People trying to flog PS4s with PT demo installed for £1000 on eBay

by Sam Loveridge 29 April 2015 |

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People are trying to flog PS4s with the Silent Hills P.T demo pre-installed for around £1000 on eBay.

It was announced this week that Konami’s Silent Hills game is dead and its playable trailer “P.T” was removed from the PlayStation Store last night.

So, in an attempt to cash in on the sad news, some PS4 owners are trying to do a Flappy Bird and are selling their PS4 consoles with P.T installed for some rather premium prices.

There are currently four sellers on eBay UK trying to flog their PS4 consoles, with two currently offered at a Buy It Now price for £1,000.

There’s even one that is offering a P.T equipped PS4 for a whopping £3,100 with £15 postage and packaging.

If you want a slightly more affordable option there’s also a listing for £650 with £20 P&P.

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Konami announced that the “distribution period” for PT ended last night, with the playable trailer pulled from the PlayStation Store.

Although the company has confirmed it will continue to make Silent Hills titles, the Silent Hills announced at GamesCom last year has been cancelled.

Would you pay such a high fee to play the P.T Silent Hills demo?

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Tag Heuer smartwatch will make the Apple Watch look affordable

Tag Heuer’s eagerly awaited entry to the smartwatch space will launch this autumn with a lofty price tag, new reports have claimed.

According to Bloomberg, the unnamed Moto 360 rival will start hitting retailers ‘in October or November’ alongside an Apple Watch dwarfing $1,400 (£912) asking price.

In contrast the Apple Watch – a wearable criticised for being too expensive – is available from £299.

The iPhone maker’s smartwatch range does quickly move up the pay scale, however, all the way to the £13,500 18-carat gold Apple Watch Edition.

Further details on the Tag Heuer smartwatch’s features list are still few and far between, although Tag’s head honcho Jean-Claude Biver has confirmed the device will offer a 40 hour battery life on a single charge.

It has also been suggested that the device will be based around the design of one of the company’s most iconic timepieces – the black Carrera.

Questioned on his views on the Apple Watch, Biver, who heads up the watchmaking activities of Tag’s parent company LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, stated: “I hope they sell millions and millions and millions of them.”

He added: “The more they sell the more a few people will want something different and come to Tag Heuer.”

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Last month it was revealed that Tag Heuer has partnered with Intel and Google to aid development of its Android Wear powered smartwatch.

"Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technical innovation with watchmaking credibility,” Biver stated.

Guy Sémon, General Manager of Tag Heuer, added: “The quality of Swiss watches is renowned worldwide. When this is allied with the creative technology and global power of two companies like Intel and Google, using the Android Wear platform and based on Intel technology, we can see the launch of a technological revolution in our industry."

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Amazon UK free delivery minimum spend doubled to £20

by Sean Keach 29 April 2015 |

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Amazon has updated the terms of its free delivery service, now requiring customers to spend at least £20 to qualify.

When Free Super Saver Delivery first launched, it was actually free. A later policy change in July 2013 enforced a £10 minimum spend, however.

We’re now just short of two years on from that change, and the minimum expenditure has doubled.

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Amazon hasn’t confirmed why the company has opted to change the offer, but we can take a guess.

The retail giant likely wants to push more customers onto its Prime membership plan, which offers free next-day delivery for a £79 yearly charge.

The company might also be using the hiked-up minimum spend to cover the cost of its wide-ranging delivery options.

The new baseline spend is due to go live at 6pm (BST) tonight.

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Best Gaming Headset for PS4, PC, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360

Whether you’re looking for a gaming headset to take your Xbox One, PC or PS4 multiplayer gaming to the next level or something that will work across all your devices, you’ll want the best gaming headset for your needs. We’ve run through all our gaming headset reviews for the past year to pick the best for you.

Getting your elf on in Elder Scrolls Online? Experimenting with jet packs in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare? Taking on Crota again in Destiny? Biting off more than you can chew in Evolve? Or scoring your sixth goal in FIFA 15? Whatever game takes your online fancy, owning a good gaming headset means you can get involved in the voice chat without loosing the audio quality.

Our list of best headsets has been joined by a single new entry this time around, but the Gioteck HC-4 sits as the perfect entry point in the world of gaming headsets. And for such a versatile headset with some nice features, the £29.99 price tag will feel like you've robbed someone.

If you know some of the requirements you need from your new gaming headset, use our quick links below to skip to a specific product:

Best Wireless Headset | SteelSeries H Wireless

Effortless to use with excellent game audio

Best Affordable All-Rounder | Gioteck HC-4

Cheap and cheerful in the best way

Best All-Rounder | Mad Catz F.R.E.Q 9

Fantastic audio quality and features

Best Headset under £100 | Kingston HyperX Cloud II

An affordable headset packed with features and extras

Best Headset under £200 | SteelSeries Siberia Elite Prism

Our top choice mid-range headset, helped by its excellent design

Best Headset under £250 | Creative Sound Blaster EVO ZxR

Creative’s SBX Pro Studio tech is the star of this show

Best Headset for PS4 | Turtle Beach Elite 800

An excellent all-rounder that becomes extraordinary with PS4

Best Headset for Xbox One | Turtle Beach Stealth 500X

The first ever Xbox One wireless headset

Best Headset for PC | Sennheiser PC 363D

Aimed firmly at hardcore PC gamers

What are the qualities to look out for in a gaming headset? The first thing to do is check whether they are compatible with your computer or games console. If you've got an Xbox One, you may need to buy the additional Stereo Headset Adapter for these headsets to work unless they come pre-packed with the adapter. PS4 owners won't need to worry about buying that extra bit of kit.

Comfy ear cushions and a lightweight headband should be high on the list of priorities as well, especially if you are going to be using them for long sessions. If you want orders to come out nice and clear, a good mic with noise cancelling to filter out the background noise is going to be useful.

Something with surround sound support can help create a greater sense of sound positioning like hearing the footsteps of an enemy creeping up on you. If you want the freedom to walk downstairs when you are taking a break and not get tangled up in cables, considering a wireless option instead of a wired headset is also something to think about.

Turtle Beach, Tritton, Steelseries, Corsair and Razer are some of the biggest names in the world of gaming headsets right now but headphone-makers like Sennheiser also have strong contenders.

Whether you are after a dedicated headset or a versatile pair of headphones that also works for gaming, we've looked back at our most recent reviews and picked out our favourites to consider.

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Limited Edition Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One inbound, dev confirms

by Sam Loveridge 27 April 2015 |

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A Limited Edition Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One console is coming later this year, 343 Industries has confirmed.

According to a tweet from Studio Head Josh Holmes, we should see a limited edition Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One console launch around the same time as the game.

“There is a limited edition console coming, yes. It hasn’t been revealed, but it’s pretty sweet”, said Holmes on Twitter.

The Halo 5: Guardians release date has been confirmed for October 27, so you should expect to see the Limited Edition console Holmes is referring to around that date.

Such a console wouldn’t be the first to arrive for Microsoft. Last year there was a Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare console, which launched alongside the game in November.

Microsoft also released a special white edition of the Xbox One with Sunset Overdrive back in October.

There was even a GTA 5 themed custom Xbox One that was only obtainable through a competition, so was a lot more difficult to get your paws on.

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343 Industries has already confirmed that there’s a few pre-order perks for Halo 5: Guardians, including the Spartan Locke Armour Set that’s exclusive to GameStop in the US.

Halo 5 is an Xbox One exclusive and should be one of the best games to launch this year.

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Couchlet lets you charge your phone from your sofa or bed

by Joe Svetlik 27 April 2015 |

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Turbo power your sofa

What? You have to get up to plug in your phone or tablet? You want Couchlet, my friend – it turns your bed or sofa into a charging dock.

OK, so you do have to plug it into your wall socket, so it's not completely freeing. But you won't have to sit stretched across the sofa to talk to someone while you're phone is charging.

It comes with a 6-foot USB cable that you plug into your wall socket. This feeds into the Couchlet, powering it. It has two USB sockets, so you can juice up two devices at once. The wedge-shaped design means it can sit between your cushions without putting a lump in your sofa. And it has a fold-out leg making it extra stable, and meaning you can slide it onto the outside of your furniture.

The cords run under cushions or down the back, so they're completely out of the way.

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And that's it. It's very simple, yes, but then so are most of the best ideas. Best of all, it's very affordable. You can snag one on Indiegogo for just $16 (£11). Or, today only, you can buy six for $48 (£32). Admittedly six is quite a few, but they'll be handy if you live in a huge house. Or want to dish them out to friends.

It's passed its $30,000 funding goal and still has 41 days to go.

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Sony Xperia P2 leaks

by Jon Mundy 27 April 2015 |

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Images and specs have apparently leaked for the Sony Xperia P2, a new smartphone in an all-but-forgotten line.

If you're drawing a blank on the original Sony Xperia P, that's because it's three years old. However, if rumours from China are to be believed, we're about to see a belated follow-up.

The above image (the P2 is the one on the left) was recently posted on a Chinese website, along with some claimed specs for this so-called Sony Xperia P2.

As you can see from the image, it retains the transparent band along the bottom bezel that marked out the original Xperia P - and indeed all Xperia devices of that era.

It's another chunky smartphone, with a boxy design and a gradually arcing rear that makes the phone measure between 8.9mm and 10.9mm thick. The reason for such thickness could be its claimed 4240mAh battery, which is pretty hefty.

Elsewhere, we're looking at some pretty high-end specifications. These include a Snapdragon 810 CPU, 32GB of storage, and a 5.2-inch 1080p Triluminos IPS display.

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Yes, it's essentially a Sony Xperia Z4 (which it's pictured alongside) with a chunkier body and battery. Except for the camera, which is a lesser 12.1-megapixel unit with a 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS sensor and an f/2.0 aperture.

All in all, it marks a curious return to a long-past design. Combined with those specs, we could be looking at a region-specific flagship - the Xperia Z4 itself is said to be Japan-only, after all.

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