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Netflix Set To Relax Europe’s Bandwidth Lockdown
With lockdown starting across most European countries last March, many of us started turning towards online sources to give us some entertainment while in self-isolation. To ensure that their overall service was protection for all users, however, Netflix (as well as YouTube) introduced new ‘bandwidth rationing’, a system that effectively…
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Le Mans 24-Hour Race to be Held Virtually!
With more and more events being canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was hardly any surprise when it was announced that the Le Mans 24-hour race (scheduled to start in June) would also not be going ahead. It seems though that the recent spike in virtual esport options has…
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Workers Accuse Intel of Putting Chip Production above Safety
With the current rules, regulations, and general advice surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not exactly a secret that this has had a pretty significant impact on technology companies around the world. In a report via TechPowerUp, however, Intel is seemingly receiving a lot of criticism from its staff members. Specifically,…
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Computex 2020 Looks More and More Doubtful!
Computex represents one of the biggest hardware events of the year. With the issues surrounding COVID-19, however, while the event was initially scheduled to start this month, it has since been rescheduled to late September. In a report via TechSpot, however, with more manufacturers mulling the decision of officially withdrawing…
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NHS Workers Can Apply for a Free Video Game!
It’s hardly any secret that the COVID-19 situation has put a lot of strain on health services around the world. In the UK, however, there is currently a lot of love and support for NHS workers and it seems that the gaming industry also wants to do their part to…
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Apple is Delaying iPhone 12 Mass Production?
Typically speaking, when it comes to a new major smartphone product, Apple generally tends to announce it in early September for a release before or shortly after the end of the month. In a report via The Verge, however, while that still seems likely to happen, rumors are suggesting that…
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Super Famicom’s Given Away to Keep Japanese Kids at Home!
With pretty much the entire world under Coronavirus lockdown, the chances are that many of you have turned to gaming as a way to pass the time in a safe and socially responsible manner. Following a post on their official website, however, the Japan Retro Gaming Association has taken a…
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5 Great PC Games You’ve (Probably) Never Played!
With us all being advised (well, technically ordered) to stay at home during this COVID-19 pandemic, the chances are that many of you are looking to pass the time by catching up on a little gaming. With lock-down having been in place for nearly a month now, however, there’s a…
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Microsoft Extends Windows 10 (1809) End of Service
I would expect that if you’re using Windows 10 most of you have already made the upgrade to the latest (and current) 1909 version of the operating system. I would, however, also forgive and understand if you had not yet applied it. It’s not exactly any secret that the updates…
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Resident Evil 3 Cashes in on Self-Isolation!
With us all being advised to stay at home (for what is starting to feel like forever) the Resident Evil 3 remake was one of the first major gaming releases that was going to test exactly how we spent our time in self-isolation. Based on the initial sales figures, however,…
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UK Confirms Plans For Coronavirus Tracing App
Last week it was revealed that Google and Apple were in a collaboration to create a Coronavirus tracking app. The main purpose of it was to give people a quick and convenient means of finding out if they’d been in contact with anyone who had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Well,…
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Video Game TV Advert Spending Sees Huge Upspike!
With us all being told to stay at home as much as possible, the chances are that many of you are using this enforced free-time to catch up on your gaming or TV. You may, however, have perhaps noticed that you’ve been seeing a lot more gaming commercials than usual.…
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Apple and Google are Creating Coronavirus Tracking Tech
With the Coronavirus pandemic spreading throughout the world, we’ve already seen a number of major (and usually competing) companies coming together to try and find a solution to the problem. Let’s be honest though, the thought of Apple and Google collaborating together is more than a little disturbing. In a…
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Nintendo Switch Has ‘Sold Out’ with New Stock ‘Delayed’
It’s been a little over 3 years now since the Nintendo Switch arrived and, based on sales figures, the console has done very well with consumers. If you were, however, considering getting one for yourself to alleviate the self-isolation boredom, then the news isn’t good! In a report via GamesIndustry,…
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Japan Sets $2.2BN Fund to Tempt Tech Companies out of China
It’s not exactly a secret, but while some of the biggest technology giants are officially Japanese companies, many of them outsource their manufacturing designs out to 3rd-parties in China. For example, the vast majority of components in a Sony PlayStation are made in China. Largely because China can produce the…
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