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We have a pretty strong community of readers here at KitGuru, although there is one thing that we are consistently asked for- an application for smartphones. Well, one of you guys decided to make it happen, so now there is an unofficial KitGuru app for iOS. This offering was made …

Often at gadget and tech trade shows, I like to focus on the smaller stands as that's where the interesting stuff is usually found. However, at Gadget Show Live 2015, one of the more intriguing booths was one of the biggest. HP was showing off its new idea for the desktop, …

Cherry is a company you all know as the maker of the universally popular MX keyboard switches. Whether you're a fan of brown, black, red, blue or any of the other coloured variants, chances are if you have a mechanical keyboard you have Cherry MX switches. There are a few …

Samsung Electronics overwhelmed the world of semiconductors when it announced plans to build a chip production plant that will cost almost $15 billion last October. At the time it was unclear for what the giant plans to use its fab in Pyeongtaek, a city south of Seoul. According to a …

As long as there have been performance enhancing drugs, they have had some sort of presence in sports. As soon as big money shows up there's always going to be someone willing to get a competitive edge no matter what, which is why it's no surprise that doping as it's called, …

Not every game reaches its full potential. Even some of the big ones released with millions in development costs and even more so in marketing. Five Nights at Freddy's however is the complete opposite. Not only did it provide simple, but effective gameplay mechanics that many people loved, but it …

Even though Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 10 operating system is still months away, the software giant is already working on and updated version of the operating system code-named “Redstone”. The improved OS is expected to emerge in 2016 and will be aimed to strengthen Microsoft Windows ecosystem in general. Microsoft plans to roll …

GlobalFoundries on Tuesday clarified claims about its ramp up of 14nm chip production at fab 8 manufacturing  facility in Malta, New York. The world's second largest contract maker of semiconductors has taped out multiple 14nm designs and is tweaking its equipment using a lead product at the moment. The company is …

Update: The time has come, you can now pre-load Grand Theft Auto V for the PC. The download comes in at 59.0GB on Steam. If you pre-ordered through the Rockstar Warehouse or GreenManGaming, then you will receive your code soon via email, along with links to download the GTA V PC …

You might remember the game ‘Killing Floor', it was a Left 4 Dead style co-op zombie shooter that started out as a mod for Unreal Tournament and later became a standalone title in 2009. Now, there is a sequel coming out although it isn't quite finished yet. Killing Floor 2 …

The Witcher 3 is finally releasing next month after two lengthy delays, CD Projekt Red has already announced that it will be giving away 16 smaller bits of DLC for free but now it has also announced an expansion pass, much like a season pass, it will grant you access …

The Smartwatch market is expected to boom this year with the launch of the Apple Watch so as you can imagine, Android Wear smartwatch makers are preparing their own devices in order to compete. We now have our first leaked render of what is apparently going to be the next …

Samsung is gearing up to reveal its first quarter 2015 earnings soon so the company has released an earnings guide for investors, which tells a similar story to the last few, Samsung is expecting to see a sizable dip in profit due to dwindling sales of its devices. Samsung currently …

Microsoft has done a pretty good job of keeping Halo off of the PC platform but the company opened the flood gates last month with the announcement of Halo Online, a free to play shooter exclusive to Russia. The game is currently in beta and the files are out there, …

Angela Ahrendts, senior vice president of retail and online sales at Apple, has written a letter to employees asking them to encourage end-users to order new products online instead of getting them in retail outlets. Apparently, the chief of online and retail sales at Apple wants to change mindset of …

It looks like Apple might be working on an 8K version of its iMac desktop all in one machine, according to a recent LG blog post. LG supplied the 5K panel for Apple's well received 5K iMac, which launched last year. The post went as far as to claim that …

Nvidia Corp. has announced that administrative law judge Thomas Pender presiding over its patent case against Samsung and Qualcomm in the U.S. International Trade Commission had ruled that the lawsuit would go to trial in June. This pretrial decision, known as a Markman ruling, is the judge’s determination of the …

Rumor has it that Crytek has just entered a huge licensing deal with Amazon, worth between $50 million and $70 million. The developer, which recently faced some financial struggles, will now be kept afloat for quite some time, according to several anonymous sources speaking with Kotaku. Crytek did say last …

Apple is rumoured to announce its next set-top-box in the coming months, the first all-new STB in years. The new Apple TV is expected to bring-in additional features, but, according to a media report, it will not support 4K ultra-high-definition video playback, at least initially. Although not a lot of …

SanDisk is one of the leading producers of NAND flash-based devices, could be an excellent acquisition target for Seagate and Western Digital, according to a financial analyst. While at present the takeover of SanDisk is a hypothetical thing, HDD makers may be very interested in acquiring a company with NAND …

In the huge exhibitor hall at Multiplay's i54 event at the Ricoh Arena, it was hard to miss the Razer battle bus. This black and green branded double decker travels Europe, full to the brim with DinoPC gaming systems and the latest in Razer peripherals. There was a queue for …

One of the more exciting aspects of virtual reality is being able to explore otherworldly locations. That can be anything from the Library of Alexandria, to Sword Art Online, but there's one universe that more than a fair share of people would love to visit, and that's the wizarding world …

The end game of the past two years of ‘cracking down' on online pornography is finally here. Following on from UK PM David Cameron's continued assault on pornography that even our most reasonable of attempts to dissuade him have failed to stop, our illustrious leader has now pledged to implement …

Effective body armour has always been important for those in combat scenarios, whether they're knights of old or modern day soldiers, but it almost always comes at the cost of weight and manoeuvrability. Often times too, as effective as modern armour is, even if a projectile doesn't penetrate, its impact …

When Cooler Master first got the idea to use noise-reduction material inside a chassis, more than 7 years ago, it unfortunately went with the name Sileo. Changing the brand to Silencio was a smart move and now, in 2015, we have a new range of quiet chassis under the KitGuru studio …

Today we are going to take a look at another of the latest all-in-one water cooling units from Corsair, the Hydro H80i GT. This model has been designed to improve on the existing H80i which has found favour amongst a number of enthusiasts. Corsair are very highly regarded in the all-in-one …

Among the myriad of opponents you traditionally face off against in Mortal Kombat games, the four armed half-man, half-dragon Goro, was usually near the top of the list. His floor pounding, quad-fist attacks were usually pretty difficult to deal with, so it's no surprise he's making a return for the …

One thing that everyone notices at major gaming LAN events like the Multiplay Insomnia series, is the overwhelming spirit of ‘goodwill to all'. Breaking with booth babe and blast em up action tradition, Gigabyte decided to do something different at i54 this Easter weekend. KitGuru was on hand to see the …

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. this week confirmed that it has a team of engineers working on a manufacturing process that will succeed 10nm fabrication technology towards the end of the decade. While the company did not reveal details about its sub-10nm process, it said that it considers various options for …

If you happen to already have bought Grand Theft Auto V for the PC through Rockstar's own website or directly through Steam, then you will be able to pre-load the game in just a few days on the 7th of April, a week ahead of the game's official launch on …