By Emma Boyle Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto has been busy in the US this week, promoting the December 15 release of Nintendo’s next mobile game Super Mario Run by making TV and public appearances. Miyamoto hasn’t always been the most public of game designers, but we’re seeing more interviews with him than ever which give…

By Darren Allan AMD has unveiled a trio of new GPUs aimed at the machine learning and AI arena to rival Nvidia’s Tesla range, backed up with a suite of open source software offerings for an all-round solution. The Radeon Instinct range are high-performance GPU solutions for machine intelligence – deep learning and training –…

By Emma Boyle Microsoft is continuing to push the Xbox One S as the choice console for Christmas by cutting prices on the console by $50 until December 24. Although Microsoft offered discounts on its Xbox One bundles throughout the Black Friday period, the most notable price cuts seemed to be on Sony’s PlayStation 4,…

By Gerald Lynch Worried your surround sound system might wake the downstairs neighbours? If you’ve the right audio kit and an Xbox One or Xbox One S, you might have to start considering those living above you too – Microsoft has just announced that overhead Dolby Atmos surround sound is soon to be supported by…

Google has published the new Android 7.1.1 Nougat build NMF26Q release 6 on the Android Developers website to fix some more Pixel and Pixel XL connectivity problems. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey Serious motion capture setups often involve dozens of optical markers, inertial sensors, or both, making them a pain to set up and tear down, and producing a ton of data. This Disney Research project produces high-quality results from just a handful of sensors by making some smart assumptions about how the body…

By Parker Wilhelm After a discounted showing during Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Microsoft’s ongoing 12 Days of Deals event, the window to save on a brand-new Xbox One just keeps getting longer. Should you be interested in Microsoft’s game machine – though somehow still haven’t taken advantage of the past few opportunities – there…

By John Biggs It’s getting nigh on Holiday Season and how better to celebrate the old Yule log than with a nice herbal vaporizer. The Firefly 2 is a very clever and very well-built convection vape that creates a smooth, flavorful draw and can extract the maximum in herbal pleasure out of a little bit…

By Kevin Lee HP wants the world to know it’s serious about PC gaming, and to that end has introduced the Omen X Desktop, one of the most impressive and largest pre-built desktop gaming PCs we’ve ever tested. While some desktops, like the Alienware Aurora and Acer Predator G1, have decided to go down in…

By Kane Fulton If you’re on the hunt for a gaming laptop with cutting-edge graphics that can be slipped into a backpack with room to spare, Aorus usually has you covered. The sixth iteration of the company’s X5 continues tradition by upgrading to Nvidia’s latest GPU architecture under the hood without fattening up the chassis…

A Moto X handset running Android Nougat was recently spotted at GFXBench being put through its paces. It has generated excitement because it not only indicates an impending firmware update but the records show that the device is rocking Android version 7.1.1 instead of 7.0. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Michelle Fitzsimmons Wish you could play your Xbox One games on your Oculus Rift? Guess what – you finally can. Eighteen months after it was first announced, the newly released Xbox One Streaming app for Rift lets you transport titles directly from console to VR headset. All you have to do is make sure…

The Huawei Mate 9 is reportedly getting unleashed in the United States in the morning of Jan. 6. This falls right in the middle of CES 2017 so it will likely debut in that event. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Parker Wilhelm Virtual reality has certainly made its rounds in 2016, but those still holding out on upgrading can now score some free games just for jumping on the VR wagon. Nvidia, purveyor of graphics cards like the GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070, are hosting a special bundle for those who buy a new…

The Galaxy C9 Pro has earned plaudits for its premium hardware specifications, including an impressive 6 GB RAM and an all-metal construction. It has been available in mainland China since …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones