As the sun drifted down over the rolling hills in the heartland of South Africa, rancher Manie Van Niekerk sat with his fingers clasped in his lap. At 52, he wore his hair cropped, which, along with a stolid physique, gave the impression of a man who could not be easily shaken. But now he…
After years of predictable roadmaps and often iterative bumps in existing technology, the last 12 months has seen some radical jumps in the capabilities of PC hardware – but few could have predicted yesterday’s announcement that Intel and AMD would join forces to take on Nvidia in the laptop space. A new range of Kaby…
When an album of previously-unreleased songs from their hero Michael Jackson was released a year after his death it seemed, some astute fans feared, too good to be true. Today, it appeared those suspicions may not necessarily have been unfounded, as a record label was caught up in an extraordinary dispute over whether three songs…
Remember last month when Argos promised to deliver Xbox One X at 12.01am? Well, the retailer kept its promise. There were caveats to the offer – as a trial scheme it was only available for London Zones 1-5, and pre-order slots were limited. Still, in light of today’s Amazon UK Xbox One X delivery debacle,…
Frederic had never planned to journey to France. His gruelling three-year odyssey from the Ivory Coast had always had Spain as its final destination, a country in which, he had dreamed, he could build a better life. Yet, two months after he landed in the southern Spanish port of Algeciras, plucked from the sea by…
EA has laid out the roadmap for December’s The Last Jedi season of Star Wars Battlefront 2 content. The main date to remember is 13th December. This is when new Hero and Villain characters Finn and Captain Phasma will arrive; when new planetary map Crait, and new Starfighter Assault map D’Qar, will arrive; and when…
A plan to withdraw police officers from lifeguard duty on French beaches is facing fierce opposition by mayors concerned about public safety and terrorism. For six decades, strapping riot police standing in as lifeguards have been a reassuring presence on French beaches. But many have been stood down in recent years and the rest are…
Donald Trump has attacked local officials in Washington DC for forcing the postponement of his prized military parade amid reports the cost had soared to $92 million (£72m), accusing them of inflating the price and declaring: “Now we can buy some more jet fighters!” Mr Trump, who reportedly wanted tanks rolling through the streets of…
Donald Trump nearly started a conflict with North Korea in early 2018, when he proposed a tweet that "scared the daylights" out of his defence secretary James Mattis, a new book claims. “This is all about leader versus leader,” said Mr Trump, according to Fear, an upcoming book by legendary Watergate journalist Bob Woodward seen…
Italian mountaineers have been left aghast this summer at the number of ill-prepared day trippers trying to climb some of the country’s highest Alpine peaks in shorts and trainers. There have been a spate of incidents in which bewildered climbers have come across tourists wearing jeans and sweatshirts trudging through the snow at altitudes of…