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Mobile gaming has come a long way since the introduction of Angry Birds and Fruit ninja , The mobile game industry is now a million dollar industry where new games as well as old pc titles appear in touch screen format in all major platforms ,but even with all the new technology , Mobile devices have always been a few years behind their console counterparts .But as technology moves on , we see the gap getting smaller and smaller , and as mobile chipsets get more capable each year ,the need to show off their capabilities get even higher , and so the popular game development company Epic Games , unveiled a little teaser of their highly anticipated Unreal Engine 4 on a device with a slightly old processor . The device is none other than the Nexus 5,which when it was rolled out , was one of the fastest devices around , but in less than a year, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 801 which bests the Snapdragon 800 found on the Nexus 5 and many other phones of last year.Although it is no ...

With less than a day for its official debut , the HTC One M8 (HTC's flagship phone for 2014) has reportedly smoked all of its competition on the Basemark OS2 and the graphic intensive Basemark X benchmarks today .The phone however has managed to pick out a comfortable 7th position in Browsermark web browsing testing but overall the Snapdragon 801 powered smartphone is surely a killer device for this year . HTC is set to launch the HTC One M8 tomorrow and it is said to be available on sale right after launch . Source - GSMArena

Determined to make pretty babies , Toyota and BMW have renewed their alliance vows for the production of the next BMW z4 replacement .Toyota , which has been a pioneer at starting the hybrid generation is lending its technical know-how to develop a advanced powertrain for the BMW with the use of Supercapacitors. Although the term sounds a bit new to the world of production cars , the technology is already at work in Formula 1  , Both BMW and Toyota had working concept cars with this technology in the past , But Toyota of course has the upper hand when it comes to battery powertrain technology .Last year , Toyota showed off the concept Yaris R which had a whooping 414Bhp thanks to a coupling between a 300 Bhp engine and 2 electric motors powering the rear wheels. they also had the Toyota Le Mans LMP1 project and the Toyota Supra FT-1 concept, which according to many , will be quite similar to the next Z4 . Selecting Toyota to design the system is probably a good choice for t...

Following a unsuccessful ban on Twitter , the Government of Turkey has decided to block the the Google Open public DNS service 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 because of its recent usage against turkish authorities . Last week, the microblogging site - Twitter was blocked after many Turkish citizens started to post about a powerful corruption scandal that happened there .Posts about it and the latest happenings went viral and the authorities had to pull the plug . But many users overcame the ban by using Google's public DNS services and soon people started to paint various hints about avoiding the ban on many buildings , and due to these actions , the number of tweets were even higher than it was before the ban (17000 tweets per minute).The move  to restrict internet access ,according to the newspaper  Hurriyet Daily News .comes as a executive order because Twitter pays no heed to court rulings ordering the website to remove the offensive tweets. SlashGear

After the tragic death of Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker last year , many fans of the franchise thought the sudden incident will probably mark the end for the upcoming 7th movie installment due this July .Actor Paul Walker, who played as the Ex-FBI agent Brian O'Connor played a leading role in the car action movie series since 2001, and he was already halfway through the filming process of the latest installment so "killing" the character was not seen as a option for the directors .After a period of grace , The production crew armed with a new script where Walker's character will casually exit the franchise ,had no option but to hire 4 body doubles "for movement and as a base," and use CGI overlays for Walker's face and voice so that the "show will go on " . The Upcoming movie , although it was first scheduled for July of this year , had to be postponed for 10th of April  2015 . Source - AutoBlog

LG's new $32 smartbulb is probably one of the least expected devices to come from the Korean giant ,The 10 watt LED bulb , synced to your iOS or Android device via Wifi or Bluetooth will flicker the lights when you receive a phone call. The Bulbs also have the ability to switch on remotely so you can discourage potential thieves if you plan to leave your home at night , There is also a built in "Party mode" will make the bulb switch colors and flicker when you start playing some music on your device .The bulb is currently on sale in South Korea for the above mentioned price but LG has not mentioned about a global launch yet . Source - GSMArena

awwwwyeaaaaa...... With a estimated price range of $500,000 , the McLaren P15 has been named to be the next flagship supercar after the glorious P1's dissapear from production , The P1 ,which will have a limited production of just 375 cars have all been accounted for via cash deposits. The P15 however is said to be a full production model and it will sit between the Mclaren 650s and the $1.5 million P1 .The upcoming car is said to have a 3.8L Twin-Turbo v8 with a 7 speed double clutch transmission and rear wheel drive . Rumors also speculate the car to have a Honda Hybrid powertrain because of the Formula One partnership between the two companies ,but according to McLarens Communications director -Wayne Bruce (no..its not Batman) , the relationship between the two companies are only about racing , so the rumor can be safely dismissed . Although full details about the p15 are not yet finalized , other specifications listed for the car include a carbon fiber monocoque constructi...

Today , Microsoft announced their new API for DirectX 12 , the new version will allow developers better control on their graphics and allow more complex rendering features which will bring better games for consoles like the Xbox One ,Pc's and future mobile devices . Microsoft however , wants the Directx 12 API to exist as a console like API because devs can work with consistency and have better predictability . Direct3D 12 however will spread the work load across multiple cores , lowering the strain on the hardware , according to Microsoft ,40% of existing Directx 11 hardware will be ready for DirectX 12. Chipmakers like Intel were pleased with the anouncement and said that their new 4th Gen Core i7's will support it at launch.Nvidia said that their current Kepler,Fermi and Maxwell architectures will support DirectX 10 , but AMD was not impressed with the presentation . Although Direct3D 12 added efficient resource handling , the presentation did fail to show any ma...

A few hours ago , Intel launched their latest 4th Gen silicon - the Core i7 Extreme ,dubbed the Devil's Canyon , The 4th gen version is a 8 core 16 threaded processor with unlocked cores for overclocking . The Chip also supports DDR4 memory and has a better thermal interface. The Core i7 Extreme will be available in mid-2014 . Intel also confirmed the addition of iris Pro graphics into its upcoming 5th gen 14nm(nanometer) Broadwell processors GSMArena

As expected , the Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphone is official . The phone , or shall we say phablet , is quite a decent device for a small price .The Redmi will come in two variants , with the cheaper one packing a Octa-Core 1.4 Ghz chipset and 1GB Ram and the higher end version packing a 1.7 Ghz Octa-Core chipset with 2GB of RAM.The 1.4 Ghz and the 1.7GHz chipsets are of the Metdiatek MTK6592 Octa-Core variant , so nothing to complain much here . Both phones will pack a 5.5" IPS diaplay of the 720p variant and they will have Xiaomi's own MIUI interface with Android . The phone will have a 13MP rear camera with flash and a 5MP front camera for selfies . Both models will also pack a 3200 mAh battery which will surely put a smile on all battery-life fans . The Xiaomi Redmi note is currently available in China but Hugo Barra - VP of Xiaomi , said that the Redmi note will be internationally available in May with prices starting at $129 for the 1.4GHz model and $159 f...

Over the last two years , Google appointed ASUS to make the Nexus 7 tablet , The Google tablet was priced cheaper than its competition and it had no direct competition when it was launched .The first gen was a instant hit and it propelled Android into the limelight of the average consumer , who now for the first time saw that Nexus devices weren't only designed for nerds . The Nexus 7 launch also brought immediate competition -first from fellow Android makers and then from rivals like Apple ,Microsoft and Amazon. Last year , Google announced the 2013 Nexus 7 , unlike its first gen brother , this had essentials such as a camera etc , but it didn't become popular as the first one because the competition for the tablet world was very fierce when the device was actually launched . And with the rise of the "Phablet" - which is basically a oversize phone for people who keep their phone inside a bag , made the 7" display size a little too small for the future , a...

Boxter GTS - via Porsche ©   In the Good old days , The Porsche boxter and the Cayman were regarded to be more of a "economy class" ticket into the world of rear engined German motoring in which the 911 was always named king . The two after living under the shadows of the 911 slowly evolved their own unique identities and this got them some high praise over the last few years .And today , Porsche announced their latest versions of the Boxter and the Cayman with the tag GTS . Boxter GTS - via Porsche  © Boxter GTS -  via Porsche  © The Porsche GTS models are usually a one up to the standard S models ,this means that the engines are tuned for more horsepower , and in this case , both will still have the standard 3.4 Liter F6 (Flat-six) but now both are tuned to deliver 15 more horsepower than the standard S variants . The Boxter GTS produces 330 Bhp and 273 pound-feet of Torque , and the Cayman GTS produces 340 Bhp with 280lb-feet of torque.The Bo...