Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was grilled by the House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday, in an attempt by Congress to further investigate election interference on social media. In particular, Twitter has repeatedly been criticised for showing liberal bias, something which Dorsey adamantly denies. Over the years, Twitter has battled against …
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KitGuru’s Product Scoring System and Awards
Many of you read the website on a regular basis and you may have noticed the awards and scores we give out within product reviews, perhaps without complete understanding of the scoring system we have in place. It's also worth pointing out that award logos have been updated for 2018 …
Read More »IO Interactive reveals why Hitman 2 is ditching the episodic format
Alongside its announcement of Hitman 2, IO Interactive revealed that it would be returning to a more traditional full release instead of the episodic format it experimented on with its predecessor. This is all a part of the developer’s long-term plans to not rely on the “trendy bubble” of games-as-a-service, …
Read More »Xbox is strangely keeping its “Greaseproof” controller limited edition
It’s 2018 and we’ve finally got a certified Greaseproof controller. Sadly, Xbox will be keeping its availability rather limited.
Read More »Call of Duty Blackout targets 60 frames per second but some systems may struggle
Call of Duty is doing something a little different this year. Black Ops 4 will feature ‘Blackout' as a brand new game mode, heavily inspired by popular Battle Royale titles. While we can usually count on Call of Duty's multiplayer running at a solid 60 frames per second, it looks …
Read More »The Witcher will now hit Netflix in 2019
There have been plenty of updates surrounding Netflix's ‘The Witcher' this week. The series finale is in the works, Henry Cavill will be playing Geralt and now, the premiere date has been updated, bringing it forward from 2020 and into 2019. Progress on the show has been going smoothly all …
Read More »be quiet! Silent Base 601 Review – No RGB, No Problem!
If you're going to spend over £100 on a new case, is the Silent Base 601 worth buying?
Read More »Prison Architect gets a surprise multiplayer update
Prison Architect has been around for quite some time and is largely considered to be one of the few games to do ‘early access' right. Now three years on from its full release, the developers are still expanding the game, dropping a surprise multiplayer mode. Prison Architect is adding an …
Read More »Intel narrows down list of potential CEOs, may hire from outside for the first time
Intel has been without a long-term CEO since June, when Brian Krzanich stepped down after violating policy. Over the last 50 years, Intel has exclusively hired its CEOs from in-house but that could change this year as the company is reportedly taking meetings with a few outside of the company. …
Read More »Facebook files countersuit against BlackBerry for patent infringement
Back in 2016, Blackberry transformed itself from a smartphone maker into a software and licensing company. Since then, the former giant has launched lawsuits at the likes of Facebook and Snap. Things on that front have been quiet since, but this week Facebook launched its counter-attack, claiming that Blackberry infringed …
Read More »Streaming startup Caffeine gets $100 million investment from 21st Century Fox
Although 21st Century Fox plans to shed itself of its film and television studios in a proposed acquisition by Disney, the company isn’t leaving the entertainment industry completely. Its latest move is set to rival streaming behemoth Twitch, as Fox has sunk a whopping $100 million into a collaborative social …
Read More »AMD showcases Ryzen-based laptops
Just in time for the back to school season, we were invited to see some of the latest laptops utilising Ryzen Mobile processors. These included machines from the likes of Acer, ASUS and Lenovo, with a range of models on show aimed at different areas of the laptop market. While …
Read More »Yahoo Mail still scans emails to flog user data to advertisers
While Yahoo has faced criticism over the past few years for its numerous hacks, its latest controversy comes from within. Last week, the company was caught indulging the outdated practice of scanning Yahoo Mail users’ emails for commercial data to sell to advertisers. Last year, Yahoo found itself swallowed by …
Read More »Amazon has peaked at $1 trillion market value
Just over one month ago, we learned that Apple had become the first US company to reach a market value of $1 trillion. At the time, Amazon was hot on Apple's heels in the race to $1 trillion and now, the company has officially joined the club. Last night, Amazon …
Read More »Intel’s upcoming i7-9700K shows impressive Geekbench scores and 5.3GHz overclock
Intel's upcoming i7-9700K seems to be faring well on Geekbench's database, while a CPU-Z leak sees the chip hitting 5.3GHz.
Read More »Battlefield V’s battle royale mode ‘Firestorm’ announced
It was rumoured some time ago that both Call of Duty and Battlefield V would house their own ‘Battle Royale' modes this year. We already have a good amount of information on Call of Duty: Blackout, and now DICE has followed suit with details of ‘Firestorm', Battlefield's own take on …
Read More »AOC C27G1 27in Curved 144Hz Gaming Monitor Review
Not long ago, curved screens were the exception. But now we're seeing a solid flow of releases. The AOC C27G1 combines curvature with gamer-friendly features like 144Hz refresh and AMD FreeSync. It's not as keenly priced as Acer's ED273, but has a bit more to offer making it a contender …
Read More »Call of Duty’s Blackout battle royale beta will house up to 80 players per match
Treyarch will be breaking new ground for Call of Duty next week, testing the waters of its battle royale mode, Blackout. It seems as though the developers aren’t holding back too much with stress testing, revealing that there will be up to 80 players per match during the beta period. …
Read More »A new Lord of the Rings MMO is on the way, taking place before the books
Leyou, best known as the parent company of Warframe's publisher, has formed a brand new subsidiary specifically to work in partnership with the rights holder of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. Together, Athlon Games and Middle-earth Enterprises will be creating a free-to-play, triple-A MMO based on elements of Tolkien’s …
Read More »Reported benchmark leak claims RTX 2080Ti performance in games
We are still waiting for final reviews for Nvidia's new RTX series of graphics cards. In the meantime though, we've had a few leaks to tide us over, with the latest claiming to show RTX 2080Ti performance in a number of games.
Read More »IFA 2018: Huawei unveils its Alexa-powered AI Cube
Aside from unveiling the Mate 20 Lite, detailing its anticipated Kirin 980 and bolstering the colour choice of its P20 Pro range, Huawei took to IFA 2018 to launch its all-in-one AI Cube. While not technically a cube, the Google Home-inspired, Alexa-powered device acts as a Wi-Fi router, 4G modem …
Read More »The Witcher TV show casts Henry Cavill as Geralt
The Witcher TV series is one step closer to filming. We learned that the series had landed the showrunner behind Daredevil back in December 2017 and the pilot script was submitted at the end of February. The team of writers have been very busy crafting the first season's eight episodes …
Read More »Samsung considers working with Google to improve its lacklustre Bixby assistant
The development Bixby hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows, entering the market late, struggling to grasp the English language and only able to access resources that were distinctly lacking in comparison to rivals. It seems that Samsung is reassessing its strategy towards its voice assistant, going as far as to …
Read More »Samsung hopes to reveal more details on its foldable smartphone before the end of 2018
Many companies debuted their bendable OLED technology at this year’s IFA electronics show, with Samsung noticeably quiet despite having a foldable smartphone in the works for quite some time. Fortunately, Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh has addressed the matter, hinting that the device could appear before the end of the …
Read More »Another former TSMC employee has been accused of stealing trade secrets
Back in May 2017, a former TSMC engineer was accused of stealing trade secrets relating to the company's 28nm process technology. Now, a similar situation has come to light this year, with another former TSMC employee charged with stealing trade secrets and attempting to take them to a new job …
Read More »Microsoft is in the process of redesigning Skype… again.
Microsoft has been pretty heavy handed with its efforts to bring its aging Skype application up to modern standards, forcing users to ditch the older interface in favour of a comprehensive redesign. Realising that Snapchat-like functionality is not what its user base wanted, Microsoft has announced that it will once …
Read More »Battlefield 1’s premium pass will be free for everyone next week
Good things usually come to those who wait. This is particularly true in the video game space, where patience is often rewarded with lower prices, or in some cases, free content. The latter is true in the case of Battlefield 1, as EA has announced that the game's Premium Pass …
Read More »Razer confirms 2nd-gen Razer Phone is in the works
After Razer acquired Nextbit in early 2017, we knew that a Razer Phone was inevitable. We produced quite a lot of coverage on the Razer Phone last year, from its launch, to a full review and even a couple of follow-ups on software updates. Now attention is turning towards the …
Read More »Take-Two’s lawsuit against cheat maker pulls no punches, requesting “tens of thousands of dollars”
While Take-Two Interactive announced that it would be easing up on single-player mods of Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) last year, it still isn’t pulling its punches with cheaters. Despite ceasing development on two popular GTA V cheats, one cheat maker has found himself targeted by Take-Two, as the …
Read More »Gigabyte AORUS GP-AP850GM PSU Review
Yes, a new power supply from Gigabyte, just before ASUS release their THOR platform.
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