General Tech

The rise of cloud gaming has plenty of question marks around it, with ISPs controlling our connections to streaming services being the biggest. Here in the UK, BT is the first ISP to openly support cloud gaming by partnering up with Google to offer a new Stadia bundle. Starting from …

Things have been quiet on the Google Stadia front since the Christmas break but the team is now back and has begun teasing what’s to come for 2020. Aside from promising at least ten Stadia exclusives by July, there will be more than 120 games added to the service this …

The Khronos Group released the first major update to Vulkan in 2018 with Vulkan 1.1. Now to kick off 2020, the Vulkan API has been upgraded to version 1.2, integrating new API extensions and improving GPU acceleration functionality. Vulkan 1.2 integrates 23 “proven extensions” into the core API, bringing developers …

At CES this week, Nvidia’s RTX Studio initiative began to expand once again with the introduction of new laptops and desktop systems from top system builders. To sweeten the deal on the latest round of systems, buyers will be getting a free limited-time Adobe Creative Cloud membership. The latest RTX …

The NAND flash market has been through plenty of ups and downs over the last few years. Unfortunately for consumers, we are looking at another period of price increases, with analysts predicting flash memory prices to rise by as much as 40 percent.  DRAMeXchange, a division of Trendforce, started off …

Long-term KitGuru readers from the early 2010s will remember that we used to have our own forum. While that section of the website is on hiatus for now, the KitGuru [email protected] team is actually still going. Andrew, otherwise known as ‘LimeyGeorge’ reached out to us this week to let us …

AMD had the jump on the 7nm generation, pushing out several 7nm-based GPUs and CPUs. In 2020, AMD is expected to push its 7nm product line further, with expectations that the company will become TSMC’s biggest 7nm customer for the year, edging out the likes of Apple, Qualcomm and Nvidia.  …

Back in early 2017, we learned that Apple would soon be ending its long-running deal with UK GPU maker, Imagination Technologies. At the time, Apple said its plan was to start designing and producing its own GPUs for iOS devices, similarly to how it brought CPU design in-house a few years ago. As they …

There has been talk of NAND and DRAM supply getting back on track this year but sometimes, unforeseen circumstances can get in the way. This time around, one of Samsung’s fabrication plants has suffered a power outage and while the power was down for only one minute, it will take …

CES 2020 is just under a week away now and news of what’s to come at the event in Las Vegas is filtering through thick and fast. TCL will be at the big electronics event and showcasing its next-generation Mini-LED technology. TCL is set to unveil its next-generation Mini-LED technology …

CES is just over a week away now and various companies are beginning to throw out teasers for their announcements. Sony has been quiet during previous years but for 2020, Sony is looking to unveil its ‘unique vision of the future’, which could mean a number of things, but is …

Samsung typically reveals its next flagship smartphone in February, which usually means that leaks start arriving in December and January. As we look forward to the Galaxy S11, the situation is no different, with the first leaks hitting the web, alongside word of a Galaxy Fold 2.  To mark the …

Major smartphone vendors have all reported their Q3 2019 results for the year and over the last few weeks, analysts and market researchers have been sorting through the numbers to paint a picture of the overall market. Counterpoint Research has gathered enough data now to show the top 10 smartphones …

This year, Motorola announced the return of the ‘Razr’, in reimagined foldable form. It is a costly $1500 reboot of one of the most popular phones of the early 2000s. The new Motorola Razr was due to ship in 2019 but due to high demand, the release is being pushed …

A big player in the dash cam market, Thinkware, has announced its attendance at CES 2020 in January and will be showing off some of its exciting dash cam products and new Augmented Reality solutions at the big electronics event. Dash cams are becoming one of the latest must have …

If you are shopping around for some last minute gaming gear over the Christmas season, then AVerMedia is happy to oblige. Starting from today until the 29th of December, there are some big discounts on gameplay streaming and capture hardware. The sale is taking place via Amazon UK this time …

While there were plenty of jokes made at Apple’s expense after the initial unveiling of the AirPods, the wireless ear buds have gone on to become one of the most popular on the market. That success is due to grow quite substantially in 2020 too, with industry analysts expecting a …

With the potential for 8K displays becoming more mainstream next year, the demand for cables with sufficient bandwidth to carry the high resolution is increasing. The premium fiber optical cable manufacturer VIVIFY has just announced a new HDMI cable that is capable of doing just that. The launch of next-generation …

With Microsoft planning to bring Windows 7 support to an end next month, UL Benchmarks is also planning to sunset some of its well-known benchmarking tools. From the 14th of January 2020, there will no longer be support or updates for 3DMark 11, PCMark 7, Powermark, 3DMark Cloud Gate or …

The biggest tech companies in the world are all preparing for cloud gaming, with a big push coming from the likes of Google, Microsoft, Sony and Nvidia. Now, Facebook is looking to get a piece of the emerging market too, starting with the acquisition of PlayGiga, a Spanish cloud gaming …

Over the years, most major mobile networks have tried to keep customers tied to their business by selling ‘locked’ smartphones. While your device can be unlocked for another network if you call up and ask, Ofcom wants to make the switching process easier for UK customers and is considering new …

Google has encountered various issues with Pixel smartphones over the years although compared to past years, the Pixel 4 launch seemed to be going down relatively smoothly. For some users though, there has been one particularly annoying issue, as some USB cables don’t seem to work for charging.  Some Pixel …

We are just days away from Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker hitting cinemas but as usual, the internet is going to be a spoiler minefield leading up to and after release. At this point, a ton of plot leaks and leaked images from scenes are circulating online, so we’ve got …

Back in the early days of YouTube when there were fewer algorithms policing content, Viacom sued the company for participating in copyright infringement. Now, Twitch is facing a similar situation, with the live-streaming platform being sued over pirate broadcasts of Premier League matches.  The case is being levied against Twitch …

Apple’s encryption method for the iPhone has been the subject of much debate for the US government, with agencies begrudging the fact that they can no longer break into iOS devices with ease during investigations. So far, Apple has been doing a good job of defending its customers’ right to …

Over the years, torrent sites have evolved to not just offer downloads, but streaming options too. Apps like Popcorn Time have helped popularise BitTorrent streaming and now the most infamous piracy site in the world is also rolling out the feature with a new site called ‘BayStream’.  The Pirate Bay …

Over the course of this year, Microsoft’s own streaming platform, Mixer, has been making moves to sign some of the biggest streamers to exclusive contracts in an effort to get an edge over bigger platforms like Twitch. Now, Twitch is fighting back by signing some additional deals of its own, …

Back in June 2015, Microsoft spent an estimated $100 million to acquire the Wunderlist app. During that time, Microsoft has been keeping Wunderlist alive and slowly building up its own competing app called ‘To-Do’. Now in 2020, Wunderlist will officially be closed down, with Microsoft’s To-Do app set to replace …

Motorola hasn’t made many waves in the smartphone space for a while but that is swiftly changing in 2019. Not only is Motorola reviving the old Razr flip phone with a new dual-screen design, but the new Motorola One Hyper is looking impressive, with a large bezel-free display and high-spec …

Back in 2015, Google had a big shakeup, forming a new parent company called ‘Alphabet’ and restructuring executive positions. At the time, Sundar Pichai took on the role of CEO at Google, while Google co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, took on new roles leading the Alphabet parent company. Now …