What the heck? While Apple fights with the FBI to avoid creating software that will unlock an iPhone, Amazon has silently discontinued encryption in its Fire OS platform. As a reminder, Fire OS is the operating system Amazon uses on its popular tablets and lackluster Fire phone, which upgraded to version 5.0 back in September…
Microsoft’s Gabe Aul, corporate Vice President of the Engineering Systems Team, today announced the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14279. This build was dumped into the Fast Ring for Insiders this week, providing an updated logon experience, the March update for the Xbox app beta, and a number of bug fixes. This release…
Top Deal: By now you’ve undoubtedly heard that Microsoft is giving away Windows 10 as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 users. It’s a solid deal, but if you’re building from scratch and don’t have access to an older and OS, you’ll have to bite the bullet and buy one. The good…
Welcome back! Campo Santo’s long-awaited Firewatch lit a path to the top of February’s PS4 charts, followed closely by Far Cry Primal and fan-favorite Rocket League. We’ve got some big games launching in March — any predictions for next month’s top downloads? Note: Top download charts are determined by number of downloads from PlayStation Store,…
Get a Horizon Omega ship for pre-ordering Sony goofed up yesterday by going live with a listing for No Man’s Sky on its U.S. PlayStation blog that made it seem as the though the game would release today. That turned out to be wishful thinking, however you can pre-order No Man’s Sky starting today. It’s…
Grim outlook Things aren’t looking so hot for Microsoft in the smartphone space. That isn’t new, but with Windows 10 Mobile slowly inching its way to more devices, Microsoft is probably hoping for a greater share of the pie. Market research firm IDC isn’t as optimistic. To start with, IDC predicts that 2015 is likely…
Ball’s in your court, Apple We’re oh-so-very close to the first batch of Rift headsets being shipped out to consumers who pre-ordered the device for $599, all of which will need a relatively powerful Windows PC to tether it to. What about support for Macs? Don’t hold your breath. When asked by Shacknews if Rift…
We’re celebrating! 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the beloved Wonder Boy series, which started with a simple but solid Arcade game developed by Escape (later known as Westone). The last game in the series was Monster World IV (1994) and it went silent for more than 20 years. Have you heard of it? The…
At a Glance (+) Surf’s Up: Hawaii is still fast; great 1080p and good 1440p performance; lots of VRAM; DX12 and async compute. (-) Shark Bait: GCN1.1 is a bit old; lower perf/watt than competition; needs two 8-pin connectors; drivers sometimes lag behind games. Hawaii Five-0 We’re nearing the end of the reign of 28nm…
Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here It’s a show of interstellar proportions! Today we talk to Sean Murray from Hello Games about the hotly anticipated, nearly infinite adventure of No Man’s Sky. And if that wasn’t enough smoldering hot content for your ears, we’re packing in a bonus interview with J. Kartje from…