Alexander Neil – eTeknix https://www.eteknix.com The Best Technology & Gaming News and Reviews! Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:05:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 MegaBots Scrap Combat Robot Due to Safety Issues https://www.eteknix.com/megabots-scrap-combat-robot-due-safety-issues/ https://www.eteknix.com/megabots-scrap-combat-robot-due-safety-issues/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2016 21:30:15 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=267092 As many anxiously await the upcoming USA vs Japan giant robot duel, it seems that despite their extensive crowdfunding campaign, the company behind the US team, MegaBots, are running into issues with their bot. The firm has shown off the scrapping their current Mk II machine over safety issues for the pilot, with the machine deemed “unsafe for hand-to-hand combat.” Across a number of tests run…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/megabots-scrap-combat-robot-due-safety-issues/feed/ 0 Nvidia Announce New Xavier System on Chip https://www.eteknix.com/nvidia-announce-new-xavier-system-chip/ https://www.eteknix.com/nvidia-announce-new-xavier-system-chip/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:15:21 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=265578 Nvidia’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang, announced a new system on chip (SoC) named Xavier today at GTC 2016. Xavier manages to pack in a whopping 7 billion transistors which comprise a custom octa-core ARM64 CPU and a next generation 512 core Volta GPU. This also makes Xavier the first device to employ the Volta architecture which is an unusual place for the upcoming GPU architecture to debut.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/new-amazon-fire-tv-stick-includes-alexa-remote/feed/ 0 SpaceX Makes First Test-Fire of Interplanetary Raptor Engine https://www.eteknix.com/spacex-makes-first-test-fire-interplanetary-raptor-engine/ https://www.eteknix.com/spacex-makes-first-test-fire-interplanetary-raptor-engine/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2016 23:11:19 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=265417 While Elon Musk is set to deliver a keynote tomorrow at the 67th annual International Astronautical Congress tomorrow, outlining his plans to colonize Mars (and even beyond), SpaceX are far from idle. As a show of just how far the company is with it’s plans to realize interplanetary travel, Musk today tweeted a few images taken from the first test firing of the Raptor interplanetary engine which…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/spacex-makes-first-test-fire-interplanetary-raptor-engine/feed/ 0 Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega+ Handheld Revealed https://www.eteknix.com/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-handheld-revealed/ https://www.eteknix.com/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-handheld-revealed/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:29:21 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=265401 Gaming has come a long way since the 80s, both in terms of graphics and portability and while many may have had a NES, SNES or Playstation, back in its time, the ZX Spectrum was amazingly popular in its time and boasts a library of over 14,000 games. Now, Retro Computers hopes to cash in the classic appeal of the Spectrum by releasing a brand-new handheld version of the computer named the ZX…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-handheld-revealed/feed/ 2 SpaceX’s Mars Transport May Go Further According to Elon Musk https://www.eteknix.com/spacexs-mars-transport-may-go-according-elon-musk/ https://www.eteknix.com/spacexs-mars-transport-may-go-according-elon-musk/#respond Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:00:51 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=265010 For a while now, SpaceX have had their eyes on the red planet, putting a number of their resources towards developing ways to transport both humans and cargo to Mars including their Mars Colonial Transport (MCT). Now, according to a Tweet from Elon Musk, this goal may have changed, with the founder stating that the MCT is far more capable of what the company originally designed it for and could be…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/spacexs-mars-transport-may-go-according-elon-musk/feed/ 0 Google Self-Driving Car Gets Into a Crash in Mountain View https://www.eteknix.com/google-self-driving-car-gets-crash-mountain-view/ https://www.eteknix.com/google-self-driving-car-gets-crash-mountain-view/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2016 23:00:54 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=265020 Until earlier this year, Google had managed to boast that none of their test fleet of self-driving cars had been involved in an accident. Unfortunately, on Friday another Google self-driving car was involved in an accident in Mountain View, California. The car in question was a Lexus 450h modified by Google, which collided with a van at an intersection after the driver ran a red light.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/google-self-driving-car-gets-crash-mountain-view/feed/ 4 Planet Coaster Will Let Players Crash Coasters Into Guests https://www.eteknix.com/planet-coaster-will-let-players-crash-coasters-guests/ https://www.eteknix.com/planet-coaster-will-let-players-crash-coasters-guests/#respond Sat, 24 Sep 2016 22:00:53 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=265013 Coaster crashes are the darker side of the myriad of theme park management games that have been released over the years, with many players finding enjoyment not just in creating the greatest and most successful park, but also how far they can launch coasters off their tracks and how spectacular they can make the crashes. For fans of the latter, Planet Coaster will not disappoint…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/planet-coaster-will-let-players-crash-coasters-guests/feed/ 0 Tesla Model S Remotely Hacked By Researchers https://www.eteknix.com/tesla-model-s-remotely-hacked-researchers/ https://www.eteknix.com/tesla-model-s-remotely-hacked-researchers/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:00:23 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=264584 Tesla’s Model S may be one of the most technologically advanced vehicles on the road, with its large suite of features and Autopilot system. Unfortunately, now researchers have managed to use this to their own advantage, identifying a number of security vulnerabilities in the electric car that could facilitate exploits that remotely hijack the vehicle. Even more worryingly…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/tesla-model-s-remotely-hacked-researchers/feed/ 2 AMD Vega 10 Capable of 24 TFlops https://www.eteknix.com/amd-vega-10-capable-24-tflops/ https://www.eteknix.com/amd-vega-10-capable-24-tflops/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2016 20:22:53 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=264586 For a while now, it seems like AMD have been on their back foot compared to rival NVidia, but now they may be set to turn the tables in 2017 with the revelation that their Vega 10 seems like it will be able to out-perform the P100. NVidia’s P100 is a supercomputer component that is capable of around 21.2 TFlops, while their strongest graphics chip, the GP102 is capable of just 10.97…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/amd-vega-10-capable-24-tflops/feed/ 3 Dell Update XPS 13 Ultrabook With New Chips and ‘Rose Gold’ Model https://www.eteknix.com/dell-update-xps-13-ultrabook-new-chips-rose-gold-model/ https://www.eteknix.com/dell-update-xps-13-ultrabook-new-chips-rose-gold-model/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2016 09:55:09 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=263863 When it comes to ultrabooks, Dell’s XPS 13 offering is often considered one of the best. Last year’s model came outfitted with Intel Skylake processors and now, to match the announcement of Intel’s new Kaby Lake chips, Dell have revealed their plans for an updated version of their tiny powerhouse laptop which not only contains the latest and greatest from Intel, but also includes a new “Rose Gold”…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/dell-update-xps-13-ultrabook-new-chips-rose-gold-model/feed/ 0 Valve to Stop Steam Review Cheats https://www.eteknix.com/valve-stop-steam-review-cheats/ https://www.eteknix.com/valve-stop-steam-review-cheats/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:15:56 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=263778 While for many Steam reviews are a place to write potentially humourous comments, for developers, the Steam review section is a great way to artificially improve your game’s reception in the hope of getting more sales. Now, Valve is planning to crack down on this practice by causing all reviews written by users who got the game via license key, whether directly from the developers or from a CD…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/valve-stop-steam-review-cheats/feed/ 0 SpaceX Hopes to Resume Launches by November https://www.eteknix.com/spacex-hopes-resume-launches-november/ https://www.eteknix.com/spacex-hopes-resume-launches-november/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:20:06 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=263775 Following the recent incident where a Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX’s future launch schedule has been placed in jeopardy, especially considering they planned the relaunch of a retrieved booster. Despite this, according to SpaceX president and COO, Gwynne Shotwell, the company hopes that it will resume launches by November, just 3 months after the incident.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/spacex-hopes-resume-launches-november/feed/ 0 Pokemon Go Update to Add Buddy Monsters and Go Plus Support https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-go-update-add-buddy-monsters-go-plus-support/ https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-go-update-add-buddy-monsters-go-plus-support/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:02:33 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=263529 Another Pokemon Go update is currently in the works by developers Niantic Labs, who outlined in a blog post just what Pokefans can expect from this update, including a brand new feature called a Buddy Pokemon. The developers explain that the Buddy Pokemon system will allow trainers to select one of the many creatures in their collection as their Buddy Pokemon. The chosen creature will then walk…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-go-update-add-buddy-monsters-go-plus-support/feed/ 0 Tesla Autopilot Update to Rely More on Radar https://www.eteknix.com/tesla-autopilot-update-rely-radar/ https://www.eteknix.com/tesla-autopilot-update-rely-radar/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:10:15 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=263474 Earlier this month, Elon Musk, Tesla’s founder, teased an upcoming update to the autonomous driving assist system, Autopilot. Musk noted that the 8.0 update to the software would provide more advanced processing of radar signals, but now the visionary entrepreneur has detailed just what this will mean for Autopilot. All Autopilot equipped cars since October 2014 have had an onboard radar system…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/tesla-autopilot-update-rely-radar/feed/ 0 PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro Announced By Sony https://www.eteknix.com/ps4-slim-ps4-pro-announced-sony/ https://www.eteknix.com/ps4-slim-ps4-pro-announced-sony/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:00:51 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=262982 While Microsoft publicly announced their updated Xbox One, Project Scorpio back at E3 this year, Sony preferred to remain quiet on the details of their rumoured PS4 improvement. Now, at Playstation Meeting 2016, Sony have publicly announced the rumoured PS4 Neo as the Playstation Pro, as well as the inevitable reduction of the current PS4’s form factor with the PS4 Slim. Andrew House of Sony…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/ps4-slim-ps4-pro-announced-sony/feed/ 0 Self-Driving Ubers Spotted in San Francisco https://www.eteknix.com/self-driving-ubers-spotted-san-francisco/ https://www.eteknix.com/self-driving-ubers-spotted-san-francisco/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2016 08:15:12 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=262802 Despite a large number of companies currently rushing to develop their autonomous car capabilities, very few of these firms are yet to bring their vehicles to the streets. Despite the strict regulations on self-driving vehicles in California, Uber may have managed to beat many firms to the punch with what may just be a live test on the streets of San Francisco. A number of Uber self-driving cars…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/self-driving-ubers-spotted-san-francisco/feed/ 0 Seven Minutes of Sonic Mania Shown off at PAX West https://www.eteknix.com/seven-minutes-sonic-mania-shown-off-pax-west/ https://www.eteknix.com/seven-minutes-sonic-mania-shown-off-pax-west/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:52:23 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=262809 2016 is the 25th birthday of everyone’s favourite blue hedgehog and Sega certainly don’t plan to let the year go out without a good dose new Sonic games. Back in July, Sega announced two new Sonic games, Project Sonic and Sonic Mania. While very little has been shown off for Project Sonic, for fans of the classics, Sonic Mania is the one to get excited about. Full of reimaginings and remakings of…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/seven-minutes-sonic-mania-shown-off-pax-west/feed/ 0 Elon Musk Teases a Major Upgrade to Tesla’s Autopilot https://www.eteknix.com/elon-musk-teases-major-upgrade-teslas-autopilot/ https://www.eteknix.com/elon-musk-teases-major-upgrade-teslas-autopilot/#respond Thu, 01 Sep 2016 22:00:37 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=262330 Tesla’s Autopilot autonomous driving software has received a lot of mixed feedback recently, both being blamed for fatal incidents but also praised by a man who believed that the software saved his life. There is no doubt that the software is currently far from perfect and Tesla is hardly a company to stand still as founder Elon Musk has just announced the latest version of Autopilot that…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/elon-musk-teases-major-upgrade-teslas-autopilot/feed/ 0 Explosion Shakes Cape Canaveral As Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes on Launch Pad https://www.eteknix.com/explosion-shakes-cape-canaveral-falcon-9-rocket-explodes-launch-pad/ https://www.eteknix.com/explosion-shakes-cape-canaveral-falcon-9-rocket-explodes-launch-pad/#respond Thu, 01 Sep 2016 21:28:44 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=262327 On Thursday morning one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets exploded on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral’s Air Force station during a routine test-firing in preparation for Saturday’s delivery of a communications satellite into orbit. The blast was large enough to shake buildings over a mile away with a huge plume of smoke rising above the complex. Reports suggest that despite the scale of the explosion…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/explosion-shakes-cape-canaveral-falcon-9-rocket-explodes-launch-pad/feed/ 0 Nintendo NX to be Region Free – Prototype Includes 32GB Internal Storage https://www.eteknix.com/nintendo-nx-to-be-region-free-prototype-includes-32gb-internal-storage/ https://www.eteknix.com/nintendo-nx-to-be-region-free-prototype-includes-32gb-internal-storage/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2016 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=262216 Rumours of the true nature of Nintendo’s next console, the NX, continue to rage on, following last month’s revelation that it will be powered by an NVidia Tegra processor and some insight on its screens coming to light just days ago. Now, insider Emily Rogers has even more information to share regarding Nintendo’s potential home console/handheld hybrid with the most notable being that the NX…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/nintendo-nx-to-be-region-free-prototype-includes-32gb-internal-storage/feed/ 1 Hackers Stole Account Information of Over 68 Million Dropbox Users https://www.eteknix.com/hackers-stole-account-information-68-million-dropbox-users/ https://www.eteknix.com/hackers-stole-account-information-68-million-dropbox-users/#respond Wed, 31 Aug 2016 19:00:59 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=262213 If you’re a long-time Dropbox user, you’ll have noticed that recently the company distributed an email to a large number of its users recently, urging (and in some cases forcing) them to change their passwords. Now the reason for this has come to light: Back in 2012, the cloud storage firm fell victim to a data breach which led to over 68 million users of the service having their account…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/hackers-stole-account-information-68-million-dropbox-users/feed/ 0 Intel Xeon E3-1200 V6 “Kaby Lake” Chips Detailed https://www.eteknix.com/intel-xeon-e3-1200-v6-kaby-lake-chips-detailed/ https://www.eteknix.com/intel-xeon-e3-1200-v6-kaby-lake-chips-detailed/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:29:01 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=261840 Earlier this month we got an idea of just what chips we could be expecting from Intel under the new Kaby Lake designation as well as a list of those planned to be released for home users under the i5 and i7 brands. Now we get an idea of the enterprise-tier chips that Intel are preparing using the 14nm Kaby Lake silicon and interestingly, some of them even include integrated graphics.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/intel-xeon-e3-1200-v6-kaby-lake-chips-detailed/feed/ 0 Modders Claim Nvidia’s Ansel Post-FX Solution Was Stolen https://www.eteknix.com/modders-claim-nvidias-ansel-post-fx-solution-stolen/ https://www.eteknix.com/modders-claim-nvidias-ansel-post-fx-solution-stolen/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=261446 One of the most exciting tools to come out of Nvidia lately is Ansel, a tool that allows players to take amazing in-game photographs of their favourite games, including a number of post-processing filters and even 360-degree views. But now a popular modder on the ENB modding community, Marty McFly, has claimed that Nvidia stole a large amount of their code for use in their new Ansel game…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/modders-claim-nvidias-ansel-post-fx-solution-stolen/feed/ 0 No Man’s Sky Loses 88% of Steam Player Count https://www.eteknix.com/no-mans-sky-loses-88-of-steam-player-count/ https://www.eteknix.com/no-mans-sky-loses-88-of-steam-player-count/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:20:58 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=261451 Right now No Man’s Sky currently holds the crown of being the biggest Steam release of 2016 so far, with a concurrent player count of 282,620 players on launch day, putting it far ahead of anything else that has released so far. Unfortunately, since then, perhaps due to the game’s numerous issues on PC, this player count has dropped by 88% already after only two weeks of release.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/no-mans-sky-loses-88-of-steam-player-count/feed/ 0 Pokemon Gone! As 10m Users Leave the Game https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-gone-as-10m-users-leave-the-game/ https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-gone-as-10m-users-leave-the-game/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:26:52 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=261331 For a while, it seemed that Pokemon Go could have become the most successful mobile game of all time, with its combination of the classic Pokemon franchise and interesting location-based AR features. Unfortunately, now it seems that like many things, Pokemon Go is just a passing trend, with recent tracking data revealing that the game has already lost more than 10 million of its players.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-gone-as-10m-users-leave-the-game/feed/ 0 Go Wherever You Want With This No Mans Sky Mod https://www.eteknix.com/go-wherever-want-no-mans-sky-mod/ https://www.eteknix.com/go-wherever-want-no-mans-sky-mod/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:38:49 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=261333 No Man’s Sky has had a troubled life so far, suffering from major technical issues on its PC release and many players feeling frustrated at the reality of the game compared to gameplay trailers shown while it was in development. While Hello Games are patching the game to fix technical issues, thankfully for PC players, modders have also been quick to act, removing some of the restrictions placed…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/go-wherever-want-no-mans-sky-mod/feed/ 0 Tekserve’s Massive Mac Museum is Being Auctioned Off https://www.eteknix.com/tekserves-massive-mac-museum-is-being-auctioned-off/ https://www.eteknix.com/tekserves-massive-mac-museum-is-being-auctioned-off/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:00:02 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=260911 This week one of the longest-serving Apple dealers, Tekserve, and repair centered closed its doors after 29 years of operations in New York City. Along with the store’s closure, the mass of historic Mac computers that occupied the store’s 35-piece Mac Museum is also going, with the computers being auctioned off to the highest bidder. Tekserve’s Mac Museum only contains groundbreaking or special…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/tekserves-massive-mac-museum-is-being-auctioned-off/feed/ 0 Microsoft’s PowerShell Goes Open-Source https://www.eteknix.com/microsofts-powershell-goes-open-source/ https://www.eteknix.com/microsofts-powershell-goes-open-source/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:00:59 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=260908 Microsoft has just announced that they will be making their popular administration and configuration management tool PowerShell open source. The process has been gradual, with Microsoft slowly adding PowerShell’s code and documentation onto GitHub, but finally, the tool is available to view and build. PowerShell has been a part of Windows operating systems for years now and the move to open-source…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/microsofts-powershell-goes-open-source/feed/ 0 Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB Made Official https://www.eteknix.com/nvidia-gtx-1060-3gb-made-official/ https://www.eteknix.com/nvidia-gtx-1060-3gb-made-official/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:58:26 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=260915 Recently we discovered that there would be cut down version of Nvidia’s GTX 1060 graphics card under the shockingly similar 1060 3GB banner. Now this budget card has been made official on Nvidia’s website which confirms a number of the rumours regarding the card’s performance, most notably the disabling of one of its SMs that brings the number of stream processors down to just 1152.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/nvidia-gtx-1060-3gb-made-official/feed/ 0 Niantic Now Permanently Banning Pokemon Go Cheaters https://www.eteknix.com/niantic-now-permanently-banning-pokemon-go-cheaters/ https://www.eteknix.com/niantic-now-permanently-banning-pokemon-go-cheaters/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2016 14:15:29 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=260493 Niantic, the company behind the global hit mobile game Pokemon Go, have announced that they will be issuing permanent bans to any players who are found to be violating the game’s terms of service. There are a number of ways that people can break the ToS of Pokemon Go, these bans are mostly directed at cheaters who make use of techniques like GPS spoofing, bots and special software that allow the…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/niantic-now-permanently-banning-pokemon-go-cheaters/feed/ 1 Quantum Break on Windows 10 Will Receive Updates Afterall https://www.eteknix.com/quantum-break-on-windows-10-will-receive-updates-afterall/ https://www.eteknix.com/quantum-break-on-windows-10-will-receive-updates-afterall/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2016 13:28:54 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=260477 When Windows 10 exclusive game, Quantum Break, was originally announced to be released on Steam, players who had already bought the game on Windows 10 looked to have a bitter pill to swallow, namely that despite the game still having issues on that platform, it would no longer be receiving patches and fixes. Thankfully it has now come to light that this is not the case, with Remedy’s head of…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/quantum-break-on-windows-10-will-receive-updates-afterall/feed/ 0 GoldenEye: Source 5.0 is Here and It’s Amazing! https://www.eteknix.com/goldeneye-source-5-0-is-here-and-its-amazing/ https://www.eteknix.com/goldeneye-source-5-0-is-here-and-its-amazing/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2016 11:30:25 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=260480 When it comes to classic first-person shooters, there’s one game that always come to mind, Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64, which changed the genre forever and stands out as a great game adaptation of a movie. Over the years, as more and more FPS games have come around, fans have continued to pay tribute to Goldeneye, ranging from an Unreal Engine 4 experience to even a retro throwback mod for…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/goldeneye-source-5-0-is-here-and-its-amazing/feed/ 0 No Man’s Sky Suffers From Rough PC Release https://www.eteknix.com/no-mans-sky-suffers-rough-pc-release/ https://www.eteknix.com/no-mans-sky-suffers-rough-pc-release/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2016 10:54:55 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=260469 Gamers all over the world have been anxiously awaiting space adventure game No Man’s Sky for years now, and while PS4 players may have got their hands on the game a few days earlier than their PC gaming counterparts, PC gamers have more than just a later release to be disappointed about. The issues range from poor performance and crashing to players getting stuck and the results have been clearly…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/no-mans-sky-suffers-rough-pc-release/feed/ 0 Seagate Unveil Amazing 60TB SSD https://www.eteknix.com/seagate-unveil-amazing-60tb-ssd/ https://www.eteknix.com/seagate-unveil-amazing-60tb-ssd/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:00:22 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=260039 When it comes to SSDs, most users have to settle for ones smaller than their traditional mechanical hard drives, but there are some SSDs out there that show they are quickly surpassing hard drives in capacity. Recently we were impressed by Samsung’s enterprise-grade SSD that has a capacity of 15TB, but now Seagate has made even that seem lacking in space with their newly announced 60TB SSD.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/seagate-unveil-amazing-60tb-ssd/feed/ 0 Microsoft Reduce Windows 10 Rollback Period https://www.eteknix.com/microsoft-reduce-windows-10-rollback-period/ https://www.eteknix.com/microsoft-reduce-windows-10-rollback-period/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2016 09:21:58 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259761 After the recent end of the Windows 10 free upgrade campaign, Microsoft has now cut the length of the rollback period from Windows 10 upgrades by two-thirds, with the original 30-days reduced to just 10. When a user upgraded to Windows 10, they would have been able to roll-back their installation to the previously installed version of Windows, so long as they did it within 30 days of the upgrade.

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/microsoft-reduce-windows-10-rollback-period/feed/ 0 Tesla’s Autopilot May Have Saved a Man’s Life https://www.eteknix.com/teslas-autopilot-may-saved-mans-life/ https://www.eteknix.com/teslas-autopilot-may-saved-mans-life/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2016 08:10:58 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259754 With the recent safety allegations against Tesla’s driving assistance feature after a recent incident, some may have come to question whether the Autopilot software is actually a more of a hazard than a help. Now the feature may have just saved the life of a driver in Missouri who suffered a pulmonary embolism while at the wheel of his new Model X. Last month, Joshua Neally left work and started…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/teslas-autopilot-may-saved-mans-life/feed/ 0 The First Public Website Celebrates 25th Birthday https://www.eteknix.com/the-first-public-website-celebrates-25th-birthday/ https://www.eteknix.com/the-first-public-website-celebrates-25th-birthday/#respond Sun, 07 Aug 2016 12:09:15 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259656 Tim Berners-Lee’s NeXt computer – The world’s first web server Yesterday, we reached a big landmark in the history of the world wide web, the 25th birthday of the first public website to appear online. The site first came online on the 6th of August 1991, and unlike many websites which have come and gone, this one can still be viewed today! For many younger users of the net…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/the-first-public-website-celebrates-25th-birthday/feed/ 0 Animated GIFs of Olympic Events Banned for Rio 2016 https://www.eteknix.com/animated-gifs-olympic-events-banned-rio-2016/ https://www.eteknix.com/animated-gifs-olympic-events-banned-rio-2016/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:35:35 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259652 Love them or hate them, animated GIFs are a great way to capture amazing highlights in a format easily viewable and shareable for pretty much any web browser. In the past, Olympic athletes have had their moments of glory saved and shared across the internet in the tiny animated images. But not this year. The rules for news agencies regarding coverage of this year’s summer games have been released…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/animated-gifs-olympic-events-banned-rio-2016/feed/ 1 Cyber Grand Challenge Won By “Mayhem” Program https://www.eteknix.com/cyber-grand-challenge-won-by-mayhem-program/ https://www.eteknix.com/cyber-grand-challenge-won-by-mayhem-program/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2016 13:00:57 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259533 For some time now the US Darpa research agency has been staging a competition to develop software that is capable of automatically defending against cyber-attacks, in the hopes that it could generate interest in the development of autonomous security systems. Now, a provisional winner of the competition has been announced at this year’s DEF CON hacker conference as being “Mayhem”, which…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/cyber-grand-challenge-won-by-mayhem-program/feed/ 1 Gymnast Hits $5000 in Pokemon GO Roaming Charges While in Rio https://www.eteknix.com/gymnast-hits-5000-in-pokemon-go-roaming-charges-while-in-rio/ https://www.eteknix.com/gymnast-hits-5000-in-pokemon-go-roaming-charges-while-in-rio/#respond Sat, 06 Aug 2016 10:30:20 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259542 Pokemon GO is a worldwide phenomenon and there have been plenty of cases to come to light of people placing themselves in harms way and acting inappropriately in their pursuit of more virtual monsters. Now, Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, who is set to appear at this year’s Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been found to have accrued a phone bill of 500,000 yen in roaming charges and…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/gymnast-hits-5000-in-pokemon-go-roaming-charges-while-in-rio/feed/ 0 Overwatch Adds Olympic-Themed Cosmetics to Limited Time Loot Boxes https://www.eteknix.com/overwatch-adds-olympic-themed-cosmetics-to-limited-time-loot-boxes/ https://www.eteknix.com/overwatch-adds-olympic-themed-cosmetics-to-limited-time-loot-boxes/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:15:58 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259190 Today Overwatch kicked off a new event to celebrate the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games. Taking place over the next three weeks, the event will see all loot boxes earned (or bought) by players spruced up in the style of the summer games and even including a number of limited-time cosmetic items that can only be obtained via these boxes. The items include a number of themed skins, emotes, poses…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/overwatch-adds-olympic-themed-cosmetics-to-limited-time-loot-boxes/feed/ 0 World’s First 8K TV Broadcasts Started by Japan’s NHK https://www.eteknix.com/worlds-first-8k-tv-broadcasts-started-japans-nhk/ https://www.eteknix.com/worlds-first-8k-tv-broadcasts-started-japans-nhk/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:02:45 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259193 While much of the world is still struggling to adopt 4K televisions, one of Japan’s public broadcasters, NHK, have begun the world’s first satellite TV broadcasts at a whopping 8K. Named “Super Hi-Vision“, the test channel started broadcasting on Monday including a variety of content delivered at both 4K and 8K resolutions, the latter having a whopping 7680 x 4320 pixels, putting even 4K to shame…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/worlds-first-8k-tv-broadcasts-started-japans-nhk/feed/ 0 Researchers Develop VR Infinite Hallway https://www.eteknix.com/researchers-develop-vr-infinite-hallway/ https://www.eteknix.com/researchers-develop-vr-infinite-hallway/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:47:24 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259106 When it comes to playing VR games, one of the main constraints on full immersion is the amount of real space available for play. But what if your body could be tricked into walking in circles, while you feel like you are always walking straight ahead? Researchers at the University of Tokyo have been developing this idea by building the “unlimited corridor” which made an appearance at the recent…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/researchers-develop-vr-infinite-hallway/feed/ 0 Pokemon Sun and Moon Wearable Could be the Strangest Yet https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-sun-and-moon-wearable-could-be-the-strangest-yet/ https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-sun-and-moon-wearable-could-be-the-strangest-yet/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:22:23 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=259118 When it comes to wearables, Pokemon has always been keen to have you carry around something related to the iconic monsters. From the Tamagotchi-like Pokemon Pikachu device or Heart Gold and Soul Silver’s “Pokewalker” that let you train your Pokemon by walking around and even the upcoming Pokemon GO Plus, it’s hard to escape Pokemon wearables. The wearable set to be released alongside the upcoming…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/pokemon-sun-and-moon-wearable-could-be-the-strangest-yet/feed/ 0 See SpaceX Test Fire Landed Falcon 9 Rocket https://www.eteknix.com/see-spacex-test-fire-landed-falcon-9-rocket/ https://www.eteknix.com/see-spacex-test-fire-landed-falcon-9-rocket/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2016 14:32:30 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=258744 With a re-launch of a landed rocket planned later this year, SpaceX is gearing up to prove that their rockets truly are re-usable. The boosters will have to go through a number of tests to ensure they are fit for another launch and to this end recently finished test-firing one of the Falcon 9 rockets at their Texas development site on Thursday. During the test, the booster was fired for a total…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/see-spacex-test-fire-landed-falcon-9-rocket/feed/ 0 Face the Void of Space as Adr1ft Launches on Vive https://www.eteknix.com/face-the-void-of-space-as-adr1ft-launches-on-vive/ https://www.eteknix.com/face-the-void-of-space-as-adr1ft-launches-on-vive/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:45:29 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=258749 For a while, Vive users who have wanted to immerse themselves in the weightlessness of space have been out of luck, but finally, Adr1ft is launching for the Vive. Originally a launch exclusive for the Oculus Rift, the space survival game had its Steam VR release delayed since May in order to deliver a different and more unique experience for HTC Vive users by employing the headset’s motion…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/face-the-void-of-space-as-adr1ft-launches-on-vive/feed/ 0 Life is Strange to Get Digital Series https://www.eteknix.com/life-strange-get-digital-series/ https://www.eteknix.com/life-strange-get-digital-series/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:32:37 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=258554 The popular adventure video game Life is Strange has been revealed to have a digital series in the works as part of a collaboration between Legendary Digital Studios and game publisher Square-Enix. The original game was released in an episodic format and won a number of awards including a BAFTA for best story, the Peabody Award, the Golden Joystick’s Performance of the Year and the Game Awards…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/life-strange-get-digital-series/feed/ 0 Samsung’s 15TB SSD Goes On Sale For Around $10k https://www.eteknix.com/samsungs-15tb-ssd-goes-on-sale-for-around-10k/ https://www.eteknix.com/samsungs-15tb-ssd-goes-on-sale-for-around-10k/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2016 08:37:43 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=258537 Earlier this year we discovered that Samsung had developed an SSD with unprecedented capacity, 15.36TB to be exact. For a while now, access to this device has only been available to system builders, but some of the drives are beginning to surface on reseller sites for the princely sum of around $10,000. This means that the drive comes in at around 63 cents per gigabyte, which puts it above the…

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]]> https://www.eteknix.com/samsungs-15tb-ssd-goes-on-sale-for-around-10k/feed/ 0 WoW Vulnerability Could Let People Rob You Without You Knowing https://www.eteknix.com/wow-vulnerability-could-let-people-rob-you-without-you-knowing/ https://www.eteknix.com/wow-vulnerability-could-let-people-rob-you-without-you-knowing/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2016 22:37:57 +0000 http://www.eteknix.com/?p=258228 There’s a certain sense of accomplishment that comes with playing MMOs, whether it’s your top-of-the-line gear from the hardest raids or piles of gold you earned through crafting and smart trading. For all of the hard workers in an MMO, there are always the scammers, who seek to separate players from their hard work, usually through deception and hacks. Unfortunately for World of Warcraft players…

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