Two weeks ago, European Parliament sent the media world into a frenzy by pushing legislation that threatened to dismantle the internet as we currently know it. Fortunately, the all-important vote has seen both Article 11 and 13 thrown out, meaning copyright laws are to remain as they are for the …
Read More »‘Stylish’ browser extension found stealing users’ internet browsing history
Stylish is often viewed as a great extension, allowing users to customise a website's look to their liking. It also doubled as one of the top recommended extensions on Chrome and Firefox. Unfortunately, its reputation has been somewhat tarnished this week, as it was discovered that the extension was logging …
Read More »GeChic On-Lap 1305H Portable Monitor Review
This GeChic portable monitor costs less than £300 - but is it any good?
Read More »Valve unveils the top selling games on Steam for the first half of 2018
The Steam Summer Sale will be coming to a close shortly, but first, Valve is taking the opportunity to reveal the top selling games on Steam so far in 2018. As we saw in the 2017 bestsellers list, games are broken down into platinum, gold, silver and bronze categories. Perhaps …
Read More »Netflix’s new Ultra tier charges more for existing features
It seems as though Netflix is keen to shake up its current subscriptions, trialling changes made to its Premium tier and introducing the brand new ‘Ultra’ package. Instead of expanding what its subscriptions offer, however, it seems as though the streaming giant is simply offering all it used to for …
Read More »Loot boxes aren’t gambling in France, but should still be controlled according to regulator
The loot box narrative continues, as French regulator ARJEL released its 2017-18 activity report. While it determined that loot boxes don’t legally pertain to gambling, the practice does warrant a closer look from the board, with ARJEL stating that Europe should form a combined consensus on the matter, rather than …
Read More »Seagate is launching BarraCuda SATA SSDs with up to 2TB of storage
Seagate is of course well known in the hard drive space thanks to its popular BarraCuda and IronWolf series of storage drives. While HDDs have been Seagate's main focus for years now, the company is beginning to make some moves in the consumer SSD space, starting with the launch of …
Read More »The KitGuru guide to mechanical keyboard switches
Mechanical keyboards are a staple for many serious PC gaming set ups. These switches offer more tactile feedback, faster actuation and longer life spans. However, with so many different kinds of switches floating around, it can be confusing to decide which one to go with. Today we'll be going over the different mechanical switches currently on the market, explaining what each of them do differently.
Read More »Intel microcode update inadvertently reveals ninth-gen Core CPUs
While Intel's 8th Gen Coffee Lake processors haven't been around for all that long, we've known for a while that something new is right around the corner. This week, a microcode update accidentally leaked a few details on Intel's upcoming 9th Gen processors, which will utilise the Coffee Lake-S architecture. Recently, …
Read More »HTC launches Vive Pro full kit in the UK and US, complete with SteamVR 2.0 base stations
Upon launching its £799 Vive Pro back in April, HTC made the curious decision to ship the device without controllers or base stations, forcing early adopters to either recycle first-generation hardware or purchase them separately. Although it’s taken three months, the company is now offering a full kit at an …
Read More »Study of over 17,000 apps didn’t find evidence of eavesdropping, but did uncover screen recording
We’ve all heard the stories of someone talking about cat food and then all sudden getting an adverts on Facebook for it. A group of academics must have had enough of it and decided to put these eavesdropping rumours to the test. Unfortunately for the conspiracy theorists out there, the …
Read More »Ubisoft shifts further into games-as-a-service, phasing out “finite experiences”
Despite being known for its open world single-player experiences, Ubisoft has found tremendous success in recent years thanks to ongoing games-as-a-service titles that constantly provide smaller chunks of content across the years. Vice president Lionel Raynaud has stated that Ubisoft intends to continue this approach, leaving behind one-shot narratives in …
Read More »QNAP TS-228A 2-bay NAS Review
Looking at buying your first NAS? The 2-bay QNAP TS-228A could be just the thing
Read More »Australia lifts the ban on We Happy Few following successful ratings appeal
Last week, publisher Gearbox got another chance to convince the Australian Classification Board to give We Happy Few a rating. Following a successful appeal, the title will now see a release in the country under an R 18+ classification. Australia originally refused We Happy Few a rating back in May, …
Read More »Steam Summer Sale 2018- Our recommendations
The Steam Summer Sale is here once again, so we've put together a list of games that we believe are well worth checking out.
Read More »be quiet! is giving away a Dark Base Pro 900 Rev 2
While we run many of our own competitions here at KitGuru, every so often we'll spot one running elsewhere on the web and share it with our readers. This week, we noticed that be quiet! is running a new giveaway for a Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 case this …
Read More »Samsung could have 8K TVs ready by the end of August
Samsung first showed off its 8K TVs at CES earlier this year, asserting the company's desire to make the resolution mainstream, despite 4K just starting to break ground. At the recent QLED & Advanced Displays summit in Los Angeles, Samsung once again spoke about its desire to get 8K TVs …
Read More »Samsung phones reportedly sending photos to contacts without permission
It wasn’t too long ago that Samsung had to recall the Galaxy Note 7 after a huge number of reports surrounding battery failures and explosions. The company had a quiet 2017 free of these issues, but now this year, something new has come to light. Recently, the updated Samsung Messages …
Read More »Bethesda to set a level cap on PvP to extinguish harassment worries in Fallout 76
Bethesda has been doing a lot of damage control upon the reveal of Fallout 76’s always-online requirement, stating that it has plans in store to combat griefers and harassment. While it’s still exploring various methods to prevent it from turning out like the chaotic Fallout 4-76 mod, at least one …
Read More »Valve has hired the writer behind Farpoint and The Invisible Hours
Valve has been making some moves on the development side lately. Aside from acquiring Campo Santo, the team behind Firewatch, Valve has also recently hired some new writers. Most notably, Valve brought Rob Yescombe on board, who penned the story behind The Invisible Hours last year. The Invisible Hours is …
Read More »What is motion sickness in video games and how can you prevent it?
As video games continue to get more complex and realistic, we are also seeing more people affected by motion sickness. What is the cause? And more importantly, what can you do about it?
Read More »OnePlus plans to pair with US carriers with upcoming 5G smartphone
The OnePlus 6 might be just over a month old, but the Chinese manufacturer is already talking about its successor. The tentatively titled OnePlus 7 and 7T will be one of, if not the first 5G smartphones available to the public, set to be revealed later this year. CEO Pete …
Read More »ASUS ProArt PA32UC 32in Monitor Review
It's the most colour-accurate screen we've tested - but it will set you back £2000
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix Scar Gaming Laptop winner announced
Last week we ran a competition giving KitGuru readers the chance to win an ASUS ROG Strix gaming laptop, packed with a Core i7 processor and a GTX 1060 graphics card. We received many entries for this one, but as always, there can only be one winner. The laptop we …
Read More »Microsoft’s foldable Andromeda handset leaks in email
Microsoft has been working on foldable devices for quite some time, with major patents being pushed through at the end of last year. The mysterious new device codenamed Andromeda reared its head last week thanks to a leak, supposedly creating an entirely “new and disruptive” category of handsets under the …
Read More »HTC is laying off 25 percent of its work force
Back in September 2017, HTC began to reshape itself by selling off its smartphone team to Google for $1.1 billion and doubling down on its VR projects. Unfortunately, it looks like HTC is in fact still struggling, with the firm announcing today that it will be laying off 1,500 employees, …
Read More »Gigabyte reportedly expects a 20 percent drop in GPU shipments for Q2
As every PC gaming enthusiast will know, GPU prices have been completely inflated this year due to a resurgence in GPU mining. At this point though, things seem to be returning to normality, which seems to be having an effect on bottom lines, as Gigabyte has reportedly warned investors that …
Read More »Signs seem to be pointing towards an August launch for GTX 1180
GDDR6 is entering mass production and Nvidia is reportedly sending out invites for an event in August. Could the GTX 1180 be arriving next month?
Read More »Toshiba OCZ RC100 240GB SSD Review
It's the smallest M.2 SSD we've ever seen, but what is it good for?
Read More »Sony is the reason Fallout 76 won’t feature cross-platform play, according to Bethesda
Bethesda and Sony haven’t had the best relationship over the years, with the publisher’s controversial Creation Club mod suite noticeably omitted from launching on the PlayStation 4. It seems that things are still a little rocky, as Bethesda’s very own Todd Howard has blamed Sony for the lack of cross-platform …
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