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Oculus seeks new trial for Zenimax case, says the jury got it wrong
It looks like Oculus's legal team is finally making its move, with the company now seeking a new trial for the Zenimax lawsuit. Oculus is under the belief that the jury's verdict went against the evidence shown and that the $500 million fine is excessive. By going back to trial …
Read More »Respawn announces ‘the road ahead’ for Titanfall 2, new content on the way
Titanfall 2 may not have sold as well as it should have on release but the player base seems to still be alive and Respawn is looking to keep it that way as this week, the studio announced plans for upcoming free multiplayer content. Respawn has revealed “the road ahead” …
Read More »Raijintek Pallas Low-Profile CPU Cooler Review
A low-profile CPU cooler from Raijintek, costing under £40. Perfect for an HTPC or ITX system?
Read More »HP is finally launching its vaunted portable VR system, the Omen X VR Backpack
Almost a year after the initial news broke, HP's foray into VR technology will finally reach shops come June this year, reports PC World. Little is known of the device's specs, however. HP has disclosed it will weigh 4.5 Kgs (10 lbs), include dual batteries for hot-swapping without powering down …
Read More »More grief for ailing Toshiba in NAND unit sale
It seems that Toshiba just can't catch a break. After a year of pretty hefty losses and a multi-billion dollar writedown which forced its hand into the sale of its cash-cow NAND business and, more recently, releasing its much-delayed Q1'17 earnings reports without the approval of its consultants PwC, it …
Read More »Microsoft teases Windows Cloud event in May
It looks like Microsoft has some new announcements to make as this week, the tech giant began sending out invitations for its next big event, titled ‘MicrosoftEDU'. However, while previous rumours have focussed on upcoming Surface devices, it seems that ‘the cloud' may be a key focus for this event. …
Read More »Cristiano-phone sells out in 56 seconds
Reports are coming in that ZTE's ‘premium' brand, nubia (sic), sold out just as it went on sale. The smartphone, dubbed the Z17 mini, is endorsed by soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and used his mojo to sell out a mere 56 seconds after it was launched in China, having moved an estimated …
Read More »Virgin Media to turn home routers into WiFi hotspots
If you are a Virgin Media customer, then soon you may find yourself sharing your connection with others as this week, Virgin Media announced plans to co-opt customer connections and turn their routers into public WiFi hotspots. The rollout will first hit customers with a Superhub 3 router and while …
Read More »AMD moving to dual-fan design for reference GPUs, RX 500 presentation leaks
It seems that all of the recent RX 500 series leaks are finally coming to a head as this week, AMD's RX-500 series announcement presentation leaked onto the web, giving us a look at the all-new reference design and some performance numbers. For starters, AMD is moving away from the …
Read More »The Xbox and Windows stores are getting a Steam-like automatic refund system
It looks like Microsoft is following in Steam's footsteps and is putting together an automated refund system for the Windows 10 and Xbox stores. This means those buying games digitally will be able to get their money back if needed, as long as they meet the criteria. The newly implemented …
Read More »Apple may have to delay ‘iPhone X’ due to Touch ID troubles
It seems that Apple's upcoming 5.8-inch OLED iPhone may end up missing its September release date as Apple is reportedly having issues with integrating the Touch ID sensor within the display. This is being described as Apple's “biggest bottleneck” in the build up to mass production of the next iPhone. …
Read More »Buffalo LinkStation Competition!
We know you all love goodies, so today we are giving away a load of Buffalo hardware!
Read More »Nintendo will pay up to $20,000 for details on Nintendo Switch exploits
The Nintendo Switch has been out for a month now and in that time, at least one exploit has already been found on the console. To avoid these surprises in the future, it seems that Nintendo is hoping to enlist the help of white hat hackers by offering up to …
Read More »Seasonic PRIME 1000W Gold PSU Review
Over the last month we have reviewed the full range of PRIME Platinum power supplies and today we take our first look at the new 1000 watt GOLD unit within the PRIME range. This is the first of the new 1000 watt power supplies from Seasonic to break in under …
Read More »Nintendo Direct: New Switch game announcements, lots of release dates
A Nintendo Direct stream was held late last night, during which Nintendo made a ton of announcements. Not only did we get finalised release dates for a bunch of Nintendo Switch games coming this year, but we also got a few surprise game announcements too. For starters, big first-party games …
Read More »Linksys Velop AC2200 Triband Router Review
This attempts to go one better by including not just two meshing units, but three in the kit we were sent.
Read More »FSP showcase new products, including coolers.
We were invited to FSP HQ to see new products including coolers, power supplies and a case.
Read More »Maker gets Cortana with Windows 10 IoT Core Creators Update
Maker aficionados of the Windows 10 IoT Core persuasion will be happy to know that Cortana has landed. The Windows 10 Creators Update milestone has delivered on a number of new features, including the Cortana voice assistant, which can now be used by makers in their Windows 10 IoT implementations. …
Read More »Qualcomm hit with $815 million royalty refund to Blackberry
A court arbitration case between Qualcomm and Blackberry has ended today awarding Blackberry Inc. a sum of $814.9 million, plus interest and attorney's fees, on royalties charged for past sales. The decision is binding and Qualcomm will not be able to appeal. The dispute reportedly related to Qualcomm setting caps …
Read More »AMD’s Ryzen has not brought the price wars we all wanted/needed
As much as AMD's Ryzen has seen the CPU underdog being thrust back into the race, how much of an impact has it really had on Intel's thus-far dominant Core i7 and Core i7 processors? Using Camelcamelcamel.com‘s Amazon pricetracking tool, we've measured the changes in the US and UK, and …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 1600X pushed to 5.9GHz with all cores and threads enabled
AMD only just launched its new Ryzen 5 six core processors this week but extreme overclockers are already setting lofty records with it. This week, overclocker ‘der8auer' revealed that he was able to push his Ryzen 5 1600X CPU all the way up to 5.9GHz using an ASUS Crosshair VI …
Read More »Radeon Software update adds support for Windows 10 Creators Update and 8K output
Microsoft's rollout of the Windows 10 Creators Update has officially begun this week, which means there there are going to be plenty of changes. As a result, anyone upgrading their version of Windows 10 should also make sure to remember to upgrade their GPU drivers. Nvidia's Creators Update compatible driver …
Read More »Philips embraces the curve with new ultra-wide 1440p monitor
We have seen a huge surge in the popularity of 21:9 ultra-wide PC monitors over the last couple of years. This popularity has also led to more and more ultra-wide monitors hitting the market, as monitor makers attempt to one-up each other. This week, Philips is hoping to win people …
Read More »Gigabyte is giving away Steam wallet codes with Z270 and X370 motherboards
If you are planning on making the jump to either Ryzen or Kaby Lake soon, then you may want to shop around for motherboard deals as Gigabyte announced today that it would be offering up to €60 in Steam Wallet codes for buyers of certain boards. This promotion is running …
Read More »Hackintosh builders rejoice: Nvidia’s Pascal beta drivers for Mac have arrived
Update: Last week, Nvidia made a couple of big announcements, the first was the unveiling of the all new Titan Xp, while the second was a promise to finally bring Pascal supported GPU drivers to MacOS. Hackintosh builders and older Mac Pro owners have been locked out of Nvidia's GTX …
Read More »Drobo 5N2 NAS Review
We reviewed Drobo's 5N home/SOHO 5-bay tower NAS last year and now the next generation 5N, the 5N2 has arrived. Drobo claim it's their fastest 5-bay NAS to date with a more powerful processor than the original as well as an additional LAN port to offer improved network performance and …
Read More »KitGuru visits FSP UK
KitGuru visited the impressively large UK headquarters of power supply company FSP where we were greeted by Managing Director Emmy Chen. The purpose of the visit was to meet Joey Cheng of FSP who was on a flying visit from Taiwan. Joey has the job title ‘Senior Manager, Retail Marketing …
Read More »Vodafone makes data roaming free in 40 countries ahead of EU law changes
We have known for some time that the European Union is planning to abolish mobile roaming charges across Europe. This new law doesn't come in to effect until June but it seems Vodafone is already prepared and will be making data roaming free in 40 countries. Vodafone isn't the first …
Read More »Opinion: If you’ve never used Nvidia Ansel, you should
I'll confess – I have only just started using Ansel. Yep, Ansel being the technology from Nvidia that lets you take super high-resolution screenshots, or even 360-degree images, within supported games. I will be the first to admit I am well behind the curve here. In actual fact, when I was in …
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