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We review a lot of mechanical keyboards here at KitGuru and as regular writers, we all have our favourite mechanical switches. I'm a brown man myself, but know that other team members have their preferences. The question we want the answer to today though, is which is yours? For those …

Update (02/02/17): Following on from our initial report on the new security vulnerabilities found in Netgear routers, the company got in touch with us to provide a fresh statement on the matter and clear a few things up. Recently, two new vulnerabilities were made public by security researcher TrustWave, making …

PornHub is looking to combat the idea that pornography harms the minds of the impressionable, by offering an educational resource of its own. Launched as a small, sub-site within the main Pornhub domain, the Sexual Wellness Center is filling up with articles, videos and Q&A resources, all in the aid …

The first Youtuber to be sued for unlawfully promoting gambling websites to minors in their videos, is due in court next week. Craig “Nepenthez” Douglas, was charged with illegally promoting a lottery back in October 2016 and is now set to go to court on the 6th February to face …

It looks like Apple has taken the crown as the world's top smartphone seller once again, after overtaking Samsung in the fourth quarter of 2016. It seems that some of Apple's growth last quarter can be attributed to Samsung's battery misfortunes, which kept the Note 7 off the market, leaving …

Last night, AMD held its quarterly earnings report, during which CEO Lisa Su revealed a few details about launch plans for the first half of 2017. Firstly, she confirmed to investors that the first Ryzen desktop processor will be launching in early March as previously thought, but secondly, we also …

It looks like Zenimax's $2 billion lawsuit against Oculus wasn't something that could easily be brushed off after all as today, a US jury ruled in Zenimax's favour. Following the ruling, Oculus must pay $500 million to Zenimax, with $50 million of it coming from Palmer Luckey himself and $150 …

Steam has gone through various changes over the years, the version we have today is quite different from what we had back in 2005 for instance. However, it looks like we may see another major update to Steam's user interface in 2017, as this evening a new image appeared on …

Earlier this week, we learned that cracking groups had already managed to circumvent Denuvo's anti-tamper technology in Resident Evil 7, opening the game up to pirates less than a week after its final release. This was surprising as up until now, Denuvo has traditionally taken months to crack for new …

EVGA is now a player in the CPU liquid cooling market thanks to the launch of two new All-In-One units, the CLC 120 and CLC 280, aiming to offer high performance, low noise and robust software controls. The former features a single fan 120mm radiator, while the latter is a …

AMD has confirmed that it will be launching its new-generation CPUs, called Ryzen, in early March this year, giving us our first real concrete launch date for the technology. We were previously told to expect the new chips in the first quarter of this year, but now we know for …

We have heard a few times that Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata would like to see the game running on PCs at some point after the console release. However, we had no idea how much ambition he had for a high-end PC version. It turns out that if green-lit, Final Fantasy …

Just yesterday we caught our first glimpse at Samsung's tablet plans for 2017 thanks to an FCC filing for what seems to be the Galaxy Tab S3. At the time, it was suggested that Samsung would be bringing its new flagship tablet to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later …

Huzza, the livestreaming company that Kickstarter partnered with to launch its Kickstarter Live platform in November 2016, has now become an official subsidiary of the crowd funding company. This will lead to the creation of a new international Kickstarter office, and Huzza management will now handle Kickstarter Live directly. Kickstarter …

The first results of a study into the effect space has on the human body, using twins Scott and Mark Kelley, have now been released. Thanks to their shared DNA, the studies show that space has effects on human gene expression, DNA methylation and “other biological markers.” The Kelley twins …

We like to give away a lot of free games and hardware here at KitGuru, but we aren't the only ones. Our pals at be quiet! regularly run tasty competitions for those needing a new PSU and today is no different. With the re-launch of its new Pure Power 10 …

17 year old MMO, Asheron's Call, has finally been shut down for good. To celebrate its life and mourn its death, players clubbed together on various servers to bid farewell to the world they had been questing and fighting in for the best part of two decades. Originally released by …

Back in 2014, EA and Bioware began teasing a brand new IP known as ‘Shadow Realms', a creepy looking 4V1 multiplayer game. Unfortunately that title was promptly cancelled at the start of 2015 but since then, it looks like Bioware has been cooking up something new, as EA confirmed today …

AMD has been doing a great job at keeping up with recent game releases with its drivers ever since the launch of Radeon Software and it looks like things aren't going to be slowing down this year. Today we saw the launch of Conan Exiles and this weekend, the Ghost …

Back when iOS 7 was first introduced, Apple brought 64-bit support to its mobile operating system and since then, all iPhones and iPads have come with 64-bit capable SoCs too. Since then, Apple has continued to support both 32-bit and 64-bit but it looks like that could be changing this …

We have already had confirmation that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 would be a no show at the Mobile World Congress later next month but Samsung may still have something to show off at the show after all. Rather than its flagship smartphone, Samsung may make an appearance with its …

While Bethesda might be all done cranking out season pass DLC for Fallout 4, the studio isn't quite finished with the game entirely. Next week, not only with there be a PS4 Pro upgrade for this game, but PC players will finally be able to download the high-resolution texture pack, …

Update: For Honor's closed beta wrapped up over the weekend but it looks like we will get a second chance to try out the game prior to its launch on the 14th of February. Today it was announced that For Honor would be getting one more multiplayer test before release …

It has been several months since Apple first began showing off its flagship 5K display, built by LG and while people have been able to pre-order for months, finished units only started shipping out this week. Unfortunately, it looks like an unforeseen but major issue has come to light for owners …

Buying a new GTX 1080, GTX 1070 or PC with either of those graphics cards in? Then you stand a good chance of having a free game to try out on your new hardware. Nvidia has launched a brand new promotion known as the Be The Hero bundle, which lets …

The Banner Saga 3, Stoic's final chapter in its epic, Nordic ‘saga' has been fully funded on Kickstarter and that means stretch goals. One that's now been put on the table, is something fans of the previous two games have been asking for forever: playable Dredge. All that's needed for …

Facebook is looking to end one of the biggest problems in web security: password recovery. To that end, it has announced a new way to recover your password for your Github account, which is successful could spell the end of secret questions, recovery emails and provide much greater security in …

Razer has purchased cloud smartphone maker, Nextbit, including the rights to its Robin handset. It's not clear right now what it is Razer plans to do with its new subsidiary, but it joins the likes of THX and Ouya, as part of a library of brands and hardware that could …

While some lobby groups are still railing against the dangers of torrent sites and downloading, many around the world have moved on to much newer ways to watch protected content: like Facebook live streams. Looking to stay on top of emerging trends however is Dutch anti-piracy group, BRIEN, which has shut …

To celebrate the upcoming launch of action adventure game, Nier: Automota, Sony is launching a special edition of its PlayStation 4 console with a creepy looking cover. The large, smiling, moon face covers one whole side panel of the console and comes with a downloadable wallpaper to make the carpet …