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Heads-up: PS4 firmware update 1.70, inc. SHAREfactory and HDCP Off, goes live on 30th April. More soon! — PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) April 25, 2014 PlayStation Europe announced today on Twitter that PS4 update 1.70 will be going live on the 30th of April. They didn’t say if it will be arriving to North America on the same day, but it ...

Summer always comes with good news and light for passionate gamers. Many reviewers and bloggers have been impatiently waiting for the new release dates for the newest video games. There is a great variety of opinions in regards to the best video games of the year, but why shouldn’t we also have a top of the summer, also? There are ...

The Build developer conference at the beginning of April was quite a surprising one, some might say. At first, Windows 8 has given lots of headaches because of the lack of classic elements users were used to. Like the Start button, which not only disappeared, but it reappeared using the annoying interface of a mobile device, though Microsoft recognized the ...

Last September Microsoft announced its plans of acquiring the Nokia Corporation. We’ve found out earlier that the deal also comes with a name change for the Finnish company according to a letter discovered recently by Nokiapoweruser. The letter states that the Nokia Corporation/Nokia Oy (Ltd) will become Microsoft Mobile Oy once the deal has been closed. The new company will ...

Shocking news greeted game soundtrack lovers today, as legendary Halo theme composer Marty O’Donnell has been laid off from Bungie. Bungie had been involved with the development of the Halo series for a considerable time, and while it’s currently working on a different project (the highly anticipated Destiny), it seems to have given up on the services of talented composer ...

Microsoft has finally released Windows Phone 8.1 to developers. The update designed to help developers get to grips with Microsoft’s updated mobile OS, can be downloaded by registered Windows Phone developers on their devices starting today. The 8.1 is a significant update to Windows Phone 8, with new features like the Cortana digital assistant, available in US only (for now), ...

Support for Windows XP operating system ends today, this means that there will be no more official security updates and bug fixes for the operating system from Microsoft. Security firms said anyone else using the 13-year-old software would be at increased risk of infection and compromise by cyber-thieves. The UK government negotiated extended support contracts for the OS and has signed a ...

If you’re still in doubt about which next-gen console to buy don’t worry, The Big Bang Theory might help you out. During the latest episode of the popular TV series, main protagonist Sheldon Cooper is faced with the very same dilemma many console-war adepts have been debating over. The Indecision Amalgamation is the name of the episode, in which Sheldon ...

It appears that some people got their hands on some Titanfall Xbox 360 copies from retailers a few days before release. They won’t get to enjoy it much though as the servers will only be online when the game actually launches. However this does mean that players who like looking at menus will surely have a blast knowing they can ...

The problem of limited storage space on the Xbox One is coming to an end soon it seems. Microsoft’s console has launched without support for external storage, but since demand for such a feature has been high, the Xbox One will be getting said support in the coming weeks. No exact release date for the change has been announced so ...