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Batman Arkham Knight isn’t due out until the end of June but Rocksteady is giving us plenty of time to prepare our rigs as the PC system requirements have been officially revealed. The requirements were revealed by Nvidia, so AMD GPU requirements are not included but we can make some …

Apple recently revealed its brand new ‘force touch’ track pad alongside its new Macbook and 13 inch Macbook Pro but the technology could get more uses in future iterations, according to a new Apple patent application. It looks like Apple is interested in mixing vibrations and temperature changes to fool …

When it comes to high-end memory modules for enthusiasts, there is always a trade-off between their clock-rates and capacities. It is not easy to overclock DIMMs powered by multiple memory ICs [integrated circuits], which is why it is complicated to install a lot of fast memory. However, G.Skill on Thursday …

Space X's latest launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon supply capsule payload went off without a hitch last week. At least, in that it achieved orbit and successfully docked with the international space station to deliver much needed food, science experiments and other important tools for the …

Next year will see a team of British engineers attempt to break the land speed record with the Bloodhound Super Conic car, a jet-engine and rocket propelled vehicle that's been in development for more than half a decade. It's projected to reach speeds higher than 1,000 miles per hour when it's …

It seems amazing that the biggest TV show in the world at the moment is a fantasy epic featuring dragons, dark magic and giants, but that's clearly the case, whether you're looking at official watches, or pirated downloads. This season of Game of Thrones, much like the ones before it, …

Even though we love a good opportunity to rail against mass data collection, there is some interesting information that can come out of it. Take Spotify's look at the habits of its millions of users, which has pointed out that age seems to be a big factor in a user's …

With the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt set to release worldwide in just under a month's time, many people are keen to get every glimpse of it that they can. With more than eight minutes of footage posted up on the Xbox One channel on Youtube, everyone's  a winner, but it's …

Gigabyte Technology has quietly introduced its new GeForce GTX 960 graphics adapters designed for small-form-factor mini-ITX systems The new add-in-cards will be among the rarest graphics solutions in the industry that weds performance with tiny dimensions. The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards – the GV-N960IX-2GD and the GV-N960IXOC-2GD – …

Advanced Micro Devices may be working on a new accelerated processing unit that belongs to the current-generation of its hybrid microprocessors. The AMD A10-7870K chip has not been announced yet, but it could hit the market in the coming weeks or even days. AMD is expected to release its new …

Despite of a lot of hype about ARM-based servers in the recent years, actual number of their deployments remains very low. However, ARM Holdings is optimistic about its market opportunities and expects 20 per cent of servers to be ARM-based by 2020. In a bid to dramatically increase its share of …

The Windows 10 Preview received the official Xbox app back in January but since then, the app hasn't received any big content updates. However, Microsoft is set to change that next month by adding in its Game DVR feature for PC games, screenshots, avatars, live tiles and Xbox One media …

Destiny's second expansion pack is on the way next month, it may be the first to not feature a raid but it is packing content in other areas. Today, Bungie held a Twitch stream, showing off new content, including the new social hub and new upgrade methods for weapons and …

Creative Assembly has been a very busy studio recently, it launched the critically acclaimed Alien Isolation towards the end of last year and just a short while ago, it launched Total War: Attila. Now the team is back at it with Creative War: Warhammer. Total War: Warhammer has been rumored …

Rumors of Google launching its own mobile network have finally been proven true, as the company has announced Project Fi. Google will soon be offering a wireless service to owners of the Nexus 6 smartphone, although it will be invite only at first. Google announced its latest project in a …

DICE has been using the Battlelog system for its games in the Battlefield series for some time now so many wondered if the same system would be used in the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront. However, we now know that this won't be the case as a DICE producer has confirmed …

Since KitGuru is based here in the UK, our US readers do sometimes get the short end of the stick when it comes to giveaways. However, we recently decided to make up for that with our US only giveaway, in collaboration with 4GamerGear. This competition is now closed and the …

With the election heating up over the next few weeks and discussions about everything from immigration to the NHS being thrown at each respective candidate, one topic seems far from their minds, despite its relevance. Sex, pornography and their various respective industries have been under attack in the UK for …

Recently Valve announced that it would be giving development studios of every size the opportunity to sign up for a free development version of its Vive virtual reality headset, made in collaboration with HTC. This will give game developers a head start before the headset officially launches towards the end …

Getting a PC to work properly can be stressful at times and troubleshooting can be hard work, so when turning it off and on again simply won't cut it, what option do you really have left other than emptying a clip of ammo in to your desktop? 37-year-old Lucas Hinch …

Kaspersky has been on a tear in recent months, making headlines all over the world for its efforts in aiding those hit by ransomware and pointing out the NSA's continued technological oversteps. It's not stopping there though and has today broken down a new digital infection known as CozyDuke, CozyBear or …

The micro-social networking site, Twitter, has often been criticised for its lack of oversight when it comes to trolls and abusive message senders on its service. However that may soon change, as it's now begun implementing a new system which will see repeat abusers locked out of their accounts. The …

Rumours about personal computers in clamshell form-factors powered by microprocessors featuring ARM architecture have been floating around for years, but only recently select Chinese companies released notebooks with Google Chrome OS that actually use ARM-based system-on-chips. According to ARM Holdings, these systems are only the beginning. “Just recently we have …

When Jay-Z and a number of other high profile artists relaunched HD streaming music service Tidal at the end of March, it came complete with a sanctimonious video of artists explaining to each other just how downtrodden they were by the music business and how much better Tidal would be. …

Supply of next-generation AMD Radeon R9 390-series graphics cards is expected to be very short initially. A media report suggests that the main reason behind supply constraints is limited availability of high-bandwidth memory made by SK Hynix. Even though Advanced Micro Devices taped out its code-named “Fiji” graphics processor that …

One of the strangest phenomenons to come out of the growth of online game streaming and let's plays, has been the popularisation of speedrunning. Using hidden exploits, precise movements and an endless well of persistence, players have blown through some of history's most iconic and often difficult games in minutes, rather …

Don't Starve Together, the long requested and long denied standalone multiplayer expansion to the original Don't Starve, has just received a bunch of free content updates. After many months of tinkering, developer Klei Entertainment has added all of the additional features from the original game's expansion, Reign of Giants, bringing …

Nokia Corp. is plotting its return to the market of smartphones and tablets, a media report suggests. This time, however, the company will not manufacture its handsets itself, but will develop devices that will be made and distributed by other companies. In accordance with its agreement with Microsoft, Nokia does …

Nvidia Corp. has reportedly reconsidered its plans concerning its rumoured add-in cards powered by the GM200 graphics processing unit. The higher-end GeForce GTX 980 Ti is now expected to be released as early as in the middle of May. In addition, the GPU developer is working on something called GeForce …

Intel Corp. plans to release its long-awaited Core i5 and Core i7 “Broadwell” microprocessors with unlocked multiplier for desktops in the middle of May, according to a slide from the company’s presentation. While the chips will “officially” support overclocking, they may not necessarily get popular among enthusiasts. Intel intends to …