No Man's Sky gets major Foundation Update

The developers of No Man's Sky has released a major update for the game that brings some of the much needed features and depth to the gameplay. The update introduces three new modes. The Normal mode is the one you had previously for casual exploration. The Survival mode is the Normal mode with fewer resources and stronger, more aggressive enemies. Lastly, there is the Creative mode, which is the mean feature of this update. It gives you unlimited health and resources for world building purposes. You can now build in inhabitable base for yourself on any of the planets. You can...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 47

This week we find the top ten chart mostly unchanged. This is hardly surprising, singe good value offers aren't that easy to develop and market and you, our astute readers, really tend to cherry-pick them skillfully. The top four places on the podium are the same as last week. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is sitting at the top, followed by the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, then the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) and then, interestingly enough, the vivo V5. The latter was just announced last week and instantly managed to rise to fame and snatch the forth spot. Apparently, that was no fluke, as we find it...

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Weekly poll: Samsung Gear S3, are you getting one?

You heard our thoughts on the Samsung Gear S3, now let's hear yours. There are multiple ways to look at this. First, it's the people who question the need for a smartwatch (or even any watch), but there's not much to say to them. Then there are those that have an iPhone and the Apple Watch clearly has the best support - Android Wear can only peek over Apple's walled garden, Samsung has no official solution yet. The most difficult question to answer is Tizen vs. Android Wear. Google's OS has more hardware and more apps, but Tizen is the more polished smartwatch OS. The mobile payments...

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Week 47 in review: Xiaomi Mi Mix developments, Nokia and Surface Phone rumors

The past week was busy with announcements, but other news still somehow managed to take the cake. The Xiaomi MI Mix, for one, continues to captivate the public's attention. Along with the Mi Note 2, the two phablets are easily among the most popular right now. It is not surprising that fans now want to see more of the futuristic design, especially that of the Mi Mix. This was likely the source of many of the rumors, concerning the Mi Mix Nano, that have been making the rounds. Unfortunately Xiaomi was quick to burst the bubble by denying the handset's existence. However, there is...

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Weekly poll results: OnePlus 3T met with mixed emotions

The OnePlus 3T is proving controversial - it split our voters evenly. well, actually 51/49 against. So, what happened? People are questing the true size of the upgrade. Some say they don't use the selfie camera and would have preferred an upgrade for the main camera instead. Others wonder if the new selfie cam will handle low-light shots okay with its 1µm pixels (the old one was 1.4µm). We didn't see people complain about the bump in battery capacity, but then there's the chipset - the Snapdragon 821 is great and all, but not much of an upgrade over the S820. In fact, this was a...

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Sony MDR-1000X review

The Sony MDR-1000X are the company's flagship Bluetooth headphones. They come with advanced noise cancelling feature, which Sony claims is the best in the business. But is that really the case? And more importantly, how do they sound? Let's find out. Design The 1000X have the traditional Sony laidback design. The headphones are entirely painted in black, giving them a very stealthy look, which is great if you don't want them to attract a lot of attention when you are wearing them outdoors. The earcups and headband are covered in soft synthetic leather that gives them a premium...

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