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ROCCAT Launches Online 3D Printing Library

On the heels of ROCCAT’s release of the highly anticipated,deeply modular Nyth MMO gaming mouse, ROCCAT brings even more customization to the table. Equipped with 33 spare buttons, the Nyth easily transitioning from an MMO setup into an FPS or MOBA-centric piece of gaming gear thanks to its interchangeable side buttons and sideparts. In it’s out of the box configuration the Nyth offers 36.738 different combinations. Not content to stop there, ROCCAT now provides a massive online 3D printing library with near endless options to customize your Nyth. Color, style and shape, pick the buttons that best suit your style, and order with a few simple clicks. ROCCAT has teamed up with Shapeways, the leading 3D printing service in the world, to ensure premium quality spare parts and swift worldwide s...

Youtube Gaming Launches Today

The video sharing and live streaming website YouTube is preparing for the launch of it’s gaming-focused website, YouTube Gaming. The website, which was announced back in June, comes after the video giant reportedly failed to acquire game-streaming service Twitch.tv. According to YouTube’s blog post, the site will host over 25,000 pages, each dedicated to their own video game. On top of that, the service will also offer familiar features, such as channels that users can subscribe to. “Keeping up with these games and channels is now super easy, too. Add a game to your collection for quick access whenever you want to check up on the latest videos. Subscribe to a channel, and you’ll get a notification as soon as they start a live stream. Uncover new favorites with recommendations based on the ...

Now Google Aims To Help Track Dangerous Storms More Easily

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago, Google began ramping up its efforts to display the satellite images of affected areas Google Earth and even helped build searchable databases to help people keep in touch with their loved ones. And this hurricane season, Google is making it much easier to track dangerous storms through Search results. The company has announced that it is bringing some improvements to weather forecasts and Public Alerts in Google Search. With the new improvements,searching for a particular storm or tornado might bring up the following: A map showing your location in relation to the oncoming storm Visualizations of its forecasted track, wind severity and arrival time, courtesy of NOAA Concise instructions for preparing and staying safe, cust...

Google’s Project Sunroof

This project of Google will help you in finding out whether your sunroof is ready for solar or not. Thanks to the big pushes by Elon Musk  to improve the state of renewable energy through efforts to build a better battery and bring panels to more houses by way of Solar City. Americans may want solar, but Google has noticed an influx of queries into its search engine of people asking whether their home is ready for solar or not. So, an engineer at google decided to create an information tool to help make the decision easier, without consulting a number of sources. It’s called Project Sunroof and it lays out the world’s roofs in terms of solar, mapping out how much sun and shade hit homes on any given day. Developers have used the information provided by the google maps in calculating ...

Illegal Hardware And Pirated Games Will Be Disabled By Microsoft

Are you a Windows 10 User? Have you tried reading EULA (“End User License Agreement”) of Windows or any other Software. Well, I assume the answer would be NO!. I myself have never read EULA of any software. Its been three weeks since Windows 10 has released, the Company has initially announced free OS for a year, however the privacy concerns are bit worrying, Since Default Settings share information with Windows and enable bandwidth will distribute updates with other Windows 10 Users. So here comes the next big thing from Microsoft, A reporter from Alphr has interestingly read the EULA of Windows 10. It was noted, 7B- section of Windows 10 EULA has  some notable and interesting paragraph: We may automatically check your version of the software and download Software updates or c...

Android M Finally Gets A Name “MarshMallow”

Few days back Google released a video asking”What’s M going to be called?”,while teasing us over Android M’s final candy-themed naming convention choices. And finally its official, Android M is now Android MarshMallow! whats even more fascinating is that, Google is going with Android 6.0 version number Marshmallow preview, giving developers a final opportunity to get their apps ready for Marshmallow. As for when the final release and new Nexus devices will release? No details just yet. So what do you think of this new name for the latest iteration of Android.Pretty sweet huh!!!!. For more news and reviews, keep checking back Gaming Central.

“Smart Ring Controller” For Video Game Revealed

Startup company Titanium Falcon Inc. has announced this week that it has completed the design for its “smart ring”, which is a new video game controller that the company thinks”will change the way users play the game forever”. To make this ring a reality,the company Titanium founded in 2014 is looking the support from the fans. The company is going to launch a crowdfunding campaign through indiegogo later this month with a goal of $300,000. But how does the ring works?? “By using Bluetooth Low Energy technology and 9-axis motion control sensor, Talon smart ring could connect with any smart device (phone, tablet, smart TV, smart watch, PC/MAC, or VR headset), and the ring will convert users’ hand gestures to appropriate input for the game or application,&...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212,412 And 616 Launched Officially

Qualcomm has very quietly launched it’s improved version of the of the lower end of the Snapdragon family, which are 212,412 and 616. The lowest end of the chart have 212 and 412, with chips based on Cortex A7 and Cortex A53. These have been speed up. Talking about 212 it has gone from 1.1Ghz to 1.3 Ghz. And about 412 it has been raised from 1.2 GHz to 1.4 GHz, additionally 412 also sees memory bandwidth rise from 533MHz to 600Mhz.All other features remain the same as they were in previous generation. About 616 , an octa-core processor with 2 different clusters of Cortex-A53 cores. The higher speed cores run at 1.7GHz and the lower power set of cores at 1.2Ghz. One can expect to see these chips in the phone and other android devices later this year or in 2016. For more news and revie...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 990M Performs Higher than GTX 980?

We know that NVIDIA GeForce GTX 990M is currently being developed for notebooks. However, we have picked up much more than that. For example, some alleged industry insiders have divulged information regarding the architecture of the chip revealing that it is being created using the same architecture as NVIDIA Maxwell GM204. For you that is like the architecture of GTX 980 card for the desktop computers. When you ask about performance it is expected that the chip will easily perform better than GTX 980 and aim to come closest to GTX 980M with SLI levels. So you in for a good powerhouse. Moving on, it looks like the manufacturers of Notebooks that use this chip are going to have to muster up a strong cooling system because this one is going to come with a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of about ...

Google Undergoes Massive Restructure To Become Alphabet

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have created a “collection of companies,” which includes Google, under a new holding company called Alphabet. According to a letter to investors, Page will run Alphabet as CEO alongside its president Sergey. Sundar Pichai will be promoted from product chief to CEO of the slimmed down Google. A CEO will be appointed to each other companies in the collective. Google is spinning out its businesses under the operational overhaul to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of newly created Alphabet. Companies not relevant to the Google’s internet products will be spun out into their own companies under the Alphabet umbrella. The aim of the operating overhaul is to allow Google to focus on developing its own products, while enabling other Alphabet s...

Project Tango By Google is Now Available In Canada And South Korea

Its a very unique and eye catchy product with focus in future mobile applications, but it is exactly not for everyone or anyone. It was only recently made available without an invite, as a developer kit. It can be purchased by anyone now, for $512. Developers around the globe can find the great use of this technology. Google continues to break the boundaries and borders by taking its project outside the USA for the first time. The same product can be purchased in Canada and South Korea. More added regions will be included by 26 August including Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Specifications of the Tablet are as follows: Processor: Nvidia Tegra K1. RAM; 4GB. Storage: 128GB of internal storage. Screen: 7.02 inch(1920×...

Deadpool Gets a Trailer

Disappointed at the lack of blood and cussing in the comic con edit of Deadpool trailer? Well, fret no more chimichanga enthusiasts, Deadpool has you covered. Featuring hilarious gems of dialogues which i really should not write or say out loud in public (and so I won’t), the red band trailer was released yesternight by Fox on Youtube.


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