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Chinese PUBG hack developers have been arrested and fined $5 million

Developers of the popular battle royale game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) have released a statement updating players on the status of their anti-cheating efforts in the game. The update was posted on PC-gaming platform Steam and details the arrest by Chinese authorities of 15 individuals that were suspected of developing and selling hack programs for PUBG . As a result of the arrests, the suspects have been fined over $5 million. According to the statement from Chinese authorities, some of the programs included Trojan Horse viruses, which “developers used to control users’ PCs, scan their data, and extract information illegally”. Of the 15 suspects, there were only five that were explicitly mentioned by name: “OMG”, “FL”, “火狐”, “须弥” and “炎黄”. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tips and tricks Ongoing efforts Cheating in PUBG is a major issue that the game's developers take “extremely seriously”. This much is clear from the anti-cheating software that they've emplo...

The best noise-cancelling headphones 2018

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Best Noise-Cancelling Headphones Buying Guide: Welcome to TechRadar's round-up of the best noise-cancelling headphones you can buy in 2018. Traveling, by all accounts, is one of life's great rewards. To travel, to see the world, whether for work or for pleasure, is not only an admirable venture but one of its best pursuits, too. Augustine of Hippo, a theologian from around the year 400 A.D. put it best, “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”  While we whole-heartedly agree with Augustine, one thing has changed since then, and that's the way in which we travel. We've gone from horse and chariot to jet-engine and Boeing 737, and the world has never been the same. To that end, just as the nature of travel has changed, so too has the technology that we use to make the journey more comfortable. Take, for example, wireless noise-cancelling headphones. Put them on, and all the outside noise fades away.  So what makes a pair of truly excellent...

Best wireless headphones 2018: our pick of the best ways to cut the cord

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Best Wireless (Bluetooth) Headphones: Welcome to TechRadar's guide to the best wireless and Bluetooth headphones you can buy in 2018. Technology innovates upon itself nearly every single day. A technology that you grew up with two, three, four or more decades ago probably either doesn't exist anymore or has been improved upon drastically.  Take headphones for example.  Years ago, the only option was traditional wired on- or over-ear cans. But as technology improved, earbuds hit the market and soon the biggest names in audio weaved wireless Bluetooth tech into their most popular products. These days Bluetooth wireless technology has improved to allow audio to be transmitted in Hi-Res, and batteries have improved to allow you to get several days of use out of a pair of headphones without needing to charge them. We've entered the golden era of wireless technology.  Love them or hate them, wireless headphones are here to stay, and the removal of the headphone jack from ...

Best PC gaming chair 2018: the best gaming chairs to play in comfort

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Are you tired of walking away from a PC gaming session looking like the Hunchback of Notre Dame after hunching over your desk while gaming? Well, there’s a solution: you can kick back and get comfy in one of the best PC gaming chairs you can buy in 2018. Because if you’re ruling the leaderboards, shouldn’t you be comfortable in one of these gaming thrones? But, look, we get it, it’s easy to grow complacent with your old clunker of a seat rather than take the time to shop for one of the best PC gaming chairs. And, that’s why we made this list of the best gaming chairs for you – in classic TechRadar style. To be clear, there are a ton of gaming chairs out there. Some look like traditional office chairs, featuring all-black, ‘real-leather’ designs, like our number one choice, the noblechairs Epic Real Leather. Others fully embrace the gamer aesthetic, and intend to make you look like a futuristic race car driver, which is awesome – even if you are just playing DOTA 2. Whatever your per...

MacBook Air 2018: what we want to see

The best iPhone X cases

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With a starting price of $999 / £999 / AU$1,579 the iPhone X is a phone you’ll want to keep protected more than any other, especially with the glass back and lack of bezels potentially making it more susceptible to damage than previous models. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of ways to keep it safe, with dozens if not hundreds of cases already available, suiting just about every budget, style and need. Below, you’ll find several recommendations that cover a wide range of budgets and style preferences. While some of these options are untested, they are each a cut above the rest due to their value and design, and are backed by positive consumer feedback. Note: we've ranked these from cheapest to most expensive according to prices at time of writing. Here, you can check out the best iPhone 8 cases Olixar Ultra-Thin Gel Case This is one of the cheapest iPhone X cases on the market right now and it should protect your phone from the odd scratch.  We don't think it'll...