If you like to sit a little back from your monitor, or just prefer one giant screen to a couple of smaller ones, Philips new monster 4K display could be right up your street. The 40 inch panel has a gentle curve to it and features very high contrast ratios …
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Big ISPs to start sending out piracy warning letters
The big four internet service providers (ISP) in the UK have agreed to voluntarily begin sending out warning letters to customers that are suspected of piracy. That means customers of Sky, BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk may now receive a warning if their IP address is thought to be involved …
Read More »Speedlink Ultor Mechanical Keyboard Review
While many peripheral makers are currently chasing down the RGB trend, there is still plenty of room in the market for a standard mechanical keyboard. Today, we are taking a look at the Speedlink Ultor, a mechanical keyboard offering up red switches, macro support and more, all wrapped up in …
Read More »PC sales declined again in 2016
Worldwide PC sales fell for the fifth year in a row in 2016, totalling 269.7 million units. This represents a 6.2 per cent decline on 2015. Analysts highlight how the most growth has been in sectors of innovation, while stagnation in others has given consumers few reasons to upgrade. Industries …
Read More »Rocket League has been played by 25 million people
Rocket League continues to be one of the most popular games in the world and developer Psyonix really puts that into context for us when it claims that over a billion matches have been played. That shouldn't be too surprising though, as throughout the life of the game more than 25 …
Read More »Dell cancels its 4K OLED monitor due to image quality issues
At CES last January, Dell came to the show armed with a brand new monitor, the UP3017Q, which aimed to take on the professional display market with its own 30-inch 4K OLED panel. Those who got to see it last year appeared to be quite impressed but unfortunately, the monitor …
Read More »Samsung has recovered 96% of Galaxy Note 7s in US
Samsung has been making an effort to recall Galaxy Note 7 units for several months now but despite bans on planes and repeated press, there were those that continued to hang on to their potentially dangerous devices. This caused Samsung to begin forcing updates on remaining Note 7s, cutting off …
Read More »The European Union proposes law to stop browser cookie pop-ups
Back in 2012, the European Union passed a law requiring websites to give visitors a warning regarding browser cookies. These pop-ups or banner warnings are now common place across the web and were initially intended to protect user privacy but for the most part, they are just seen as an …
Read More »AMD set to launch Ryzen before March 3rd
If you are still hanging on for AMD to release its first Ryzen CPU before upgrading your system, then it looks like you won't need to wait much longer as reports this week indicate that the launch will be happening before the 3rd of March. AMD has been showing off …
Read More »Samsung said to launch smartphone with foldable display this year
Samsung has been experimenting with foldable/flexible displays for quite some time, showing off its new technology at trade shows for a number of years now. However, now things appear to be at a point where Samsung can release a tangible product using its flexible display tech, with rumours this week …
Read More »Oculus says Zenimax lawsuit is wasteful as trial kicks off
Way back in 2014, Zenimax Media filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR, accusing former id Software employee, John Carmack of theft, while also bashing Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey. Now this week, the trial has finally kicked off with Oculus sticking to its guns, ruling out the lawsuit as a “wasteful …
Read More »Platinum Games speaks out on Scalebound cancellation
Earlier this week, Microsoft shocked us all with the cancellation of Scalebound, a third-party exclusive game that has been in development at Platinum Games for several years now. While we have heard statements from Microsoft on the matter, Platinum Games had yet to speak out but today, the studio broke …
Read More »Building a custom watercooled system in 2017?
I had already installed an Aqua Computer Kryos NEXT block on my Intel Xeon along with a Watercool Heatkiller top on my D5 pump and had one of their Tube 100 reservoirs on order. The EKWB X3 reservoir you can see in that video worked perfectly well (although the location …
Read More »37 million plug-in electric vehicles on roads by 2025, claims report
As prices for electric vehicles continue to fall and availability of charging stations improve, we could have as many as 68 million electric and hybrid vehicles around the world by 2025, with more than half of those being plug-in vehicles. Much of this will be driven by reduction in production costs …
Read More »Firefox continues to recover as IE, Safari falter
Desktop browser usage was once dominated by Internet Explorer, but those days are long gone. Today Chrome rules the roost and as Internet Explorer usage took a huge dip in 2016, many of those transitioned over to the Google browser. However at the tail end of the year Firefox began …
Read More »Review MSI boards and get up to £30 cash back
UK KitGuru readers, if you are looking for a new motherboard, MSI is currently offering a pretty decent deal for anyone willing to leave it a review. If you buy one of select MSI Z270 motherboards before the 5th February and leave a review, you could earn up to £30 …
Read More »Intel processor competition winners announced
It would appear that many KitGuru readers want a new Intel CPU! Since we launched the competition at the start of January we have had over 45,000 entries to win a 6950x, 5960x, 6700k or 6600k processor! Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter. Yes, its time to …
Read More »HyperX Cloud Stinger Headset Review
In an increasingly saturated peripheral market, HyperX are hoping their new Cloud Stinger can become the ‘go-to' headset if you are on a budget. Priced at £49.99, it comes in cheaper than the acclaimed Cloud and Cloud II headsets while keeping familiar features from those devices, including memory foam ear pads …
Read More »Obama’s farewell address can be viewed in VR
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama gave his farewell speech last night and for the first time in history, it can be viewed in its entirety in 360 degree video form. That means that if you have a compatible VR headset, be it PC or mobile based, you can take in …
Read More »Focal Utopia takes the crown as world’s most expensive headphones
We all know that being an audiophile can get very expensive very quickly. In-fact, we've previously reviewed some of the best headphones and amps that money can buy. However, none of those were quite as expensive as the Focal Utopia, a new pair of headphones created by Tournaire, hitting the …
Read More »Cooler Master launches MasterMouse S and S Lite
Back in August 2016, we saw the launch of the Cooler Master ‘MasterMouse', which aimed to provide users with more choice in their gaming peripherals with swappable body covers. This year, the MasterMouse range is expanding with the MasterMouse S and MasterMouse Lite S, two small, elegant gaming mice with …
Read More »Oculus co-founder sees mobile being the future of VR
While Oculus initially found its footing in the PC gaming community, since being acquired by Facebook several years back, the company has expanded its scope significantly. Over time we have seen the company expand its focus into other areas and now, it looks like one of the company's co-founders is …
Read More »IBM filed over 8000 patents in the US in 2016
It looks like IBM's Research and Development department kept itself incredibly busy last year as it turns out the company filed a record breaking 8,088 patents in the US over the course of 2016. This means IBM has kept its streak going, filing the most US-based patents in a year …
Read More »Microsoft has begun hiding its Scalebound related posts and videos
Late last night we learned that Platinum Games and Microsoft had gone their separate ways, cancelling the upcoming Xbox/Windows 10 exclusive game Scalebound, despite it being in active development for several years and due to release in 2017. Microsoft has confirmed that the game is cancelled and now it looks …
Read More »1.5 million ESEA accounts compromised after hack
If you are a serious Counter-Strike player, whether it be 1.6 or Global Offensive, then chances are you've come across the ESEA (Esports Entertainment Association) at some point. If you happened to be a member of the premium matchmaking service, then you may want to keep an eye out as …
Read More »Samsung is pushing to sell 60 million Galaxy S8 units this year
Samsung may have stumbled at the end of 2016 with the launch and recall of the Galaxy Note 7 but it looks like the company is looking to make up for that this year by doubling down on the Galaxy S8. According to reports this week, Samsung has set lofty …
Read More »Two of Razer’s Project Valerie prototypes stolen, $25,000 reward on the table
Just yesterday we learned that Razer had two of its very impressive prototypes stolen from its booth at CES. Razer CEO, Min-Liang Tan was the first to make the theft public, suggesting that this could potentially be a case of corporate espionage. Since then, some new details have come to …
Read More »Snapchat to move headquarters to London
In a surprising move for an encrypted chat service considering the UK's stance on surveillance, Snapchat has announced its intention to open a new international headquarters to London. This is also practically unheard of in the tech space, with most companies preferring tax-routing countries like Ireland to host their services in …
Read More »Alphabet’s Waymo LIDAR investment drops costs by 90 per cent
Waymo, the automated car development branch of Google parent company, Alphabet, is set to drop the cost of producing LIDAR sensor technology by as much as 90 per cent. That could help hurdle one of the biggest stumbling blocks on the road to getting automated cars on public road ways. As …
Read More »QNAP TS-231P 2-Bay NAS Review
Designed as an affordable and powerful NAS, the 2-bay TS-231P is the mid-range model of QNAP's latest family of NAS drives aimed at SOHO/Home use, the TS-x31P series. It's sandwiched between the single bay TS-131P and the flagship 4-bay TS-431P. All three models in the range are powered by an …
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