GTA 5 coming to PC in 2014, report claims
Games and GearGrand Theft Auto 5 could be arriving on PC in a matter of months, if fresh rumours concerning Rockstar's release plans are to be believed.
The open-world crimulator -- which has already smashed sales records -- will get a PC version in the first three months of 2014, Eurogamer reports, citing 'multiple industry sources'. Continue reading...
Raspberry Pi microcomputer reaches 1 million made in UK
DesktopsRaspberry Pi, the super-cheap micro PC designed to get kids coding, has hit two major landmarks -- it's sold a staggering 1.75 million units, and 1 million of them were made here in the UK.
It's an amazing success story for a project that began life in 2006. Since last year the Pi has been built near Bridgend in South Wales, in a factory run by Sony. Continue reading...
Steam Machines going to 300 lucky users before 2014 rollout
Games and GearValve is giving 300 lucky Steam users prototype 'Steam Machines', computers running SteamOS, its new Linux-based gaming operating system. It's a very limited launch of the long-rumoured Steam Box, before other companies make their own versions next year. The winners will get the boxes later this year.
"Entertainment is not a one-size-fits-all world," Valve says on its website. "We want you to be able to choose the hardware that makes sense for you, so we are working with multiple partners to bring a variety of Steam gaming machines to market during 2014, all of them running SteamOS. Continue reading...
New iMac packs revamped chips and graphics, from £1,149
DesktopsApple has given its iMac computers a refresh, packing spangly new processors into its shining, aluminium desktops.
The newest versions offer the same skinny design that was introduced in November last year, so all the changes have taken place internally. Continue reading...
SteamOS is free on your TV, Steam Box could be tomorrow
Games and GearGaming on your TV could get a whole lot cheaper with SteamOS, a new operating system announced by Valve. Based on Linux, SteamOS is free, meaning you can play Steam games on a cheap computer without shelling out for Windows.
"Finally, you don’t have to give up your favorite games, your online friends, and all the Steam features you love just to play on the big screen," Valve says on its website. "SteamOS, running on any living room machine, will provide access to the best games and user-generated content available." Continue reading...
BT turns off dial-up Internet access today
DesktopsThose dulcet tones of a modem creaking into life are now a thing of the past. That's because BT has turned off its dial-up Internet access as of today, the BBC reports.
'So what?' you might be thinking. 'Surely everyone uses broadband nowadays?' Not quite everyone. BT said it's shutting down the service because only a "tiny number" of its customers still use it, with the vast majority of its 6.8 million punters connecting over super-fast broadband. Some rural areas can't get broadband, but don't worry if that's you, as you won't be left in the lurch. Continue reading...
LG IPS 21:9 Ultrawide All-In-One PC is very wide indeed
DesktopsIf you want to get this feller through the door of your house, you'd better turn him sideways. LG has made computer monitors before with a 21:9 aspect ratio, but this is the company's first all-in-one PC at those dimensions.
It's a proper wide boy, and it's known as the V960. Or, to use its full name, the IPS 21:9 Ultrawide All-In-One PC. Which tells you what it is pretty comprehensively. It'll be on show at next week's tech fest IFA in Berlin, where we'll be on hand to bring you all the news as it happens. Continue reading...
Parallels Access lets you control your PC or Mac with your iPad
SoftwareFancy working outside on your iPad in the last of the summer sunshine? Need to get a proper presentation or some heavy-duty spreadsheeting done? You need not be stymied, my sun-loving chum -- Parallels Access is a new app that lets you do serious business from your frivolous tablet.
You'll probably be aware of Parallels, the Mac software that lets you run Windows in what's known as a virtual environment. Access takes some of that know-how and brings it to iOS. Essentially it's a remote access app -- you're controlling your grown-up desktop computer from your toy-like slate. The clever bit is that it translates your mouse-and-keyboard programs into touchscreen apps. Continue reading...
Apple releases Mac Pro trailer ahead of autumn launch
DesktopsRemember the mental-looking Mac Pro that Apple announced in June? The one that looks like Darth Vader's dustbin? Well Apple has just released a teaser trailer for it, and said it'll be out this autumn.
It's a pretty bombastic ad, focusing on close-ups of the curvaceous casing to a rock soundtrack. I've embedded it, so you can take a look for yourself. Continue reading...
Xbox One controller PC-compatible in 2014, Microsoft says
Games and GearNot enamoured with the new Xbox One and PlayStation 4? Would you rather blast baddies using your faithful gaming PC instead? Here's a compromise for you -- Microsoft says the Xbox One's controller will work with PCs next year.
The redesigned peripheral will play nicely with old fashioned 'puters at some point in 2014, Penny Arcade Report writes, quoting a statement from the House of Clippy. Continue reading...
Every new Samsung Ativ device in hands-on video round-up
LaptopsSamsung doesn't just make mega-popular Android phones -- it also churns out laptops, computers and tablets running Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. Bearing the Ativ brand, the latest crop of these oddly named gadgets can be viewed right here, in our Samsung Ativ round-up. Continue reading...
Windows 8.1 tipped to swap Messaging app for Skype
SoftwareThe next version of Windows 8 is tipped to scrap its bespoke Messaging app, in favour of Skype.
Skype, which is owned by Microsoft, will become the primary messaging service for in Windows 8.1, the Verge reports, citing 'sources familiar' with Microsoft's schemes. Continue reading...
HP Slate 21 AIO is a 21-inch Android tablet, or is it a PC?
DesktopsHow big is a tablet before it becomes a computer? I only ask, because the new HP Slate 21 All-in-One is a humungous 21.5-inch Android tablet that thinks it's an all-in-one computer for your desktop.
Android software is usually found in tablets and phones and other things you can lift with one hand. But the Slate 21 takes it to the limit of tablet size, adding a kickstand to prop it on your desk. The Full HD screen isn't monitor-level resolution, but should be perfectly good for watching movies. Continue reading...
Samsung Ativ Q steals show at launch with dual OS wizardry
LaptopsSamsung's ever-expanding Galaxy range of Android gadgets took a back seat at the Korean company's showbiz London launch last night, with the bonkers Ativ Q Windows-Android hybrid slider tablet the pick of the new kit.
The Ativ Q is a Windows 8 tablet with a difference -- as well as sliding from tablet to laptop, it can switch into Android Jelly Bean too, so you can take advantage of Google Play's plethora of games and apps. Continue reading...
Lenovo Horizon 27-inch table PC is a £1,500 Monopoly board
DesktopsAre you stinking rich? Are your children too precious to play Monopoly on a disgustingly common cardboard board? Then the Lenovo Horizon is for you!
This 27-inch tablet -- or table PC, as Lenovo calls it -- is aimed at people who have already bought literally ever other thing in the world. It runs Windows 8 and costs £1,500 from Currys and PC World, with Amazon and John Lewis set to offer it soon. Continue reading...
Apple Mac Pro is a 12-core PC, looks like Darth Vader's bin
DesktopsWhen was the last time Apple revealed something that made you go, "What the hell is that?" Right now, baby. This is the new monstrously powerful Apple Mac Pro, due before the end of the year.
Standing just 9.9 inches tall and 6.6 inches across, the new Mac Pro is housed in a tubular aluminium casing around a central heat sink. There's only one fan, in the top -- like a jet engine stood on end -- drawing heat from the middle of the computer, and purportedly running more quietly than traditional cooling fans. Continue reading...
Apple Store down ahead of today's WWDC iOS 7 unveiling
DesktopsThe Apple Store is down ahead of today's Apple event. They're clearing the shelves ready for new Apple devices to be announced at annual shindig WWDC, expected to reveal new MacBooks and iOS 7.
You can see what's going down live from the Apple keynote event in San Francisco as it happens on our CNET live blog, bringing you all the first details, news and hands-on previews, complete with top-notch video and spangly photos. Continue reading...
Asus Transformer Book Trio tries out Windows and Android
LaptopsThe Asus Transformer Book Trio gives you two operating systems -- Android and Windows 8 -- in three different shapes. It looks like a Windows 8 laptop -- but then you snap off the screen, and suddenly you're holding in your hand an Android tablet. What witchcraft is this?
There's an Intel chip in each bit so you can take the tablet out with you and use it completely independently, leaving the keyboard behind until you need to get down to some serious typing. Continue reading...
Windows 8.1 preview: Start button debacle shames Microsoft
SoftwareThe Start button's making a comeback -- but Microsoft is pretty embarrassed about the whole thing and would rather you didn't notice. The software giant has given its most in-depth preview yet of what to expect from Windows 8's first major update, Windows 8.1, and while it's keen to stress it's listening to user gripes, it only hints that it's fixing the biggest beef everyone had.
In one screenshot featured halfway down a blogpost by Antoine Leblond, senior vice president for Windows Web Services, there's a cheeky little skewiff white window in the bottom left (pictured above, with helpful arrow). Continue reading...
Apple-1 sells for £440,000, sets world record price
DesktopsAn original Apple-1 computer has fetched a whopping £441,709 at an auction in Germany, setting a new record, The New York Times reports. Last November, an Apple-1 sold for £423,000 at the same auction house, Auction Team Breker. Both surpassed the £240,000 another Apple-1 fetched last June.
The record-breaking Apple-1 sold to an anonymous telephone bidder in the Far East for 516,461 euros. It was one of the first 50 computers made by Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in Jobs' parents' garage. So why did it fetch a higher price than the others? Well, it all started with an octogenarian jazz fan in New Orleans… Continue reading...
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