Samsung has warned users that a small percentage of both the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge flagship devices are currently experiencing performance issues due to the RAM being mismanaged. Both devices make use of 3GB DDR4 RAM, but due to poor memory management in the software, only up to 400MB …
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The HTC One M9 is getting RAW photo support
HTC is hoping to beef up its One M9 camera software a bit more by adding in support for RAW photos. Since its release, reviewers have picked up on the HTC One M9's slightly lacking camera so the company has been at work making software updates to try and bump …
Read More »Phytium to detail 64-core ARMv8-A processor for HPC in August
The U.S. government recently banned sales of Xeon Phi co-processors for high-performance computing applications to numerous supercomputer sites in China, slowing down development of local research. But perhaps, China will not need any HPC chips from the world’s renowned suppliers in the future as domestic companies are developing a number …
Read More »Latest GTA V patch is breaking mods
If you have been playing Grand Theft Auto V with any mods installed on the PC, then you may find that they stop working after the latest patch. New reports are saying that patch 350.1 fixes up some bugs and stability issues but is also breaking a number of mods. …
Read More »iPad Pro leak reveals size of the tablet and USB Type-C
We have been hearing about the iPad Pro for what feels like a lifetime in the tech world but it seems like the tablet might finally arrive this year and thanks to a new leak, we potentially know what form factor Apple is shooting for. We might get our first …
Read More »Windows 10 won’t come to mobile this summer
Microsoft has been making swift progress with the Windows 10 operating system on desktops since its announcement last summer but it looks like the company needs a little more time to work on the mobile variant. Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10 for mobile won't launch this summer. Speaking at …
Read More »TSST Handy Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review
Recently we have reviewed a few of Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology's (TSST) portable charger accessories. Today we have a look at their portable bluetooth speaker, named Handy. Though not yet available in the UK, it will cost £34.99 – so is not the cheapest speaker set out there. We see …
Read More »Microsoft not honouring Xbox One controller warranties?
When you buy yourself a controller, especially if it's an official one, you expect it to have a fair amount of life in it, even if you're a heavy gamer. However that's not been the experience of KitGuru reader Michael Allred, who recently contacted Microsoft support to make use of …
Read More »Grooveshark shuts down, apologises to everyone
Grooveshark was once upon a time one of the world's biggest music streaming platforms, with a peak user base over 30 million strong. However its near 10 years history has now come to a close, as with a looming damages payment in the hundreds of millions, the site settled with …
Read More »Apple Watch costs less than $84 to build – analysts
All modern mobile devices carry rather hefty price tags, but it is not a secret that their production costs are relatively low. Apple Watch is clearly not an exception. What is a bit surprising is that despite of the fact that the device is hard to produce, it has the …
Read More »What happened to YouPorn’s eSports team?
Although Esports is a huge phenomenon in its own right, it really crossed into the mainstream in 2014, especially with the story that YouPorn, the streaming pornography site, had announced its intention to sponsor a DotA 2 team. It found one too, and rebranded them as Team YP, releasing merchandise …
Read More »Tesla shows off new home-battery tech
Earlier this week we heard that Elon Musk's electric car company, Tesla, would soon be unveiling new battery technology designed with the home and businesses in mind, and now it's done so. The idea behind the new tech, is to reduce dependence on the grid, allow for the local storage of …
Read More »Square Enix’s DX 12 crying ‘witch’ is more real than ever
Over the past two decades, as dedicated GPUs have given us more and more powerful PCs, able to render more and more impressive visuals, we've all become intrepid spelunkers of the uncanny valley. That's the sloped sided trough, where visuals are just good enough to make our brains think they're real, …
Read More »Nokia: We will consider brand licensing model for smartphones
Even though Nokia Corp. does not plan to manufacture its own smartphones in the future, the company confirmed this week that it would consider design and brand licensing opportunities. Essentially, it means that in late 2016 smart handsets with Nokia name on them may return to the market. After selling …
Read More »Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti to carry GM200-310 GPU – report
Although it was expected that Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter will be powered by the very same chip as the GeForce GTX Titan X, it now turns out that the new graphics board will be based on a version of the GM200 graphics processor with a …
Read More »Qualcomm denies that LG ditched Snapdragon 810 over heat issues
Qualcomm isn't too happy about the amount of negativity surrounding its latest flagship mobile chip, the Snapdragon 810. Speculation about problems was further fueled after the LG G4 was revealed to be using the Snapdragon 808 processor, despite earlier leaks and rumors suggesting that the Snapdragon 810 would be used. …
Read More »Dead Island 2 pushed back to 2016
Deep Silver has announced that Dead Island 2 has been delayed from Spring this year to sometime in 2016, much like Homefront: The Revolution. The announcement was made over on Twitter, the reasons behind the delay were also shared on the social network. “We have always set ourselves a big …
Read More »It looks like Watch Dogs 2 is in development
It looks like Ubisoft is going ahead with a sequel to last year's new IP, Watch Dogs, which was hyped to no end prior to release but ended up disappointing many after the fact thanks to downgraded graphics and repetitive gameplay. While it is clear that the original game had …
Read More »Valve can now ban you from non VAC protected games
Valve is opening up the Steam platform even more for developers, allowing them to report hackers and cheaters directly to Valve, who can then block access to a specific title on your account. This means that Valve can now ban you for cheating in non VAC protected games. Valve announced …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will be ported to PC by Nixxes
We have some new details on the PC version of Deus Ex: Manking Divided. To kick things off, the PC version of the game won't be handled by the team at Eidos Montreal themselves, it will instead be handed over to Nixxes, the company behind several other Square Enix PC …
Read More »Thermaltake Core V21 Review: Get stacked!
Generally speaking we think about small form factor cases such as the Micro-ATX Thermaltake Core V21 in terms of the limitations they impose. You are restricted to a small motherboard, you may not be able to use a proper gaming graphics card and there is a good chance the amount …
Read More »Faulty taptic feedback engines could be behind low Apple Watch stocks
The Apple Watch was announced back in September last year, so why did it take until the end of April to officially launch? Well it turns out that Apple may have had some issues manufacturing the taptic feedback engine, with many of them turning out to be faulty early on …
Read More »Unity Engine will fully support Microsoft Hololens
Microsoft announced the Hololens back in January and recently showed the device off a bit more at its annual Build conference last night. Now, Unity, the company behind the popular Unity Engine has announced that it will be fully supporting the augmented reality lenses. The announcement was made in an …
Read More »Today is your last chance to win an MSI GS60 Ghost Pro Laptop!
We have an urgent announcement for all KitGuru readers: Today is your last chance to enter our competition to win an MSI GS60 Ghost Pro laptop, featuring a Core i7 processor, an Nvidia GTX 870m GPU and dual 128GB SSDs in Raid 0! This competition has been running for a little …
Read More »Kinect camera hack helps Parkinson’s sufferers
Even though Microsoft's Kinect camera never really found a valid use for its 3D tracking capabilities in a gaming sense, it has been used in many interesting applications outside of that world. In one such example, researchers at Brunel University found that by using its ability to detect movement – or …
Read More »Using Asus Transfer Express: A Multi-Platform Control Hub
For those of us with more than one device that sees regular usage, keeping in control of where important files are stored can rapidly become a complex chore. And that's without even bringing the differing backup and file transfer procedures of handheld devices into the picture. The Asus Transfer Express …
Read More »US Senator Rand Paul goes after mass-data collection proponents
Republican presidential candidate, Rand Paul, went after fellow senators that backed mass data collection yesterday during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee meeting, where he accused the government and federal authorities of building in an “institutional bias” by sidestepping the warrant system. Paul is also known for his filibustering, …
Read More »Gigabyte adds ‘Broadwell’ CPU support to Intel Z97, H97 platforms
Gigabyte Technology on Thursday said that it had released new BIOS versions for all of its latest LGA1150 mainboards that add support for Intel Corp.’s upcoming Core i-series 5000-sequence “Broadwell” microprocessors. The move confirms imminent introduction of Intel’s new central processing units. From now on, all Gigabyte mainboards based on …
Read More »HBO and Showtime try to sue for pre-crime piracy
Usually when someone is charged with a crime, they've already committed it, but not in this instance. HBO and Showtime, the two premium TV companies set to broadcast the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match in a few days time, have announced their intention to sue the owners …
Read More »HTC Desire 820 Smartphone Review
‘Phablet' is a term thrown around a lot these days, with some quick to brand anything bigger than 5-inches a phablet. Well today we look at the HTC Desire 820, a 5.5-inch smartphone which definitely fits within the phablet trend. With an asking price of under £280, is it worth …
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