Burnout Paradise Remastered Release Date Leaked

One of EA’s worst kept secrets, Burnout Paradise Remastered has a release date. According to retail banners spotted by eagle-eyed redditors, Burnout Paradise Remastered release date is March 16 for the PS4 and Xbox One. This comes weeks after it was discovered that a remaster of the 2008 classic...

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Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data by Belgian Court

Belgian media say a Brussels court has ordered Facebook to stop collecting data about citizens in the country or face fines for every day it fails to comply. The daily De Standaard reported Friday that the court upheld a Belgian privacy commission finding that Facebook is collecting data without...

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Japan's Crypto Exchange Coincheck Sued After Hack

Cryptocurrency traders filed a lawsuit Thursday against Japanese exchange firm Coincheck for freezing withdrawals after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars in digital assets. Seven people took part in the lawsuit filed at the Tokyo District Court, plaintiffs' lawyer Hiromu Mochizuki told...

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Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Others to Use Qualcomm 5G Modem With First Devices Coming in 2019

More than a dozen global smartphone and PC OEMs have tied up with Qualcomm to incorporate the Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem on to their mobile devices. Qualcomm has said the first smartphones featuring its X50 5G NR modem will hit the market in 2019, with Chinese brand Vivo promising such a handset...

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Nvidia's Upbeat Forecast Powered by Data Centre, Cryptocurrency Demand

Nvidia's upbeat current-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday underscored surging demand for its graphics chips used in data centres, gaming devices and cryptocurrency mining, sending its shares up as much as 12 percent in extended trading. The company, which also reported better-than-expected...

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Bitcoin Bounces Back After Dipping Below $6,000 to Hit 3-Month Low

Bitcoin rallied from three-month lows below $6,000 in choppy trading on Tuesday, but worries lingered about a global regulatory clampdown and moves by banks to ban buying Bitcoin with credit cards. On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, Bitcoin hit $5,920, its lowest since mid-November,...

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Lloyds Banking Group, Virgin Money Ban Cryptocurrency Purchases on Credit Cards

Customers cannot buy cryptocurrencies on Lloyd Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and MBNA credit cards. Lloyds Banking Group and Virgin Money joined major US banks in banning purchases of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via credit card amid debt and security concerns. An LBG spokesman said the...

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As Bitcoin Plunges, US Senate Again Focuses on Virtual Currencies

Digital currencies such as Bitcoin will be in the spotlight again on Tuesday as lawmakers in the US Senate question top markets watchdogs over how to better regulate the highly volatile and risky emerging asset class. Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

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Nvidia, Continental Join Hands to Develop Self-Driving Car System

Software maker Nvidia and German auto parts supplier Continental are teaming to build a self-driving vehicle system that will hit the market in 2021. It's the latest in a long string of tech-automaker partnerships in the race to get autonomous vehicles on the road. The companies said Monday that...

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Office 2019 Will Only Work on Windows 10, Says Microsoft

Microsoft has announced that its Office 2019 suite -- to be available in the second half of 2018 -- will only work on Windows 10 operating system. "Office 2019 will ship in H2 of 2018. Previews of the new apps and servers will start shipping in the second quarter of 2018. Office 2019 apps will...

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Bitcoin Set for Worst Week Since 2013 as Crypto Sell-Off Intensifies

Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday, with several of the largest falling by more than 20 percent and Bitcoin sliding below $8,000 and headed for its worst week since 2013, as worries about a regulatory clampdown globally sent investors scrambling to sell. The slump in prices this week means the...

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PS4 System Update 5.50 Beta Brings Supersampling to PS4 Pro

The PS4 Pro may soon make your games look better. According to those participating in the PS4 system software update 5.50 beta, supersampling has been added as an option to Sony's iterative console. Supersampling allows games that support enhanced textures, anti-aliasing, and resolutions above...

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