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While more and more of us store our data in the cloud, there are also many who for various reasons prefer to keep their information on their person, sometimes in the form of a thumb drive. This can, however, make it difficult to work with the data while on the go.A simple but very real examplemay be a movie, which,if stored in the cloud, may give you issues due to copyright, but which when stored on a thumb drive could not be easily played on your phone, and when stored on your phone caot be easily played on your PC at work.Enter Webrox, developers of popular Youtube app TubeCast, who has just released an app which can transform your rooted Android phone, iOS device or even Windows Phone int...

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Video games are known to feature Easter eggs and crossovers from movies from time to time, and the latest brings a deadly new threat to Ghost Recon Wildlands. Ubisoft has aounced that the Predator is making its way to the game in a new special event that will be free for everyone (via UbiBlog).From December 14 (today) through early January, players will be put to the test against the Predator. This event tasks players (either solo or with up to four friends in co-op) to hunt the Predator down, but be prepared as this is no easy feat. Should you manage to be successful, you’ll be rewarded withexclusive items, including the Predator mask, which features Predator vision. A Predator Pack is also...

Despite repeated vigorous denials, it seems anti-virus company Kaspersky is unable to convince anyone that matters that they are not in league with the Russian govement.Reuters report s that UK’s National Cyber Security Centre chief Ciaran Martin sent a memo to other govement departments waing them that as Russia is“a highly capable cyber threat actor which uses cyber as a tool of statecraft,” that has the intent to target the UK and its critical infrastructure, computers with info that could harm national security shouldn’t use an anti-virus software developed by a Russian company.In JulyKaspersky was similarly been removed from the US govements approved vendors list after concer...

Germany has been a leader in pushing for more privacy and control of user data in Windows 10, but despite concessions by Microsoft the operating system has not been felt to be secure enough for govement deployment.Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) has, for example, determined that it was not possible to completely control the data stream between the OS and Microsoft’s servers via Windows Group Policy.Fortunately for Microsoft Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior is ready to work with Microsoft for a solution, and is in the process of creating a standard and secured “Federal Client” version of the OS which could be rolled out to all govement computers...

Star Wars Battlefront II’s loot box controversy gathered mainstream attention around the world, and it looks like the situation isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Now, govement officials from the United States, Australia, and Belgium have weighed in ...

The Xbox One X launched a few days ago, and according to the head of Xbox in UK and Ireland things are going really well.“Demand for the Xbox One X is really high,” said Harvey Eagle . “It’s great to see such enthusiasm from our fans for the new cons...

Microsoft has been testing a couple of Windows 10 Redstone 4 builds with some Windows Insiders part of Skip Ahead over the past month or so. The company has released some early Redstone 4 builds of Windows 10 to Windows Insiders in Skip Ahead, but most of these builds didn’t include any significant new changes. Apart from some new Fluent Design effects for the Start Menu, there hasn’t been any oth...

Stormlands was a game which Obsidian plaed on developing as an Xbox One exclusive. The title started as an Xbox 360 title but due to its scope and technology, was upgraded to an Xbox One project. Obsidian claims that it was the biggest contract that they’d ever signed. Remember, Obsidian are the developers behind Fallout: New Vegas. The game sounds a lot like Destiny 2 meets The Witcher 3. You...

Microsoft recently launched the new and mode look for Skype on Windows 7 and the Mac. The software maker is yet to officially bring the new experience to Windows 10 users, although that’s set to launch within a few months. But if you are on Linux, you can already try out the new Skype. Microsoft recently launched the new Skype Preview on Linux, and you can download it right now to give the new ...

Microsoft is finally bringing Outlook’s Focused Inbox feature to Windows 10 Mobile devices. The company started testing Outlook on Windows 10 PCs as early as February of this year, and it’s been gradually rolling the feature out to more users over the past few months. While you would expect the feature to be available on mobile devices at the same time as PCs because of the Universal Windows Plat...

Gearbox is working on a new game called Project 1v1. Project 1v1 is the code name for a top-secret, in-development, competitive first-person shooter—and they want you to have a chance to be one of the first people to try it out! Project 1v1 combines the action of fast-paced 1v1 first-person combat ...

Ubisoft’sTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands is this year’s biggest hit, according to Ubisoft’s recent financial results, and to celebrate the achievement the company is now offering a free 5 hour trial for the Xbox One version of the game. Developed by Ubisoft Paris, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wild...

Microsoft’s nifty new Surface Arc Mouse is now available in the UK and parts of Europe via the online Microsoft Store. In the UK for instance, it’ll set you back £79.99 inclusive of VAT and comes in burgundy, light grey and cobalt blue colour variants. Microsoft’s new mouse hasn’t been so warmly re...

Every week Microsoft discounts numerous Xbox One and Xbox 360 games. Well, this week is no different. Titles like Ghost Recon Wildlands and Tekken 7 are on sale. Be sure to check out the list to see if you like anything. Xbox One Xbox 360 Which games interest you the most? Let us know. ...

Today, Ubisoft aounced an upcoming beta test for Ghost Recon Wildlands’ player-versus-player (PvP) mode, Ghost War. The open beta for Ghost War will be available on all platforms later in the summer, and the full mode will release as a free update to all Ghost Recon Wildlands owners in the fall. ...

The first official Minecraft novel is out today. It’s called Minecraft: The Island and is written by world famous author Max Brooks. Max Brooks’s bestselling books include The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, which was adapted into a 2013 movie starring Brad Pitt. His graphic novels include T...

Telltale’s Batman outing was incredibly popular so it makes sense why Waer Bros. Interactive would want a second season. According to a listing which first appeared on NeoGAF, a rating on New Zealand’s Film & Video Labelling Body may have just revealed the title for Telltale’s sequel. The lis...

Long time foe of Microsoft’s Windows Defender anti-virus, Kaspersky, has been removed from the US govements approved vendors list after conces were raised that the software provided by the vendor could allow the Kremlin access to the US govement’s secure computer systems. The vendor list rela...