Super Mario Run might have annoyed a lot of people by restricting the majority of its content behind a paywall, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been popular. In fact it's the fastest growing app ever, even beating out the likes of Pokémon Go. In the four days following its …

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is worried about the state of privacy and net neutrality online, but it's really worried about it once Donald Trump comes to power in January next year. To try and get the jump on that, it's taken out a full page advert in Wired magazine to …

Squanchtendo, the company formed from the vocal half of the creative team behind Rick and Morty, is now working on its first, fully funded game. Unfortunately the details are almost non-existent at this point, but it's good to know that Accounting won't be all we see from the start up …

The indiscriminate retention of emails and electronic communications has been ruled illegal by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), its highest court. This could potentially put the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), often called the Snooper's Charter, in jeopardy. This is the second time the British government has lost in EU …

Very rarely in the world of PC tech does a product come along and win universal acclaim. The original Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is one such product, having built up a legendary status over the past few years. It has won our KitGuru Reader Award for best CPU air …

Following news that months have gone by without many of Crytek's employees being paid at all, the long-time video game company has now announced that it is closing five of its seven studios. While Frankfurt and Kiev-based studios will remain, those in Hungary, Bulgaria, South Korea, China and Turkey will …

One of the longest running MMOs in the world, Asheron's Call, is set to close in the new year, after 17 years of operation. It comes as the developer, Turbine looks to move away from managing several MMOs, transferring the ongoing support for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons …

The Digital Economy Bill (DEB) has a lot of people worried, driving many to take up VPN subscriptions to try and give them the privacy that the bill would strip away. It looks like the matter may become ever more complicated though, as the government looks to pass the buck, …

In what should be taken as a lesson to always, always proof something before you put it online, the quickly pulled IMAX trailer for The Mummy reboot has been drawing a lot of interest since its re-upload. It's not clear why, but much of the sound appears to be missing, only …

Although KitGuru might have competitions of our running during this festive period, we aren't the only ones. Our pals at be quiet! are also giving away a full system, an Oculus Rift VR headset and a bunch of other hardware. You will need keen eyes though, as its Where's Wally? …

Getting on the high-end consumer virtual reality bandwagon is not cheap. Whether you opt for an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, you have to spend hundreds of pounds on a headset and controllers, even if you already own the gaming PC to power it all. Fortunately then, some of the …

The Raijintek Paean is a case/test bench aimed at the enthusiast watercooling market. I say ‘case/test bench' as it is a halfway house between the two – it can be laid horizontally, allowing easy access to the motherboard, or vertically, as with a traditional chassis. Either way, the Paean is an open frame chassis …

Earlier this month a bug was discovered in Netgear Nighthawk routers that left them vulnerable to hacks. While there was much concern about how widespread the vulnerability was, Netgear has now addressed the problem and is rolling out a firmware update worldwide. Models that were confirmed to be affected by the …

The use of virtual private networks (VPNs) has increased dramatically in the UK as the controversial Digital Economy Bill and Investigatory Powers Bill have progressed through parliament. In the case of some VPNs, UK customers have more than doubled, with many concerned for their privacy and access to content. The …

Heatsinks on G.Skill's new Trident Z RGB DDR4 modules come complete with some unique heatspeaders, which should really stand out from the crowd. Along with some high-end metalwork to make sure the RAM chips don't get too toasty, these sticks have a translucent band which lights up when in use, …

Do you know Hearthstone like the back of your hand? Can you and a pal talk your friends' ears off with endless chatter of which card trumps which and what the best deck building strategy is? Can you top it all off with a winning personality? Then you might be …

Nvidia has been keeping quiet when it comes to the GTX 1080Ti, though that hasn't stopped information from leaking out over the last few months. Today, we got our best confirmation yet that the card is coming soon, as a job opening openly lists the GTX 1080Ti, alongside a ‘Step …

Terry Crews has been getting more involved in the gaming world this year after embarking on a mission to build his first PC. Since then he has dabbled in Twitch streaming, virtual reality and now, it looks like he might appear in Overwatch as a character, as the actor recently …

Apple may no longer be in the business of creating its own displays but the company is doing a good job of collaborating with other monitor makers instead. This year, Apple announced that it would be partnering up with LG to launch a new range of UltraFine displays sporting 4K …

The second half of 2016 hasn't been great for Samsung but the company will be looking to redeem itself next year with the Galaxy S8. While Samsung normally unveils its flagship devices at the Mobile World Congress, the Galaxy S8 will be delayed by a couple of months and apparently …

Ireland is currently fighting in Apple's corner in an effort to try and get the European Union's to change its mind on this year's €13 billion tax ruling against Apple. We heard that Ireland had planned to appeal the ruling earlier this year but since then, the appeal has been …

While Nintendo has already announced the Nintendo Switch at this point, there are still several unanswered questions on the hardware side of things. However, this week, reports have revealed the CPU and GPU clock speeds of the Switch while in mobile mode and while docked. We also know a little …

Star Citizen's first-person shooter game mode, ‘Star Marine' was announced back in 2014 and since then, we have seen some impressive demos but delays have kept it out of the hands of backers for quite some time. However, this week with Star Citizen's ‘Alpha Patch 2.6.0', players will get their …

Cooler Master MasterCase Maker 5t (the ‘t’ stands for Turbo) can trace its heritage directly from the original MasterCase 5 via the Pro 5 to the Maker 5. The most obvious visual change to previous models is the addition of glass panels on both side of the case. Maker 5 …

Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk could well be set to add another feather to his already rather busy cap. Annoyed by traffic on a recent commute, he has unofficially laid out plans to dig giant tunnels under cities in order to better facilitate cars of the future. Although …

Nescafé is looking to spice up the Christmas season at one of its Japanese coffee shops with the installation of an interactive, mixed-reality, Rube Goldberg machine that plays music while you wait for your coffee to brew. Available in the Harajuka district of Tokyo Nescafé coffee shop, visitors can listen …

Chinese based Trina Solar has announced that it has once again broken its own efficiency record for mono-crystalline silicon solar panels, hitting 22.61 per cent for the first time. This is a near .5 per cent improvement over a similar development it made in 2015 and a more than 1.2 per …

The Resident Evil franchise is looking to make a big return in 2017 with the launch of Resident Evil VII in January and while many PS4 players have already had the chance to test out a slice of the game, PC players can now join them. The demo is available on …

While we usually tend to focus on gaming peripherals for the PC specifically, today we are taking a look at the Kingston HyperX CloudX Headset, a revision of the Cloud II designed with the Xbox One in mind. The HyperX Cloud II is widely considered to be one of the …

Nvidia's Pascal graphics chips have proved to be dominant in this GPU generation and that goes for clock speed totals as much as raw power. At the finals of the GALAX GOC 2016 overclocking series in Wuhan, China, several teams of ‘clockers were able to push the GP106 – the …