Sony to hold PlayStation event on September 7th in NYC

Next month, Sony will be hosting a PlayStation event, possibly to talk about its new version of the PlayStation 4 console. The event will take place at the PlayStation Theatre in New York City at 3 p.m. ET. While Sony won’t say they’ll be unveiling what’s internally being called as Neo, the company only says it’ll “share details about the PlayStation business.” Speculations surrounding the supposed competition of the Microsoft Xbox One S says the Neo will support 4K games and other media as well as a better processing power to make it work with virtual reality. Sony is set to release its PlayStation-only VR by October and a new console sometime next year.

Source: The Verge

‘Pokemon GO’ reminds you not to catch Pokemon while driving

At this point, if you haven’t heard of Pokemon GO, we’d think you’re living under a rock. The extremely popular augmented reality game has gotten so much hype and an addicted fan base that aspiring trainers (what you call the players in the game) have been playing the game no matter what situation they’re in—even while driving. That’s why Pokemon GO’s creator Niantic has released a minor update to the game reminding us to not catch Pokemon while driving. A prompt will keep showing up on your phone that reminds you not to play while driving and you’ll have to tap on the “I’m a passenger” button to resume playing. Of course, someone who’s driving can easily just tap on the button and say that they’re the passenger even if they aren’t. But what Niantic has done in a previous update is improve its scanning technology so it’s less likely you’ll spot Pokemon while in a moving car than by foot.

Source: GeekWire

No Man's Sky is available today exclusively on PS4 and Windows 10

Deeply immersive and atmospheric, Hello Games' PS4 and Windows 10-exclusive No Man's Sky is available from video game stores and as a digital download.  Based on exploration, survival, combat and trading, the game puts players in the front seat of an open universe composed 18 quintillion planets that are randomly generated (as is the electronic-ambient soundtrack).

While futuristic and immense in scale, No Man's Sky seems to thrive on human nature. Survival. Hunting and gathering and the innate sense of curiosity to discover new world's and life forms. There's also the promise of lots of interstellar flight, first-person shooting battles and various surprises in single player or multi-player mode. 

HP's Elite X3 available on HP.com starting September 3

The most promising advancement in Windows Phones....Ok, the ONLY advancement in Windows Phones this year seems to be HP's Elite X3, the enterprise-focused flagship device that's designed to work as a desktop and notebook replacement (together with some costly accessories), will reportedly be shipping to US customers on September 5 with orders starting on August 29.

The closest thing to the mythical 'Surface Phone' ideal, the Elite X3 is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB RAM, 64GB of onboard storage, a 5.96" 1440p AMOLED display. This is more horespower than many cheap Windows tablets and should be sufficient for running Windows 10 on Continuum as well as some productivity apps.

The HP Elite X3 was announced way back in February. We don't know if it is going to be available in Canada or what the pricing would be if that is the case. US pricing is supposed to start at $700 without the accessories.

Source:Neowin