Back in November, Qualcomm found itself in the sights of Broadcom, receiving a massive $130 billion takeover offer. At the time, Qualcomm rejected the bid, stating that the amount offered did not truly represent the value of the company. Rumors of a hostile takeover brewed in the months that followed, …
Read More »Xilence to launch competitively priced PSUs and RGB coolers in the UK
Power Supply and cooler manufacturer Xilence is set to expand into the UK market with its Performance A+ series of PSUs and a range of RGB enhanced coolers. At DISTREE 2018, CEO Michael Albes has taken the time to talk with KitGuru, shedding light on the design process that helps …
Read More »Foxconn to cut 10,000 jobs in big move to automated processes
Foxconn is a huge part of China's manufacturing industry, with huge clients like Apple, Google, Amazon, Acer and more. As a result of this huge client list, the factory employs a huge number of workers. However, during a press conference this week, Foxconn announced that it would be cutting 10,000 …
Read More »Samsung head leaves prison after bribery charges are suspended
Back in 2017, we learned that Samsung's former head and heir to the company, Jay Y. Lee, was arrested in South Korea, with special prosecutors charging him with bribery and embezzlement. Lee was eventually found guilty of perjury, embezzlement and bribery, with a judge handing down a five year prison …
Read More »Rumours of Apple choosing Intel chips over Qualcomm have caused the Snapdragon maker’s shares to fall
Update: Qualcomm seems to have experienced a sizeable drop in shares since rumours cropped up that Apple may drop the company in favour Intel as the supplier for its next-gen iPhone chips. Conversely, this has had a positive impact on Intel’s shares despite the company being late in the game …
Read More »Intel is launching its own smart glasses that project notifications directly into your eyes
Last week, we began hearing whispers that Intel may be launching its own pair of smart glasses at some point this year. At the time, we didn't know exactly when to expect an announcement, but it looks like Intel was well and truly prepared. Today, Intel launched ‘Vaunt', the company's …
Read More »Elon Musk rebrands Boring Company Flamethrower to avoid customs troubles
There seems to be many obstacles appearing for Elon Musk’s flamethrower, from government officials attempting to intervene, to customs agencies now refusing to ship something with such a volatile name. Of course, Musk isn’t backing down, reeling off alternatives he could call it instead. Apparently, some customs agents are particularly …
Read More »Silicon Wafer makers plan 20% price increase for 2018, PC components will be affected
Back in November, we heard that SUMCO, one of the largest silicon wafer producers in the world, was planning to increase prices by 20 percent this year, with another price increase planned in 2019. Now, it looks like other Silicon wafer manufacturers are joining in, with Taiwan's GlobalWafers confirming that …
Read More »Broadcom offers Qualcomm more money, breaking records with $145 billion bid
Broadcom has been aggressively pushing to buy out its rival, Qualcomm for quite some time. Despite hopes of its newfound partnership with Samsung quelling hostile takeover bids, it seems that Qualcomm is far from in the clear as Broadcom is upping its offer from $130 billion to a record breaking …
Read More »Banks in the US and UK begin restricting Bitcoin purchases with credit cards
We've heard about various governments looking to crack down on cryptocurrency this year and now it looks like banks are joining in. Banks across the US have already begun banning Bitcoin purchases with credit cards and now the same thing is happening here in the UK. This week it was …
Read More »Qualcomm forms new alliance with Samsung, hopes it will quell other antitrust concerns
Qualcomm has seen better days, with many ongoing lawsuits, antitrust claims and rumours of a hostile bid takeover from its rival Broadcom. In a strike of good news, the chipmaker has finally struck a deal with Samsung that hopes to quell those rumours alongside eliminating its South Korean antitrust case …
Read More »Kaz Hirai steps down as Sony CEO, announcing Kenichiro Yoshida as his replacement
Current CEO of Sony, Kaz Hirai is stepping down at the end of March after steering the company for six years. Current CFO Kenichiro Yoshida has been announced as his replacement, with the managerial transition taking place in April. The move is set to whittle down Hirai’s many titles from …
Read More »Reader Review: Cooler Master H500P
Back in December, we ran a slew of giveaways for the holiday season. There was just one catch- we wanted the winners to come back and share their thoughts with us on what they won. We've been pleased by the number of reviews we've received back so far and today, …
Read More »BT’s Openreach will begin rolling out Fibre broadband to three million premises by 2020
Earlier this week we learned that the UK government had officially hit its target of delivering ‘super fast' broadband coverage to 95 percent of the country. Now it looks like the next steps are already being taken to deliver even faster internet to places across the UK, with Openreach announcing …
Read More »Corsair goes wireless – unboxing video with the K63 Wireless and DarkCore SE
As part of Corsair's new focus on wireless peripherals, we were sent a special 'wireless kit' just for reviewers. Inside that big box of goodies we found the new K63 wireless mechanical keyboard, a DarkCore SE wireless mouse, the MM1000 mousepad, a Void Pro RGB wireless headset, and a special lapboard designed for sofa gaming. To be able to share this experience with our readers , we of course filmed the whole thing.
Read More »Facebook managed to cut the time its users spent on the platform by 50 million hours in Q4 2017
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that Facebook has managed to cut the time its users spend on the platform by 5%, which is roughly 50 million hours a day total during its fourth quarter. This is just the beginning, however, as Zuckerberg has more features in the works …
Read More »Facebook bans cryptocurrency ads following a surge of scams
Over the course of 2017, the cryptocurrency market boomed with Bitcoin reaching heights of $20,000. This has caused a surge of interest in Bitcoin and other forms of digital currency, with many more companies and a few scam artists advertising heavily across the web to lure new people in with …
Read More »Razer’s Seirēn Elite aims to remove the need for external amplifiers/mixers
The Razer Seirēn has gone through many iterations, from its original to the more recent ‘streamer certified’ Seirēn X last year. Now, it is getting the professional treatment as Razer introduces its $200 Seirēn Elite, aimed at content creators that want professional audio quality with minimal fuss. Built around a …
Read More »Mixrosoft’s Mixer livestreaming service finally gets tipping and direct purchases
Microsoft’s Mixer livestreaming service, formerly known as Beam, is finally helping its content creators further monetise their videos by adding tipping into the mix. Mixer is also taking cues from Twitch’s newer features, as users of its platform will soon be able to guide viewers to a direct purchase of …
Read More »Politician to extinguish Elon Musk’s fun by seeking ban on Boring Company flamethrower
Over the weekend, Elon Musk began a successful run of selling flamethrowers via his Boring Company brand. This success could be short lived if California Assemblyman Miguel Santiago has anything to do with it, as the politician plans to introduce legislation that would block Musk from selling the device to …
Read More »Redbox Launches Digital Movie Service
For years, Redbox has been talking about launching a digital movie service to stay competitive with the dozens of streaming services already on the market. Finally, they’ve seen the writing on the wall, and the movie rental company has officially launched the service they’ve been talking about for years, but …
Read More »Superfast broadband now covers 95 percent of the UK
Covering 95 percent of the UK with Superfast broadband has been a part of the government's Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) initiative since 2011 and after some delays, it seems that goal has finally been achieved. The details were collected last month, and while Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales fall below …
Read More »ThunderX3 ‘Hex RGB’ Gaming Desks Showcased!
Today Dean Shaw gives us a run down of the upcoming ThunderX3 Gaming Desks - with more RGB tricks aplenty.
Read More »Elon Musk sells 7,000 Boring Company branded flamethrowers
It seems that Elon Musk's head is firmly buried in the clouds, as his Boring Company began selling branded flamethrowers over the weekend. Tweeting about the milestones the bizarre product has hit, it seems that he's already unloaded $3.5 million worth of them. The flamethrowers are listed on the company …
Read More »The latest Google Chrome update will let you mute sites permanently
We've all come across those sites that load up and begin auto-playing a video at some obnoxiously loud volume. Over time, Google has been trying to tackle this with various Chrome updates. We already had the ability to mute tabs, but now Google will be giving Chrome users the ability …
Read More »Twitch wins $1.37 million in lawsuit against view bot services
Back in 2016, Twitch began to seriously crack down on view botting services by launching a lawsuit against seven view bot creators. View bots are often used to artificially inflate view numbers and follower counts for streamers and as you would expect, the use of view bots is against the …
Read More »KitGuru visits be quiet! HQ to see new Dark Rock Pro 4 air cooler and testing labs
Back at CES, we saw a glimpse of the new Dark Rock Pro 4 and Dark Rock 4 air coolers by be quiet!. Ahead of their April launch, KitGuru was invited to the main design centre based in Hamburg to get a first look at what’s to come and the …
Read More »Two Graphics Industry veterans join AMD to lead Radeon Technologies Group
AMD has filled Raja Koduri's shoes with two industry veterans, Mike Rayfield and David Wang, who will now lead the Radeon Technologies Group.
Read More »Qualcomm hit with €997 million for EU antitrust law violations in exclusivity deal with Apple
Qualcomm has had a rough year when it comes to antitrust claims and government investigations. Not only is the chip maker being sued by Apple and investigated by the FTC over in the US, but the European Commission had also launched its own anti-competition probe into Qualcomm. Now today, the …
Read More »Reader Review: Corsair K55 RGB keyboard, Harpoon gaming mouse, MM300 mouse mat and HS50 gaming headset!
Throughout December and early January, we ran a series of giveaways for our readers. There was only one catch- we wanted winners to get back to us with their thoughts on the prizes they won. So far, we’ve had quite a few winners get back to us and today, I …
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