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Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 files discovered in Grand Theft Auto Online’s latest update
It looks like GTA Online's latest update, ‘The Doomsday Heist‘ contained more than we bargained for. The folks over at The Guru Team have been digging through the game files to uncover clues about future content and something very interesting popped up- a hidden in-game activity that directly ties into …
Read More »Leo Says EP7: Crap year for graphics, AI kill humans, Titan V, AMD in Mac, Fanboys, VR stillborn
In the seventh episode of ‘Leo Says' – our grumpy guru Leo discusses the state of graphics in 2017, AI potentially killing the human race, The new Nvidia Titan V, AMD in Mac and VR being ‘stillborn'. He even airs his views on the topic of fanboys – and just …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 3: Win an Antec P8 case and Earthwatts Gold Pro 550W PSU
It's getting close to Christmas, so we are getting in the holiday spirit! For day three, we are teaming up with ANTEC, giving readers the chance to win an Antec P8 case and Earthwatts Gold Pro 550W PSU!
Read More »Apple launches top spec iMac Pro for $13,927 in the US and £13,007 in the UK
Apple has finally launched its long-awaited Intel Xeon and AMD Vega-powered iMac Pros. While many of the hardware details were revealed earlier this week, we’ve now learned that to get all that Apple have to offer, it’ll cost you a cool $13,926.98 in the US and £13,006.98 in the UK. …
Read More »Nvidia’s Titan V tested in-game using Futuremark’s 3DMark
Titan V benchmarks have been cropping up for the past week, giving us a deeper look into Nvidia’s new Volta architecture across a variety of tools. This time, the card is put through its paces against modern games using the ever-popular Futuremark 3DMark benchmarking software. Oh, hi Mark. Under the …
Read More »Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown’ Greene addresses the lack of copyright protection in games
Since PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has taken the battle royale formula and turned it into a fully-fledged genre, many copies and adaptations have sprung up, one of which has caused much upset throughout developer Bluehole. In turn, PUBG creator has spoken out about copyright in the games industry and the lack of …
Read More »Predictive text AI writes its own Harry Potter story filled with dancing, Ron magic & cannibalism
Artificial Intelligence has some pretty useful functions, from powering your smartphone to an adaptive enemy in a video game. Botnik Studios has been testing its own AI in the form of a predictive keyboard, enabling it to write its very own Harry Potter chapter for hilarious results. Botnik’s AI was …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 2: Win a Seasonic Prime Titanium Fanless 600W PSU
It's getting close to Christmas, so we are getting in the holiday spirit! This year, we are running a series of 'reviewer' giveaways with new prizes every day! For day two, we are teaming up with SEASONIC, giving readers the chance to win an excellent Seasonic Prime Titanium 600W Fanless power supply!
Read More »MSI Raider GE63VR 7RE 120Hz Gaming Laptop Review
It has a 'gamer friendly' 120hz panel, but do the rest of the specs stack up?
Read More »AMD set to roll out Ryzen 2 in Q1 2018
AMD's Ryzen CPUs have been a huge success throughout 2017 but it is time to start looking towards the company's plans for next year. AMD has said in the past that we will see a Zen 1 refresh before the jump to Zen 2 architecture, and now it looks like …
Read More »Toshiba and Western Digital have dropped their legal battles
Since Toshiba announced that it would be selling off its NAND flash factory business, it has run into a number of legal issues with Western Digital. The two firms own joint stakes in a Japanese NAND factory, leaving WD in a tough position, given that Toshiba could sell its stake …
Read More »PUBG seems to have a lot of trouble running on Xbox One
Yesterday PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds received its Xbox One ‘Game Preview' launch just ahead of the PC's exit from Early Access. The console launch was set to be a big deal for Microsoft's machine, after all, PUBG has been the biggest game on PC all year long and opening it up to …
Read More »AMD launches Radeon Software Adrenaline Edition with latency improvements
While AMD provide incremental updates to its Radeon Software throughout the year, it’s taken to comprehensive annual overhauls since the release of Catalyst Omega at the end of 2014. Now, it welcomes the Adrenalin Edition, getting Radeon owners’ blood pumping with a focus on latency reduction. It might not be …
Read More »Synaptics finally crack under-screen fingerprint sensors for 2018 flagship smartphones
Under-screen fingerprint scanners were pegged for 2017’s slew of flagship smartphones, but ultimately the tech just wasn’t ready. While the same was thought of 2018’s upcoming batch due to Samsung Galaxy S9 rumours, it seems that Synaptics has finally cracked the technology. “Consumers prefer fingerprint authentication on the front of …
Read More »Apple’s Xeon and Vega powered iMac Pro launches this week
Back in June, Apple announced the iMac Pro, the company's first ‘pro' grade all-in-one system. Under the hood, you'll find an Intel Xeon processor, ECC memory and a discrete graphics chip. We've been expecting a December launch since the initial announcement, though Apple has been quiet on that front in …
Read More »Western Digital (WD) Gold 12TB Hard Drive Review
Is this the ultimate pinnacle of hard drive engineering?
Read More »Atari is shaping its Ataribox via crowdfunding from December 14th
Atari surprised everyone when it announced it was going to release its first gaming hardware in 20 years, and surprised everyone even more with its price set to rival that of current consoles. Now, the Ataribox is set to go on sale as an Indiegogo exclusive on December 14th. Back …
Read More »Apple confirms that it has acquired Shazam
Following on from yesterday's report, Apple has confirmed that it is acquiring Shazam. The deal is still pending approval but it is all expected to go through without a hitch. Upon acquiring Shazam, Apple will begin working on using it to boost its features in Apple Music. In a statement, …
Read More »Bungie apologizes for Destiny 2 content paywalls, fixes coming this week
Last week when Destiny 2's ‘Curse of Osiris' expansion dropped, players found that some parts of the game were now locked behind the expansion paywall. End-game content like Trials of the Nine, Nightfall Strikes and Prestige raids now require the expansion to play. Since this is how things operated in …
Read More »Arctic Freezer 33 TR – Budget 120mm air tower Threadripper cooler
The key thing about the Arctic Freezer 33 TR is the TR suffix stands for Thread Ripper. That’s right, this diminutive 120mm tower cooler claims to have the ability to deal with AMD’s mighty Threadripper that has up to 16 hardware cores and a TDP of 180W. The secret is …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 1: Win and Review a bunch of Corsair goodies!
It's getting close to Christmas, so we are getting in the holiday spirit! This year, we are rolling out the KitGuru Advent Calendar, with a series of giveaways every day throughout December. Today, we are kicking things off with our friends at CORSAIR, giving readers the chance to win a load of peripherals!
Read More »Nvidia’s Titan V benchmarks show big performance increase
Last week, Nvidia surprised us with the launch of its first Volta graphics card, the Titan V coming in at an eye watering price of $3000. It seems that the Titan V might just be living up to its price, as Unigine Superposition benchmarks show impressive results. Nvidia's Titan V …
Read More »Hundreds of HP laptops have been affected by a hidden keylogger
Back in May, HP was struck with the surprising revelation that some models of its laptops had been shipping with a keylogger preinstalled on the systems. It seems that history is repeating itself, as a security researcher has discovered a second keylogger that could have affected more than 460 models …
Read More »NAND flash supply expected to improve in Q1 2018
Last year, we first began hearing about DRAM and NAND supply shortages set to take place over the course of this year. Over the last few months, things haven't really improved, with inflated pricing still affecting consumers in many countries. However, it looks like the end might be in sight, …
Read More »A former Crytek employee is reportedly suing over lack of pay
This time last year, it looked like Crytek was on the verge of bankruptcy with developers claiming to have not been paid for months and promising talent leaving on a regular basis. Now just 12 months later, the studio is still facing issues, with one former employee suing Crytek over …
Read More »Win one of three be quiet! Dark Base 700 PC cases with KitGuru
In need of a new PC case to house your build? Then you're in luck, as we have teamed up with be quiet! to give away three excellent Dark Base 700 cases, complete with exterior RGB lighting, modular internals and much more!
Read More »LaCie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 Review
The 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 is part of LaCie's Professional range of external storage drives.
Read More »Apple might be acquiring Shazam for $400 million
It looks like Apple is set to make another major acquisition before the end of the year to bolster its services. According to sources, Apple is planning to buy music discovery app ‘Shazam' in a deal worth around $400 million. Shazam is an app that lets people identify songs, TV …
Read More »Overkill releases new trailer for ‘The Walking Dead’, gameplay and story details teased
Overkill's ‘The Walking Dead' game was announced all the way back in 2014, with just a few small nuggets of information coming out since then. While the game was originally supposed to come out in 2016, it looks like Overkill has settled on an ‘Autumn 2018' release window now, with …
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