While Google's initial Stadia cloud gaming pitch made grand promises of playing on any screen at any time with minimal fuss, the reality is that there will be some restrictions at launch. Those that forked out the money for a Stadia wireless controller for instance will need to use a …
Read More »Philips unveils new 27″ 4K Brilliance professional monitor
Philips has announced a new professional 4K monitor from its Brilliance line of displays. The new device will feature USB-C docking, 4K resolution and an IPS panel. Philips says the Brilliance 272P7VUBNB pairs performance with productivity. The new Brilliance 272P7VUBNB from Philips is designed with productivity and professional use in …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint scanner issue leads to banks cutting off the feature
Samsung Galaxy S10 users in the UK may find themselves unable to log in to their banking apps using the phone's fingerprint scanner for a while. This week, some UK banks began disabling the feature in their apps due to an issue with the fingerprint sensor, leading to false-positive readings. …
Read More »Fractal Design ION SFX GOLD 650G Review
This is based on a killer Seasonic design, and its cheaper - whats the catch?
Read More »KitGuru Reader Awards 2019: Winners Announced!
We thank the thousands of KitGuru readers who took the time to vote in this year's reader awards - we really appreciated it! The numbers have now been tabulated and the winners, across 39 categories, have been selected by you.
Read More »Kingston announce revamp to Canvas Select Plus SD line
For years, Kingston has been the go-to brand for many, the company produce high quality and high-speed memory in form factors ranging from 2.5-inch SSDs to their HyperX branded gaming RAM. Kingston also offers high-performance microSD cards suitable for a range of mobile devices. According to TechPowerUp, Kingston has announced it …
Read More »Bethesda is giving Fallout 76 a premium subscription
Despite controversies and poor critical reception, there is still a rather large group of dedicated players remaining active on Fallout 76. With some big content updates regenerating interest in the game, Bethesda appears to be looking to capitalise with a monthly/yearly subscription service that grants in-game benefits, access to private …
Read More »Wolfenstein developer weighs in on the Epic vs Steam debate
It seems like the ‘Epic Games Store vs Steam' debate isn’t going away any time soon. With that in mind, the senior level designer at MachineGames, Kristoffer Kindh, has provided his perspective on the matter, claiming that “people don’t really appreciate it (the competition)”. Speaking to PCGamesN, the Wolfenstein developer …
Read More »Micron unintentionally announce new enterprise SSD range
It seems someone was a little hasty at Micron recently after its website product page was updated with a new series of 5300 SSD enterprise devices, which had been unannounced up until this point. Spotted by the guys over at the Computer Base, a revision to the enterprise pages on …
Read More »Lenovo’s Foldable ThinkPad X1 is scheduled for a Q2 2020 release
After its first foldable notebook prototype back in 2017, and the official announcement in May of this year, Lenovo is expecting to release the first foldable PC to the public in the second quarter of 2020. This past week, Lenovo showed a glimpse of the new ThinkPad X1 at Canalys Channels …
Read More »AOC’s latest AGON monitor is QHD, 165Hz and supports FreeSync 2 HDR
AOC has had quite the year when it comes to gaming monitors, with new high refresh rate, HDR displays being announced consistently over the course of the year. As we enter the final months of 2019, AOC has another AGON series monitor to add to the roster, this time with …
Read More »Nvidia rolls out Game Ready driver for The Outer Worlds and Modern Warfare
We have two major game launches heading our way this Friday. Not only is Obsidian returning to first-person, New Vegas style RPGs with The Outer Worlds, but Infinity Ward is back in the saddle with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Both games are coming on the 25th of October and …
Read More »Phanteks AMP 750 Power Supply Review
Another fantastic power supply, designed in collaboration with Seasonic.
Read More »EKWB releases new monoblock for Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
EK Water Blocks has released a new monoblock for AMD AM4 based CPUs, as part of its Quantum line of products. The EK-Quantum Momentum ROG VIII Hero D-RGB will specifically fit the AMD X570-based Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero motherboard. The new monoblock features digital addressable RGB lighting and will …
Read More »NordVPN, TorGuard and VikingVPN were hacked
Not only one, but three VPN providers had security breaches since 2017, but are only acknowledging it now. NordVPN seems to have been hit the hardest, but TorGuard and VikingVPN also admitted breaches. NordVPN, one of the most well-known VPN provider, had confirmed a security breach in early 2018. At fault, …
Read More »Final specification of Nvidia GTX 1660 Super revealed
After bucketloads of rumours and leaks regarding Nvidia GTX 1660 Super graphics cards over the past few weeks, it looks like we finally have confirmation of specifications, even though we probably knew most of them already. Last week, we reported on some Nvidia GTX 1660 Super leaks from various manufacturers, including …
Read More »TSMC will spend an extra $4B to meet 7nm and 5nm demand
Last month, we learned that TSMC might be struggling to meet demand for 7nm chip production, which could have raised production lead times from two months to as high as six months. This would be a major bottleneck in the supply chain but fortunately, TSMC is already prepared to invest …
Read More »Intel’s “Tremont” microarchitecture expected to be announced 24th October
Intel's race to ship 10nm started a few months ago when the first Ice Lake chips for laptops were released. Now it's time for the low-end, mobile, and IoT devices to get Intel's 10nm… hopefully. Tremont, the name chosen by Intel for the next-gen SoCs built for low-end, IoT, and …
Read More »WB Montréal’s new game is apparently called Batman: Arkham Legacy
It has been around one month since WB Montréal returned to Twitter to begin teasing a new Batman Arkham game. The studio has unfortunately been very quiet since then, meaning the full announcement is likely scheduled to take place at The Game Awards in December. In the meantime, more leaks are …
Read More »10th generation Intel Core i5 Comet Lake set for Hyper-Threading
For quite some time now, Intel has had a stranglehold on the desktop CPU market, especially when it comes to gaming. A recent resurgence from AMD has seen a large chunk of that market being taken away, with AMD Ryzen offering performance benefits for productivity, streamers and content creators. Due to …
Read More »Razer releases Razer Raptor, a gaming monitor
As if Razer's product portfolio wasn't big enough, back in January at CES, the Razer Raptor gaming monitor was announced. Now, it's available for purchase and looks as impressive as it did back then. The gaming peripherals market has some big players, and Razer is one of them, but up until …
Read More »Apple reportedly planning a big Augmented Reality push in 2020
We have known for some time now that Apple has big plans for Augmented Reality technology. A good chunk of Apple's engineers are working on various projects and we have seen Apple buying up AR specialist companies to help pave the way for a wearable. Last month, a new Apple …
Read More »Daybreak announces Planetside 3 is in development
After the positive feedback that Planetside 2 received, Daybreak decided to expand the franchise with Planetside Arena, a battle-royale set in the Planetside universe. It seems that wasn't enough for Daybreak, with the company now announcing Planetside 3, with Planetside Arena as its “stepping stone”. Followed by a recent series …
Read More »Steam Halloween, Autumn and Winter sale dates have leaked
The Steam Summer Sale has come and gone but as we enter the final months of the year, there will be three additional sales coming our way. This week, the dates for the Steam Halloween Sale, Autumn Sale and Winter Sale have leaked, so it is time to get that …
Read More »SK hynix introduces 1Znm DDR4 memory
SK hynix Inc has announced it has developed new 1Znm 16Gb (Gigabits) DDR4 memory. 1Znm will offer the industry’s largest density and total capacity per wafer available in existing DDR4 DRAM modules. The company claims productivity of the new 1Znm memory modules has been improved by approximately 27% over the …
Read More »Humble Bundle Monthly is changing to ‘Humble Choice’
Over the last couple of years, Humble’s monthly bundle subscription has been a great way for PC gamers to build up their libraries at a low cost. This year though, the subscription will be changing, with new subscription tiers and price hikes, although you also get the benefit of choosing …
Read More »World of Warcraft annual Hallow’s End event returns
World of Warcraft's annual Halloween-inspired event, Hallow’s End, returned this weekend which brought early Halloween celebrations to both World of Warcraft and its older-looking sibling WOW Classic. The annual Hallow’s End event started in both titles on 18th October and is set to continue through to 1st November. According to …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order goes “gold”
Respawn Entertainment, the developer behind Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, has publicly announced on its official Twitter account that the game has gone “gold”, meaning it is ready to launch. Still a month away from its release, Star War Jedi: Fallen Order is ready to be played by the public. To celebrate …
Read More »Image of rumoured Aorus TRX40 motherboard appears online
It looks like the first consumer desktop motherboard from Gigabyte to support AMD Threadripper 3000 has been revealed after an image was posted online over the weekend. The dark and grainy image shows what is expected to be the first motherboard from Gigabyte’s Aorus gaming line to support the rumoured …
Read More »PDXCON 2019: Every announcement from Paradox’s convention
At this year's Paradox Interactive annual convention, PDXCON 2019 in Berlin, a lot of new games and expansions were announced, including the reveal for Crusader Kings III.
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