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ARM and Japan's Softbank have announced a new deal which will see Softbank pay £24.3 billion to take over ARM. Softbank will pay £17 a share in cash to take over ARM, this is a 43 percent premium on the company's closing price last week. ARM closed at £11.89 last week and it is trading at over £17 … [Read more...] about Japan’s SoftBank Is Buying ARM For £24.3 Billion

A new 3D map of the universe has been released this week by researchers, showing data recorded over the past decade to measure and log the universe’s expansion over time. A team of scientists comprising of hundreds from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS). A program from the Sloan … [Read more...] about New 3D Map Of The Universe Includes 1.2 Million Galaxies

Twitch has today announced the start of its HTML5 Video Player Beta development stage allowing the Twitch community to use the new Twitch HTML5 player and help weed out any issues this may still be lingering within the code. Twitch has created the new HTML 5 player to provide a smoother experience … [Read more...] about HTML5 Video Player Beta Starts

Futuremark has today released a new addition to its 3DMark benchmark suite, making the new "Time Spy" stress testing and benchmark available to download, allowing you to test your Windows 10 system to its limit. The latest addition to 3DMark can be downloaded via Steam or the official 3DMark … [Read more...] about 3DMark Time Spy DirectX 12 Benchmark Test Released By Futuremark

Sky has announced that 4K Ultra HD is coming to their Sky Q Silver box on the 13th of August. Sky will offer a wide range of 4K Ultra HD content at launch. Comprehensive Ultra HD Service Sky today announces the launch of the UK’s most comprehensive Ultra HD service on Sky Q Silver, available to … [Read more...] about Sky Q Ultra HD Is Coming August 13th

We recently reviewed the Nest Cam which is designed for indoor use and now Nest has launched a new security camera for outside, the Nest Cam Outdoor. The Nest Cam Outdoor is designed to be an easy to setup security camera for outside. The device features a magnetic based which makes it easy to … [Read more...] about Nest Cam Outdoor Security Camera Announced (Video)

Microsoft has today announced that thanks to their partnership with Twitch they have now enabled capture card support for Twitch Xbox One broadcasters on Xbox Live. Previously only Xbox One players broadcasting their gameplay via the Xbox Twitch app could benefit from the different ways their … [Read more...] about Capture Cards Now Supported For Twitch On Xbox Live

As well as announcing more details about the Oculus Connect 3 conference that will be taking place in San Jose, California from October 5th to 7th 2016. Oculus has also announced that production has now caught up with pre-orders for the Rift VR headset and if you order a Rift it will be shipped to … [Read more...] about Oculus Rift Orders Now Shipping Within 2-4 Business Days

Back in February, Nokia and Samsung signed a patent licensing deal after they had been in dispute over various patents. This initial agreement marked a significant step towards resolving ongoing conflicts and fostering a more collaborative relationship between the two tech giants. Expansion of the … [Read more...] about Nokia And Samsung Expand Their Licensing On Patents

Anki the company behind the awesome next generation racing car system controlled by mobile devices and the new Anki Cozmo Robot which was unveiled last month. Which is now available to preorder priced at $160, offering a $20 saving of the proposed retail price of $180. Anki have this week announced … [Read more...] about Anki Cozmo Robot SDK Beta Launches October 2016 (video)

After recently unveiling their new Simultaneous Multi-projection technology, NVIDIA has proceeded with including the new rendering technology into its latest series of ‘Pascal’ graphics cards which have been specifically designed to provide the power for immersive virtual reality … [Read more...] about Unity And Unreal Engine Receiving New NVIDIA VR Rendering Technology