The tech community is still blissful with the recent release of the iPhone 7, yet Apple is already on a roll gearing up for the company’s next major event which many tech analysts expect will be the stage to launch new models of the MacBook and the iPad. Rumors claim that Apple is slated to hold its next big event in October, unfortunately the exact date has yet to be ironed out.
Hideo Kojima, the genius behind the highly successful “Metal Gear” franchise, recently teased the gaming community about its latest project, “Death Stranding.” The game, which has been shrouded in mystery since its surprise appearance in this year’s E3 conference, is expected to hit the shelves sometime in 2018 and may feature a female main character.
Due to the highly competitive nature of the smartphone market, tech giant Microsoft is reportedly ditching its Microsoft Lumia line of devices. Although Microsoft is discontinuing the Lumia brand, the Redmond-based tech company is replacing it with a new line of smartphones under the Surface Phone brand.
AMD has kept its silence regarding the status of its upcoming line of graphics cards codenamed Vega. Recently, AMD announced a key detail regarding its Vega GPUs confirming that the company is aiming to launch the series within the first six months of 2017.
A Hong Kong-based hardware hacking company recently unveiled a tool that can essentially render a computer completely useless in just a matter of seconds. Dubbed only as USBKill 2.0, the miniature USB tool can destroy a computer by emitting high electrical voltage through when inserted into the computer’s USB port.
“The Last Guardian,” one of the most highly anticipated video game title for the PlayStation 4, is once again plagued by technical problems forcing its developer to push the game’s release date. Originally slated for an Oct. 25 release, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida set the new release date on Dec. 6.
Many market analysts noticed over several years that the sales and demand for any Sony PlayStation console tend to go up when a new “Final Fantasy” game is released. Although the PlayStation 4 console has yet to make its mark in its home country of Japan, the looming release of “Final Fantasy XV” bids new light for increased demands. In order to ride along with this hype, Sony recently announced that is it releasing a special edition PlayStation 4 Slim edition with a “Final Fantasy XV” theme.
Tech giant Sony recently rolled out the biggest update for the company’s flagship gaming console, the PlayStation 4. The new update, version 4.00, brings in significant upgrades like the HDR support, tweaks in menu screens, the console’s interface, and the ability to create folders.
Following the massive hype built around the launch of the new Apple iPhone 7, a new leak surfaces regarding Google’s two upcoming smartphones: the HTC Pixel and the Pixel XL. The two Google flagship devices are expected to be launched in less than a month, and as the deadline looms closer, more leaks are shedding light regarding their respective specs.
Following the arrest of two Israeli hackers who are connected with the service vDOS, KrebsOnSecurity reported that its website received “heavy and sustainable” attacks. KrebsOnSecurity was one of the first outlets to publish a report regarding the hacking business of vDOS.
