Month: August 2018

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LG has launched the world’s first 8K OLED TVat IFA and it comes with a resolution of 7680 x 4320 and features an 88 inch display. This new 8K 88 inch OLED TV will be shown off at IFA this week, LG has not revealed any pricing details on it as yet, although we suspect it could be quite expensive. With OLED TV shipments in the market expected to double in 2018 and reach over nine million units by 2022, LG will continue to increase the OLED share in its premium TV portfolio and drive large scale consumer adoption of ... Read more

This is a chair. You sit in it.Image: Acer Acer announced some neat stuff today, including the availability of the Acer Swift 5—a 15-inch notebook that weights 2.18 pounds and Acer claims is the lightest ever built. But the absolute standout—the unit—of Acer’s announcements is the Predator Thronos. And if you’re thinking “Thronos” sounds like “throne” I am almost positive that was intentional because Acer will want you to feel like you’re sitting on a throne when you drop so much money on a chair that can’t be shown in public. Acer hasn’t disclosed the price, but the comparable MWE ... Read more

Acer has announced its newest Windows Mixed Reality headset at the IFA 2018 conference in Berlin. Dubbed the Acer OJO 500, the headset boasts a number of innovative features, such as sound pipe technology, a detachable design, and a new app-based calibration design that Acer claims will lead to sharper, clearer images. Users new to Windows Mixed Reality will be able to pick up a package that includes the two optional Bluetooth motion controllers that sync with the headset. The headset will be available in November, with prices starting at $399 in North America. “The Acer OJO 500 brings several ... Read more

Just what lies in the future for AMD? We examine what the future holds, and whether anyone can truly stand up to the exceptional technologies that are coming out of NVIDIA. A lot of AMD fans have been disappointed by AMD’s GPU offerings of late. NVIDIA’s Pascal, even two years after its relase, is still more performance and more energy efficient than AMD’s Vega. Meanwhile, nVidia launched a high-end-only version of Volta, and waited until Turing to launch a new generation of consumer graphics hardware. AMD’s next generation GPU isn’t due for release until 2020 in form of Navi. It ... Read more

Share. Just a few of the many classic places Treyarch could revisit. By Toby Berger The latest entry in Treyarch’s long-running Black Ops series is almost here, and with a traditional campaign officially scrapped (at least for launch), Black Ops 4 is doubling down on multiplayer in a big way. This year’s substantial inclusion is the Battle Royale-inspired mode Blackout — Call of Duty’s take on the wildly popular genre that’s taken the industry by storm over the last year and half. One of the major components to a good Battle Royale game is, of course, the large map that ... Read more

GTA Online introduced a reworked version of its Hunting Pack Adversary Mode last week, with double RP and GTA$ opportunities. Those same bonuses roll over this week, alongside the addition of the HVY Menacer—a weaponised vehicle fit for blowing things up, and, of course, griefing.  “The tools may change, but the good old-fashioned thrill of the hunt stays the same,” explains Rockstar. “Your pioneer forebears were marksmen: you drive an armored war machine on wheels.  “They could strip their rifle blindfolded: your mechanic can fit a top-mounted .50 cal minigun and front facing machine guns. Now get out there and ... Read more

Gamers looking forward to the highly anticipated release of the next Assassin’s Creed game Odyssey, which will be officially launching in a couple of months time on October 5th, 2018 and will be available to play on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Are sure to enjoy this 45 minute gameplay during which you have to help Bryce rescue her love from the clutches of Medusa. – Embark on your journey from humble beginnings to living legend as Alexios or Kassandra. Customize your gear, upgrade your abilities, and personalize your ship on your path to becoming a Spartan hero. – ... Read more

Memory cards are one of those things that aren’t particularly interesting. Manufacturers release updated versions on the regular, and most pass by the glare of the tech media without notice. Sony’s latest offering, however, is different, as it’s reportedly “the world’s toughest and fastest SD card.” The SF-G series TOUGH specification UHS-II SD cards are aimed squarely at digital photography pros who shoot in challenging environments. According to Sony, its newest chips are 18 times stronger than traditional SD cards. With its new TOUGH cards, Sony uses a one-piece moulding process, which removes the write-protection switch. This might be a ... Read more

If PC is your platform of choice and you’re a fan of Square Enix’s role-playing games, you might want to pick up The Last Remnant as soon as possible. The publisher says it will discontinue sales of both the digital and physical versions of the PC game on September 4. Anyone who already has a copy will be able to continue playing after that date, which makes acquiring the game now somewhat urgent. Between now and September 4, you can buy The Last Remnant on Steam for $10. First released in 2008, The Last Remnant follows the story of Rush ... Read more

It’s the year 2018 and RGB lighting has completely taken over the PC hardware space. Nowadays, it’s hard to find yourself a component that doesn’t come with an RGB variant. It’s a topic that’s debated over and over again, but the sales numbers don’t lie. Like it or not, disco party battlestations are here to stay.  NZXT has been at the forefront of this movement for over six years now following the release of its original HUE lighting sytstem. In late 2015, the company released the HUE+, an industry first for smart addressable RGB lighting controlled by its CAM software. ... Read more

Everything we know about Fortnite Season 6 suggests we’re just weeks away from yet more big map changes, a new battle pass, a new theme, and plenty of new skins. Till then, Fortnite’s Season 5 still has plenty to offer—such as its v5.30 content update, which is live now.  Following last week’s full v5.30 update, this content offering brings Shockwave Grenades, gold-plated weapons and a new limited-time mode. Built to “knock players back and destroy objects in their path after being knocked back”, Shockwave Grenades prevent allies, enemies and vehicles impacted by the projectile from taking fall damage.  They’re of ... Read more