Gadgets & Gaming

Microsoft has revealed the “world’s most powerful console”, the Xbox One X. The new console contains the fastest processor chip ever used in a games console, Xbox said, and will offer “true” 4K gaming to users.

Playing video games could help young people develop the communication and mental adaptability skills they need to succeed at university, research by the University of Glasgow suggests.

Up to 10,000 visitors are expected to attend what is being billed as Scotland’s “biggest ever” gaming festival when it opens at the SEC in Glasgow later this year.

It was once Scotland’s most isolated community, a remote archipelago in the Atlantic whose last residents were famously evacuated at their own request in 1930.

LEARNER drivers will have to safely use sat navs to pass their driving test as part of a major overhaul of the assessment.

There’s more choice than ever on TV, thanks to the rise of Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms.

Drinkers at Wetherspoons pubs can now order booze on their phone without going to the bar.

Netflix is popular for a reason – but despite a well-stocked viewing library it’s far from perfect as an experience. Fortunately there are a range of tools and features that can make Netflix searching and streaming more user-friendly.

Couples needn’t worry about their partner playing away from home this Valentine’s Day after a new study found your other half is much more likely to be cheating on you with Walter White than anyone else.

A batch of secret Netflix codes are allowing thousands of users to unlock a range of extra shows and movies.

Facebook has introduced new security measures to logging in that allow account holders to use a physical key to access their social network profile.

Even tech-savvy Gmail users are falling victim to hackers who steal their login credentials, according to a security expert, who notes that increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques are being employed.

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The video games industry across the UK is expecting strong growth in 2017 with a majority of studios planning to increase their workforces.

While shiny new PlayStation 4 Slims and Xbox One S games consoles are likely to be high up on the wish lists of many this Christmas, others would like nothing more than to slip back in time to the golden age of video games, between the late 70s and early 90s.

Sales of Grand Theft Auto V, the most successful video game ever to be produced in Scotland, have surpassed six million boxed copies in the UK alone.

Five new tech gifts on the market in time for Christmas 2016.

WITH Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 signalling a triumphant return to form for Konami, the FIFA series is this year facing genuine competition for the first time this decade.