Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has quickly proven to be one of the biggest hits of the Summer. The Takeshi’s Castle styled Battle Royale game recently released to server-breaking levels of enthusiasm – selling over 2 million copies on PC alone in less than a week. Though Fall Guys is currently …
Read More »OWC unveil a portable Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock
OWC has announced that its new Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock for PC/MAC is available to pre-order now and is due to begin shipping from 27th July. The OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock doesn’t rely on external power making it ideal for connecting to mobile devices while on the go. The …
Read More »iPhone 12 reportedly won’t come with a charger
Apple is set to release its latest line-up of iPhones later this year. According to leaks the smartphone manufacturer will once again release a base ‘iPhone 12’ alongside a ‘Pro’ counterpart. Now, according to one insider, the base iPhone 12 will not come with a charger as part of cost-cutting …
Read More »Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 goes into production at TSMC facility
TSMC is reported to have scaled up its production capacity of 5nm and is said to have started production of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 875 SoC as well as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X60 5G modem. According to the Chinese tech website 快科技 (meaning ‘fast technology') TSMC has officially started production of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 875. This means …
Read More »Apex Legends mobile planned for release “by the end of the year”
During Electronic Arts’ ‘EA Play 2020’ event, the publisher announced that it would be bringing its popular Battle Royale shooter Apex Legends to the Nintendo Switch. Now, in its most recent investor fireside chat, EA announced its intentions to bring Apex Legends to mobile platforms “by the end of the …
Read More »iPhone 12 line-up display specs leak
Though Apple have yet to reveal it, it is well known that the smartphone manufacturer’s upcoming iPhones set to release later this year will come in 4 variants. While we know some of the differences that will exist between the models, an industry insider has now provided insight into the …
Read More »MediaTek announces Dimensity 1000+ SoC for flagship phones
Hot on the heels of its Helio G85 announcement, MediaTek has introduced the Dimensity 1000+ SoC with support for 5G and 144Hz displays. The chip is designed to offer powerful performance as well as “best-in-class power efficiency”. MediaTek's Dimensity 1000+ is fitted with an octa-core CPU manufactured using 7nm technology, …
Read More »Update to Tetris on mobile adds weekly subscription model
For many years EA held the license allowing them to publish Tetris games on mobile platforms. This year however, the contract finally lapsed, with San Francisco based developer ‘N3twork’ taking over to produce an entirely new Tetris game for mobile. While the game initially operated with a one-time payment to …
Read More »Crash Bandicoot Mobile soft-launches in select countries
Ever since the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy was remade for current hardware in 2017, fans of the series have been wondering what was next for the platformer. 2019 saw the remake of Crash Team Racing, and now following on from that is Crash Bandicoot Mobile, “A new kind of Crash adventure …
Read More »Warframe may be coming to mobile according to company’s annual report
Warframe is perhaps one of this generation’s greatest success stories. Released in 2013, the free-to-play third person action-RPG shooter has seen continuous support from both fans and its developers ‘Digital Extremes’, with the game only improving over time. Thanks to the scalability and success of the game, it would appear …
Read More »LG smartphones to start fresh with LG Velvet
LG Corporation, formerly known as Lucky-Goldstar, has been around for many decades, producing a wide range of products – everything from monitors to laptops and smartphones. Now LG is looking to embark on a new journey with its latest smartphone – LG Velvet. LG's announcement of its new smartphone, LG Velvet, is accompanied by …
Read More »Luke and Leo Get Technical (Ep3) – Talking AMD, Nvidia and Intel!
AMD, Intel, and Nvidia have all been busy with their new laptop products in the form of Ryzen 4000 APUs, 10th Gen Comet Lake-H CPUs, and RTX Super GPUs. Luke and Leo discuss the best bits and highlight their fondness for the ever evolving mobile computing space.
Read More »Legends of Runeterra launches later this month
Aside from shooters, auto-battlers and a new fighting game, Riot has also been working on Legends of Runeterra, its very own strategy card game based on the League of Legends universe. The game has been in beta on PC for a while now and soon, it will be freely available …
Read More »Epic Games shares details about Spyjinx, the mobile game produced by J.J. Abrams
Spyjinx is a mobile game published by Epic Games and developed by Bad Robot Games. Bad Robot Games is the games division of Bad Robot, J.J. Abrams's production company known for its work on movies such as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Mission: Impossible – Fallout. In Spyjinx …
Read More »The CryEngine is getting support for mobile, starting with Android devices
Crytek has been making some notable upgrades to CryEngine lately, starting with ray-tracing support in 2019 and now expanding to a full mobile pipeline. With this latest update, CryEngine will be available for Android app developers for the first time. Mobile support is starting off in beta, which developers can …
Read More »Global smartphone sales droped 38% in February
Many businesses are experiencing decreasing sales in 2020. Different reasons are given to explain the decline: Huawei blames US sanctions, while other companies like Microsoft and Sony say the decline in sales of PS4 and XBOX One is due to the announcements of the next-gen consoles. It is now speculated COVID-19 is the …
Read More »Ryzen 4000 Mobile – 7nm Zen 2 & Vega Explained
AMD has shared more details on its upcoming Ryzen 4000 Mobile 'Renoir' APUs with 7nm Zen 2 and Vega cores. Offering up to eight cores and sixteen threads from the Zen 2-based CPU cores in 15W and 45W form, will AMD be able to compete against Intel's dominance in the mobile market? And how will AMD's strict focus on high performance graphics capability compare to Intel's competition?
Read More »Redmi introduces LCD screens with in-display fingerprint sensors
In-display fingerprint sensors have been on the market since 2018, with companies such as Samsung, OnePlus, Qualcomm and Vivo all utilising the technology. Since then, the feature has become somewhat of an industry standard for many flagships. So far in-display fingerprint sensors have come either in optical or ultrasonic variants. Both variants …
Read More »Pokémon Home is now available on Nintendo Switch and Mobile
Pokémon Home is a cloud-based app which lets users store and trade Pokémon. Released by Nintendo, the app enables a Pokémon to live beyond the game where it was caught. The application is free, but there is premium plan which unlocks extra features and removes the limitations of the free …
Read More »Turtle Beach adds new colour options to its Recon 70 affordable headset series
Turtle beach is giving one of its best-selling headsets a makeover, the popular Recon 70 series will be available with new colour options including an exclusive silver, as well as two Camo versions, one in green and a blue version. The new Recon 70 headset will be exclusively available in …
Read More »HyperX readies new peripherals and accessories for 2020
Kingston has announced a range of new gaming devices and peripherals that are coming for PC and console in 2020, as well as a few new devices for mobile gamers too. We recently got the chance to check out these new devices from Kingston HyperX and have rounded up all …
Read More »Riot Games announces that TFT Mobile will release in March
Following the auto chess trend from 2019, Riot Games launched Teamfight Tactics (TFT) to rival DOTA Underlords and Auto Chess. With the upcoming 1st anniversary of TFT, Riot is planning to launch the mobile version of TFT in March 2020, while also teasing the new set 3. This announcement was …
Read More »An MMO based on Final Fantasy XV is currently in development for mobile
The Final Fantasy series is well known for its use of transmedia storytelling – with its mainline games being accompanied by spin-off titles, books, films, and anime. The latest mainline Final Fantasy, XV, is no different. With a film, anime, and mobile game adaptation already in existence, Final Fantasy XV …
Read More »Ofcom proposes ban on network locked smartphone sales in UK
Over the years, most major mobile networks have tried to keep customers tied to their business by selling ‘locked' smartphones. While your device can be unlocked for another network if you call up and ask, Ofcom wants to make the switching process easier for UK customers and is considering new …
Read More »The brand new KitGuru mobile app is available to download now!
KitGuru is proud to announce that we have launched our very own mobile app. The KitGuru app is available today for users of Android mobile devices and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store right now. The new KitGuru mobile app provides readers of our site a great new …
Read More »Amid ‘overhaul’, The Elder Scrolls: Blades for Switch delayed to 2020
The Elder Scrolls: Blades was first announced at E3 2018. The game was said to be an Elder Scrolls game which could be played on mobile. Alongside the mobile release, a port for the Nintendo Switch was promised. While the game released on mobile in early 2019, news of the Nintendo …
Read More »Mario Kart Tour becomes Nintendo’s fastest ‘selling’ mobile game in its first month
Mario Kart Tour is Nintendo’s fastest ‘selling’ mobile game, amassing over 123 million downloads in its first month. This is a significantly stronger performance compared to its second fastest selling, “Super Mario Run” which saw only 21.8 million downloads in its first month. Despite having the most first month downloads …
Read More »Xbox enters the mobile gaming hardware market, releasing new accessory
Project xCloud is Xbox’s next generation game streaming technology. The idea is that gamers will be able to play their Xbox games, no matter where they are, as long as they have a phone in their pocket. In preparation for this future, Xbox have released an official smartphone gaming clip …
Read More »Rumoured AMD 7nm Mobility CPUs could launch early in 2020
According to rumours, AMD could be launching its Mobility CPUs based on 7nm technology early in 2020, with claims this could reduced the cost of gaming capable laptops to $699. According to the guys over at wccftech, they have got confirmation AMD will be launching 7nm mobile CPUs in Q1 …
Read More »Call of Duty Mobile is coming in October
Following in the footsteps of PUBG and Fortnite, earlier this year Activision officially announced Call of Duty Mobile, bringing one of the most-played shooter franchises of all time to Android and iOS. The game has been in beta for a while now but a final launch is nearing, with a …
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