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The Nvidia Shield K1 Tablet is getting Android Nougat
If you own an Nvidia Shield tablet and were wondering whether or not you would be getting the Android 7.0 Nougat update, then you don't need to wait any longer as the update is now rolling out. This update was up in the air for the Shield tablet as the hardware …
Read More »Activision admits Infinite Warfare ‘didn’t resonate’, will return Call of Duty to its roots
Call of Duty has hit a rough patch over the last few years, sales have been declining as players began getting sick of the franchise's on-going futuristic themes. It seems that Infinite Warfare's jump to full-blown Sci-Fi was a step too far, resulting in a low point for the series …
Read More »South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been delayed again
South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been through a bit of a rollercoaster. Development of the sequel has seen the game change hands from Obsidian Entertainment to one of Ubisoft's own internal studios and while we got a great look at the game during E3 last year, it unfortunately missed …
Read More »Valve has three full VR games in development, compares new strategy to Nintendo
Valve appears to be opening up quite a bit this year. Last month, Gabe Newell held an impromptu AMA on Reddit and now just a few weeks later, Valve has held a long three-hour press briefing at its offices, giving people plenty of time to ask questions and figure out …
Read More »Castlevania TV show to be made in style of Game of Thrones
Castlevania is coming to TV screens around the world and it's going to have a gritty (maybe even sexy) Game of Thrones vibe, according to series producer Adi Shankar. The Netflix exclusive animation will be based on Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse and there are already two seasons booked and funded. Video …
Read More »Oculus Research shows off ‘spider-man’ gloves and new trackers in Zuckerberg visit
Oculus VR isn't resting on its laurels when it comes to new and future virtual reality developments. In a number of image highlights from Mark Zuckerberg's recent visit to the Oculus Research labs, we were shown new hand-tracking gloves, new sensor technology and some of the in-house equipment Oculus has …
Read More »Here’s what Windows 10 could look like under Project Neon
Microsoft is going to be changing the way Windows 10 looks, or at least empower application makers to do so. Project Neon is a currently unannounced feature that we all know is coming to Windows 10 and this week, during a developer day livestream, Microsoft inadvertently revealed it. We have seen …
Read More »Buffalo TeraStation TS3210DN 2-Bay NAS Review
The TS3210DN is an entry level 2 bay model and is aimed at small business and SOHO users.
Read More »xHamster porn site protests with sex education promotion
It turns out PornHub isn't the only porn website helping to encourage sex education to U.S. citizens. Fellow nude-tube video site, xHamster has responded to the Utah state's rejection of opt-in, evidence-based, sexual education, by rerouting Utah visitors to its site, to its “The Box” series of sexual education videos on Youtube. …
Read More »Riot has banned 40 per cent of Oceanic league’s pro-players
With just eight teams in the Oceanic Challenger Series, it's hardly a packed pro-scene, but it's going to be even smaller for this year's series. Riot has banned 40 per cent of the players from the eight-team league, with many players sitting out for as long as a year for …
Read More »Intel makes $7 billion investment as it preps Fab 42 for 7nm production
This week, Intel has announced its plans to invest $7 billion into its Fab 42 semiconductor factory in the US as it gears up to start working on 7 nanometer technology. Work first began on the Fab 42 factory back in 2011 but construction was paused in 2014. However, with …
Read More »AMD won’t be releasing Windows 7 drivers for Ryzen
If you are planning on upgrading to AMD's new Ryzen processors next month, then you may want to make sure that you are willing to make the jump from Windows 7 to Windows 10 as AMD has confirmed this week that it won't be shipping Ryzen drivers for the ageing …
Read More »Apple’s 10 year anniversary iPhone to be ‘feature rich’, top storage could be over $1000
We are used to the iPhone being an expensive purchase, even when generational upgrades are incremental and less impressive. The jump from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone 7 for instance hasn't set new performance records. However, this year's iPhone will be coming on the smartphone's ten year anniversary and …
Read More »Mass Effect Andromeda’s new dialogue system moves away from Paragon/Renegade
Mass Effect Andromeda is coming out in just over a month, so Bioware has been trickling out new bits of information here and there. A couple of weeks back we got an introduction to the Andromeda mission crew and this week, Mass Effect Andromeda's creative director spoke a bit about …
Read More »Potential leak reveals details on Destiny 2, including PC version
We already know that Destiny 2 is on the way but even though the game is apparently coming out this year, we know surprisingly little about it. Fortunately, leakers are fairly active in the Destiny community and this week, someone appears to have leaked quite a few details about Destiny's …
Read More »For Honor Open Beta goes live today with new balance changes
Today is the day that For Honor gets one last round in beta form before fully releasing to the world. The Open Beta has officially gone live on PC, Xbox One and PS4 but there will be some changes compared to the closed beta just a couple of weeks ago. This …
Read More »MSI prepares to launch camouflage battle gear
What is MSI's 'Camo Squad'? Read on to find out
Read More »Apple is said to be ramping up iPhone 8 production much earlier than expected
It looks like Apple has some lofty sales expectations for its next smartphone, which is currently rumoured to be the iPhone 8/X, skipping over the iPhone 7S entirely. Normally, Apple would start manufacturing new iPhones closer to launch but according to reports this week, the iPhone 8 will begin production …
Read More »Fire prone Samsung batteries caused a fire in its manufacturing plant
The facility at Samsung SDI which produced some of the batteries for the Note 7 smartphone that had difficulties with surprise combustion, has now itself caught fire. The factory blazed for a few hours, requiring 110 firefighters and 19 fire trucks to put out the flames as they raged at the Chinese …
Read More »MacOS trojans are becoming more common place, new Word file exploit discovered
A new piece of malware that specifically targets Mac operating systems has been discovered. Found in an infected Word file, when launched on a MacOS machine, the file automatically triggers a macro which can download an encrypted payload and begin running it on the user's system. Anyone who's been interested …
Read More »Blood Bowl 2 Legendary Edition adds a lot, but will be standalone
Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive's Blood Bowl 2 is getting a second edition, much like the original Blood Bowl and it's called, Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition. It's adding a number of new teams, new star players, a new stadium and the ability to pause. Like the last Legendary Edition …
Read More »Wikipedia bars Daily Mail as citation source
After deeming the Daily Mail as “unreliable,” Wikipedia editors have voted to ban the publication as a source for the online encyclopaedia. This isn't something Wikipedia often engages in, and it still cites a number of often considered biased publications, like Fox News and Russia Today. “The Daily Mail’s reputation …
Read More »Palit GTX 1050 Ti KalmX (Passive) Hands-On
GTX 1050 Ti without fans? Palit's KalmX has you covered.
Read More »Facebook to close 200+ Oculus VR demo stations in the U.S.
The virtual reality revolution isn't going quite as smoothly as Oculus VR predicted, as its parent company, Facebook, is set to close 200+ of the VR firm's demo stations around the U.S.. This comes amid reports that some of the demo stations would often sit for days at a time …
Read More »Corsair teases the Corsair One, fully assembled system housed in a unique case
Corsair is diving deeper into the world of pre-built PCs this year. Previously we have seen the company experiment with barebones kits like the Bulldog but this year there is going to be something a little different- the Corsair One. This is a fully assembled system all housed inside of …
Read More »OpenVR brings advanced super sampling and more to SteamVR
As much as we like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive here at KitGuru, it is clear that both headsets could do with being a bit sharper in the visual department. Having 1080p per eye does result in some pixelation and plenty of jaggies. However, OpenVR Advanced Settings wants to …
Read More »New EU laws aim to finally do away with content geoblocking for streaming
The European Union is about to make video streaming across borders a lot easier as this week plans were drawn up to enforce new laws that do away with geo-blocking content once and for all. These new laws will affect services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video and could come …
Read More »Tim Sweeney’s anti-Microsoft crusade is still going, claims Windows is ransomware
Over the last year or so, Tim Sweeney has been incredibly vocal about his distaste for Microsoft and some of the company's new Windows 10 initiatives. At first, he took issue with the Universal Windows Platform and went as far as to claim that Microsoft wants to try and kill Steam …
Read More »Xbox 360 game compatibility for PC hasn’t been ruled out
The Xbox 360-era brought around some excellent games but unfortunately, not all of them made it to the PC. Microsoft already has backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 running on the Xbox One but it looks like the door is open for that same functionality to eventually make its way to …
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