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While the Huawei Mate was previously known as a business-class smartphone lineup, the company has targeted a much younger range with the introduction of the Mate 20 Lite. This new phone sports an AI enhanced camera, sizeable screen-to-body ratio and a large battery. The Mate 20 Lite contends heavily with …

Apple is gearing up for its next big iPhone launch but as usual, many details have leaked out well ahead of time. This week, Apple began sending out press invites for its launch event on the 12th of September. At the same time, the first official images for the iPhone …

Yesterday, EA made the surprise announcement that Battlefield V's release date has been moved, pushing the game out of October and deep in to November. The official word on the delay is that DICE is looking to make “final adjustments to the core gameplay” but many have speculated that low …

KitGuru recently spent some time with HyperX, where the company showed us 2 of their new headphones designed to appeal to the console gaming market.  The over-ear officially licensed PS4 Cloud headset was the first new device on offer, and there was also something a little different…. HyperX in ear headphones, aptly …

We first saw the ROG Phone when it officially launched back in June this year. It's no surprise that ASUS was showing off its new flagship mobile device at Gamescom as the design and features are specifically aimed at gamers. 

ASUS had a fairly big showing at IFA this year, with the unveiling of several new ZenBook laptops and a couple of ROG offerings. The ZenBooks are the highlight here, with an all-new design that heavily reduces bezels. There's even some new Intel chips under the hood to boost performance. …

It is no secret that the next few months are absolutely stacked with game releases. September is filled with games like Spider-Man and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, while October will be dominated by Call of Duty and Red Dead Redemption 2. Initially, Battlefield V was supposed to be on …

Generation of smartphone brings ever more advanced photographic systems to millions of people across the globe. Whilst most people will be happy with the functionality that comes built into the smart phone there will always be professional and semiprofessional users who want more from the phone they already have. That’s …

We had the chance to swing by the LG booth at IFA this morning to catch a glimpse of what the future has in store for us. There was plenty of talk about 8K TVs, with LG showing off the world's first 88-inch 8K OLED, but the company has a …

We've known for quite some time that Apple is looking to break into the Augmented Reality market. The company reportedly has around 1,000 engineers working on AR projects, is working with TSMC to manufacture displays and has acquired its own headset maker. This week, Apple took another step towards its …

Despite FreeSync being an open standard, over the years Nvidia GPUs have been locked down to only support G-Sync. It has taken some time, but this week two separate workarounds for this have come to light, allowing Nvidia GPUs and FreeSync to work together for the first time.

Tragedy struck last weekend after a shooting took place at a Madden 2019 tournament. Many figureheads in the esports world have since spoken out on the issue and EA even pledged to bolster security at future events. In addition to that, EA has established a fund to support the victims …

CD Projekt Red has been working away on its standalone version of Gwent ever since development wrapped up on The Witcher 3. The game evolved from being a simple spin-off to being its own huge project, complete with a single-player campaign. The scope has grown once again, as Gwent's campaign …

Panasonic has kicked of its 100th anniversary celebration by unveiling its plans to bolster IoT efforts in Europe, announcing a partnership with British network provider Vodafone. Additionally, the firm has revealed its line-up of HDR10+ compatible displays in partnership with Samsung and 20th Century Fox. One of Panasonics core focuses …

With GloFlo dropping out of the 7nm race, AMD turns to TSMC for future 7nm CPUs and GPUs.

Aside from the new Mixed Reality headset launch, Acer had more to show off at IFA today. The company has also announced two new gaming monitors sporting 4K resolution, HDR and a 144Hz refresh rate. Better yet, there is a version for G-Sync and another for FreeSync. First up is …

IFA has kicked off today and Acer is the first to unload its latest announcements. At the event this morning, Acer launched its new Windows Mixed Reality headset, known as the ‘OJO 500', switching out the old light blue design for a much sleeker and stealthier look. Acer's new Mixed …

Last week, Valve brought Windows game compatibility to Linux in the form of an official tool for Steam. The team had been working on this new compatibility tool for around two years and now that it is in public beta, the community has been quick to test it. While Valve's …

The PS4's next big exclusive is just around the corner and it is shaping up to be huge. Insomniac's Spider-Man game will be hitting store shelves on the 7th of September, but players won't have to wait long for additional content as the first DLC is set to release in …

Although Blue Microphones has seen some rising competition in its consumer range of recorders in recent years, the Blue Yeti has remained the de facto for many up-and-coming content creators on a budget. Launching today, the Blue Yeti Nano is the firm’s way of condensing its best seller into a …

We are still waiting for reviews but some RTX 20-series benchmarks are already starting to leak out

Despite Microsoft’s efforts helping to quell Spectre and Meltdown CPU issues, it looks as though the company will have to turn its attention to Windows as a zero-day vulnerability has come to light. Pending some specific conditions, this new attack could grant perpetrators system privileges. Twitter user SandboxEscaper made the …

Back in June, the HDR10+ standard finally began rolling out, giving TV makers royalty-free access to the higher quality HDR certification. With HDR10+, we'll start to see more TVs rival the quality provided by Dolby Vision and the first models will be with us very soon, with Samsung and Panasonic …

AMD has had quite a shakeup in its leadership over the past year, with Radeon head Raja Koduri, Zen architecture lead Jim Keller, and Sr. Director of Global Product Marketing Chris Hook all moving over to Intel. Now, AMD's senior VP of Computing and Graphics, Jim Anderson, has decided to …

Since launching in 2011, The International Dota 2 tournament has grown tremendously and is a core focus for Valve each year. The tournament has moved around a couple of times over the years, with the US, Canada and Germany all hosting the event. Next year, The International will be moving …

Calamity swept over Jacksonville, Florida over the weekend as a shooter attacked a Madden NFL 19 esports tournament, killing a total of three people and injuring as many as 11 more. In response, EA has cancelled the remaining qualifiers in the tournament, promising to do better with its security efforts …

Yesterday was quite exciting for RPG fans as CD Projekt Red showed off Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay publicly for the first time. The 48-minute private demo that was shown at E3 is now live for everyone to see. The extensive gameplay reveal, coupled with news that the game is playable from …

Back in April, the Belgian Ministry of Justice began enforcing harsh punishments for games with loot boxes, considering them a form of gambling. Despite disagreeing with this conclusion, Blizzard has complied with the new laws by preventing Belgian Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm players from purchasing loot boxes with …

At Gamescom 2018, there was a definite push toward mobile gaming, with several new titles looking to launch on smartphones first and foremost. As part of that, Honor was showing off its new Play smartphone, designed specifically for mobile gamers. Watch the embedded YouTube video below, or directly on YouTube …

Last week, Microsoft's plans for an ‘Xbox All Access' bundle leaked onto the web. Today, the company has officially announced it, bundling in two years of Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Game Pass and an Xbox One console for a monthly fee that covers the costs over time- very similarly to …