Qualcomm is fighting two huge legal battles in the US at the moment, one against Apple over the iPhone, and another against the FTC. Qualcomm has tried to get the FTC to drop its case but it seems the commission has a lot of outside support on this one, with …
Read More »Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 3 Motherboard Review
What does Gigabyte provide an X299 punter for £270?
Read More »Burning Crusade legacy server ‘Felmyst’ shutdown by Blizzard hours after launch
Just over 14 months ago, Blizzard took a clear stance against fan-run legacy WoW servers by shutting down Nostalrius. Since then, there has been some discussion surrounding official legacy servers but nothing has come to fruition, so fans once again turned to creating their own. The next big push for …
Read More »Pokemon Go Fest was a disaster
While Pokemon Go has seen a huge amount of success since its launch last year, the game has also had its fair share of widespread problems. That all became painfully apparent on Saturday when the first Pokemon Go Festival took place in Chicago. Many paying attendees went to enjoy the …
Read More »Microsoft is giving up on Paint
Update (25/7/17): Following on from yesterday's massive outpouring of support for MS Paint, Microsoft has confirmed that it won't be killing off the app after all. However, it will be moving to the Windows Store. You can find out more HERE. Original Story (24/7/17): Microsoft Paint has been a staple …
Read More »Nvidia’s new Game Ready driver prepares for five upcoming games and adds ShadowPlay Highlights
There is a new Nvidia Game Ready driver rolling out but this time around it contains a little more than optimisations. There is a new feature debuting for Nvidia ShadowPlay called Highlights, which will automatically capture ‘highlight' moments during gameplay in supported games. Nvidia has teamed up with Bosskey Productions …
Read More »AMD Threadripper to hit retail on August 10th
Back in mid-June, KitGuru reported that AMD's upcoming Threadripper CPUs would hit the market on the 10th of August, based on information from one of our reliable sources. Now, a second source has stepped in pointing towards a 10th of August retail date, while also providing some details on availability …
Read More »Cougar Conquer Aluminium/Glass Case Review (The $300 case)
Now, there are computer cases - and then there's this thing!
Read More »Alienware 13 R3 (Amazing OLED screen with QHD resolution)
We were sent the R3 version with OLED panel. It really is a sight to behold.
Read More »The Destiny 2 open beta will last longer than planned, Bungie announces last minute extension
Late last week, Bungie's Destiny 2 beta opened up for all players on console and we have already heard some of the changes being implemented into the final game as a result of this testing. While the beta was initially set to end yesterday, it is now being extended a …
Read More »Atari throws its hat into wearables with the Speakerhat
Atari is attempting to get back in the game with its upcoming Ataribox, whatever that may be. While very little information has been released on the console, the company has announced plans of an Atari Speakerhat, allowing wearers to blast music straight from the top of their head. The Atari …
Read More »Facebook enter the modular device world with mysterious patent
The idea of a modular smartphone has been around for a while, with many big name brands trying to tackle the ambitious journey to bring it to life. These projects have always come to an abrupt and disappointing end, but where companies like Google and LG have failed, Facebook plans …
Read More »Razer might be making its own smartphone
Back in January this year, Razer made a rather interesting acquisition, picking up cloud-powered smartphone maker, Nextbit. At the time, it was said that Nextbit would continue to operate independently of Razer but a new report has come out this week indicating that perhaps that has changed a bit, with …
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 event kicks off on the 23rd of August
We have been receiving new information regarding Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 8 almost every week for the last two months. Fortunately, it is almost time for all of the leaks to come to an end as today, Samsung began sending out invites for its next ‘Unpacked' event on the 23rd …
Read More »Dell’s latest HDR monitor is quite misleading
This week, Dell launched its new U2518D monitor, the first to offer ‘Dell HDR', alongside a crisp 2560×1440 IPS panel. It sounds good in theory but don't be fooled by the ‘Dell HDR' marketing ploy, as this monitor is far from being able to offer the brightness, bit-depth and color …
Read More »Oculus won’t be launching a Gen 2 Rift anytime soon
We have had the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on the market for just over a year now and while current gen VR prices are falling, many are still holding out for future headsets. From the sounds of it though, we shouldn't expect a second generation Oculus Rift for the …
Read More »You can grab Shadow Warrior (2013) for free right now
If you never had the chance to check out 2013's Shadow Warrior, then you may want to correct that this weekend as the game is being given away for free right now on the Humble Store. To make the deal sweeter, it's the ‘Special Edition' being given away, which comes …
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix Evolve Mouse Review
The Strix Evolve is a real-life shape-shifter - and a brilliant mouse.
Read More »Leo goes six core (Leo’s PC build, July 2017)
We are sorry, Quad core just doesn't cut it anymore. Especially not when editing 4k video on Adobe Premiere.
Read More »Intel is reportedly calling it quits on wearables
While analysts had high hopes for the wearable tech market, things have gone cold on that front over the last year or so. The Apple Watch didn't really ignite interest like many had hoped and Android Wear is still struggling to gain traction. Now, it seems that Intel is ready …
Read More »Samsung turns cold on AI speaker market, source claims Bixby speaker would be ‘unmarketable’
Just two weeks ago, we first heard that Samsung was planning its own Smart Home speaker, which would go head to head against the Amazon Echo and Apple's upcoming HomePod. At the time, the project was said to be in the planning phases but the company may be ready to …
Read More »OnePlus 5 emergency service shutdown bug now has a fix
Earlier this week, a worrying and dangerous bug affecting the OnePlus 5 came to light. Owners of the smartphone came forward to confirm that their OnePlus 5 smartphones were forcefully shutting down whenever an emergency service number was called. Given the severity of this issue, OnePlus began investigating immediately and …
Read More »be quiet! Silent Loop 360 Cooler Review
After a big liquid cooler? be quiet!'s Silent Loop 360 could be just the ticket.
Read More »AOC’s Porsche designed monitors finally hit retail
Back in April, AOC launched a new range of monitors designed in collaboration with the same team behind Porsche. We have already had the chance to review one of these monitors, praising the design but we weren't the only ones to be impressed, the judges at Computex also gave this …
Read More »Bethesda is rebooting DOOM’s multiplayer, all DLC now free
DOOM was very popular when it first launched in May 2016 but unfortunately, the game's multiplayer base didn't end up staying healthy for very long. A big reason for this is that Bethesda split up the player base by releasing map packs, which isn't a very good system unless you …
Read More »Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD 960GB Review
The KC1000 has a PCIe Gen 3.0 x 4 interface with a Phison PS5007-E7 controller looking after Toshiba 15nm 2D Planer MLC NAND.
Read More »AMD’s RX Vega tour confirms it is targeting GTX 1080
In preparation for the RX Vega's official launch at the end of this month, AMD has decided to take its latest graphics card out on a mini tour. During these small fan events, AMD is showing off the RX Vega to the public for the first time and demoing it …
Read More »Intel’s 12C/24T Core i9 7920X to ship with 2.9GHz base frequency
Last month during Computex, Intel officially unveiled its new Core-X lineup and while most of those new CPUs are already on the market, there are still four Core i9 SKUs we have yet to see. Intel still has a few more SKUs up its sleeve, with 12C/24T, 14C/28T, 16C/32T and …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved’s price hike was forced by physical retailers
Earlier this month, we saw the digital pricing for Ark: Survival Evolved jump to £55/$60 on console and PC, ahead of the game's full release in August. While the UK price has since been adjusted to £49.99, the new price is still far higher than most would have wanted and …
Read More »Alphacool launches Eisblock HDX 2 and HDX 3 SSD coolers
M.2 SSDs are fast and compact but unfortunately in a high-end rig, they can get hot, which can have an adverse effect on performance. We have already seen some motherboard makers start to integrate M.2 SSD coolers into their design but if you happen to have a board that doesn't …
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