Mobile World Congress (MWC) is set to kick off later this month, with smartphone makers and app developers scheduled to appear to show off what's next for 2020. Unfortunately, the coronavirus outbreak is thinning out the numbers a bit, with Nvidia, Sony and Amazon all pulling out. On the Nvidia …
Read More »Computex set to go ahead as planned despite Coronvirus outbreak
Since the outbreak in China of the 2019-nCoV virus (Coronavirus), the tech industry has faced concerns about whether the outbreak will impact PC and component production. Apple is already potentially facing shortages due to the temporary closure of its assembly lines at Foxconn and Pegatron. Now Nintendo Switch production is …
Read More »Research reveals Vodafone was the best UK mobile internet provider in 2019
Vodafone beat out EE, O2 and Three in 2019 UK network tests...
Read More »The KitGuru Folding@Home team is closing in on the top 150, could you help us out?
Since we published an article on Folding@Home in January, the KitGuru team managed by Andrew, otherwise known as ‘LimeyGeorge’, has managed to climb in the official rankings thanks to the support of the kind folks who donate their time and PC resources to a great cause. With a little more help …
Read More »Nintendo hacker pleads guilty and faces time in prison as well as a $260,000 bill
Normally when we hear early details about new consoles or video games, it is just a case of word of mouth within the industry spilling out on to the web. In some instances though, more illicit means are used to gather information, as is the case with one California resident …
Read More »Discord cuts back on game launcher features to refocus on ‘core chat experience’
Discord is dialling back on some of its more ambitious platform features, looking to cut out anything that makes the app "too bulky" or takes away from the core chat experience.
Read More »Apple ordered to be over $800 million for patent infringing WiFi chips
Apple often has so many legal battles going on that it can be hard to keep track. The latest case dates back to 2016, when the California Institute of Technology accused Apple of selling iPhones with WiFi chips that violate several patents. Now, Apple is being ordered to pay a …
Read More »Acer unveils the PM161Q lightweight portable monitor
The PM161Q is a lightweight, 15.6-inch monitor with a slim design that weighs just under 1kg...
Read More »AMD had record earnings in 2019, next-gen RDNA GPUs coming in 2020
AMD's quarterly financial earnings call took place last night and aside from record earnings for 2019, AMD also had good news on the 2020 front, with next-gen RDNA GPU architecture set to debut, along with AMD's return to high-end graphics with ‘Big Navi'. For the full year of 2019, AMD …
Read More »Proposed video game console tariffs shelved as US-China trade talks make progress
Back in June 2019, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo banded together to warn the US government against its proposed tariffs on video game consoles manufactured in China. It was estimated that rising costs would cost the games market $350 million per year, while also leading to increased pricing for consumers. Since …
Read More »Intel reports record 2019 financial results despite AMD Ryzen resurgence
Intel has announced its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for 2019 and despite AMD's recent resurgence with Zen 2 architecture based processors, Intel’s annual revenue has increased to $72 billion, which is a record financial year for the company. Intel has recorded a record fourth-quarter financial result for 2019 with …
Read More »Netduma CEO walks us through the latest networking features coming to DumaOS v3.0
NETGEAR partnered up with Netduma roughly two years ago in an effort to create the best router operating system for gamers. This month, KitGuru had the chance to catch up with Netduma CEO, Luke Barlow, who ran us through the new cutting edge features debuting this year. Netduma is the …
Read More »German court rules Nintendo eShop ‘no refund’ policy is legal
Throughout 2018, European consumer rights authorities began taking a closer look at Nintendo and its digital eShop refund policies. The Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) got the ball rolling by saying that Nintendo’s strict no-refund policy was against EU consumer protection laws. Since Nintendo of Europe is based in Germany, the case was handed …
Read More »EU considering several year ban on public facial recognition technology
As technology continues to improve, we are moving closer towards an era where facial recognition technology is going to be more widespread in public spaces. Plans to roll this out may be halted for a while in Europe though, as the EU is mulling over a five-year ban so that …
Read More »Xbox Console Streaming on Android is now open to Insider testers globally
While Project xCloud gains the most headlines as Microsoft's big all-encompassing cloud streaming solution, Xbox Console Streaming is also a very nice feature. Streaming from an Xbox console to a PC has been available for a while now but enabling streaming to smartphones is a newer feature, which is now …
Read More »MSI MAG Forge 100R and 100M cases launch in UK
Back in November, MSI announced its latest series of mid-tower PC cases, the MAG Forge 100 range. Now as we approach the end of January, two of the three MAG Forge 100 cases are arriving in the UK- the Forge 100R and the Forge 100M. Both versions come with mesh …
Read More »BT becomes first UK ISP to bundle Google Stadia with broadband
The rise of cloud gaming has plenty of question marks around it, with ISPs controlling our connections to streaming services being the biggest. Here in the UK, BT is the first ISP to openly support cloud gaming by partnering up with Google to offer a new Stadia bundle. Starting from …
Read More »Google Stadia to add 120 games this year including ten timed-exclusives
Things have been quiet on the Google Stadia front since the Christmas break but the team is now back and has begun teasing what's to come for 2020. Aside from promising at least ten Stadia exclusives by July, there will be more than 120 games added to the service this …
Read More »Khronos Group releases Vulkan 1.2 API
The Khronos Group released the first major update to Vulkan in 2018 with Vulkan 1.1. Now to kick off 2020, the Vulkan API has been upgraded to version 1.2, integrating new API extensions and improving GPU acceleration functionality. Vulkan 1.2 integrates 23 “proven extensions” into the core API, bringing developers …
Read More »2nd generation AMD EPYC processors will power weather forecasting supercomputer
AMD has announced a new deal with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) which will see the CPU giant supply 2nd generation EPYC processors to power one of the most advanced meteorological supercomputers in the world, in the Atos BullSequana XH2000. AMD had a successful year in 2019 …
Read More »CES 2020: Luke and Leo discuss the best bits of CES
Luke and Leo are now back in the UK, but before they left CES 2020 they sat down one last time to discuss which products they were most impressed with from this year's show in Las Vegas...
Read More »CES 2020: Luke and Leo Get Technical – Intel vs AMD CES special!
Just before leaving CES, Luke and Leo sat down to talk Intel Vs AMD
Read More »CES 2020: First look at new InWin cases and AIO coolers
Leo takes a look at what we can expect from InWin in 2020
Read More »CES 2020: Luke and Leo discuss the Intel NUC 9 Extreme
Luke and Leo share their views on the Intel NUC 9 Extreme at CES 2020
Read More »CES 2020: Patriot shows off its SSDs and peripherals
Today at CES Luke and Leo visited Patriot, where we got a look at some new peripherals as well as a load of SSDs, which opened up an interesting discussion from Leo- what can we expect from next-gen SSD tech? Patriot has released plenty of decent gaming peripherals over the …
Read More »CES 2020: First look at the Intel NUC 9 Extreme at EVGA
we look at the NUC 9 Extreme with an EVGA RTX 2060 KO GPU crammed inside
Read More »CES 2020: EVGA’s $2000 motherboard, RTX 2060 KO and more!
At EVGA's CES suite, we check out a cheaper RTX 2060 and a much more expensive motherboard. We also get a good look at some new power supplies and the upcoming Nu Audio 7.1 Pro sound card.
Read More »CES 2020: First look at new wireless earbuds and gaming headsets from Edifier
Earlier this week, Edifier launched a bunch of new audio products at CES 2020. Edifier has mainly focused on introducing new wireless headphones at the Las Vegas event with a range of earbuds and the G7 gaming headset. Our team at CES caught up with Jasmine from Edifier to take …
Read More »CES 2020: FSP debuts T-Wings chassis and 12V-only power supply
Leo and Luke have been roaming around CES in Las Vegas over the last couple of days and during those travels, we caught up with FSP find out what's new in the power supply world. PSUs weren't the only thing catching our attention though, as FSP has its own case …
Read More »CES 2020: Lian-Li Odyssey X, O11D Mini and new cooling gear
Today we paid a visit to Lian-Li here at CES 2020 to get a good look at all of the latest cases. In our coverage here, we go over the LANCOOL II Mesh, 315, O11D Mini and of course, the high-end Odyssey X. Lian-Li had plenty of new cases to …
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