Google’s EU deal has rivals livid: Here’s what escaping a $5bn fine looks like

Google’s tentatively-agreed antitrust settlement may have pacified the European Union but the search giant’s rivals are still spitting mad, billing the concessions as “worse than doing nothing.” Years of search … Continue reading

Apple demands patent troll reform

Apple and Google may not agree on a lot of things, but when it comes to crazy patent suits both companies feel the same way: it’s time for the rules … Continue reading

Steam Music Beta plays music whilst you game

This week the folks at Valve have released Steam Music Beta, a local music service that’ll allow you to easily play music while you play games with SteamOS. THis service … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 update tipped alongside Galaxy S5 this month

Samsung will launch not only the Galaxy S5 later this month but an updated version of its Galaxy Gear smartwatch, insiders claim, a surprisingly early refresh to the wearable which … Continue reading

Two Xbox One updates detailed ahead of Titanfall release

Xbox One will get two updates within the space of the next 30 days, Microsoft has confirmed, with gamers promised new features and better Kinect performance among the improvements. The … Continue reading

Facebook turns 10 – will it make it to 20?

Facebook has turned ten, and though the terrible teens are still a few years off, the predators are already circling. The social site celebrated its tenth birthday in a fairly … Continue reading

Xbox One February game releases tap the Thief

While precious few in number, game releases for the Xbox One inside of February include some games that have the potential to be real heavy-hitters. We’ve got four games and … Continue reading

Microsoft Foursquare investment puts data in Windows Phone and Bing

If you’re working with a device made by Microsoft (or running a Microsoft-made OS) right now, get ready to see a whole lot more of Foursquare. Microsoft has just invested … Continue reading

Apple A7 chip details may spill amid patent lawsuit

This week a seemingly run of the mill bit of patent litigation has lit up the Apple analyst boards as the company’s A7 chip has been placed at the center … Continue reading

Meet Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s anti-Ballmer

Satya Nadella wears hoodies. He understands the rules of cricket. More importantly, the newly-named Microsoft CEO understands hardware, something Steve Ballmer has struggled to convince the company, its board and … Continue reading