Dotcom's New 'Mega' Cloud Service Accused of Harbouring Serious Security...
A year to the day after the Megaupload takedown, Kim Dotcom launched his brand new Mega cloud file storage service, on January 19. However, mere days after launch, the new service is already coming...
View ArticleFebruary 8: Pirate Bay Documentary First Ever to Premiere Online and at a...
TPB-AFK, the upcoming documentary about The Pirate Bay and its founders, has a release date. The film is premiering with a prominent spot at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival on February 8. At the...
View ArticleYou Can Kiss Goodbye to Unlocking Your Mobile Phone From Tomorrow!
Here is news that no mobile phone owner will want to hear.From tomorrow (Jan 26) unlocking your phone will become illegal thanks to the Library of Congress's DMCA which could actually result in jail...
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Microsoft Stiffs Customers With Restrictive Office 2013 Licence
As the alternatives to using Microsoft products gain ground, Microsoft's licence restrictions have been getting ever more draconian, likely in a bid to keep customers locked in to their products. The...
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Valve Fires Jeri Ellsworth and 25-30 Other Staff in Surprise Move
According to various reports, it looks like around 25-30 staff have been laid off at Valve Corporation (the company who brought us the phenomenal Half-Life, Left 4 Dead and Portal series of games and...
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US Senator Tries Banning "Vulgar" Photoshopping After Receiving Humour Bypass Op
It never ceases to amaze the depths that politicians will plunge to in order to try and censor things they don't like.Here, we have the case of a US senator trying to ban supposedly "vulgar"...
View ArticleThe Pirate Bay Reports Anti-Piracy Outfit to the Police
The Pirate Bay has asked the Economic Crime unit of the Finnish police to investigate the alleged criminal actions of anti-piracy group CIAPC. Last week the group copied The Pirate Bay’s design,...
View ArticleAmazon to Start Selling "Used" MP3s and Other Software Downloads
It looks like more good news for the consumer is on its way regardling the reselling of used software.Last July, we reported that the highest court in Europe, the Court of Justice of the European Union...
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tng Staffer Buys Bargain EVGA GTX 590 Classified Graphics Card!
When I wrote my GTX TITAN benchmarks article two days ago, I looked up the UK price at various retailers as part of my research. I then, quite by chance, discovered that Scan Computers were selling the...
View ArticleTaking the P*ss: Intel to Force Faulty Haswell CPUs on Hardware Partners
You gotta love it when top semiconductor manufacturer Intel actually requires their hardware partners to accept the first version of their latest product with a design fault in it! It's also for...
View ArticleThe DRM Chair
DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) is a very annoying inconvenience applied to all manner of software, video and audio media. It's allegedly added to thwart piracy, although in practice it does...
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Microsoft Backpedals on Office 2013 Restrictive Licence Terms. A Bit
Three weeks ago today, we reported on Microsoft's unreasonably restrictive licensing terms for its new Office 2013 product. In short, they had made the retail licence like the keycard/OEM version in...
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Sony's PS4 Will Out-Power Most PCs for Years Due to 8GB System RAM
Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 will "outpower most PCs for years to come" due to having 8GB of system RAM. Yes, of course it will and this pearl of wisdom comes from none other than Linus Blomberg, CTO...
View ArticleGoogle Blocks Adblock Plus For Android and Other Apps Like it
It looks like the company that has built its massive business based on ad revenue isn't too keen on any software which potentially threatens that business model, even if it doesn't violate any of its...
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[Updated] Exclusive: Microsoft to Bring Back the Start Menu, Aero and Clippy!
Today, techngaming.com is proud to bring you exclusive news of the return of three major features to the latest Microsoft products!We spoke to a Microsoft insider who wished to remain anonymous. He...
View ArticleIs Online Content Going the Way of the Paywall?
The best thing about the internet is the free flow of information it allows, spreading knowledge and culture throughout all four corners of the globe almost instantly. However, the paywall, that thing...
View ArticleRumour: AMD to Release "Superfast" Centurion FX CPU
The computer tech world is always full of surprises and this story is about one such surprise.AMD's recent CPUs have had rather lackluster performance when compared to Intel's best, or even midrange...
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Big Brother Google Can Remotely Disable Your Trendy New Google Glass Eyewear
The new Google Glass augmented reality glasses might be the latst ubercool and trendy gadget, but they come with a nasty sting in the tail. One so bad, I think they should be avoided at all...
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Those Serious CrossFire Microstuttering and Runt Frame Issues - AMD Responds
Following the reviews of AMD's new HD 7990 dual GPU graphics card, ComputerBase have interviewed AMD's US-based senior technology manager, David Nalasco, about the serious microstutter and runt frame...
View ArticleMicrosoft Tries to Kill Used Games Market With New Xbox One Console
Companies producing computer games have long been against the second hand games market, feeling that they're somehow entitled to extra profit off those used games and have tried various ways to kill or...
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