Faced with an angry backlash from gamers who were prepared to abandon the Xbox One en masse for the PlayStation 4, Microsoft has performed a startling U-turn over its console’s policies, announcing that game-sharing and offline play will now be allowed. In a blog post this week, Microsoft’s president of interactive entertainment Don Mattrick explained that the company had taken ... Read More »

It’s time to get all giddy with excitement and start drooling all over again. Just when you thought that things couldn’t get any bigger or better, along comes another absolute beast of a display to vie for control of your living room. Sharp’s record-breaking 90-inch Aquos LC90LE757, officially the world’s largest LED TV, has just landed on sale in the ... Read More »

As we revealed back in April, it looks as if Sony is about to team up with the BBC to film at least some of this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament in 4K resolution when it kicks off on the 24th of this month. The experiment is being described as a “trial broadcast,” according to British home cinema publication What Hifi, ... Read More »

Singer Usher has taken time off from mentoring wannabe superstars on NBC’s popular “The Voice” show to play the starring role in a new Samsung commercial in which he fights against an angry version of himself… with Samsung’s latest Smart TV hardware displayed prominently throughout the action. Usher stars in innovative digital film to show off Samsung Smart TV Directed ... Read More »

Sports network ESPN has called time on its 3D channel in the US, hammering yet another nail into the coffin of 3D television and leaving commentators to speculate about just how much longer the technology will linger for. Can the last one to leave 3D TV please turn out the lights? ESPN said that it had taken the decision to ... Read More »