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The Skype extension for Google Chrome has so far merely provided a way to access messages and calls via ‘Skype for Web.’ It also acted as a decent Skype client for Google’s ChromeOS. Today’s update makes it just a bit more useful for everyone who relies on Skype and Chrome. The …

For Psyonix, the developers of Rocket League, it seems that playing Football using rocket cars was getting too mainstream. The newest game mode joining Rocket League is letting players create their own scoring areas on the stadium floor. Although this sounds a bit nutty at first, the new trailer showcasing …

In the Spring of April 2015, Sony acquired OnLive. At the time, it was just a startup with a subscription service that promised gamers a world where they could play PC video games on any device – even an iPad. Alas, times change. Sony took OnLive’s technology and turned it …

Uber has been working on a lot of features to make their rides safer for both the drivers and riders. One of the new features uses Microsoft’s Cognitive Services API for sophisticated facial recognition. Uber announced the ‘Real-Time ID’ feature last week on their blog, and Microsoft showcased it at …

Everybody’s favorite game about cars with rockets playing football is now getting a popular toy maker’s iconic cars as DLC. Not something we hear every day alright, but thanks to Psyonix’s newest partnership, Hot Wheels is coming to Rocket League. For anyone unfamiliar with the game, although highly unlikely, here …

AMD revealed their top-tier Ryzen R7 CPUs two weeks ago, followed by a launch on the 2nd of March. Since the launch, several reviewers have performed benchmarks and tests to judge their performance against Intel’s dominant CPUs. However, there appears to be a problem. The HPET The ‘High Precision Event …

Players of the Pocket and Windows 10 Editions of Minecraft can now do some business with Villagers. The new update bumps up the Pocket Edition’s version to 1.0.4, arriving with Villager trading and some other exciting features. Before going into the other changes in the update, let’s take a closer …

In December last year, the Cortana team at Microsoft revamped the digital assistant on iOS and Android. The revamped interface was elegant and was pushed out to Android as the announcement went live. iOS, however, saw a delay, as Microsoft wasn’t quite ready to release the update just yet. Microsoft …

At Google I/O in 2015, the Android team came up with the idea of ‘streaming’ apps. It’s quite ingenious really; instead of downloading and installing an entire app, Google would ‘stream’ only the parts of an app that are required. Android apps split these sections as ‘Activities,’ where each ‘page’ …

While Microsoft has released over a dozen builds for Fast Ring Windows Insiders on PC, the Slow Ring Windows Insiders haven’t had much to do. The last release for Windows Insiders on the Slow Ring for PC was Build 14986 in December before Microsoft went on its hiatus. Since then, …