Nintendo share rises 23 percent

It is not official but the world went crazy about the Pokemon Go augmented reality game. Young people and so-called adults  are playing the game so much that it got down to mainstream media and even caused a massive crash in the US. 

Helix is a PC/console combo

Microsoft has started to focus on combining PC gaming with its Xbox One console.

In the shops by the end of the year

Nintendo is predicted to have a new handheld console, dubbed Nintendo NX, in the shops by the end of the year.

No-show for Nvidia Shield games

Nvidia’s Android Shield Telly console is not doing at all well mostly because the highest-profile games have failed to materialise leaving users with hardware, a nice spec and little else.

But 3DS sells well

Nintendo has reported a weaker-than-expected operating profit for the July-September quarter but there are signs that things are picking up.

World's first Cortex 72 shipping in millions

Qualcomm made quite a big deal last year about winning the Amazon's Fire TV with its Snapdragon 600 processor. We have to admit that this was quite a sweet deal with great processing power and a lot of streaming capabilities selling for very acceptable $99. 

Speaks Siri, has touch remote 

Apple seems to think that it is all about apps when it comes to the TV, but sorry it is and it will always be about content. 

This is an ex-Parrot

Following Razer's takeover of the company, the open-source console Ouya is officially dead. 

Half-Life 2: Episode Two and ten more games

Nvidia has added a couple of more games to its Shield Hub app store, including Half-Life 2: Episode 2 game.

End of the Wintel alliance

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that the much loved software giant Microsoft wants to by the fabless chipmaker AMD.