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Microsoft to dish out more storage with OneDrive incentives

11 February 2014, 12:14

It is thought users will be able to build up to 15GB of total free storage using the scheme.

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SilverStone Raven RVZ01 Mini-ITX chassis hits retail this week

11 February 2014, 11:04

Firm aims to "exceed and reshape the small form factor landscape," with this chassis.

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ASUS thought to be prepping an Nvidia SHIELD competitor

11 February 2014, 09:56

Tegra 4-powered project is currently known as the ASUS Gamebox.

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ARM updates midrange CPU roadmap with Cortex-A17

11 February 2014, 06:00

Puts a spring in the Cortex-A12's step.

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AMD intros the Radeon R7 250X graphics card

10 February 2014, 12:00

Launches this '1080p gaming' card at the important $99/€69 price point today.

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'Next Car Game' accelerates thanks to Steam Early Access

10 February 2014, 10:30

The game's Kickstarter campaign was cancelled, funding goal seemed unachievable.

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Promo: Win one of ten 120GB Crucial M500 SSDs

10 February 2014, 10:00

Closes midnight tonight, February 17.

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Windows Phone 8.1 notification centre leaked in screen shots

10 February 2014, 09:30

Swipe down action reveals notification summary, toggle controls and more.

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Viral hit-game 'Flappy Bird' removed from mobile app stores

9 February 2014, 21:55

Popular game, earning $50k a day, has been taken down after 'ruining creator's life'.

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Rust video game update removes zombie enemies

7 February 2014, 13:00

Reaction has been split between zombie fans and haters.

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California is expected to enforce adoption of smartphone killswitch

7 February 2014, 11:43

If the bill is passed all mobile devices sold from 2015 onwards would need this feature.

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UK PC games market surpasses £500 million milestone

7 February 2014, 10:30

However the value of boxed games sold suffered its steepest decline ever.

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Firefox for Windows 8 Touch beta is available for download

7 February 2014, 09:35

Browser has tile-based start screen and is optimised for the Windows 8 Modern UI.

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Scan customers can now make purchases using Bitcoins

6 February 2014, 18:03

Quite a lot of PC hardware can be bought for a single coin, as 1BTC = £498 (today).

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BAFTA's first ever 'Inside Games' showcase event announced

6 February 2014, 12:45

Exhibitor games companies include: EA, Sony, Microsoft, Valve and many more.

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Amazon acquires gaming studio Double Helix Games

6 February 2014, 11:45

Killer Instinct studio bought as part of its efforts to build innovative games in-house.

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First pictures of Nvidia GM107 'Maxwell' GPUs emerge

6 February 2014, 10:41

Footprint and power consumption said to be dramatically lower than any Kepler part.

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Sony sells VAIO PC business to Japan Industrial Partners Inc.

6 February 2014, 09:18

The firm also decides to spin off its TV business into a wholly-owned subsidiary.

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Rising market for SSDs fails to halt decline in storage industry

5 February 2014, 17:44

The whole industry slid five per cent despite a near-doubling in sales of Solid-State Drives.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 and Huron Windows Phone 8.1 details leak

5 February 2014, 14:27

We should see them both ahead of MWC during the last week of February.

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Valve launches Steam Music Beta, reveals service features

5 February 2014, 12:00

Steam overlay in-game music control and playback feature in the limited beta.

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Kingston announces UHS-I U3 SD card range for 4K video

5 February 2014, 11:19

This card provides up to 90MB/s read and 80MB/s write performance.

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Samsung Galaxy NotePRO available in the UK from tomorrow

5 February 2014, 10:39

The 12.2-inch tablet will hit the shelves of selected UK retailers priced at £649.

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Humble Sid Meier Bundle announced: So much Civilisation!

5 February 2014, 09:26

Also the Humble Weekly Sale, featuring Codemasters games, has just over a day left.

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Skyrim virtual reality demoed using omnidirectional treadmill

4 February 2014, 19:00

The treadmill, combined with Oculus Rift headset, turns the game into a true action adventure.

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Chip designer ARM posts record earnings for 4Q 2013

4 February 2014, 18:04

A 15 per cent rise from the same quarter last year with a revenue figure of £189 million.

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Satya Nadella replaces Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO

4 February 2014, 17:12

The five month search comes to an end with an internal promotion.

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Google opens Chromecast to devs: expect a flood of new apps

4 February 2014, 13:15

Developers now have full access to Google Cast SDK, 6 months after the device launch.

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Fujitsu intros the 'GRANNOTE': a notebook PC for your gran?

4 February 2014, 12:30

Laptop, aimed at mature customers, offers extended accessibility options.

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Microsoft Kinect helps guard the Korean border

4 February 2014, 11:30

Kinect-based technology is used to distinguish between humans and animals in the DMZ.

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Adobe Photoshop veteran moves to Google digital photo team

4 February 2014, 10:22

John Nack leaves Adobe after 14 years of service, 8 of those on the Photoshop team.

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Microsoft says $399 Xbox One lite rumours are unfounded

4 February 2014, 09:24

But what of the other rumours about the Blu-ray removal, white chassis and 1TB HDD?

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eBuyer to move into high street retail

3 February 2014, 19:08

The large UK online retailer is considering the move from virtual to physical stores.

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