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GDC 2015: Porting games to virtual reality is ‘the cardinal sin’, says Sony

GDC 2015: Porting games to virtual reality is ‘the cardinal sin’, says Sony

By Hugh Langley This week Sony unveiled the latest evolution of Project Morpheus and announced it will ship the final consumer headset in the first half of 2016. Right now, “quite a few” of Sony’s internal studios are working on software for Morpheus, London Studio Director Dave Raynard told TechRadar, while there’s apparently “quite a…

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GDC 2015: Porting games to virtual reality is ‘the cardinal sin’, says Sony

GDC 2015: Porting games to virtual reality is ‘the cardinal sin’, says Sony

By Hugh Langley This week Sony unveiled the latest evolution of Project Morpheus and announced it will ship the final consumer headset in the first half of 2016. Right now, “quite a few” of Sony’s internal studios are working on software for Morpheus, London Studio Director Dave Raynard told TechRadar, while there’s apparently “quite a…

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Join Us At Hardware Alley At Disrupt New York

Join Us At Hardware Alley At Disrupt New York

By John Biggs We want to see you in New York for Disrupt NY 2015, our annual celebration of all things startup. It’s a great time. You get to meet great funders and VCs and I’d love to meet you. Hardware is my favorite thing in the world and you’re some of my favorite people.…

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Would You Buy A ‘Smart Band’ For An Apple Watch?

Would You Buy A ‘Smart Band’ For An Apple Watch?

By Matthew Panzarino Would you shell out money for a ‘smart’ accessory band for an Apple Watch that added additional capabilities? More battery life, perhaps? The reason I ask is that the Apple Watch has a port that the company has yet to show off. It’s being used for diagnostics and direct access to the…

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Comcast is blocking HBO Go on PS4

Comcast is blocking HBO Go on PS4

By Michael Rougeau PS4 owners have been waiting for the HBO Go app since the console launched, and they were thrilled to finally get it this week – all but those who subscribe to Comcast, that is. The HBO Go app requires users to sign in using their cable subscription credentials, but those trying to…

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Microsoft ‘investigating the possibility’ of streaming PC games to Xbox One

Microsoft ‘investigating the possibility’ of streaming PC games to Xbox One

By Nick Pino By now, everyone knows Windows 10 will connect Xbox One, Microsoft’s flagship console, and PCs when it launches later this year. This means Xbox and PC profiles will share the same gamerscore, friends list and can even stream games from Xbox One to any laptop, tablet or desktop running the new OS.…

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GDC 2015: Microsoft ‘investigating the possibility’ of streaming PC games to Xbox One

GDC 2015: Microsoft ‘investigating the possibility’ of streaming PC games to Xbox One

By Nick Pino By now, everyone knows Windows 10 will connect Xbox One, Microsoft’s flagship console, and PCs when it launches later this year. This means Xbox and PC profiles will share the same gamerscore, friends list and can even stream games from Xbox One to any laptop, tablet or desktop running the new OS.…

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Let’s Face It: The Apple Watch Will Sell More Than A Million Units In Its First Month

Let’s Face It: The Apple Watch Will Sell More Than A Million Units In Its First Month

By John Biggs As we approach AW-Day, the naysayers are coming out to put their hand in front of the bottle of champagne that will be used to christen the S.S. Apple Watch. The most prominent of those naysayers was Mark Wilson, a traditionally even-keeled fellow who, in his own way, is pushing the pro-…

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Review: iolo System Mechanic 14.5

Review: iolo System Mechanic 14.5

By Henry Casey Overview and specs Modern computer companies, most notably Microsoft and Apple, sell us on their operating systems being as low maintenance as possible. This wasn’t always the case: back in the Windows 95 & 98 days, only a rookie wouldn’t defragment their hard drive regularly. As the years passed, protecting and maintaining…

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Review: iolo System Mechanic 14.5

Review: iolo System Mechanic 14.5

By Henry Casey Overview and specs Modern computer companies, most notably Microsoft and Apple, sell us on their operating systems being as low maintenance as possible. This wasn’t always the case: back in the Windows 95 & 98 days, only a rookie wouldn’t defragment their hard drive regularly. As the years passed, protecting and maintaining…

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Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Acer Liquid M220

Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Acer Liquid M220

By James Peckham Acer revealed a number of new phones at MWC 2015 but none of them stood out to me as much as the Acer Liquid M220. It wasn’t down to the specs though, the Liquid Jade Z surely takes the crown there. It stood out as it has taken the strange route of…

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Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Acer Liquid M220

Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Acer Liquid M220

By James Peckham Acer revealed a number of new phones at MWC 2015 but none of them stood out to me as much as the Acer Liquid M220. It wasn’t down to the specs though, the Liquid Jade Z surely takes the crown there. It stood out as it has taken the strange route of…

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Hands-on review: Updated: Ubuntu Phone

Hands-on review: Updated: Ubuntu Phone

By Matt Hanson and Jamie Carter The tech landscape is dominated by the smartphone and the tablet. These in turn are lorded-over by two competing operating systems familiar to us all, namely Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, which can never be deposed, not even by Microsoft’s millions. Right? Not so. While Apple and Google slug…

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Hands-on review: Updated: Ubuntu Phone

Hands-on review: Updated: Ubuntu Phone

By Matt Hanson and Jamie Carter The tech landscape is dominated by the smartphone and the tablet. These in turn are lorded-over by two competing operating systems familiar to us all, namely Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, which can never be deposed, not even by Microsoft’s millions. Right? Not so. While Apple and Google slug…

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Intel Iris Pro ready to hit desktops in boost for PC gamers everywhere

Intel Iris Pro ready to hit desktops in boost for PC gamers everywhere

By Jamie Hinks Intel is upping the ante for PC gamers everywhere by bringing its powerful Iris Pro processor to desktop machines. The fifth-generation LGA-socketed Core processor with Iris Pro integrated graphics was announced at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and it marks a 100-fold upsurge in graphics compared to where the company…

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