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Get Retro with the PS2 Dashboard Theme for PS4
Sony’s PlayStation 2 is (skip ahead if you don’t want to feel old) seventeen – nearly eighteen – years old. I don’t know about you, but I still get goosebumps hearing the console’s start-up chime and gazing upon that purple dashboard. Well, now Truant Pixel is bringing that heady nostalgia to…
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MIT Engineers Develop Super-Fast 3D Printer
Engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are unveiling a new desktop 3D printer capable of printing objects up to ten times faster than commercial alternatives. For example, an object that would take a normal 3D printer to create takes mere minutes with MIT’s new machine. MIT’s Super-Fast 3D Printer…
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Three Laptop Makers Are Disabling Intel ME
For years now, security experts warned that Intel’s Management Engine (ME) is at risk of being exploited; ME allows administrators to remotely access a computer and is present within every Intel processor since 2008. Finally – after staying quiet during the period of concern – Intel last month admitted that ME is vulnerable…
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ASUS ROG Strix RX Vega 64 and 56 OC Cards Incoming
After months of delays, ASUS is finally unveiling its ROG Strix RX Vega 56 and 64 OC cards. In fact, we first expected the cards back in September. The ASUS ROG Strix RX Vega 56 and 64 OC 8GB Editions both have official product pages now, meaning we’re one step…
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Belgian Student Builds Record-Breaking Giant Game Boy
While we await the possibility of Nintendo reviving every Nineties kid’s favourite handheld*, a Belgian student is thinking bigger. Indeed: much, much bigger. Brussels-based engineering student Ilhan Ünal built a gigantic version of Nintendo’s Game Boy handheld console. So gigantic, in fact, that it’s record-breaker. The Game Boy XXL, as…
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Gigabyte Unveils AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Gigabyte is releasing another new GeForce GTX 1070 Ti variation which combines moderate overclocking with triple-fan cooling. The packaging for the Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1070 Ti boasts “Ready to OC 88 MHz+”; however, NVIDIA prevents its AIB partners from factory overclocking the GTX 1070 Ti. Instead, Gigabyte uses its…
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Robots to Take 800 Million Jobs by 2030
Automation is already eroding the jobs market; according to a new report, the trend is about to become much sharper. The McKinsey Global Institute is predicting up to 800 million jobs across 46 countries will become automated by 2030. In fact, nations such as the US and Germany could see around…
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AMD Loses Ground to NVIDIA Following Vega Launch
While AMD’s Ryzen CPU architecture proved to be a huge hit this year, the company’s new GPU architecture proved a disappointment. In fact, a new report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) shows that AMD lost 3% market share to NVIDIA during the latest quarter. NVIDIA, of course, is having a…
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Intel to Plaster Self-Driving Car Dashboards with Ads
Self-driving cars are sure to leave former drivers – now passengers – twiddling their thumbs. In-car entertainment for passengers will, no doubt, become intrinsic, especially during long journeys. However, with entertainment – TV, film, and music – comes the inevitable adverts. It seems, though, that – if Intel gets its…
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Intel and AMD Working on Second Chip Collaboration?
Intel surprised many by hooking up with AMD to produce Kaby Lake G CPU/GPU combo chips, but it seems the partnership may bear yet more fruit. Kaby Lake G isn’t even out yet but, according to Fudzilla, the pair is working on a new, secret successor to the processor. What…
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Amputee Monkeys Use Thoughts to Control Robotic Arm
A remarkable new study demonstrates how a trio of monkeys – all amputees – controlled a robotic arm using only their minds. University of Chicago researchers implanted the rhesus monkeys with electrodes close to their brains, which connected to the mechanical appendage. The monkeys – who all lost limbs between four…
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Samsung Launching 4K LED Cinema Screen in Europe
Back in March, Samsung unveiled an impressive new LED cinema screen which boasts 4K resolution and HDR support. The screen, which debuted at Las Vegas CinemaCon, is coming soon to European cinemas. In fact, Samsung already launched the LED screen in South Korea and Thailand; Switzerland, though, is set to…
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Finalised HDMI 2.1 Standard Supports 10K Resolution
The HDMI Forum is today unveiling the final HDMI 2.1 specification, which is now available to all HDMI 2.0 devices. Specifically, the new specification adds 8K60 and 4K120 resolutions and refresh rates and resolution of up to 10K. In addition, HDMI 2.1 adds support for various Dynamic HDR formats and…
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Square Enix CEO Hints at New Deus Ex Game
Earlier this year, Eurogamer reported that Square Enix is shelving Deus Ex following disappointing sales of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Now, however, the company’s CEO denies the move and reveals discussions about a new Deus Ex game are already ongoing. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda…
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Former Microsoft Exec – Infighting Caused Company Decline
For all the company’s successes, there’s a host of abandoned projects and under-supported endeavours in Microsoft’s wake. For every Windows 7 (or Windows 10) and DirectX, there’s a Zune, a Silverlight, or a Windows Phone. Living in-between success and failure, of course, exist the likes of Internet Explorer and Windows…
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