ASUS recognises that the smartwatch market is dying down a little, but its foray with wearables is far from over. Moving on from the ZenWatch 3, the company is now aiming to help the World Health Organization bring down blood pressure statistics with its new VivoWatch BP. Research has shown …
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European Hardware Awards – Winners Announced!
In the aptly named Mega Room on the 8th floor of the W Hotel in Central Taipei, the European Hardware Awards 2018 became our largest event to date, by some margin. With almost 200 of the industry’s most important people in the room, the EHA presented not only the EHA …
Read More »Facebook caught giving at least 60 big-name companies “deep access” to user data
Facebook integration has been a thing for quite some time, with the social media firm giving companies access to its users’ data via built-in address books, like systems and log-in features. While this sounds relatively harmless, Facebook has now been caught giving Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, Blackberry and at least 56 …
Read More »AMD’s RX Vega 56 is finally heading to laptops, starting with the Acer Predator Helios 500
After eleven months of floating around in the ether, AMD’s Radeon Vega 56 has finally found its way into a laptop- specifically, the new Acer Predator Helios 500. There’s even the option to go all AMD by switching out the default Intel CPU with a 2nd Gen Ryzen 7 processor, …
Read More »There is now an exploit for PS4 consoles running firmware 5.05
Earlier this year, console modders found the first crack in the PS4's armor, developing an exploit to run homebrew software and unlock full PS2 backwards compatibility. The catch was that in order to take advantage, you would need a PS4 running either firmware version 4.05 or 4.55. Since then, SpecterDev …
Read More »MSI Infinite X (8700K & 1080 Ti) System Review
It's a £2500 system from MSI - but you can't buy it in the UK
Read More »AMD responds to security flaws in its EPYC virtual machine encryption
Update (29/05/18): Last week, a German-based IT security firm Fraunhofer AISEC uncovered a flaw in AMD’s EPYC server chip, completely bypassing its SEV security protocol. AMD has since issued a statement to reassure its users that it’s on the case. “AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) is designed to help protect …
Read More »Outdoor internet connectivity: Addressing the lack of outdoor networking
In the ever-changing fight to bring connectivity to our daily lives, there remains a solid disconnect between our indoor networks and how we treat the internet when we step outside our front door. For many, private home internet use is approached with zest and zeal. Pushing connectivity into every room …
Read More »Intel denies age discrimination accusations amidst layoffs
Over the past few years, Intel has undergone a lot of restructuring, laying off a significant portion of its workforce in the process. This has prompted allegations of age discrimination from Intel's former employees, with it perceived that the company has targeted older employees specifically in its layoffs. The accusations …
Read More »Compulsion Games responds to Australia’s refusal to rate We Happy Few, effectively banning sales
Update (24/05/18): Earlier this week, Compulsion Games suffered a blow when the Australian Classification Board refused to give We Happy Few a rating, banning it from sales in the country. The developer has now responded, reassuring Australian fans that it’s doing all it can to rectify the situation. Compulsion Games …
Read More »The UK will explore social media regulation in the form of new online safety laws
Over the next couple of years, the United Kingdom will be exploring new legislation that addresses “the Wild West elements” on the internet, particularly centred around social media. The proposed laws aim to quell a range of online harassment, from cyberbullying to child exploitation, offering a clearly defined punishment for …
Read More »Intel’s first 10nm Cannon Lake processor spotted in Lenovo IdeaPad 330
Originally slated for a 2016 debut, Intel has repeatedly delayed its 10nm Cannon Lake processors, now expected to arrive in bulk sometime in 2019. It looks as though we will finally be seeing something from the range, however, with the mid-range Lenovo IdeaPad 330 sporting the firm’s first 10nm chip …
Read More »Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero (Wi-Fi) Review
It's an excellent motherboard from ASUS ROG - is it just too good for Ryzen 2nd Gen?
Read More »The Senate has voted to overrule the FCC’s net neutrality repeal but there are more hurdles
It has been a crazy year for Net Neutrality. Over the course of 2017, the FCC, led by Ajit Pai, voted to repeal the 2015 Open Internet Act with the goal of giving ISPs more control over what customers could access and paving the way for ‘internet fast lanes' for …
Read More »AMD has begun sampling its 2nd Gen Threadripper processors
We've known for a while that AMD is preparing to launch its 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper processors later this year. The current launch window is the second half of 2018, and it looks like we are inching closer as this week, AMD revealed that its new Threadripper chips are now …
Read More »The PowerColor RX Vega Nano to reappear at Computex
There is an RX Vega Nano on the way! We've known about it for a little while, but it looks like we may finally be seeing a launch at Computex.
Read More »ASRock X370 Pro4 Review – is X370 still relevant?
We take a look at another X370 board from ASRock - but is it all too familiar?
Read More »Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi – Hurrah for proper VRMs!
The Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi is a belting motherboard - one you don't want to miss!
Read More »ASRock X470 Taichi review – nice PCB, shame about the overclocking
Its a very pretty looking motherboard, but is it only skin deep?
Read More »Huawei P20 Pro Review – the triple-camera smartphone
It's Huawei's latest flagship with a triple rear camera configuration. The best Android around?
Read More »Riotoro CR1088 Prism RGB Mini Tower ATX Case Review
It's an interesting dual-chamber case from Riotoro - a bargain at £70?
Read More »Intel is discontinuing its Kaby Lake-X series
Intel is putting an end to its underwhelming Kaby Lake-X series of processors after lukewarm reception.
Read More »KitGuru Editorial Awards 2018 – Finalists Announced!
Today KitGuru is proud to announce the finalists for our Editorial Awards 2018. The initial results have been tabulated and we're now ready to announce the finalists for the largest ever survey of its kind! While KitGuru's editors will select the best products on sale in the UK, our results …
Read More »Intel’s hiring spree continues as Chris Hook joins to lead discrete GPU marketing
Intel has been on quite the hiring spree lately. Towards the end of last year, we saw the chip giant bring Raja Koduri on board to lead work on discrete graphics. More recently, we saw Jim Keller brought in to help out on the CPU side of things, and now, …
Read More »QNAP TS-877 (TS-877-1700-16G) 8-bay NAS Review
It may cost nearly £2.5K, but it is quite possibly the most feature-rich NAS we've ever tested
Read More »Intel’s 10nm processors will ship in ‘high volume’ in 2019
Intel has been forging ahead with the 14nm process for a while now, but the company has also been quietly working away on 10nm, which will debut with Canon Lake CPUs. Last year, Intel began boasting about its progress, but towards late 2017, Canon Lake was delayed. Now, we have …
Read More »AMD’s processors are helping to dent Intel’s market share
AMD’s Ryzen line has already won over the critics as a solid line of CPUs that give Intel a run for its money, but it was the consumers that it truly needed to impress in order to survive. With its earnings results coming to light for this year’s first quarter, …
Read More »Leo Says Ep 18 – The AMD EPISODE! (and a little Nvidia GPP)
AMD, AMD and a little more AMD. If you are looking for Intel discussion from LEO this week, you won't get it here.
Read More »AMD is preparing ‘combat crate’ bundles to keep GPUs out of the hands of miners
Back when AMD first launched the RX Vega 64 and RX Vega 56, the company attempted to get the cards into the hands of gamers through bundles. Unfortunately, this system led to a bit of a mess and plenty of confusion when it came to launch pricing. Now, AMD is …
Read More »MSI GE73 Raider RGB 8RF Laptop Review (i7-8750H/GTX1070)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070? Check. Six-core Intel Core i7 running at more than 4GHz? Check. 16GB RAM? Check. Half terabyte SSD and whole terabyte hard disk? Check. This sounds like the perfect specification for a monster gaming tower. But it isn't. These are the main details of the MSI GE73 …
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