from 2am

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The Modding Toolbox: A Guide to Heat Guns

Alex dives into his toolbox again to teach you all about heat guns!

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Are Intel's CPU offerings weak despite Coffee Lake's success?

Intel has work to do in 2018: AMD is strong at the low end and the Core i7-8700K is bettered by Ryzen 7 in some benchmarks despite costing a lot a more.

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Nintendo unveils cardboard Labo 'Toy-Con' Switch kits

Including a cardboard mecha-suit.

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Microsoft pulls the plug on free Windows 10 assistive tech upgrades

Ran for a couple of weeks past deadline.

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Spectre patch reboot flaw covers most chips, Intel warns

Not restricted to older parts.

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Drobo 5N2 Review

Want a simple, affordable five-bay NAS for dishing out your data? Drobo looks to hit the nail on the head with its easy-to-use 5N2.

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Gaming Trends of 2018: Rick Predicts!

Rick makes another round of entirely serious predictions for the coming year.

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TPCast 2.0 brings 1ms latency, company claims

Offers short-, mid-, and long-range options.

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OnePlus ceases credit card payments amid fraud reports

Blames its payment processor.

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BT launches G.fast 314Mb/s broadband

Offers a 100Mb/s minimum guarantee, too.

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Don’t let cyberloafing crush productivity

Cyberloafing can present significant costs to your business, but with the right solutions in place, you can ensure your business remains productive and your coworkers remain happy.

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Cooler Master begins PUBG mod contest

Battlemods voting open now.

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Furi Review

The boss rush game comes to Nintendo's Switch. Is it any good?

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No legacy app impact for Windows 10 on Arm, says Qualcomm

Hardware translation just that efficient.

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