As part of its preparation for the introduction of tough new EU safety requirements for power supplies in 2019, FSP invited KitGuru along to its main office in Taiwan just ahead of Computex 2018. We were given a tour of the safety lab process by the engineer who runs it, …
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Court determines that Samsung doesn’t have to keep ageing smartphones up to date
It seems that Samsung is constantly scrutinised for its update practices across its Android smartphones, from its choice to swap monthly for quarterly security updates with certain handsets to not updating older devices at all. A Dutch court in The Hague has concluded that Samsung isn’t legally obligated to maintain …
Read More »Microsoft has overtaken Google as the world’s third most valuable company
Google’s parent company Alphabet and Microsoft have been tussling for the title of the world’s third most valuable company for quite some time, with the search giant holding onto the spot for the past three years. Microsoft has once again overtaken its rival, valued at $753 billion over Google’s at …
Read More »Epic Games introduces ‘vehicles’ into Fortnite: Battle Royale
Despite being a core part of rival, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, vehicles have been noticeably missing from Fortnite: Battle Royale since the title launch last September. Epic Games has now rectified this, introducing the game’s first mode of transport: A shopping cart. Also known as a trolley here in Britain, Epic’s entertaining …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has been confirmed, will bring more RPG mechanics
Assassin's Creed games have a habit of leaking well in advance of announcement. That changed this year, with very little being said about the next game in the series. Unfortunately, Ubisoft couldn't quite make it all the way until E3 without the surprise getting out. It looks like Assassin's Creed …
Read More »Roccat set to debut its own mechanical keyboard switch at Computex
While Cherry MX seems to dominate the mechanical key switch world, there’s no shortage of options including Kailh, Logitech’s Romer-G and Razer Switches. Although a little late to the game, Roccat is now weighing in with its own mechanical switches in an effort to curb the issue of contact bouncing. …
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Read More »ASUS demos new Chromebox 3 CN65 at Google HQ
Back at CES 2018, ASUS launched its new range of Chromeboxes, aptly named Chromebox 3. We were invited to Google HQ in London to get a look at the new products, and hear more about Chrome OS itself. Starting with the Chromebox 3's hardware, this mini system is powered by …
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