Chinese company Tencent has fully acquired "League of Legends" developer Riot Games. A merger is not something new in the gaming world. Square Enix has done it with Crystal Dynamics, and now Chinese company Tencent has acquired League of Legends developer Riot Games.
Christmas is coming and the Xbox team is keeping the holiday treats rolling with more backwards compatible games dropping on Xbox One. Microsoft isn’t holding back with popular titles making the lineup as the year draws to an end including “Halo: Reach”, “Fables 3” and more.
The long overdue release of "The Banner Saga" in the consoles is finally here. The epic Viking-themed RPG will be dropping on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, although the PlayStation Vita version of the game has been placed on "the back burner" for the foreseeable future."
The 4K display has generated major buzz on the upcoming smartphones next year as the Sony Xperia Z5 showcased the advantages of the upgraded screen. However, it looks as if the other major brands aren’t feeling the pressure to follow in Sony’s footsteps as reports reveal Samsung and LG will not be including the feature in any of the handsets in their 2016 lineup.
Google's self-driving car will be hitting the road soon, as a full-blown for-profit independent company under Google's new umbrella company, Alphabet. The evolution of Google's self-driving car will take a step up in 2016, as Alphabet seeks to compete with Uber through its own self-driving version of a ride-sharing service.
The rumor mill is working at full speed around the ostensible next smartphone release by Apple in early 2016, an entry-level 4-inch iPhone dubbed by the tech press as the iPhone 6C. Here's everything that's been in the grapevine so far.
On the same day that investigators of the ISIS Paris attacks announced to CNN that the perpetrators used encrypted chat apps, including WhatsApp and Telegram, to communicate under the radar of law enforcement, Brazil imposed -- and then subsequently rescinded -- a nationwide ban of WhatsApp for related reasons, at least officially.
One of the four new characters will be shown off at the ESL finals The four new characters coming to Mortal Kombat X as downloadable content (DLC) have already been revealed, but no one has seen them fight yet.
Patch is coming soon for the Xbox One and PC versions NBA 2K16 has received its fourth patch update. The patch addresses several bug issues and makes various improvements on game play.
Best Buy will also have extended offers Best Buy knows that many customers are still not done with all of their holiday shopping. Best Buy is offering discounted prices and extended hours to help these last minute shoppers.
Netflix viewers are known for binge watching TV series and movies for hours at a time. Now, there is a pair of socks that will ensure that viewers do not miss any content if they fall asleep during one of these binge sessions.
Google holiday sale also includes the Nexus 5X Google is cutting the price of its premium flagship Nexus phone by $50 for the first time. The Nexus 6P will be reduced by $50 in all three versions as part of Google's holiday sale.
HTC might be introducing another smartphone to the One series. HTC might be introducing another smartphone to the One series. The HTC One X9 is not a follow-up to the HTC One M9, but it is a mid-range, more affordable device instead.
Great deals can still be found before Christmas Even though all of the special shopping holidays are over, there are still plenty of deals on technology items from now until Christmas.
Microsoft said it will announce the next batch of backwards-compatible Xbox One games this week, while Sony is starting to accept suggestions for backwards-compatible PlayStation 4 games.
