Over the years, smartphone makers have landed in various controversies all in an effort to get an edge over the competition. This ranges from cheating on benchmarks to outright paying for positive reviews. We've covered both of these topics here at KitGuru several times over the years but for some reason, smartphone makers continue to try and push their luck.
Read More »Oculus co-founder is offering free Rift repair kits
Despite no longer being employed by Oculus, Palmer Luckey is looking out for owners of the Rift CV1 by offering free repair kits to those affected by audio issues.
Read More »Huawei has been accused of reverse engineering Apple tech
Huawei’s flagship smartphones more often than not receive fantastic reviews, prompting many to look ahead towards the release of the P30 next month. This could be marred by another episode of Huawei versus the world, as the company has once again been accused of tactically thieving Apple’s trade secrets. The …
Read More »Leo Says 37: Honest Reviews, The Verge VOX takedown BitWit, W3175X, ROG Dominus, AMD profits!
Leo is back after a brief hiatus and this week he has a lot of topics to discuss. He discusses the post I made a few weeks ago as well as VOX Media taking on BitWit for a takedown on their 'build a PC video' from months ago. It failed. Leo also discusses Intel's new W3175X £3,000 processor, the ROG Dominus motherboard, G.Skill's new high capacity memory kits and many other topics. It's a good video, even by LEO's standards.
Read More »AMD talk to KitGuru about AMD LINK
There is a really, really good chance you know who AMD is. With their own extensive range of processors and graphics cards, if you're a PC user, they've likely been on your radar for a very long time. What you might not know however is that a little over a year ago they released a mobile app to go hand in hand with their Radeon graphics card.
Read More »Vox Media caught trying to suppress criticism from tech YouTubers with false DMCA notices
A familiar tale of false copyright strikes, YouTube drama and big media companies attempting to suppress Fair Use.
Read More »Mozilla will use Ubisoft’s machine learning platform to quell Firefox bugs
In partnership with Ubisoft, Mozilla will be using Clever-Commit machine learning to detect errors within the Firefox updates before they go live.
Read More »AOC’s latest monitor boasts a 32-inch 1440p panel, 144Hz refresh rate and FreeSync for under £400
AOC is expanding on its gaming monitor offerings this month with the arrival of the CQ32G1- a 31.5″ 1440p monitor complete with a 144Hz refresh rate and FreeSync support.
Read More »MSI Prestige Photography Competition from Shoreditch UK
MSI held their first ever photography competition last weekend in the Techspace in Shoreditch. The room was kitted out with strobe lights, various props, professional models, cameras, laptops and some very tasty looking cupcakes. Amateur and professional photographers alike were invited to attend to shoot the best picture.
Read More »Anthem PC – First Look!
Last weekend I gave the Anthem Demo a go only a few weeks away from their unfortunate VIP demo connectivity and bug issues I was a little more than cautiously optimistic about the experience. EA revealed a rather confusing release schedule matrix, but the full version of Anthem will be released for Origin Access Premier subscribers from the 15th of February, The rest of us get to play it on the 22nd.
Read More »Radeon VII is available now, starting at £649
The NDA has been lifted on the Radeon VII graphics card. The reviews are in and retail listings are now starting to go live. Here in the UK, there are several Radeon VII options available at launch, each with a three-game bundle, with prices starting at £650.
Read More »No custom Radeon VII at launch, AMD say partners free to make them
As we prepare for our Radeon VII launch review and video, we spoke with partners today about getting hold of custom versions of cards for follow up reviews. Every AMD partner we have spoken to at this point has told us that they will not be releasing custom versions of the Radeon VII, with one partner even indicating that AMD have restricted the releases to strictly reference BBA cards.
Read More »Sources: There won’t be any custom Radeon VII’s or overclocked editions
Sources speaking with KitGuru have confirmed that Radeon VII will be reference-only, with no custom versions from board partners.
Read More »KitGuru explores retro gaming in 2019
KitGuru’s Storm and Damien visited the Retro Games Fair in Leeds, a celebration of video games, merchandise and the technology of yesteryear.
Read More »AMD Radeon VII Unboxing!
AMD's Radeon VII has arrived - today we unbox it and give you an overview of the card
Read More »Early adopters for RTX laptops will want to double check their version Windows
RTX laptops are finally hitting retail but early adopters will want to double check their version of Windows if they want to take advantage of ray-tracing.
Read More »Kick off 2019 with an SSD upgrade! (closed)
There is just ONE day left to enter our competition with TOSHIBA. We are giving away TWO brand new SSDs- if you are in need of fresh and speedy storage, then get your entry in fast!
Read More »Nvidia cuts Q4 earnings estimates due to ‘lower than expected’ Turing sales
Nvidia lowers Q4 financial expectations following "lower than expected" sales for high-end Turing graphics cards.
Read More »Ubisoft’s zero tolerance policy against cheaters in Siege is a double-edged sword
Rainbow Six Siege has come a long way in its anti-cheat efforts, but it seems as though Ubisoft still can’t prevent false positive bans.
Read More »Rumour: Intel’s 10nm launch may be impacted by chipset issues
At CES earlier this month, Intel finally demonstrated its first 10nm processor for desktops. The Ice Lake CPU is supposed to arrive by the end of 2019 after plenty of delays. Unfortunately, there may still be unforeseen complications, as industry rumours claim that Intel is struggling with implementing PCIe 4.0 support in the chipset.
Read More »AMD ensures day one Linux support with the Radeon VII
AMD has assured fans that its upcoming Radeon VII GPU will support Linux from day one.
Read More »European lawmakers struggle to finalise Article 13, with negotiations delayed once again
EU Member States have refused a compromise position on Article 13, further delaying negotiations of its final text.
Read More »AMD responds to Radeon VII low supply rumours
Rumours about low supply for Radeon VII have been doing the rounds but AMD says there is no reason to panic
Read More »Leo Says 36: VEGAS Shooting Guns, Meeting youtube stars, AMD, Nvidia & Intel
Leo is back on UK shores after a long week at CES with Briony in Las Vegas. In today's episode, Leo runs over some additional thoughts on the show, AMD's recent CPU & GPU announcements, Intel's illusive 28-core Xeon, Nvidia RTX and more.
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver update adds support for G-Sync on FreeSync and RTX 2060
RTX 2060, DLSS in Battlefield V and G-Sync compatibility on FreeSync displays are all new features headlining Nvidia's latest driver update.
Read More »AMD files lawsuit against MediaTek for patent infringement
AMD is taking legal action against MediaTek for allegedly infringing on patents related to its GPU and APU technologies.
Read More »Edifier CEO talks to KitGuru about STAX OMEGA headphones and more!
At the end of 2018, KitGuru took a trip to Dongguan, China, to visit Edifier HQ. You will have already seen our product demo videos with Edifier VP Stanley Wen, but we also got to sit down with Wendong Zhang - co-founder, chairman and president of Edifier. In a wide-ranging interview, Wendong spoke to us about founding Edifier, how the market is changing, the exact relationship between Edifier, AirPulse and Stax - and even how the local area plays a part in making the company successful.
Read More »Nvidia is going to start allowing G-Sync on FreeSync monitors
Nvidia is finally opening up its drivers to allow GTX/RTX graphics cards to make use of Adaptive Sync on FreeSync displays.
Read More »CES 2019: Nvidia announces RTX 2060, available this month for £329
Nvidia's RTX 2060 has been announced, bringing the entry-level price of Turing down to £329.
Read More »Asus ROG GZ700GX ‘Mothership’ & 17.3-inch ROG Zephyrus S GX701GX w/ RTX 2080 Max Q
Way back in the first week of December, Sascha Krohn, Global Senior Technical Marketing Manager at Asus made the trek from his office at Asus HQ in Taipei to tease KitGuru with two new laptops that will be launched at CES, early in January. As we said we originally held …
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