We previously reported the rumour that Microsoft would be launching a new line of Xbox consoles, codenamed project Scarlett. Windows Central have been looking into the rumours in more detail, and it appears that there will be a disc-less version of the Xbox One (slated to launch in Spring 2019) plus two next-generation consoles in 2020. Jez Corden reports that "According to our sources, there...

Google announced in October that they had begun the process of winding down their unpopular social media platform, Google+, following the discovery of a security flaw that exposed the data of up to 500,000 users. It has now been revealed that a further vulnerability has been discovered, exposing the personal data of 52.5 million users. As a result, Google is expediting the 'sunsetting' of...

NVIDIA have announced a new graphics card in their line up, and it's a beast; the NVIDIA Titan RTX, also known as the 'T-Rex'. NVIDIA teased an announcement yesterday on Twitter, and there was much suspicion that a new Titan card would be revealed. [MEDIA] The card will be available in the US and Europe later this month, and will cost an eye-watering £2,399 ($2,499 USD). The GPU is powered...

A group of Google employees have published an open letter calling on their employer to cancel Project Dragonfly, a censored search engine developed with help from the Chinese government. Together with Amnesty International, hundreds of employees have raised the issue of human rights concerns and condemned the project for helping a government monitor each citizen. They state that they have...

The Gambling Commission has published a study looking at 'Young People and Gambling', which has received attention in the media today. Many of the headlines state things like "Video game loot boxes blamed for rise in young problem gamblers" and "Child gambling rockets in UK". However if you read the study, the picture is actually quite different. Let's take a look. One of the most referenced...

There's a new Raspberry Pi out today; The Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, and you can buy it for just £23 ($25). The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ came out in March 2018 and currently retails for £32 ($35). In comparison, the Model A+ is a cheaper, smaller, lower-powered version of the third-generation single-board computer. Compared with the Model B+, the Model A+ shares the same CPU and GPU, but has a...

Anyone with a cat or dog is probably familiar with the concept of microchipping; a small chip placed under the skin which stores information. It is common practice to microchip pets so that their owner can be traced in the event they are lost or injured. What is not common, however, is the concept of microchipping humans, but that is exactly what is being proposed in the UK. The chips, which...

Researchers from Radboud University in the Netherlands have published a paper revealing weaknesses in the encryption of solid state drives (SSDs). According to their findings, they were able to fully retrieve data from encrypted SSDs without passwords or keys - effectively they were able to totally bypass the protection entirely. Even more concerning is the fact that this weakness is a...

Introduction Sony brought out the first version of the PlayStation Gold Wireless Headset in 2014, but earlier this year saw the release of a revamped model. There are a number of improvements between the original version and the 2018 version, which we will cover in this review. The headset is currently available in black, but a white version will be released on 13th December 2018. PlayStation...

It's well known among consumers that some smartphones can turn into a brick after just a couple of years, and it always seems to coincide with when a new handset comes out. Funny that. In response to the allegations of planned obsolescence, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has completed two investigations. They have recently published their findings, which state that both Apple and...

With just eight days until launch, Rockstar Games have released a new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. Check it out here: [MEDIA] The trailer, which is expected to be the last one released before launch, is relatively short but gives us a glimpse of the story. The long-anticipated follow up to Red Dead Redemption (2010) is currently available for pre-order, and will be released for...

The Wall Street Journal has revealed that Google+ inadvertently exposed personal data to app developers, and did not disclose the oversight to their users. The security flaw was discovered by Google in March 2018, but it was not reported at the time due to concerns about regulatory oversight. "Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network and...