We have recently been hearing rumours about a wireless/standalone version of the Oculus Rift but it looks like HTC may beat it to market. This week, HTC announced that it would be partnering up with Qualcomm to release a standalone Vive powered by the Snapdragon 835. The wireless and standalone …
Read More »Sky has teamed up with Devialet to launch its own Soundbar
Sky is mostly known for its TV and broadband service here in the UK but it looks like the company is experimenting with hardware outside of set-top boxes now. This week, Sky announced that it has teamed up with premium speaker creator, Devialet, to release the Sky Soundbox, a soundbar …
Read More »Update regarding our Antec Mercury 240 AIO review
Regular KitGuru readers will have noticed that yesterday, we published a review of the new Antec Mercury 240 AIO review. Unfortunately, we did encounter some issues with our sample, which were all duly noted. Since then however, Antec got in touch with us to explain that it would appear we …
Read More »Overwatch League players will get a minimum $50k salary plus benefits
There has been a lot of talk surrounding the Overwatch League in the last few weeks and while we have yet to receive an update on the logo trademark situation, Blizzard is still charging ahead. This week, the publisher announced its salary plans for players in the Overwatch League, promising …
Read More »AMD’s biggest Radeon Software update of the year detailed
Just ahead of the RX Vega launch, AMD has detailed its biggest driver update of the year...
Read More »Nintendo on track to sell 10 million Switch consoles this year, 4.7m sold so far
Nintendo has revealed its quarterly earnings this week, shedding light on the progress towards its ambitious goal of selling 10 million Switch consoles before the end of the year as well as just how well Switch software is doing. The hybrid console has seen 4.7 million sales since its launch …
Read More »Apple ordered to pay out $506 million in patent dispute with University of Wisconsin
Apple has quite the bill to pay as this week, a judge has ordered the company to pay out $506 million to the University of Wisconsin over a patent infringement claim. The University's Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) believed Apple's A7, A8 and A8x chips all infringed on patents. The …
Read More »Corsair confirms $525 million acquisition deal
Last week, we began hearing whispers of a potential Corsair buyout, with sources coming forward to claim that a company known as ‘EagleTree' was looking to acquire Corsair for as much as $500 million. Today, the acquisition was confirmed, with EagleTree Capital buying up a majority stake in the company …
Read More »Blizzard to increase penalties for poor behaviour in Overwatch
It looks like Blizzard is taking steps to get the Overwatch community to play nicely with each other, with new penalties being put in place to combat toxicity. As the game's community manager puts it, toxic behaviour can range anywhere from being intentionally AFK and griefing to abusive chat and …
Read More »Adobe Flash will be shut down in 2020
The time has come to say goodbye to Flash, Adobe has finally admitted. This week, the company announced that the long-running software will finally go into retirement as of 2020, at which point updates will no longer be released and web browsers will drop support entirely. While Adobe Flash was …
Read More »Reminder: we are giving away five prize packs with be quiet!
Last chance to enter our bequiet! competition! Don't miss out!
Read More »Antec Mercury 240 AIO Review
Is Antec's Mercury 240 - an £80 liquid cooler - worth buying?
Read More »Phanteks launches Evolv Shift and Shift-X cases
If £800 is a little out of your price range for a new PC case, Phanteks has you covered with its new Evolv Shift and Shift-X cases. Although both cases fall in line with the tempered glass and aluminium craze, the Shift and Shift-X take PC tower form factor a …
Read More »AMD is working on 7nm tech but it’s proving to be the toughest generational leap in years
We heard back in May that AMD was already preparing for the jump to 7nm CPUs in time for ‘Zen 2' and ‘Zen 3' some time in the next few years but it seems that the company is beginning to open up about the difficulties getting there. In an interview …
Read More »RX Vega FireStrike results pop up online
It will be a short while longer before we see proper reviews but in the meantime, early benchmarks continue to appear online...
Read More »Here is how Destiny 2’s open-world ‘Patrol’ missions will differ from the first game
The Destiny 2 beta offered us a tiny slice of the final game, bringing us one mission, a strike and one PvP map. Unfortunately, the beta didn't let us take a glimpse at the changes made to open-world gameplay or Destiny's Patrol mode. However, the folks over at IGN have …
Read More »Xbox One X pre-orders will go live soon, Xbox will be at Gamescom this year
We received a lot of Xbox One X news at E3 last month. We know what the console looks like, what games will support it, we even have the price and release date but pre-orders are still nowhere to be found. Fortunately, this week Microsoft confirmed that those planning to …
Read More »Microsoft has changed its mind, MS Paint is here to stay
Yesterday, news broke that Microsoft was looking to get rid of the Paint app, after classing it as a ‘deprecated feature'. The news swiftly spread and the internet at large began mourning the loss of the 32 year old program. Fortunately, it looks like that outpouring has given Microsoft pause …
Read More »Intel speaks out against Qualcomm again, claims anti-competitive business tactics
Qualcomm is fighting two huge legal battles in the US at the moment, one against Apple over the iPhone, and another against the FTC. Qualcomm has tried to get the FTC to drop its case but it seems the commission has a lot of outside support on this one, with …
Read More »Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 3 Motherboard Review
What does Gigabyte provide an X299 punter for £270?
Read More »Burning Crusade legacy server ‘Felmyst’ shutdown by Blizzard hours after launch
Just over 14 months ago, Blizzard took a clear stance against fan-run legacy WoW servers by shutting down Nostalrius. Since then, there has been some discussion surrounding official legacy servers but nothing has come to fruition, so fans once again turned to creating their own. The next big push for …
Read More »Pokemon Go Fest was a disaster
While Pokemon Go has seen a huge amount of success since its launch last year, the game has also had its fair share of widespread problems. That all became painfully apparent on Saturday when the first Pokemon Go Festival took place in Chicago. Many paying attendees went to enjoy the …
Read More »Microsoft is giving up on Paint
Update (25/7/17): Following on from yesterday's massive outpouring of support for MS Paint, Microsoft has confirmed that it won't be killing off the app after all. However, it will be moving to the Windows Store. You can find out more HERE. Original Story (24/7/17): Microsoft Paint has been a staple …
Read More »Nvidia’s new Game Ready driver prepares for five upcoming games and adds ShadowPlay Highlights
There is a new Nvidia Game Ready driver rolling out but this time around it contains a little more than optimisations. There is a new feature debuting for Nvidia ShadowPlay called Highlights, which will automatically capture ‘highlight' moments during gameplay in supported games. Nvidia has teamed up with Bosskey Productions …
Read More »AMD Threadripper to hit retail on August 10th
Back in mid-June, KitGuru reported that AMD's upcoming Threadripper CPUs would hit the market on the 10th of August, based on information from one of our reliable sources. Now, a second source has stepped in pointing towards a 10th of August retail date, while also providing some details on availability …
Read More »Cougar Conquer Aluminium/Glass Case Review (The $300 case)
Now, there are computer cases - and then there's this thing!
Read More »Alienware 13 R3 (Amazing OLED screen with QHD resolution)
We were sent the R3 version with OLED panel. It really is a sight to behold.
Read More »The Destiny 2 open beta will last longer than planned, Bungie announces last minute extension
Late last week, Bungie's Destiny 2 beta opened up for all players on console and we have already heard some of the changes being implemented into the final game as a result of this testing. While the beta was initially set to end yesterday, it is now being extended a …
Read More »Atari throws its hat into wearables with the Speakerhat
Atari is attempting to get back in the game with its upcoming Ataribox, whatever that may be. While very little information has been released on the console, the company has announced plans of an Atari Speakerhat, allowing wearers to blast music straight from the top of their head. The Atari …
Read More »Facebook enter the modular device world with mysterious patent
The idea of a modular smartphone has been around for a while, with many big name brands trying to tackle the ambitious journey to bring it to life. These projects have always come to an abrupt and disappointing end, but where companies like Google and LG have failed, Facebook plans …
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