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Future smartphones could ditch traditional rumble tech in favour of a new system built around electric shocks. NewScientist reports that the current build in this new technology – developed at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany – uses two small wired electrodes attached to a user’s forearms that stimulate nerves …

Bungie’s first post-Halo project, Destiny, will not be released in 2013. That’s according to publisher Activision, which issued the clarification after 48 hours of very successful marketing activity was instigated across media outlets online. "Activision reiterated that although Bungie’s amazing new world was revealed today, Activision has not included the …

Sony’s PlayStation 4 will be available for 300 when it launches in the UK, according to newspaper reports this morning. The Times, as reported by Eurogamer, claims that isn’t a Yen conversion amount, either – that’s an actual local UK adjusted figure. "Industry sources and leaked internal documents suggest that …

Bungie's online shooter won't make release date revealed in Activision court documents

Fiscal year 2012 shows 64% growth for mobile publisher

'Internal sources and leaked documents' show new console is dramatically cheaper than PS3

Acton Smith set on cracking America and the Far East, as he delivers a rallying cry for entrepreneurs

Microcomputer to offered to teachers to combat computing education crisis

Tech outfit puts forward prize as UKIE pledges space for event

Yes, you read the headline correctly – The Pirate Bay has threatened to sue a rival website over an alleged case of copyright infringement. TorrentFreak reports that Finnish anti-piracy group the Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre (CIAPC) launched a website designed to mimic TPB’s user interface to build a service …