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Nvidia promises to add more GeForce Now games every week

27 March 2020, 10:11

Control has just been added to the lineup. New games will arrive every Thursday.

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Ofcom launches 'Stay Connected' broadband campaign

25 March 2020, 10:11

It offers advice to the public about managing data use, router placement, and more.

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BT quietly reveals its Gigabit broadband pricing in the UK

24 March 2020, 13:46

The firm's 'Full Fibre Broadband' packages will cost between £40 and £60pcm.

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Valve's Gabe Newell: games store competition is "awesome"

24 March 2020, 13:01

The Valve and Steam boss adds that the Epic Games Store "keeps us honest".

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YouTube to reduce default video streaming quality in Europe

20 March 2020, 12:31

Like Netflix announced yesterday, this is to relieve strain on ISPs as people stay at home.

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Steam broke its 20m concurrent player record on Sunday

16 March 2020, 11:11

Meanwhile PC and console gaming is putting a strain on Italy's broadband network.

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GTA V returns to top of UK games sales charts

13 March 2020, 12:11

And The Division 2 made a comeback due to Ubisoft's pricing ahead of DLC launch.

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GOG updates refund policy: you now get 30 days no quibbles

27 February 2020, 10:11

Downloaded, launched and played for 30 days - you are still eligible to get your money back.

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Nvidia announces a million signups for GeForce Now

24 February 2020, 11:11

But Bethesda becomes the latest party pooper by removing most of its games from the service.

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UK Googlers to lose GDPR protections says Report

20 February 2020, 11:21

Sources say that UK user accounts will be moved to U.S jurisdiction instead.

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Google brings Stadia to Samsung, Asus, and Razer smartphones

19 February 2020, 11:11

Since launch the Google games streaming service has been Pixel-only (on mobile).

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Mandatory end-of-contract UK telecoms notifications begin

17 February 2020, 12:11

Phone, broadband and TV customers must now be warned when their contract is ending.

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Activision Blizzard removes its games from Nvidia GeForce Now

12 February 2020, 14:31

It joins Konami, Remedy, Rockstar, Capcom, EA, and Square Enix in pulling out post-beta.

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Ofcom given new powers to regulate social media content

12 February 2020, 13:11

However, we don't know the scope of Ofcom's new powers or the penalties it can impose.

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Nvidia GeForce NOW cloud gaming service launches

5 February 2020, 10:11

Join up and choose between Free and Founders (£/$4.99pcm) service tiers.

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Steam breaks concurrent user record with 18.8m gamers

3 February 2020, 14:51

And the latest user data survey shows a wave of Windows 7 to 10 migrations.

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Avast closes down its Jumpshot data collection operations

31 January 2020, 12:11

The controversial data analytics arm was "not in line with our privacy priorities," says CEO.

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Disney+ starts streaming in Europe on Tuesday, 24th March

21 January 2020, 12:11

Service begins a week early, will cost £5.99/€6.99 per month, or £59.99/€69.99 pa.

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Chromium-based Microsoft Edge leaves preview

16 January 2020, 11:11

Revamped browser available to download now on Windows and macOS in 90 languages.

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Developer: our free game torrent resulted in 4x Steam sales

14 January 2020, 12:11

Meanwhile Steam halts sales of GTA4 due to Games for Windows Live service issues.

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Disney pulls half its shows from Sky / Now TV

27 December 2019, 11:11

Move is seen as a precursor to the launch of Disney+ in the UK.

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US survey: Disney+ already has 24m streaming subscribers

20 December 2019, 13:11

Disney's TV and film streaming service is going to launch in the UK on 31 March 2020.

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Steam Winter Sale 2019 and Steam Awards voting commences

20 December 2019, 10:11

Meanwhile Epic has started giving out "endless" $10 coupons in its store.

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Google Maps Street View covers >10 million miles of roadway

16 December 2019, 13:10

That is claimed to be 98 per cent coverage of the world's populated area.

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Epic's 12 days of free games starts Thursday

16 December 2019, 11:11

And on the same day (19th Dec) The Epic Games Store Holiday Sale begins.

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Mozilla Firefox Avast extensions removed from add-ons 'store'

3 December 2019, 14:11

Avast and AVG extensions thought to have over-stepped user data collection activity.

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5G mobile networks provide 4.5X speed boosts to UK users

19 November 2019, 14:41

Speed testing giant Ookla shows early 5G networks are much faster than 4G services.

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Google Stadia launches with 22 games tomorrow

18 November 2019, 11:11

Cloud gaming service boosted in last minute - only 12 games were going to be available.

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UK FTTP coverage passes 10 per cent milestone

12 November 2019, 11:11

This means that roughly 3m UK premises should have access to ISPs offering gigabit speeds.

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BritBox streaming service from BBC and ITV launched today

7 November 2019, 13:41

Service costs £5.99 pcm (HD multiscreen) and mainly consists of classic series.

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Netflix isn't interested in making the 'Netflix for games'

7 November 2019, 12:40

Instead it is "really focused on doing incredible series and films," says its CEO.

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Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser launches 15th Jan

5 November 2019, 12:11

But you can download and use the release candidate right now. It has a new logo too.

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Twitter banning political ads from 22nd November onwards

31 October 2019, 10:11

CEO Jack Dorsey opined that "political message reach should be earned, not bought".

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