Mobile

OnePlus relished in the success of its OnePlus 5 launch with many first time users taking to social media to praise its speed, software and relatively low price. The very same day, the company has come under fire for cheating its benchmark scores and lying about the true performance. Traditionally, …

Leaks are a bit of an issue for tech companies far and wide but the situation only gets worse for larger companies. For instance, Apple can't seem to keep anything secret, in-fact, it appears to be so bad at stopping leaks that even the the company's policy on how to …

Dom takes a trip to check out Acer's ultra-wide behemoth.

Today we look at a preproduction Asus ROG GX501VI Zephyrus with Nvidia Max-Q technology

OnePlus has made headlines the past few weeks, with each leak of its new flagship-killer leaving fans a little less settled. After three and a half years in development, the OnePlus 5 has been fully revealed ahead of its launch on the 27th of June. With just a slight markup …

Samsung's much anticipated return to the phablet market is approaching fast as a new report this week claims that Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Note 8 in August. This is the second time we have heard of an August launch for the Note flagship, so it is looking more …

KitGuru was fortunate enough to be invited one of MSI's giant factories in Shanghai, China.  We expected to be given a limited tour and told to ‘keep behind the barriers', but we were actually given full access to the entire process – from the soldering of components onto the mainboards, …

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 1 was the first to receive a shocking 1 out of 10 score for repairability, from the teardown experts at iFixit. Now this week, the company seems to have broken its own record with the new Surface Laptop netting the worst possible score of 0.   Apple’s …

Mobile network Three has been hit with a £1.9 million fine after Ofcom uncovered weaknesses in how the network handles emergency calls. According to Ofcom, Three's network wasn't fit to deliver all emergency calls, with loss of service reports coming in from customers across the country. The fine was passed …

While virtual assistants are becoming a standard feature for smartphones, Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S8 and S8+ launched without one back in April. Now, following in the footsteps of Google, Apple and Microsoft, Samsung has announced a preview for its own virtual assistant, Bixby. A limited number of Bixby features are available …

As of today, mobile networks across the EU will no longer be charging for data roaming across member states. The new ‘Roam like Home' legislation means that mobile customers across the EU (including the UK) can travel and use their allowance of minutes, texts and data without extra charges. However, …

The upcoming OnePlus 5 smartphone has been getting a lot of attention ahead of its June 20th reveal thanks to a steady stream of leaks. This time we are treated to a closer look at the phone as a flood of new images have surfaced online. The images show off the …

Over the last week or so, we have been hearing more and more information about Samsung's comeback to the phablet market with the Galaxy Note 8. However, it seems that talk of an August release date may have been premature, with reports this week claiming the Galaxy Note 8 will …

Razer has launched some excellent laptops over the years and most recently, it expanded on its Blade line with a third laptop, the Razer Blade Stealth. Now, Razer's tiny 12.5-inch thin and light has been upgraded, bumping the screen up to 13.3-inches, making the body thinner and upgrading the internal …

It looks like Google is preparing some big changes to its mobile division going forward as reports this week claim that Google has managed to hire up an ex-Apple chip architect. The idea of Google producing its own hardware for future smartphones has been floating around for a while but …

Back in 2014, Amazon attempted to make its mark on the saturated Android smartphone market with the Fire Phone. This was a product that absolutely no one was asking for and that was reflected in low sales. It didn't take long for Amazon to pull the plug on its first …

With the OnePlus 5 reveal just over a week away, the company has gone ahead and given us our first official look at the smartphone, while also going live with the first retail listing. Unfortunately, this seems to have been a double edged sword for the company, as a quick …

As we reported earlier this year, iOS 11 will in-fact drop support for 32-bit apps. The move was confirmed during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference earlier this week, while also confirming the fact that the latest version of iOS would not be coming to the iPhone 5 or 5C. Apple's iOS …

It looks like we can expect plenty of competition in the high-end smartphone market later this year as it is being reported that Samsung is planning to get the Galaxy Note 8 out in August, in an attempt to launch before the next iPhone. Beyond that, LG, is also said …

It looks like Apple is taking a step back in the right direction as this week, it was confirmed that upgradeability has returned to the iMac line. The latest round of 21.5-inch 4K iMac all-in-ones see the return of upgradeable RAM and even a modular CPU, making it the first …

It has been around two years since Apple first launched ‘Apple Music', its own streaming service set to take on Spotify. Since then, the service has expanded into offering original video content in addition to music and it appears to be paying off nicely, with 27 million people now subscribed. This …

While many fans expected the disastrous launch of the Galaxy Note 7 to be the end of Samsung’s Note line of handsets, it was confirmed last year that this would not be the case. Now, the Galaxy Note 8 appears to be edging closer to release as leaked images have …

The battle for top spot in the gaming laptop market continues to intensify, with notebook specs improving all the time. MSI is clearly one of the front runners and working hard to innovate its way to a leadership position. At Computex 2017, we caught up with MSI marketing guru, Chris Gough. As …

There has been much speculation surrounding the upcoming OnePlus 5 in recent months but it looks like all of our questions will soon be answered. This week, OnePlus announced that it would be revealing its next smartphone later this month,  so expect ‘the flagship killer' to return quite soon. The OnePlus …

Back in early May, we heard that Apple may be expanding its foray into the Smart Home market with its own Amazon Echo competitor. Now, at WWDC, Apple has made the ‘Siri Speaker' official. The product is officially called the HomePod and it is designed to use spatial awareness to …

Back in April, we first heard that Apple may be planning a new iMac Pro, powered by an Intel Xeon processor, ECC memory and better discrete graphics. Last night at WWDC, that machine became a reality, with Apple making the iMac Pro official, powered by an 18-core Xeon processor and …

Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference is officially under way and so far, there has been plenty of talk surrounding the Mac. We already knew that Apple was planning a Mac Pro redesign for 2018, which would be preceded by an iMac refresh this year. Now, the new series of iMacs …

Today marks the final day of KitGuru's coverage of Computex 2017, but before we finish there are just a few more stories to bring you. At the Gigabyte booth we got a look at a whole range of gaming laptops, including the Aorus, Sabre and Aero families. Starting with the P …

We had a chance to stop by the MSI booth at Computex today . We've already covered some of the bigger laptop announcements from earlier in the week but now we have had a chance to get up close and personal with what MSI has to offer this year.  In …

Today, Acer has unveiled two new gaming products: the Predator Triton 700 gaming laptop, as well as the Predator Z35P UltraWide QHD monitor. While neither come cheap, both are packed to the rafters with features that will appeal to gamers everywhere. Starting with the Predator Triton 700, it is a 18.9mm-thick gaming …