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Project Ara concept controller turns phone into a gaming device

23 April 2014, 13:30

The clamshell controller, called Flippypad, could be a top seller if and when it is manufactured.

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2K Games will transition a few key legacy titles to Steamworks

23 April 2014, 10:30

Borderlands and Civ titles are saved from GameSpy shutdown - but lots of others aren't.

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Nvidia SHIELD 2 hardware spec seen in benchmark results

23 April 2014, 09:30

Key hardware specs to include a Tegra K1 chip and 4GB of RAM.

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AMD Never Settle Forever promo welcomes entry-level GPUs

21 April 2014, 17:24

Gold and Silver bundles also get 'Murdered: Soul Suspect' as a choice.

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Google rumoured to be working with HTC on 8-inch Nexus tablet

21 April 2014, 16:06

A very affordable, sub $100, Google Nexus smartphone is also said to be in the pipeline.

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Facebook mobile ad network to arrive by the end of the month?

21 April 2014, 11:12

New advertising network expected to be announced at F8 developer conference.

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Tesco hits 500K Hudl tablet sales, now working on a successor

18 April 2014, 14:15

The supermarket reveals that it plans to launch a revamped Hudl tablet later this year.

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Facebook's Nearby Friends feature rolls out on Android, iOS

18 April 2014, 13:30

This optional real-time location sharing tool helps you meet up with your friends.

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HTC's 2015 mobiles to feature cameras with optical zoom

18 April 2014, 12:30

The smartphone built-in camera race is set to shift into another gear.

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Google plans $100K prize for best new Project Ara module

17 April 2014, 14:39

ETA for Ara's release is set for January 2015, with 'Gray Phone' chassis priced at $50.

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Over a third of Steam Games are bought and never played

17 April 2014, 10:10

So says a new report based on data collected from the Steam Community portal.

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Microsoft launches Office 365 Personal in the UK

16 April 2014, 17:16

The PC/Mac and tablet plan will be offered at £5.99 per month or £59.99 per year.

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Windows tablets go big in Japan?

16 April 2014, 16:27

Latest figures show that nearly 16 per cent of tablets sold in Japan use Windows.

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Toshiba unveils Technicolor Certified Satellite P55t 4K laptop

16 April 2014, 15:13

Powerful aluminium finished laptop expected to become available next week for US$1,499.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor easily bypassed (video)

16 April 2014, 13:00

Also Samsung expects the Galaxy S5 to outsell the S4 and it is currently on course to do so.

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World of Tanks Update 9 provides HD vehicles, historic battle mode

16 April 2014, 12:00

Update marks the start of "a massive visual overhaul" for the popular MMO F2P game.

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Google's flat-look icons from Android 4.5 apparently leak out

15 April 2014, 16:12

Images show flatter designed icons for many key stock Google apps.

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Child of Light shows off fairy tale kingdom in new trailer video

15 April 2014, 15:00

Ubisoft's new RPG will be out 30th April for PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Wii U.

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Titanfall: Expedition DLC map pack announced at PAX East

14 April 2014, 15:53

This first morsel of Titanfall DLC will arrive next month for $9.99.

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Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth takes players to space

14 April 2014, 12:45

The new strategy game will be released this autumn on PC, Mac and Linux.

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Amazon is expected to announce its 3D smartphone in June

14 April 2014, 11:45

The device, with retina-tracking technology, will reportedly ship in September.

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Microsoft announces mobile Age of Empires: World Domination

14 April 2014, 10:45

Famous strategy game will arrive on iOS, Android and Windows Phone this summer.

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Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2 (Neo) and Gear Fit available in the UK

11 April 2014, 12:45

Following hot on the heels of the opening of nine new Samsung Experience Stores.

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Ubisoft and Nvidia demo the PC enhancements in Watch Dogs

11 April 2014, 11:05

Creating the most vivid and breathtaking Chicago city experience possible.

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The Micro 3D printer by M3D gets $2 million funding in three days

10 April 2014, 16:30

Peripheral is peddled as the "first truly consumer 3D printer," due to $299 price tag.

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Mobile gaming survey reveals 98 per cent never spend on F2P

10 April 2014, 12:20

So 2 per cent of gamers are propping up the whole free-to-play industry.

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Schenker Element 10-inch tablet with Windows 8.1 starts at £299

9 April 2014, 16:45

Launched at The Gadget Show 2014 today, available from May.

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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number trailer released ahead of PAX East

9 April 2014, 11:00

New trailer offers gameplay footage and preview of new playable characters.

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$499 Virtuix Omni VR treadmills are set to ship in September

8 April 2014, 15:58

Pre-orders for the successfully Kickstarter-funded device are available now.

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Logitech G502 Proteus Core tunable 12,000 dpi gaming mouse

8 April 2014, 14:57

This "first-of its kind" rodent is launched, allows advanced surface and weight tuning.

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Samsung's next smartwatch to be SIM-enabled, called the Gear Solo

8 April 2014, 14:00

Rumoured standalone smartwatch will do calls without a smartphone partner.

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Windows 8.1 Update 1 arrives

8 April 2014, 09:57

Meanwhile Windows XP and Office 2003 enjoy their final official Patch Tuesday.

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Qualcomm announces next-gen Snapdragon 810 and 808 SoCs

7 April 2014, 20:44

The new 20nm chips will feature support for ultra-high-definition video and 64-bit processing.

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