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Games publisher Ubisoft has released its first quarter sales figures for this year and they make rather sombre reading for Microsoft with Playstation 4 titles outselling their Xbox One equivalents by more than two-to-one. Though it is just taking into account Ubisoft’s own sales it’s still a pretty raw reflection of the overall market share dominance Sony’s console has over the relatively poor-selling Xbox One. Microsoft’s flagship console is going
According to a report by Pitchfork Apple is now producing exclusive video content for top artists, such as Drake, Eminem and Pharrell, to give people more reasons to stick with Apple Music beyond the three free months. Last friday Drake released his Energy video, debuting on Apple Music first, with Pitchfork explaining Apple had made the video in-house with its own production team. Not content with dropping a huge catalogue
Wireless headphones are all the rage, and for good reason. Listening to music wire-free is simply more convenient, as you don’t even need to touch your music player to change songs. That said, there will always be a loyal crowd of headphone enthusiasts that refuse to snip the cable. Why? Sound quality. At its current state, wireless technology can’t stream true audiophile-level sound without costing a fortune. Going wired is
While HTC had showcased its new wireless controllers for its HTC Vive headset for the better half of last week in San Diego at Comic-Con, these headsets and controllers are only developer units. For its final, finished, consumer-ready Vive VR product, HTC executive director of marketing Jeffrey Gattis said, “We are targeting mid-October, but have not yet finalized the event details, venue, etc.” While this indicates that the final consumer
Release date, rumors and design Update: A new rumour points to a mid-November release date, with Apple playing it safe and shipping the iPad Pro in limited volumes to gauge how popular its larger tablet will be. With Apple’s thinner, lighter iPad Air (and now iPad Air 2) and Retina display-equipped iPad mini 3 out in the open, what’s left for Apple to do? Rumour has it that Apple is
Apple’s iPhone operating system started out so painfully simple that many smartphone users at the time just laughed. As it turned out, the world was dying for a simpler operating system for phones, and Apple’s iPhone flipped the industry on its head. It’s been a long time since the iPhone was first introduced though, and Apple’s mobile software has continued to grow more complex each year. The world has grown accustomed to iOS,
From the Cheapskate: That’s an amazingly low price on this huge desktop display, though there is one small catch. Plus: three bonus deals!
Adobe devs must be working overtime to fix the latest vulnerabilities revealed through the Hacking Team cyberattack.
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con was as exciting as ever, but there was one interesting omission — Marvel Studios didn’t show up to discuss its upcoming slate of movies. No Captain America: Civil War, no Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and definitely no Infinity War. Instead, 20th Century Fox had to fill in the blanks with its own Marvel characters. DON’T MISS: Huge trailer leak: Watch the first ‘Suicide Squad’
This past week San Diego Comic-Con attendees got a look at some of the biggest projects Hollywood is working on — and that meant a whole lot of trailers. The behind-the-scenes reel for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the new Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer were no doubt the biggest hits, but there were a ton of other clips released during the convention. Ranging from a dance number
