Razer is launching a new variant in its Blade Stealth laptops, swapping out the dual-core Kaby Lake processor introduced earlier this year for a much more powerful 8th generation quad-core mobile CPU. For those wanting to crank more power out of their laptops, the company has also upgraded its Razer …
Read More »ARCTIC Freezer 33 eSports Edition giveaway winners announced!
Earlier this month we teamed up with ARCTIC to give four lucky readers the chance to win an ARCTIC Freezer 33 CPU cooler. We have four different colour options to give away: Red, White, Green and Yellow. We received plenty of entries from you guys and now after combing through …
Read More »Activision patents matchmaking system designed to push microtransactions
Publishers have been putting a lot of time and effort into finding new ways to sell microtransactions to gamers. Some games have managed to get it right, while others have fallen flat and drawn criticism for it. Activision has become the latest example of this, as the publisher recently patented …
Read More »Mesh Liquid P3 KG (i7 w/ GTX1080ti) Thermaltake liquid cooled
Its liquid cooled and its specifically built for KG readers by MESH - be sure to read and watch the review
Read More »EA shuts down Visceral Games and ‘pivots’ Amy Hennig’s Star Wars game
After months of rumours and speculation over the future of Visceral Games, EA today announced that it would be shutting down the studio. Over the years, Visceral had worked on some great titles, the most notable of which was the Dead Space franchise. For the last few years, the studio …
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix Scar (GL703VM) Laptop Review
It's a 17.3-in gaming laptop with an i7 and a GTX 1060 - worth £1599.99?
Read More »Microsoft launches its Windows Mixed Reality platform
Microsoft’s big Windows 10 Fall Creators Update launched today and along with it brought the company’s answer to virtual reality. Competing with HTC and Oculus, Windows Mixed Reality headsets are now available to order from a variety of developers including Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo among others. To quell any …
Read More »HP Envy x360 with Ryzen and Vega APU spotted
AMD's Raven Ridge APU launch appears to be getting close, with HP amongst the first laptop makers to pick up the Ryzen 5 2500U with Vega graphics.
Read More »Apple ordered to pay $439 million in FaceTime patent troll case
After five long years going through the court system, this week a judge ruled that Apple must pay $439.7 million to patent-hoarding firm, VirnetX. The company holds four patents that were apparently infringed on by Apple’s FaceTime software amongst other iOS apps. VirnetX first filed a lawsuit against Apple in …
Read More »Microsoft announces Surface Book 2
After plenty of rumours and even some talk of the Surface line up getting scrapped, today Microsoft announced the Surface Book 2, it’s most powerful Surface Book ever. The new laptop comes with an updated design and bumps up the internals to feature Nvidia GTX 10-series graphics and an Intel …
Read More »UK government responds to Loot Box gambling concerns
Previous UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tracey Crouch has responded to Cambridge Labour MP Daniel Zeichner's two questions regarding the concern that loot boxes are a form of gambling.
Read More »Cooler Master MasterWatt 650 Power Supply Review
Its 80 Plus Bronze rated and it uses cheap 85c Chinese Capacitors inside - worth the £65 ?
Read More »Technology companies respond to KRACK WiFi exploit
Yesterday some worrying news hit the web, with a new exploit known as KRACK becoming public knowledge. This exploit allows attackers to read WiFi traffic between devices and wireless access points, the issue also works against common WiFi encryption methods, including WPA and WPA 2. Android and Linux devices were …
Read More »Android co-founder’s new company sued over modular smartphone add-ons
Over the last few years, the idea of modular smartphone add-ons has been explored by a myriad of companies. The latest smartphone to offer modular add-ons is the Essential Phone, from Andy Rubin, the co-founder of Android. Unfortunately, it looks like this feature has landed Essential with a lawsuit, with …
Read More »DOOM lands on Nintendo Switch on November 10th
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s report that Nintendo is opening itself up to more mature games on the Switch, Bethesda has announced its release date for DOOM on the console. If shooting demons on the go appeals to you at all, then you’ll be able to do so starting …
Read More »Noctua introduces new Chromax fans, cables and heatsink covers
Noctua has a reputation for making the best fans and air-coolers around. The only major issue putting off some buyers has been the beige/brown colour scheme. That is changing this year, as Noctua has just introduced its new ‘Chromax’ line of fans, cables and heatsink covers, allowing users to customise …
Read More »SteamVR Tracking 2.0 will support more sensors and larger spaces
While Oculus started off with a focus on seated virtual reality experiences, Valve has always focussed its efforts on ‘room scale’. At the moment, SteamVR supports two Base Stations for detecting 12×12 feet playspaces. With SteamVR Tracking 2.0, this will be upgraded to support four base stations and up to …
Read More »PUBG’s anti-cheat system is taking down as many as 13K players a day
It’s no secret that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the fastest growing game around at the moment. The game has sold tens of millions of copies and can even pull in more than two million players concurrently at peak times. As with any popular game though, cheaters are drawn into the equation, …
Read More »CD Projekt Red responds to negative comments from former employees
With the success of The Witcher franchise, CD Projekt Red has quickly grown into one of the most esteemed studios around. As work on Cyberpunk 2077 gets under way, the number of developers at the studio has also grown, hitting as high as 400. However, over the last few months …
Read More »Qualcomm reportedly files to block iPhone sales and manufacturing in China
Apple and Qualcomm have been embroiled in an ugly legal battle throughout the course of 2017. Apple has blasted Qualcomm’s practices as monopolistic, while Qualcomm has hit back at Apple for using patents without a license. Recently, Qualcomm has been taking things a step forward, following a move to ban …
Read More »ASUS ZenBook UX430UA Ultrabook Review
This is a gorgeous laptop and one that should be high in consideration for many readers.
Read More »Age of Empires: Definitive Edition pushed back to 2018
At Gamescom this year, Microsoft announced that it would be reviving the Age of Empires series exclusively for PC. This was set to kick off later this year with Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. Unfortunately, it seems that the developers need some more time to get everything prepared, so the …
Read More »IGN acquires Humble Bundle
Over the last few years, the Humble Bundle and Humble Store have grown to become very prominent in the PC space. Not only do monthly Humble Bundles give you an opportunity to support a good cause and get some cheap games, but the Humble Store has also taken off. While …
Read More »Apple granted patent for self-adjusting watch bands
The Apple Watch has just entered its third generation, bringing better health tracking and LTE capabilities to the table. However, it is already time to look to the future, which could involve self-adjusting watch bands to automatically find the perfect fit for your wrist. Last week, Apple was granted US …
Read More »Western Digital is working on microwave powered HDDs up to 40TB
Western Digital is looking to usher in the future of hard disk storage using microwave-assisted technologies.
Read More »G.Skill achieve fastest 32GB (4x8GB) kit, complete with RGB
In line with the launch of Coffee Lake processors and accompanying Z370 chipsets, G.Skill released memory kits optimised for Intel’s latest offering. While the standard versions are able to achieve astounding speeds, the RGB variants were unfortunately capped, which has since resulted in the company further fine-tuning its 32GB kit …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield Tablet won’t be getting the Android Oreo update
The Nvidia Shield tablet has had a long life at this point. Both the original 2014 tablet and the updated K1 from 2015 went on to become highly regarded in the Android tablet space and received plenty of timely updates but it is time to put them to rest. This …
Read More »Gigabyte Aero 15X-CF2 (W/ Pantone screen & GTX 1070 Max-Q)
This version of the Aero15X is a little more expensive than the model we’ve reviewed before – and it’s more expensive than the Razer Blade, which is its key rival.
Read More »Apple may replace Touch ID with Face ID across the board next year
While the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are already out in the wild, Apple still has one more iPhone up its sleeve for 2017- the iPhone X. One of the big flagship features for the X is Face ID, which may replace Touch ID across the board next year. According …
Read More »Denuvo slips again with Shadow of War getting cracked in just 24 hours
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War launched earlier this week and while Warner Bros attempted to keep it locked down with Denuvo's DRM system, it seems crackers have managed to figure out a way around it. Over the last year, game cracking groups have gotten a lot quicker at removing Denuvo, with …
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