Cal Jeffrey

Samsung S8 Launch Event: ‘Unpacked 2017’ Puts Galaxy Phone Rumors To Rest

Samsung’s S8 launch event, “Unpacked 2017” was held yesterday simultaneously in New York and London. The rumors and leaks leading up to the conference were of an abundance never seen before a smartphone release. Renowned and reliable leaker, Evan Blass seemed to uncover numerous sources willing to divulge features and specs for the public to […]

7y ago

samsung

Galaxy S8 Phone Release Date Pushed Back, Samsung Price Point Too High?

The Samsung Galaxy S8’s release date may have been pushed back. Although there has been no release date officially announced, the rumor was that the device would hit shelves on April 21, 2017. However, Venture Beat‘s Evan Blass reports that the release date will now be April 28. Although that has not been confirmed either, […]

7y ago

Apple|dark matter|wikileaks

Apple: WikiLeaks’ CIA Hacks Will Not Work On Current Versions Of iOS And OS X

Apple claims that the CIA hacks released by WikiLeaks in its Vault 7: Dark Matter cache are obsolete and pose no threat to current iPhone and Mac users. The WikiLeaks documents list several projects meant for use on OS X devices (Macs) and one project, NightSkies v1.2, intended for implementation on the iPhone. According to […]

7y ago

ubisoft

‘For Honor’: Ubisoft Lashes Out Against Claim That Game Perks Cost Over $700

Ubisoft’s For Honor has recently come under fire for price gouging players on in-game purchases. According to TechSpot, a Reddit user spent the weekend crunching numbers and determined that it would cost $732 to unlock everything in the game. According to redditor Bystander007, it requires 91,500 “Steel” (the name of the in-game currency) to unlock […]

7y ago

Apple

Apple iCloud Hackers Demand Ransom For Hacked Accounts: How To Protect Yours

A hacker group calling themselves the Turkish Crime Family is demanding that Apple hand over a ransom or they will start wiping iCloud accounts that they claim to have compromised. The news broke Tuesday when Motherboard reported that it had been contacted by one of the hackers and had been shown pictures of email correspondence […]

7y ago

video games

Facebook Live Now Has Options And Tools For Video Game Streamers

Facebook has broadened the scope of its Live platform to accommodate those who stream video games. According to Digital Trends, users of Facebook Live will now be able to stream gameplay footage from their computer directly to Facebook. This is a clear attempt to tap into a market that has already established itself as an […]

7y ago

microsoft

Microsoft Forcing Windows 7 And 8 Users To Upgrade To Windows 10 Once Again

Microsoft is at it again with what some are considering “heavy-handed tactics” by forcing Windows 7 and 8 clients into upgrading to Windows 10. According to the blog HotHardware, “Microsoft is blocking Windows 7 and 8 updates for Intel’s seventh generation Core i3, i5 and i7 (Kaby Lake), AMD’s Ryzen (Bristol Ridge) and Qualcomm’s 8996 […]

7y ago

playstation

PlayStation ‘Killing Floor 2’ Free One-Week Trial And Discount On Full Game

PlayStation is offering Killing Floor 2 for 33 percent off, plus you can try the game for free, but both offers are valid for this week only. When the PlayStation Store offers trial versions of a title, usually it is a one-hour trial of the full game. After the trial timer ends, you receive the […]

7y ago

sony

Sony Ends Production Of PlayStation 3 And Expands Its PlayStation Now Service

Sony’s PlayStation 3 has quietly begun its slip into retirement. According to BGR, production of the 10-year-old console will soon cease in Japan. The end of Japanese production “is always the first and most impactful nail in any PlayStation’s coffin,” the report stated. The Independent reports that Sony has not officially or publically announced the […]

7y ago

PlayStation 4 Network Problem: How To Fix Connection Issue After The 4.50 Update

PlayStation 4 network problems have had users yanking their hair out since last week. The troubles began after Sony rolled out Update 4.50. The network issues seem to be affecting only those who connect to the internet through WiFi routers. Problems ranging from no network connectivity at all to severe lag when playing online games […]

7y ago

budweiser|mars|space

Forget The Potatoes, Budweiser Plans On Building A Beer Brewery On Mars

What would go good with an order of french fries on Mars? Ketchup? No. Beer. Budweiser announced plans to take its brand to Mars at the South By Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas. Digital Trends has highlights of the event, which was hosted by Kate Mara, who starred in the movie The Martian, and featured […]

7y ago

‘Outlast 2’: Sexual Content Gets Game Banned in Australia, Will US Follow Suit?

Outlast 2‘s sexual content has gotten the title banned in Australia. Banned might not be the right word since that indicates that there is some official sanction against the game. What has happened is the Australian Classification Board (CB) has refused to rate the game. Under Australia law movies, games, and other publications cannot be […]

7y ago

mmo|ubisoft

Ubisoft Bans ‘For Honor’ Cheaters: 1,500 Players Suspended In Crackdown

Ubisoft’s For Honor is a hack-and-slash massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game where gamers choose a faction and fight in battles with other factions. The title was just released last month, and cheaters have already plagued the title. The cheating comes in the form of AFK farming. AFK (away from keyboard) farming is when players rig their […]

7y ago

General Mills’ Honeybee Campaign Looks To Boost Awareness And Declining Sales

General Mills initiated a multifaceted PR campaign with the hashtag #BringBacktheBees that they hope will boost declining sales and save honeybee populations at the same time. In case you have not noticed, BuzzBee, the Honey Nut Cheerios mascot has gone missing. He has been replaced by a white silhouette on the box. The packaging change […]

7y ago

mars|nasa

NASA Mandated To Send Potato Farmers To Mars In 2033 With A $19.5B Incentive

Why would NASA send potato farmers to Mars? Because apparently, potatoes can grow there. According to TechSpot, a recent study conducted by CIP, the Centro Internacional de la Papa (International Potato Center in English), showed that potatoes can grow and survive the harsh conditions on Mars. In February of last year, CIP, assisted by NASA, […]

7y ago

Electronic Arts ‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’ Begins Preloading On Consoles Today

Electronic Arts began preloading Mass Effect: Andromeda today on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 for those who have preordered the game. It is a good thing too; according to users on Reddit, the file size on both consoles is over 42 GB. That is huge. Just for comparison, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which was […]

7y ago

Porsche Recall: Three Safety Defects Sideline 18,000 Vehicles

Porsche has issued three separate recalls of some of their vehicles due to safety concerns. One of the issues pertains to windshields while the other two are due to problems with the airbag systems. Altogether the recalls affect over 18,000 vehicles of various models. While these problems only occur during a collision and are not […]

7y ago

Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment: No ‘Diablo 4’, But ‘D3’ Gets New Necromancer Hero Class

Blizzard Entertainment is preparing to release the next big installment to the Diablo franchise. At BlizzCon 2016 last November, Diablo fans were hoping to hear of the imminent release of Diablo 4. In fact, there was a wild conspiracy theory that the sequel game would be announced that sprang forth from some misprinted roleplaying dice […]

7y ago

star wars

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer: Fan-Made Teasers Will Have To Do For Now

A Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer is here, but it is not official. The teaser above was made by Star Wars fan and YouTuber TerraStone. The production quality is top notch. The trailer is even good enough that some fans on social media thought it was the official trailer until someone pointed out that […]

7y ago

Better Call Saul|Breaking Bad

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3 Spoilers: AMC Series Expected To Top Itself Again

Better Call Saul Season 3 is right around the corner, which means it is high time for spoilers and speculation on the upcoming episodes. Up to this point, the AMC series has been carrying its weight, and to some, Season 2 was a smash hit. According to Mobi Picker, “Fans absolutely loved it as it […]

7y ago