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EA Access will arrive on Steam shortly

11 August 2020, 10:11

Valve has announced EA's game membership subscriptions will be on Steam "very soon".

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Ofcom looks into 'personalised pricing' in telecoms industry

7 August 2020, 14:21

Pricing algorithms based on user behaviour are 'unfair' according to research.

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US travel giant CWT pays $4.5 million crypto-locker ransom

4 August 2020, 15:21

And the negotiations from the $10 million demand to payment were on a public forum.

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Valve puts the squeeze on Steam Store VPN shoppers

31 July 2020, 10:11

In some more pleasant news, you can now sync your Steam library with GeForce NOW.

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Microsoft business booms under Covid-19 lockdowns

23 July 2020, 13:21

Its double digit per cent revenue gains in Q4 (to $38bn) were much better than expected.

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GOG Galaxy 2.0 users get Epic Games Store integration

21 July 2020, 10:11

The move helps in "breaking down walls between PC stores," said an Epic exec.

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Microsoft readying Cloud PC service for Spring 2021

20 July 2020, 13:12

"Cloud PC provides business customers a modern, cloud-based Windows experience".

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Amazon updates its Brexit guidance, advises seller action

20 July 2020, 12:12

Sellers should split stock between UK and EU ahead of 1st January 2021 to prepare, it says.

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Mozilla launches a $4.99 pcm VPN service

17 July 2020, 12:11

Available for Windows and Android, it uses "modern and lean," WireGuard protocol.

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Xbox Game Pass will include Project xCloud gaming

17 July 2020, 10:11

Meanwhile, Microsoft has pulled the plug on Xbox One X / One S Digital production.

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Fraunhofer HHI releases state-of-the-art H.266/VVC codec

7 July 2020, 11:11

Improved compression results in same visual quality at half the file size of H.265/HEVC.

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UK Lords report calls for action on Loot Boxes in games

2 July 2020, 11:22

Loot boxes in games introduce "games of chance" and should be regulated as such.

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Microsoft heralds "new approach to retail," shutters physical stores

29 June 2020, 10:11

Meanwhile, it has launched the WinFR Windows File Recovery command line tool.

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Epic's free game vault campaign precipitates 61m active users

24 June 2020, 13:11

Putting that number into perspective, Steam has about 95m monthly active users.

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Ofcom: UK internet usage has surged to record levels

24 June 2020, 12:11

Adults are now spending more than a quarter of their waking day online.

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Microsoft shutting down Mixer, partners with Facebook Gaming

23 June 2020, 11:13

Sweetener for the deal for Microsoft is that xCloud will be promoted to 2bn Facebook users.

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Google Chrome to use same memory optimising tech as Edge

22 June 2020, 11:11

'Segment Heap' memory management can reduce Chrome memory use by a quarter.

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Square Enix games return to the GeForce Now streaming service

19 June 2020, 10:11

14 of the firm's best games added, including the Deus Ex and Tomb Raider series.

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UK Gov looking into using other utility pipes for fibre broadband

15 June 2020, 13:11

More than a million kilometres of the UK's underground utility ducts are currently 'passive'.

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UK gov considering switch to Apple-Google Covid-19 app tech

11 June 2020, 12:12

Deploying a go-it-alone contact tracing app might be too risky a strategy.

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Nvidia GeForce Now arrives on Android TV devices

11 June 2020, 11:11

Nvidia has optimised it for the LG U+ UHD3, experiences on other devices may vary.

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EA brings former Origin exclusives to Steam

5 June 2020, 11:21

13 classic titles to start with. And EA Access subscriptions are coming to Steam too.

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Nvidia CloudXR is like GeForce Now service for VR, AR and MR

19 May 2020, 11:11

But it will initially be targeted at professional and enterprise customers.

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UK's Archer supercomputer hacked to mine crypto

18 May 2020, 12:12

Cryptocurrency (Monero) mining malware discoveries result in shutdowns across EU.

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GPD Win Max gaming laptop busts crowdfunding goal on day 1

18 May 2020, 11:11

At the time of writing the project has achieved backing >35x of its flexible goal.

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Epic's servers crumble under Mega Sale GTA V giveaway strain

14 May 2020, 18:11

You still have a week to claim this game for free. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is rumoured to be next.

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AMD Robot Cache games marketplace enters open beta

13 May 2020, 10:11

You can play, buy and sell digital games - and mine 'IRON' to help pay for more games.

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Evidence emerges of Steam loyalty discount scheme

12 May 2020, 15:11

As the Steam Summer Sale dates leak (25th June to 9th July).

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O2 confirms it is in merger talks with Virgin Media

4 May 2020, 12:11

The precise terms of the talks, or whether they will result in a merger, are not known.

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Apple's Q2 2020 revenue better than a year ago despite Covid-19

1 May 2020, 13:11

Result "driven by an all-time record in Services," as well as wearable sales, said Tim Cook.

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Openreach shares Covid-19 UK network traffic report

29 April 2020, 12:11

Comparing late Feb and late April shows an average 24 per cent data demand increase.

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CMA clears £6.2 billion merger of Just Eat and Takeaway.com

23 April 2020, 12:11

And last week Amazon's investment in Deliveroo was provisionally cleared in the UK.

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Fortnite becomes available via the Google Play Store

22 April 2020, 14:41

Epic Games protest crumbles, decides paying Google 30 per cent cut is worth it.

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