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Watch Dogs

Watch_Dogs is one of the most anticipated games of 2014. It’s been in development since 2008 and was first shown off at E3 2012. Since then people have been chomping at the bit to play this game. It was originally meant to be a launch title for the ‘next gen’ consoles in late 2013, but […]

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Watch the world go by in HD from the International Space Station

The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment is one of the coolest experiments happening on the ISS right now, and the one that we can directly reap the benefits from. The experiment consists of four HD cameras mounted outside the station and while the cameras are temperature controlled, they are still exposed to solar radiation […]

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Snapchat Updated With New Text Chat & Video Calling

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Global Study into the Behaviour Around News Consumption

HTC recently commissioned a global study into the behaviour around news consumption which reveals that we now live in a world consumed by news with figures showing that over half of us ‘information snack’ on a daily basis. The research has revealed that this need to constantly access and consume news stories is resulting in […]

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Infamous: Second Son – Review

Infamous Second Son is the game PS4 gamers have been waiting for since the console launched late in 2013. To say we were excited about its release would be an understatement. Infamous Second Son is actually the 3rd game in the Infamous series, but you don’t have to have played the first to at all […]

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Titanfall review – addictive titan action

The first wave of next-generation FPS games starts now, with what I think is arguably the most talked about title since its first showing at E3 last June. As you know, Titanfall was Microsoft’s “oh, wait we have one more thing to show you” during its Xbox One press conference. Since that day, we’ve all […]

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Sony announces ‘Project Morpheus’ aka Playstation VR

We’d heard the rumours for a while now and today Sony took the wraps off their VR Headset for the PS4. This is a kick in the face for Xbox if you ask us and I’m betting the TitanFall developers are regretting their exclusive decision now! (Imagine a game like that with this headset!!) I’ll […]

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Galaxy S5

Yesterday Samsung took the wraps off their latest Galaxy S smartphone, the Galaxy S5. A boost to pretty much every feature, the S5 looks like an instant winner for current Galaxy S owners and potentially new customers. With a serious focus on health with various apps and the world’s first in-built heart rate sensor on […]

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Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry Single Player Standalone DLC now out on PC

PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 fans of Captain Kenway’s right-hand-man, Adewale from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag™ currently have their own adventures with the once slave now trained Assassin. But from today, players can now purchase this stand alone game for PC. The original press release stated…. Originally released as an add-on adventure for Assassin’s […]

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The iPhones 5C and 5S….not just pretty faces

The new iPhones (5C and 5S), don’t just look pretty; they’ve also got advanced internal hardware running under their minimalist casing. According to Apple, the new phones reached nine million units shipped in their first weekend of sales. We’re sure that with their new features and ecosystem, this means changes to the applications as well. […]

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