While Microsoft has been putting the pressure on this year with the the launch of the Xbox One S, Sony still has a clear lead in the console market and this month, the PlayStation 4 managed to hit the 50 million sales mark. The PS4 is three years old this …
Read More »Vivendi increases stake in Ubisoft to 25%
It looks like Vivendi is putting more pressure on Ubisoft and its current CEO, Yves Guillemot as the former Activision owner has now increased its stake in Ubisoft to 25%. We have been hearing for months that not only do Ubisoft executives want to avoid a Vivendi takeover, but the …
Read More »Microsoft is bringing Windows back to ARM chipsets
This week, Microsoft revealed that it would be bringing a full version of Windows 10 to ARM chipsets, with desktop support and everything included, meaning your phone could also double up as a full Windows machine. Microsoft's first demonstration took place today on a Snapdragon 820 chip, which supports Adobe …
Read More »Google, HTC and Oculus team up for Global VR Association
It looks like a bunch of companies are currently scrambling to become the authority on virtual reality standards, with Razer co-founding OSVR, Khronos launching its own VR standards effort and now, Google, HTC and Oculus have teamed up to create the ‘Global Virtual Reality Association, which could make VR software …
Read More »Denuvo DRM has been removed from DOOM
Denuvo has become an incredibly popular form of DRM amongst game publishers over the years but as we have seen over the last year, it can be cracked, it just takes quite a bit of time. This week, DOOM is dropping Denuvo DRM on PC after finally being cracked, in …
Read More »New No Man’s Sky patch focuses on mod support
Just recently, Hello Games finally broke its silence and started patching No Man's Sky again. Things started off with the Foundation update, which focussed on base building and now this week, PC players will be getting a new patch focussing on mod support. This update should make it easier for …
Read More »Qualcomm beats Intel to 10nm with 48-core server CPU
It looks like Qualcomm is getting competitive with Intel in the server market by launching the ‘world's first' 10nm FinFET Centriq 2400 CPU featuring 48-cores. Qualcomm is primarily aiming this processor at datacenter use and the first 48-core samples are ready. The Centriq 2400 is the second generation of Qualcomm's …
Read More »HP’s new ENVY display targets MacBook Pro users
Last month, we saw LG jump onboard with Apple's latest line of MacBook Pros, offering up a 5K and a 4K monitor for those looking to use Apple's latest and greatest for productivity. Now, it looks HP is bringing some competition to the market with its new 4K ENVY display, …
Read More »Polaris 10 XT2, Polaris 12 and Vega 10 show up in macOS drivers
We have been coming across plenty of leaks from AMD over the last week or so, not only did we get a benchmark for a previously unseen GPU and learn that Intel may license Radeon tech for future iGPUs, but now we have also found references to Polaris 10 XT2, …
Read More »Google will be running entirely on renewable energy next year
Over the years, many giant tech companies have been working towards becoming greener and it looks like Google may be leading the pack in that regard as from 2017 onwards, Google will run entirely on renewable energy. Since Google operates some of the largest services in the world, including its …
Read More »Chrome for Android will let you save web pages and videos for offline viewing
Google Chrome isn't just the most popular browser on desktop, but it is also huge on mobile, with Android dominating a good chunk of the smartphone market. Unfortunately, phone signal can be spotty at times, particularly if you commute, which is why Chrome for Android will soon allow users to …
Read More »Fitbit is buying the company behind the Pebble smartwatch
The wearable/smartwatch market may be in a bit of a weird spot right now but as we learned earlier this week, lower-cost solutions like the Fitbit are still thriving. In fact, Fitbit is doing so well that it can now afford to buy up the competition. This week, Fitbit announced …
Read More »Nintendo Switch will run GameCube games with Virtual Console
The GameCube may have been a slight under performer in terms of sales during its generation but the little system did receive more than a few great games at the time. Unfortunately, many of these games were left behind during the Wii U generation, which removed backwards compatibility but that …
Read More »Halo 5 Forge on PC is finally getting a match browser
As great as it is to see Microsoft give PC gamers some attention again, its effort with Halo 5: Forge multiplayer felt a bit lacklustre back when it first launched. PC gamers could build maps and play maps on their own of with those in their own friends list, but …
Read More »Cooler Master launches MasterCase Maker 5t
We have already had the opportunity to take a good look at Cooler Master's new case line with the MasterCase Pro 5 but this week, a new wave of cases are arriving in the form of the MasterCase maker 5t. The 5t puts the unique FreeForm modular system back at …
Read More »Micron’s new 5100 SSD delivers 8TB and 3D TLC NAND for enterprise
Micron has unleashed its new 5100 Series of enterprise Solid State Drives, which go all-in on 3D TLC NAND, paving the way for configurations with as much as 8TB of capacity. This will be a strong step towards data centres switching to flash, as SSDs keep becoming faster and increasing …
Read More »SSD prices may be on the rise as industry moves away from 2D NAND
If you've been thinking about upgrading to an SSD at some point, you may want to do it sooner rather than later as analysts this week are claiming that prices are about to spike due to increased demand and lower supply. It looks like the pricing of NAND Flash has …
Read More »Khronos Group introduces VR Standards Initiative
Just last week we learned that Razer would be joining the Khronos Group, which is behind open-source graphics technologies like Vulkan, OpenGL and OpenCL. Now it looks like we may have a good idea as to why, because today the Khronos group announced their new VR Standards Initiative with the …
Read More »Some iPhone 6S models are shutting down due to exposure to ‘ambient air’
Around a month ago, Apple acknowledged that a battery defect was affecting some iPhone 6S users and launched a recall program for models that have been shutting themselves down at random. After replacing a number of these devices for free, Apple has managed to find the root cause of the …
Read More »Supreme Court sides with Samsung in Apple patent case
It looks like Samsung might just wiggle its way out of the $399 million fine it was ordered to pay to Apple after a lengthy patent dispute case, though it won't get out entirely unscathed. Many of you will have likely heard about Apple's lawsuit against Samsung, in which Apple …
Read More »Capcom details Resident Evil VII PC graphics options and features
Just yesterday we learned that later this month, PC gamers will be able to get their hands on Resident Evil VII for the first time in the form of a demo, which has been available and updated on PS4 for a few months and updated a couple of times. In …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV and VII Remake to hit PC in 2018?
Final Fantasy's 30 year anniversary is coming up in 2017, so as you might imagine, Square Enix is cooking up a few surprises in order to celebrate, which will include the releases of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age HD and even possibly the first episode of the Final Fantasy …
Read More »Apparently the Samsung Galaxy S8 will also remove the headphone jack
With the launch of the iPhone 7 this year, Apple officially removed the headphone jack, a move that has been heavily criticised ever since. However, it seems the criticism Apple is facing isn't going to deter other smartphone makers from doing the same thing as reports this week claim that …
Read More »Is Intel about to start using Radeon tech for future iGPUs?
Earlier this year, Intel ended up cutting its workforce down by 11 percent, pushing 12,000 or so people out of the company. As it turns out, a heck of a lot of graphics engineers may have been caught in the line of fire back in April, which has since spurred …
Read More »Mysterious unreleased AMD GPU benchmark surfaces
Just recently, we began hearing whispers about a potential RX 490 again after months of silence. While at the time these rumours didn't seem so credible, we have since come across a mysterious, previously unseen GPU in a benchmark database listing, showing an unnamed AMD card matching the GTX 1080 …
Read More »AM4/X370 Zen motherboards to be shown at AMD’s New Horizon event
In just one week, we will be getting our best look at AMD's upcoming Zen processors yet at the ‘New Horizon' event, just before the rumoured January launch. However, Zen will be just one element, we will also be getting a good look at the new X370 chipset and some …
Read More »Macbook Pro with Touch Bar users reporting awful battery life
It looks like a few of those who decided to pay the price premium for Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar are facing some pretty serious issues, as battery life appears to have taken a dive. Apple's latest revision of the MacBook Pro arrives rated with ten hours of …
Read More »Oculus Touch is here and reviews seem to be very positive
The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive have been going head to head all year but so far there has been a clear, defining difference between the two headsets- motion controllers. The HTC Vive has often been applauded as the better buy as many prefer using motion controllers within VR, rather …
Read More »Apple Watch 2 sales are down 71% compared to original
The smartwatch market was expected to truly boom with the launch of the Apple Watch but so far, things haven't exploded in the way analysts had predicted. In fact, it turns out that Apple Watch Series 2 sales are down by 71 percent compared to the original Apple Watch last …
Read More »We are giving away 3x Shuttle NC02U palm-sized 4K portable PCs!
We like to give back to our readers from time to time here at KitGuru, which is why this month, we are teaming up with Shuttle to give away 3 XPC Nano PC-NC02U barebones systems, an ultra-portable, palm-sized mini PC with Skylake technology and 4K capabilities. Key features for the …
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