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Samsung launched its flexible smartphone/tablet hybrid earlier this week, aptly named the Galaxy Fold. Given that the company has a two-year lead on the technology needed to create such a device, it’s not likely that Apple will debut its own version any time soon, but that hasn’t stopped designers from …

Nvidia has officially unveiled its Turing-based GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics card, starting at £259.99/$279.

Guild Wars developer ArenaNet has informed employees that it plans to “cut costs across the organisation,” meaning another round of mass layoffs is about to hit the video game industry. Currently, it’s unknown just how many employees will be laid off, although those that worked on cancelled projects are expected …

Fallout 76 might be a divisive entry in the post-apocalyptic series, but that hasn’t stopped on player from diving into the West Virginian wasteland for more than 900 hours. Despite the feat, the two accounts used were flagged for supposedly using an exploit to collect over “100,000 rare items within …

Reggie Fils-Aimé is retiring from Nintendo of America, making way for senior VP of sales Doug Bowser.

Back in 2017, we were fortunate enough to get up close and personal with the 8PACK Orion X PC– a £30,000 rig housing two fully water cooled systems and a ton of high-end hardware. Now, 8PACK is back again with an updated version, upgrading to three RTX TITAN graphics cards, …

We like to run our own giveaways here at KitGuru but on occasion, we'll spot a competition running elsewhere that we think our readers would be interested in. Right now, ARCTIC is celebrating 10-million sales for its MX-2 and MX-4 thermal paste, to cap off the milestone, a giveaway has …

After years’ worth of teasing, Samsung finally launched the Galaxy Fold smartphone with a flexible screen. Although its casing is much slimmer than the prototype shown on stage during last year’s Infinity Display announcement, it remains to be seen whether the $1,980 handset has a market. Samsung didn’t quite manage …

At the start of the year, Thermaltake introduced its Level 20 series of cases. Continuing to bolster its line-up of ARGB-clad offerings, the company has now launched six models in its new Commander C line-up, each placing emphasis on the front panel design. The Commander C31, C32, C33, C34, C35 …

While Rainbow Six Siege will be reworking some of the game’s original maps in Year 4, House will continue to be confined to Casual despite being an iconic battleground. Sadly, the map is left in the same space as divisive Operator Tachanka with developers understanding that an overhaul is necessary, …

The PlayStation Vita has struggled over the years, with Sony seemingly giving up on the handheld within a few years of launch. Now, it is almost time for production to come to an end, with Sony announcing that it will soon stop making the PS Vita in Japan. We already …

Update: BioWare released the patch notes for an extensive ‘Day One' update for Anthem earlier this week. Those already playing the game in early access will get to try out the changes ahead of time, as the update began rolling out last night. This update includes all of the changes …

After a bumpy PC release and restructuring Starbreeze Studios, the publisher indefinitely delayed Overkill’s The Walking Dead before its console release date. Some publications took this to mean that the title was cancelled, but 505 Games assures fans that the release date has simply been shifted as development continues. As …

Former DICE CEO Patrick Söderlund stepped down as EA’s Chief Design Officer last year, moving on to form his own team at Embark Studios. Now over 50 developers strong, Söderlund has shared a sneak peek at what Embark is up to with its currently untitled futuristic co-op game. In just …

Samsung unveiled four new Galaxy S10 models at its Galaxy Unpacked 2019, including a 5G-powered version.

We are currently at Distree EMEA in France to get a sneak peek at some upcoming tech ahead of Computex later this year. While roaming around this afternoon we had the chance to catch up with Arctic, where we were shown two upcoming CPU coolers. The Arctic Liquid Freezer II …

Alongside Microsoft’s retroactive focus on backwards compatibility, the Xbox One is notable for embracing video game mods that were once exclusive to PC. It isn’t certain how the upcoming ninth generation of consoles will handle the feature, but developer Paradox Interactive is hoping to make the process significantly easier with …

Anthem is already alive and kicking for PC players with an Origin Access Premier subscription. This early access period has already brought to light a number of issues with the game and fortunately, one of the biggest problems is already being addressed. Eventually in Anthem's campaign, you hit a mission …

Over the last couple of years, there have been several whispers surrounding Apple's plans to tie macOS and iOS closer together. The wheels have been set in motion, with several iOS features making their way to Apple's laptop and desktop platform. In the future though, Apple will reportedly aim for …

Contrary to Activision’s usual business choices, the publisher surprisingly allowed Treyarch to release Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 without controversial loot boxes. Sadly, 4 months of bliss has come to an end, as Operation Grand Heist introduces paid Reserve Crates. The change isn’t entirely unexpected given that the series …

With the established dominance of Steam, Valve has attempted to expand into multiple markets across the past few years to varying success. Moving forward, it looks as though the company wants to focus on its gaming efforts as it withdraws its movies on-demand section indefinitely. Originally hosting documentaries such as …

Google is testing a built-in feature to reduce RAM usage within Chrome.

At the end of last year, cyber security specialists at Sixgill told KitGuru that Epic Games’ lack of security was allowing criminals to pinch Fortnite accounts and effectively launder money. Despite catering to an entire store now, it seems as though the company is still lacking in this area as …

In an obvious attempt to capitalise on the sheer popularity of Fortnite: Battle Royale, organiser Exciting Events arranged its very own unofficial Fortnite Live experience. The unmitigated disaster angered attendees and has since drawn the attention of publisher Epic Games, who has slapped those in charge with a lawsuit. Held …

When Nvidia first announced the RTX 20-series, ray-tracing was just one of the features being heavily pushed. The other was of course DLSS, which uses machine learning cores on the GPU to analyse in-game frames and provide better anti-aliasing compared to other methods. Unfortunately, DLSS performance has been giving questionable …

Over the years, smartphone makers have landed in various controversies all in an effort to get an edge over the competition. This ranges from cheating on benchmarks to outright paying for positive reviews. We've covered both of these topics here at KitGuru several times over the years but for some reason, smartphone makers continue to try and push their luck.

Although China has always had an iron grip on the content its population can access, the local government introduced new rules surrounding the internet two weeks ago. In order to keep up, Tencent Games has implemented stricter guidelines for streamers to follow regarding its own IPs. Valentine’s Day might be …

Despite no longer being employed by Oculus, Palmer Luckey is looking out for owners of the Rift CV1 by offering free repair kits to those affected by audio issues.

Huawei’s flagship smartphones more often than not receive fantastic reviews, prompting many to look ahead towards the release of the P30 next month. This could be marred by another episode of Huawei versus the world, as the company has once again been accused of tactically thieving Apple’s trade secrets. The …

Following last week's impressive Nintendo Direct, rumours began circulating that Nintendo was reviving a publicly cancelled game. Now, sources are claiming that the game in question is Scalebound, which was cancelled by Microsoft back in January 2017. Platinum Games' Hideki Kamiya was the director on Scalebound and had a lot …