Civilization VI is the latest big game to remove controversial advert analytics software By Darren Allan Previous titles that have ditched the Red Shell software include The Elder Scrolls Online and the Total War games.
Microsoft is exploring new ways to seriously bolster its app line-up ahead of Surface Phone By Darren Allan Part of the apparent delay to the rumored dual-screen device is wrapped up in app worries.
Is Microsoft busy working on a super-secure ‘next-generation’ operating system? By Darren Allan Biometric fingerprint authentication system from Synaptics points to a forthcoming security-focused OS from Microsoft.
New Windows 10 preview makes a ton of changes, but it looks like Sets won’t make the cut By Darren Allan Microsoft says we’re about to enter the stabilization phase for this update, meaning new features will cease to be introduced.
Surface Go Type Covers are now available to pre-order By Darren Allan Want to bag a fancy Alcantara-toting Surface Go keyboard? Now’s your chance.
AMD’s 32-core monster Threadripper 2990X CPU could launch on August 13 By Darren Allan And with a relatively sane price tag (at least compared to Intel), according to a previous leak.
Monster Hunter: World arrives on PC August 9, but comes with unpopular Denuvo DRM By Darren Allan Now PC gamers can see what all the fuss was about…
AMD’s power-efficient Ryzen 2nd Generation processors get leaked By Darren Allan You can look forward to chips with much lower TDPs, but also slower clock speeds, naturally.
New Windows 10 preview looks smarter thanks to Fluent Design, and Edge browser gets improved By Darren Allan There’s a nifty tweak for those with HDR capable monitors, too.
Chrome continues to dominate the browser world, while Edge gets left behind By Darren Allan Exactly how popular is Chrome? The extent of the gap between Google’s browser and Firefox might surprise you.
Skype’s new read receipts let you know that your message was received By Darren Allan The new capability is being tested in a Skype preview build, but should soon see a wider release.
Creative keyboard attack allows passwords to be stolen using the heat from your fingers By Darren Allan Have passwords had their day? A new thermal imaging trick suggests that’s possibly the case.
Huge flood in China could put an end to falling graphics card prices By Darren Allan This natural disaster has hit Chinese cryptocurrency mining operations, with potential knock-on effects in the GPU market.
MacBook Pro 2018 could come with a powerful Intel Coffee Lake processor By Darren Allan New rumor reinforces the belief that the MacBook Pro range will be pepped up with Intel’s 8th-gen silicon.
Intel’s Coffee Lake processors hold their ground against new Ryzen chips By Darren Allan Ryzen 2nd Generation isn’t having the same impact as the original Ryzen CPUs, at least according to one retailer.
Windows 10 adoption accelerates while Windows Mixed Reality makes inroads on Steam By Darren Allan Gamers are still making the shift to Windows 10 in considerable numbers.
Graphics card prices could drop by 20% thanks to cryptocurrency slump By Darren Allan A ‘cryptocurrency mining chill’ is also what’s likely causing the delay in the launch of Nvidia’s next-gen GPUs.
New Windows 10 preview makes tons of changes to Edge, Skype, security and more By Darren Allan Preview builds of Microsoft’s desktop OS are now seeing the changes coming thick and fast.
Windows 10 April 2018 Update gets a number of fixes from Microsoft By Darren Allan Following the release of cumulative updates for older versions of Windows 10 last week.
Battlefield 1’s Turning Tides expansion is now completely free By Darren Allan And we’ll probably see the final expansion, Apocalypse, offered as a freebie next month.
Revamped Windows 10 Microsoft News app is hot off the presses By Darren Allan Following the launch of refreshed mobile apps for iOS and Android phones last week.
Wireless routers to get tougher WPA3 Wi-Fi security to keep hackers at bay By Darren Allan This is a welcome move, particularly when you consider that the WPA2 standard is looking shaky these days.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 rumor points to possible September launch By Darren Allan There's speculation abound about when Nvidia will ship GPUs to third-party manufacturers.
Windows 98 is 20 years old today: but is it an OS worth celebrating? By Darren Allan Windows 98 at 20 We look back two decades, and mull the pros and cons of Microsoft’s venerable desktop OS.
Two-thirds of Ubuntu users are happy to give up data on their PC By Darren Allan TechRadar Pro The Ubuntu data hoover has revealed some interesting details about the average Linux user’s PC.
