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During its quarterly earnings call, TSMC gave an update on future process node technologies. As expected, it mentioned what advancements it has made in current and future process nodes. Besides the N7 and N5 nodes, TSMC also mentioned its N3 node and the enhanced version, the N3E. According to the …

Kitguru has been working with AMD on creating a bespoke custom system we nicknamed ‘The BEHEMOTH’ . This project creation took many hundreds of man hours and captured the attention of a large audience. When the project was completed AMD decided we should give it away to one lucky Kitguru reader. We had thousands of entries for the chance to win this, and one lucky chap – Cameron Marples ended up winning this £22,000 monster PC.

Last week following the launch of Windows 11, AMD warned that Ryzen systems are experiencing performance issues with the new operating system, which can reduce gaming performance by up to 15 percent. As it seems, there are some other issues present that we didn't know about last week, but Microsoft …

Over the last year, Intel has begun planning new fab facilities in Europe, with financial support from the European Union. Since the EU is involved in the funding, the UK's exit from the European Union means that Intel did indeed strike the country off of its list for potential facility …

Microsoft officially dropped Kinect shortly after the Xbox One launch, but the company may have now found a new use for the technology. In a partnership with Sky, Microsoft is essentially bringing the Kinect back for a new wave of TVs.  This week, Sky announced Sky Glass, a new range …

During its annual Foundry Forum event, Samsung gave us an update on what's coming out of its foundries in the future. For starters, Samsung is set to begin producing 3nm chips in the first half of 2022, with second-gen 3nm chips coming in 2023. Moreover, it also stated that mass-production of …

The ongoing chip shortage keeps ravaging the world of electronics, increasing product prices with no end in sight. While increased demand and the pandemic are two major causes behind this, companies hoarding chips could also be having an impact, according to TSMC's chairman.  In an interview with Time magazine, Mark …

Recently a CDN issue knocked out some of the world's most popular and often used websites for a period of time. Now, Facebook seems to be having its own infrastructure problems, with Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all going offline as part of a major outage.  All three apps were knocked …

Kingston recently announced a new line up of FURY branded memory - based around this they decided to raise some awareness with KitGuru readers and sent Leo a bunch of new hardware for us to build a system. As well as the new hardware, Kingston also decided to send Leo a massive box of Kingston branded Merch. We have to admit that watching Leo playing with Kingston branded Merch gave Kitguru staff quite a chuckle this morning.

AMD recently announced that one of its goals is to increase the energy efficiency of AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Instinct accelerators by 30x in AI and HPC. To put this into perspective, to achieve this goal, AMD will have to be 2.5x faster at increasing energy efficiency than the …

The ongoing chip shortage has been devastating to the world economy, but according to Dr Lisa Su, CEO at AMD, it will likely finish within a year. In an interview, AMD's CEO stated that the chip shortage might end during the second half of 2022, but the first half of …

Back in October 2020, Razer held its first RazerCon event, featuring new announcements across the board, from peripherals to PC components and cases, to systems. This year, RazerCon will be returning, aiming to deliver an even bigger show compared to last year.  RazerCon 2020 ended up being a huge hit, …

Over the past year, the world have been faced with a massive chip shortage. Soon, we may see passive components also in short supply due to factory shutdowns in Malaysia and Indonesia, impacting the production of capacitors, resistors, inductors and more. According to DigiTimes, Chemi-Con, Nichicon, and Rubycon are responsible for …

In recent weeks, Google/YouTube has been on a mission to take down a number of Discord bots, mainly focusing on music bots that pull audio from YouTube videos and circumvent advertising in order to allow groups to listen together while in a voice channel. Now, Discord is looking to do …

The European Commission is planning to introduce new rules that would mandate all electronics manufacturers use USB-C as the common charging port on their devices. This is something that would also apply to smartphone makers, which could finally push Apple to switch from Lightning to USB-C on future iPhones, just …

Google has always been experimental with its marketing, from revealing phones prior to its announcement, to announcing a phone only by confirming that the unannounced phone’s purported cancellation was false. The search engine giant has now sent out an email to its fans saying “You're invited to Google's Birthday party.” …

MSI has been celebrating its 35th anniversary all year long with new hardware launches and fresh discounts on products. This week, MSI sent a mysterious package to KitGuru HQ, so naturally, we filmed an unboxing video. This is just a fun little unboxing video, but if you're currently shopping around …

A few weeks ago, YouTube began shutting down Discord music bots for pulling music from YouTube and circumventing advertisements. Groovy was the first to be shut down and now, one of its most popular competitors, Rythm, is also going offline.  The Rythm bot will be shutting down on the 15th …

Sony’s 2021 PlayStation showcase brought with it the announcement of major titles, as well as some smaller indies. Lying somewhere in the middle is Project Eve, a spectacle action game in the vein of Devil May Cry and Bayonetta, offering “fluid and zestful” combat. Announced during the recent Sony PlayStation …

While God of War Ragnarök was first teased back in 2020, the game had since gone AWOL, with Santa Monica Studio remaining tight-lipped on the sequel to 2018’s Game of the Year winner. Finally, ahead of its 2022 release, the game was shown off for the first time. Officially titled …

Gran Turismo 7 is looking to be a graphical showpiece for the PS5. Initially intended to launch in 2021, the game was delayed to 2022. During the recent Sony PlayStation showcase it was finally announced that GT7 would be coming to the PS4 and PS5 in March 2022. Making the …

Back during the PS5 reveal event it was announced that GTA V would be getting ANOTHER remaster, this time bringing the game to the PS5. Known as the ‘Expanded and Enhanced’ edition, very little was known about the game. Finally, we have more details about what to expect, including when …

At today’s PlayStation showcase, Insomniac Games surprised fans when they announced two entirely new games. The first was a new Wolverine game, with the second being a teaser for Spider-Man 2, featuring Venom as the villain. During the end credits to 2018’s Spider-Man, Venom was teased as a future villain. …

While DisplayHDR 2000 may not exist, VESA has been working on bringing other HDR standards to the PC market. Today, VESA launched the DisplayHDR True Black 600 specification and standard, with ASUS being the first laptop maker to adopt it with new OLED display models. The new DisplayHDR True Black …

Razer is upping the ante with its gaming chairs this week, launching new fabric versions of the Razer Iskur. Beyond that, new XL versions of the Razer Iskur and the Razer Iskur X are being made available starting today. A fabric version of the Razer Iskur has been highly requested, …

Currently, Apple and Google have rules in place to force developers to use their own first-party App Store and Play Store payment systems. This is something that developers have been protesting recently, sparking further scrutiny from regulators and anti-trust organisations. Now, South Korea has passed a bill to address this …

Since last year, the tech industry has been dealing with a major chip shortage, leading to increased prices and lower supply in most major product categories. Due to demand for supply lines, TSMC is reportedly going to be raising its prices by as much as 20 percent.  According to The …

For years now, Apple has required that all developers on iOS use the first-party payment system, allowing Apple to take a revenue cut. This has led to higher subscription prices on iOS compared to Android for a number of apps and while there are alternative ways to pay for these …

We've seen a rise in the number of desks built for PC gaming setups in recent years. This month, Genesis is launching its own, the HOLM 320 RGB White gaming desk, aiming to offer a combination of style and functionality.  This desk measures in at 120 x 60 centimetres, with …

Azure cloud services have become a core pillar of Microsoft's business over the years, attracting many Fortune 500 companies as clients. Unfortunately, many of those clients had their data exposed by a huge vulnerability that has been present since 2019.  As reported by The Verge, Microsoft recently became aware of …