While console emulation takes quite some time to polish, it is a near certainty that we will see each one reverse engineered to work on the PC platform. Unsurprisingly, we have yet to see a reliable emulator for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, but it looks like things are about …
Read More »It looks like Apple’s Spectre fix has had a big impact on iPhone 6 performance
It looks like iPhone 6 owners may begin experiencing dramatically slower speeds soon, as Apple's iOS Spectre fix seems to have throttled performance by as much as 41 percent.
Read More »Newly leaked image shows confirmed specs for Samsung Galaxy S9
Late last week, Samsung revealed that its 2018 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S9, would be launching at the Mobile World Congress event next month. Now this week, a full shot of the phone's packaging has been released, giving us a look at the spec/feature list. The Galaxy S9 will be …
Read More »DICE is making Battlefield 1’s Operation Campaigns free for all players
Over the course of 2017, DICE has been expanding Battlefield 1 with a new Operations mode. The first Operations campaign was free for all players, while the second one was reserved for Premium Pass holders. It was expected that future Operations Campaigns would also be reserved for Premium Pass holders …
Read More »The Xbox Duke controller is making a comeback in March
At E3 last year, Microsoft not only announced that it would be bringing back original Xbox games through backwards compatibility, but Phil Spencer also revealed plans to bring back ‘The Duke'. The oversized original Xbox controller will now be arriving in March, complete with support for the Xbox One and …
Read More »CES: Cherry debuts new low-profile mechanical switch
Cherry has announced a new low-profile mechanical switch is launching soon
Read More »CES: First look at HyperX Predator IR Synchronized DDR4 RGB RAM
CES 2018 has kicked off and we are already starting to see some exciting announcements. Today, HyperX launched its new Predator DDR4 RGB Memory, which leverages IR technology to synchronize lighting across all channels. This new HyperX Predator memory has IR communication channels embedded onto each memory module, allowing for …
Read More »CES: Razer’s impressive laptop/smartphone hybrid prototype is racking up ‘Best of CES’ awards
Every year, Razer brings something unique and interesting to CES and 2018 is no different. This time around, the company announced ‘Project Linda', a new smartphone/laptop hybrid concept that extends the Razer Phone into a laptop. Razer hopes that Project Linda will be a new era for mobile computing, blending …
Read More »CES: MSI revamps its laptop line with new GE63 Raider notebook and TITAN Pro
At CES this year, we had the chance to swing by the MSI booth where two laptop launches took place. For starters, MSI is bringing out a new version of the GE63 Raider notebook with RGB lighting and secondly, the TITAN Pro GT75VR is being revamped with a Killer Wireless-AC …
Read More »The war against the Thargoids is heating up in Elite Dangerous: Beyond
Last year, players of Elite Dangerous began noticing some odd encounters. A few players managed to come across huge Thargoid ships and soon after, the alien race began attacking spaceports in the game. This has all been building up to Elite Dangerous: Beyond, a multi-chapter series of updates that will …
Read More »PUBG has already sold three million copies on Xbox One
It looks like PUBG is already a huge success on console. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was by far the biggest game of 2017 on PC and now it is beginning to dominate on consoles too, having sold three million copies on Xbox One since launching on the 12th of December. PUBG launched …
Read More »Head of Samsung confirms Galaxy S9 will launch in February
Samsung took to this year’s CES to reveal the world’s first consumer 146-inch MicroLED modular television, called The Wall, but as expected, played coy regarding its anticipated Galaxy S9 smartphone. Now, it seems that the device is set to launch in February during a trade show event. The reveal comes …
Read More »CES: Phanteks launches new cases, power supplies, RGB gear and waterblock
There was plenty of new gear on show at the Phanteks booth during CES this year. For starters, the company has teamed up with Seasonic to launch a new range of power supplies that support dual-system set ups. Beyond that, there were new cases, some new RGB gear and a …
Read More »CES: be quiet! revamps its flagship air coolers with Dark Rock Pro 4 and Dark Rock 4
Be quiet! make some of the best CPU coolers around, the Dark Rock series in particular has been a consistently top performer. This year at CES, we had the chance to catch up with be quiet! and to our surprise, we were greeted with the Dark Rock Pro 4 and …
Read More »Reader review: Deepcool Baronkase Liquid, DQ750st PSU and RF 120 RGB fans
Throughout December and early January, we ran a series of daily giveaways for the holiday season. These were all ‘reviewer’ giveaways, in hopes that readers would come back and share their thoughts on what they won with us and other KitGuru visitors. We’ve had a few submissions so far and …
Read More »CES: Thermaltake swaps aluminium for copper with its new liquid cooling line
While Thermaltake has debuted an impressive line of cases at CES, one of the most impressive technologies it has under its belt is its Pacific CL line of liquid cooling radiators along with the C-Pro fittings. Each are built to be sturdier than predecessors, utilising a new design and new …
Read More »CES: Asus gives us a sneak peek at the Zenphone Max Plus ahead of February launch
Today at CES, we had the chance to get a sneak peek at Asus's next smartphone launch- the Zenphone Max Plus, featuring a new design focusing on slimmer bezels, bigger battery life and decent performance wrapped up with a $229 price tag. Under the hood, the Zenphone Max Plus is …
Read More »CES: Asus previews new Vivo, ZenBook and X-series PCs
We've already had some exciting announcements from Asus's ROG branch over the course of CES, but there is also a slew of new PCs on the way for the mainstream market too. Today at CES, we had the chance to take a look at the new X-series, Vivo and Zenbook …
Read More »CES: Zotac’s new MEK 1 mini PC combines Coffee Lake and Pascal in a small package
At CES today, we had the chance to swing by the Zotac booth, where they were showing off a new and improved MEK 1 mini gaming PC. The original Mek 1 PC launched quite recently based around Intel's 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. However, the new version we saw today …
Read More »CES: Alienware’s 2018 lineup includes new flagship 21:9 monitor and powerful laptops
At CES today, we had the chance to catch up with the folks at Dell, who were armed with top of the line Alienware gear for 2018. For starters, there is a new 21:9 3440×1440 monitor on show, with an IPS screen and a 100Hz refresh rate. However, there are …
Read More »CES: Riotoro showcases new and improved chassis
Following Computex 2017, Riotoro received a lot of good feedback when it came to the CR1288 PC case. Now at CES, the company is showing the new and improved version, which takes much of that feedback on board and makes improvements all over the place. With a target price of …
Read More »Sea of Thieves is having a beta test later this month
If you've been looking forward to Rare's pirate sim, Sea of Thieves, then you're in luck as this month, there will be another beta test ahead of the game's release in March. You'll need to be signed up as a ‘Sea of Thieves Insider', but once that is out of …
Read More »CES: Vertagear’s PL4500 is the first wireless RGB gaming chair
CES is well under way at this point, we received a ton of new announcements yesterday and it looks like we have even more to look forward to. Today, Vertagear announced its new gaming chair, the Vertagear PL4500, the world's first gaming chair to feature wireless RGB LEDs. The RGB …
Read More »CES: Razer’s Project Linda is an impressive laptop/smartphone hybrid
Every year, Razer brings something unique and interesting to CES and 2018 is no different. This time around, the company announced ‘Project Linda', a new smartphone/laptop hybrid concept that extends the Razer Phone into a laptop. Razer hopes that Project Linda will be a new era for mobile computing, blending …
Read More »CES: Toshiba aims to bring M.2 NVMe SSDs to the mainstream with RC100 series
At CES this week, Toshiba Memory announced plans to bring NVMe M.2 SSDs to the mainstream market with the RC100 NVMe SSD series. These new drives come with a new cost-effective design, allowing NVMe storage to become more accessible to system builders. The RC100 series SSDs are built using Toshiba's …
Read More »CES: HyperX unleashes world’s first IR Synchronized DDR4 RGB RAM
CES 2018 has kicked off and we are already starting to see some exciting announcements. Today, HyperX launched its new Predator DDR4 RGB Memory, which leverages IR technology to synchronize lighting across all channels. This new HyperX Predator memory has IR communication channels embedded onto each memory module, allowing for …
Read More »Two EA patents paint a worrying future for online matchmaking
Activision isn't the only publisher patenting worrying new matchmaking systems designed to raise spending on microtransactions. This week, it came to light that EA has filed for two patents that could impact fair competition in multiplayer games, with one pertaining to Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment and another detailing an ‘Engagement Optimized …
Read More »CES: Deepcool launches limited edition ‘Electro’ series and FRYZEN air cooler
CES is kicking off today, so we can expect plenty of announcements across the board over the course of this week. Today, Deepcool kicked things off with the announcement of three limited edition launches for the Quadstellar case, a new ARK 90 case and finally, the Captain 240EX RGB AIO …
Read More »HTC announces the Vive Pro with a higher resolution display, alongside wireless VR adapter
It looks like the next big jump for virtual reality is happening sooner than we expected. This week at CES, HTC announced the HTC VIVE Pro, an upgraded HMD with a higher resolution display, offering 78 percent more pixels compared to the original VIVE headset. The new Vive Pro HMD …
Read More »ASUS shows off the ROG Swift PG65- the first Big Format Gaming Display
Following on from Nvidia's BFGD announcement earlier this morning, Asus has officially announced its ROG Swift PG65 Big Format Gaming Display. When Nvidia announced BFGD, we knew that Asus, Acer and HP would be among the first companies to bring out displays supporting this and now, we know what Asus's …
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