Futuremark, the company behind the widely used PCMark, 3DMark and VRMark benchmarking tools has now released PCMark 10. This is an updated version of the benchmarking tool for Windows 10, featuring new and improved workloads all wrapped up in a faster, more user-friendly application. PCMark benchmarks measure overall system performance …
Read More »Google faces $9bn fine in antitrust case with EU
Over the last several years, Google has been battling it out with the European Commission in court over various antitrust allegations. One of the first antitrust cases to be levied at Google surrounded the company's ‘Shopping' search engine, with the EU claiming Google skews results and causes harm to competitors. …
Read More »Sony has managed to sell 1 million PSVR headsets
It looks like Sony’s efforts to bring virtual reality to consoles has been paying off as more than one million PlayStation VR headsets have been sold since launch back in October, despite the lack of big game launches outside of Farpoint and Resident Evil VII. The new milestone was reached …
Read More »Bethesda Game Studios is working on an AAA ‘freemium’ game
Back in early 2016, Bethesda Game Studios head, Todd Howard let the word out that the publisher's in-house studio teams were working on three “huge” unannounced projects. We have heard very little about what Bethesda's internal team has been up to since then but it looks like at least one …
Read More »Palmer Luckey makes the jump from VR industry to surveillance technology
It hasn't been long since Palmer Luckey officially left Oculus but it looks like he has been keeping himself busy since then. Rather than trying to jump back into the virtual reality industry though, Luckey has opted to form a brand new startup company, which will be working on surveillance …
Read More »Denuvo accused of using unlicensed protection software to secure its own anti-tamper tool
Over the last few months, Denuvo has been consistently making headlines for one reason or another. First Resident Evil VII was cracked in record time, then the software was accused of impacting the performance of recently released indie game ‘RIME', which was also cracked in record time, causing the developer …
Read More »Valve will charge $100 for Steam Direct submissions
It has been several months since we first heard about Valve's plans to phase out Steam Greenlight and replace it with a new service known as ‘Steam Direct'. One of the key changes with Steam Direct was originally going to be the price of submitting a game to Steam, which …
Read More »Computex: MSI, ASRock, Biostar, PNY and Super Flower roundup
Computex is officially over and while we have already covered most of the big announcements, there are some smaller but interesting things we spotted at various booths over the course of the week. In this article, we will be rounding up some of the bits we saw at MSI, ASRock, …
Read More »Computex: QNAP launches the first Ryzen-powered NAS and more
QNAP made an appearance at Computex this year, bringing along some impressive new systems, the most interesting of which is the new Ryzen-powered NAS. This is the first NAS device to make the jump to AMD's new platform, signifying AMD's transition into other key markets beyond the desktop. The Ryzen …
Read More »Computex: New GPUs and gaming gear from Sapphire
We are continuing to wrap up our Computex coverage today with a look at Sapphire's booth. Here, we got to take a look at new Nitro branded graphics cards as well as some new gaming accessories from Sapphire, which will also fall under the Nitro brand. Going forward, Nitro is …
Read More »Computex: Noctua has new fan designs and redesigned coolers for AMD
Computex might be ending today but we still have a few pieces of coverage to get through. This time around, we are focussing on Noctua, who are bringing out some new fans with different colour options to better suit a wider range of PC builds. Beyond that, there is a …
Read More »Computex: Tesoro updates peripherals, displays gaming chairs
In one of our last pieces of Computex news, our man Leo Waldock went to visit the Tesoro booth. While he was there, he got a look at some updated mice, keyboards and even some gaming chairs from the company. While we were there, we got a look at the …
Read More »Computex: Calyos showcases updated NSG-S0
Tucked away at Seasonic's Computex booth, we managed to find the Calyos NSG-S0 passively cooled chassis. Having gone to visit the Calyos HQ in February, it is quite amazing how far the chassis has come in such a short amount of time. As you can see above, this Calyos NSG-S0 …
Read More »Computex: Gigabyte showcases Aorus, Sabre, P-series and Aero gaming laptops
Today marks the final day of KitGuru's coverage of Computex 2017, but before we finish there are just a few more stories to bring you. At the Gigabyte booth we got a look at a whole range of gaming laptops, including the Aorus, Sabre and Aero families. Starting with the P …
Read More »OneLogin suffers security breach, warns customers of stolen data
As convenient as it can be to have a password manager to help keep track of unique passwords, that convenience is swiftly stripped away when the password database gets hacked. This week, OneLogin users will want to double check their accounts as the service has warned that it has suffered a …
Read More »Computex: Thermaltake displays new cases, RGB PSUs
With Computex drawing to a close, our team on the ground have been making their way around the last few booths, looking for something tasty. Thermaltake did not disappoint as we saw some new tempered glass cases, as well as watercooling gear and RGB PSUs. Starting with the cases, we saw …
Read More »Nintendo announces some big changes to its Switch online service subscription
It looks like the Nintendo Switch's much debated online service subscription is going through some much needed changes. Initially, the service was set to launch later this year and would offer one NES game rental each month. Now, the Nintendo Switch's online subscription will launch in 2018 and will come …
Read More »Computex: New GPU blocks, custom PSU cables and more at the Alphacool booth
Despite having gone on a trip to Alphacool HQ in February, we of course still popped by their booth at Computex to take a look at some new products. We saw a bunch of new designs, including a new GPU block, a custom cabling kit and a few modded PC projects. …
Read More »Computex: Aerocool exhibits new cases, coolers and power supplies
Over in Taiwan, Computex may be winding down as we are now at the end of the week, but our man Leo Waldock is still wandering around the showroom floor getting a last look at some new products. Today he went to visit the folks at Aerocool, getting a look …
Read More »Computex: Seasonic power supply showcase
Seasonic is perhaps the most highly reputable power supply maker around and it has remained that way for some time. With that in mind, it made perfect sense to swing by the Seasonic booth at Computex this year to see what is going on in the power supply world. As …
Read More »Computex: GameMax puts a PC inside a metal wheel and RGB into power supplies
A few of our readers should be familiar with GameMax at this point, after all, we have reviewed several cases, some peripherals and ran a few giveaways with them. At their Computex booth this year there was quite a bit to see, including a new ‘infinity mirror' case, a hot …
Read More »Computex: BitFenix lifts the curtain on new Enso prototype chassis and Portal case
At Computex today, BitFenix began showing off the first public prototype for its new Enso PC case. The chassis is still in development but already looks functional enough and has plenty of RGB lighting, which is powered by ASUS Aura. We also got up close and personal with the BitFenix …
Read More »Computex: bequiet! reveals new power supplies, a limited edition chassis and two new CPU coolers
At Computex today, Leo had the chance to catch up with bequiet!, checking out some new power supplies, a new white edition of the Dark Base Pro 900, a new Shadow Rock air cooler and a new Silent Loop liquid cooler. In the power supply section, bequiet! had two new …
Read More »Computex: MSI Laptop Showcase
We had a chance to stop by the MSI booth at Computex today . We've already covered some of the bigger laptop announcements from earlier in the week but now we have had a chance to get up close and personal with what MSI has to offer this year. In …
Read More »Computex: ASUS ROG has new motherboards and funky modded projects
While we have already taken a detailed look at many of the new ROG products on show at Computex 2017, today we stopped by their booth for a look at a couple of new motherboards as well to see some pretty spectacular modded projects. First of all, motherboards. The first …
Read More »Shadow of War has been delayed but it will still come out this year
A few months back we received the surprise announcement for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, a follow-up to the highly praised Shadow of Mordor. At the time, the game was poised for an August release but since then, the developers behind the project have had to revise their plans a bit, …
Read More »Computex: 8Pack shows off another beautiful system at the ASUS booth
Our man Leo Waldock has been walking the showroom floor at Computex these last few days, and while he has already had a catch-up with Ian ‘8Pack' Parry, today he got to look at yet another stunning, 8Pack watercooled system. This particular rig looks like it has a dual-loop configuration …
Read More »Square Enix is willing to let Hitman rights go when it sells IO Interactive
It has been several weeks since Square Enix first made the surprise announcement that it would be dropping Hitman developer IO Interactive from its roster. This impromptu decision has meant that IO Interactive needs to secure new investors so that it can continue to develop, though it also threw the …
Read More »Synology extends its warranty package to include more countries
Synology this week has announced that it would be launching an extended warranty in 27 additional countries, covering 52 countries in total. The extended warranty adds an extra two years of coverage to several Synology DiskStation systems, giving buyers additional peace of mind. With today's extension, buyers in the UK, …
Read More »Computex: G.Skill demos new ultra-fast RAM for X299
At Computex today G.Skill began showing off its new super fast DDR4 modules, which are primarily geared towards use on Intel's new X299 platform. G.Skill's new memory kits range from a 3466MHz 32GB DDR4 SODIMM kit all the way up to a Trident Z 4800MHz kit. First up is the …
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