Whenever there is a major controversy surrounding a game or a developer, we often see fans resort to ‘review bombing'. This is essentially where players flood a game's Steam page with negative reviews as a way to get their point across. Sometimes these negative reviews aren't relevant to the game …
Read More »The first Intel Core i9-7980XE benchmarks have leaked
In a move meant to combat AMD's Ryzen Threadripper launch, earlier this year Intel announced a new line of Core i9 processors, ranging from a 10C/20T chip all the way up to an 18C/36T behemoth. We have already seen what the 10-core 7900X can do but we have seen very …
Read More »Google is about to acquire HTC according to emerging reports
All signs point towards a major deal going down between HTC and Google within the next 48 hours.
Read More »Storage Survey – Your chance to win a 165Hz AGON G-Sync screen!
KitGuru readers are storing more and more data every year. We really want to know which set up you have chosen, what kind of drives and your preferred configuration. The survey closes on 25th September – and shortly thereafter one lucky reader will be plugging in a 165Hz refresh AGON …
Read More »HP Envy x360 15 (W/ Core i7-7500U & GTX 940MX Review)
The Envy x360 15 from HP is a high-quality unit that’s taking aim at creative types, media fans and home users
Read More »Grado GH2 Heritage Series £650 headphone winner announced!
A few weeks back, we decided to continue our series of high-end audio giveaways by offering you guys the chance to win the incredible Grado GH2 Heritage Series headphones. These are a £650 headphone and very limited edition, with just 1,200 being made in the world. We've had a chance to …
Read More »Tim Cook reckons $999 is a value price for the iPhone X
So far, 2017 appears to be the year of expensive flagships. Back in August, Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 8 with a $930 price tag. Now this month, Apple has upped the ante further with the iPhone X, which will launch for a staggering $999. What is perhaps more staggering …
Read More »Nintendo Switch’s hidden NES game is a tribute to Satoru Iwata
Earlier this week, a fairly interesting discovery was made on the Nintendo Switch. Some users managed to unearth a hidden copy of NES Golf embedded in every console. At the time, we were unsure why this Easter egg existed but as it turns out, it is actually a tribute to …
Read More »AMD’s James Prior clears up confusion surrounding Threadripper’s extra dies
This week, well-known overclocker and delidder, Der8auer, decided to take a look at what was going on under the hood of AMD's Threadripper processors. We already know that this particular CPU uses two dies containing eight cores each, connected via Infinity Fabric. This is how AMD managed to hit 16-cores. …
Read More »Custom RX Vega cards could still be a month away
RX Vega has been on the market for over a month now but custom GPUs are still nowhere to be found.
Read More »Apple will kick off the iOS 11 rollout later today, here are some of the changes coming
After several months of developer testing, IOS 11 is set to officially roll out to iPhones and iPads later today in a huge update that brings along Augmented Reality, improvements to Siri and more. The update was first showcased at WWDC earlier this year but is now ready to roll …
Read More »Synology DiskStation DS1817+ (8GB) 8-bay NAS Review
It's around £1,000 and supports up to 80TB of storage. Is the DS1817+ worthy of your shortlist?
Read More »New Monster Hunter: World trailer shown off at TGS, will get a worldwide release in January
At E3 earlier this year, long-time fans of the series were pleased to see Monster Hunter: World presented live on the Sony stage. Now at TGS, more of the game has been revealed, with a world wide release date planned for the 26th of January 2018 for consoles, with PC …
Read More »Epic says it turned on Xbox and PS4 cross-play by mistake
Over the weekend, plenty of Fortnite players on PS4 discovered that they were being matched up in games with Xbox One players. This was particularly strange as so far this generation, Sony has been a roadblock for developers looking to implement cross-play between PS4 and other consoles. Now, Epic Games …
Read More »Compromised CCleaner software leaves millions with malware
Avast owned CCleaner hasn’t been clean itself for the past month, with hackers piggybacking malware on the software for at least a month. As the maintenance tool is free, its downloads are well into the millions meaning up to 3.9 million users could be affected. Researchers at Cisco’s Talos Intelligence …
Read More »LG’s upcoming SteamVR headset has been spotted in the wild
We have known for several months now that LG is planning to follow in HTC's footsteps by releasing its very own SteamVR headset. Now it seems we could be edging closer towards a launch, as the headset was recently spotted being shown off at an event in South Korea. The …
Read More »The Pirate Bay may start using visitor CPU resources for mining
Over the weekend, torrenters across the web noticed something a little different about The Pirate Bay. A new cryptocurrency miner had appeared in the code for the website, which used some of the CPU resources from visitors to mine Monero coins. At first, there was some backlash due to the …
Read More »ASUS Republic of Gamers Scabbard Gaming Mat Review
Briony takes a look at the new ROG Scabbard mouse mat from ASUS. How does it handle?
Read More »PUBG has now broken the record for the most concurrent players of any game on Steam
Earlier this month we watched PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ascend to the top of the Steam charts, taking over Dota 2's top spot that week. Now over the weekend, the game has set another record, PUBG has now had the most concurrent players of any game in Steam history. As seen by …
Read More »Rock Jaw Audio Resonate earbuds review
Even if most smartphones are supplied with a reasonable set of in-ear earbuds, there is a lot that can be gained by switching to a third party brand. Choosing which of course, is never easy, but Rock Jaw is hoping that you will consider its new Resonate ear buds, with …
Read More »Target Open Day lets independent resellers get hands-on with new tech
Target Components runs an open day every year that gives over 200 of its retail customers a chance to get hands-on with the latest technologies. KitGuru always presents at the event, sharing market insights and top line information from our local research studies – as well as data from the …
Read More »Grado PS2000e Headphones review – the 2017 £2,700 flagship
This is the new 2017 £2,700 Grado flagship headphone with 2 years of development and a new driver.
Read More »Ad agencies are upset about Apple’s new cookie-blocking tech for Safari
This week most major advertising organisations all cried out in pain after Apple announced that it would be improving user privacy on macOS. Apple is planning to integrate cookie-blocking technology into its Safari browsers for desktop and mobile, which will limit the amount of information marketing agencies and advertisers can …
Read More »Facebook shuts down ad targeting due to hate speech filter
Facebook has had a lot of difficulties developing its AI, particularly in its inability to discern hate speech. This has now resulted in the social media giant having to temporarily suspend advertisers from targeting people via employer or education, as the AI continued to let keywords like “Jew hater” slip …
Read More »Apple Watch 3 conflicts with EU roaming laws
Apple has revealed that its upcoming smartwatch won’t support international roaming, which means that the Apple Watch 3 might breach new EU law. This is due to the European Commission having tackled roaming charges in June, making them a thing of the past in a bid to enable people to …
Read More »Fractal Design Meshify C – Mid-tower case with air flow front panel
Meshify C uses a new front panel that is all mesh (hence the model name) along with the new tempered glass panel and a handful of other changes.
Read More »One of AMD’s upcoming Raven Ridge APUs with Vega has been spotted in benchmarks
This has been a big year for AMD so far, we've had Ryzen, Threadripper and Vega but there is still more on the roadmap. AMD still has its next generation Raven Ridge APUs lined up, featuring a Ryzen CPU and Vega graphics combined. Now, we are starting to get a …
Read More »Chrome 64 will put an end to websites autoplaying content with sound
Google is going to war with sites that autoplay media with sound
Read More »Call of Duty: WWII PC beta launches on 29th September
Activision is hoping for a resurgence in popularity for Call of Duty this year, as the series heads back to the past to explore World War II. Those of you who are intrigued by a ‘back to basics' Call of Duty title will get the chance to try it out …
Read More »More than 150,000 cheaters have been banned in PUBG so far
Every time a new competitive game hits the market, cheaters are going to find exploits they can take advantage of. Squashing cheaters in itself can be a challenge for many developers but it seems that Bluehole is up to the challenge with PUBG as over 150,000 cheaters have been banned …
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