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By Emma Boyle Many PlayStation 4 owners were overjoyed by the recent release of the console’s 4.50 firmware upgrade as it brought with it much-longed-for external hard drive support for game installs. For some, however, that joy has been short-lived as despite some very welcome new features, it appears the upgrade has also created a…

By Jon Porter Whatever your thoughts on the horrifically popular sumulation genre, I think we can all agree that it might have peaked with PC Building Simulator, a game in which you assemble yes, you guessed it, gaming PCs. The game is still early in development and sees you first choosing, and then slotting together…

By Stephen Lambrechts,Emma Boyle Update: PlayStation Plus members got an exciting look at one of the games they can expect to be able to play for free in April recently. Called Drawn to Death, the game is a title from God of War creator David Jaffe, and it’ll be available for free to PS Plus…

By Stephen Lambrechts Looking like a violent, sketch-filled high school notebook come to life, the PS4 exclusive game Drawn to Death will be free for PS Plus members when it launches next month on April 4 (April 5 in Australia). The announcement was made on the official PlayStation Blog by David Jaffe, game director at…

The Ryzen 5’s launch may potentially impact Intel as rival AMD targets the mainstream PC market. Based on early testing by AMD, the Ryzen 5 has proved to be much more efficient than its Intel counterpart. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Luke Lancaster Razer’s newest mechanical gaming keyboard is its biggest, meanest and most expensive yet. …read more Source:: cnet Cell Phones

By Kevin Lee It’s been less than a month since AMD revealed its flagship octo-core Ryzen processor and now it has revealed its value-packed Ryzen 5-series chips. At the top of the Ryzen 5 heap is the 1600X, which features 6-cores and 12-threads for just $249 (about £200, AU$320). By comparison, the cheapest hexa-core processor…

By Devin Coldewey When someone invents a robot specifically made to drill into the skulls of unconscious, immobile humans, you’d be forgiven for feeling a natural reaction along the lines of “for the love of god, why?” But trust me, this particular robotic trepanation station is a good idea. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch…

By Jon Wong Volkswagen’s 2018 Atlas navigates treacherous winter conditions and lets the German automaker compete in the hot three-row crossover SUV segment. …read more Source:: cnet Cell Phones

Samsung is working on its latest Tizen-powered smartphone dubbed the Z4. The Samsung Z4 has received the green signal from the FCC, which suggests that its U.S. launch is on the cards. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Jessica Dolcourt Samsung’s next big phones could come with a curved screen and their own “Bixby” AI assistant. …read more Source:: cnet Camcorders

By Devin Coldewey The chips in our devices are powered by transistors and circuits so small that they can barely be detected by our most advanced imaging techniques. How chip makers manage to do quality control when they can’t even see what they’re working is a really good question. A new method from Swiss researchers…

By Emma Boyle Thanks to the introduction of mid-generation upgrades, the games console market is increasingly populated. It would be easy to fall into the trap of assuming that all of these consoles do exactly the same things, but there are subtle functional and aesthetic differentiators that are worth researching to make sure you get…

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has not leaked as extensively as the Galaxy S8 series, but some details still reached the surface. The device could boast a dual rear camera setup, an Exynos 8895 processor, and an impressively thin design. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The Nokia 6 was put under a durability test by YouTuber ‘JerryRigEverything’, where it was tested for scratches and burns. Here’s a look at how the Android smartphone fared in the durability tests. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones