We have been hearing quite a bit about Samsung's 2016 Galaxy Note device recently and this week, more information popped up online. This time around, we got confirmation that Samsung will be skipping the Galaxy Note 6 and jumping straight to the Galaxy Note 7 in order to get the …
Read More »New report points to Google making its own smartphone
We have been hearing for a while that Google is working on ways to take back control of Android and take on Apple in a more direct way, with previous rumours even pointing towards Google making its own processors. This year, we may see Google take its biggest step to taking …
Read More »Torbjorn is getting nerfed in Overwatch but not on PC
Blizzard has been paying close attention to feedback on Overwatch since its launch in order to prepare any balancing changes. However, given the different play styles between PC and console, sometimes changes need to be made on a platform by platform basis, which is why in July, Torbjorn will be …
Read More »Superhot’s free expansion brings new levels and features
Superhot impressed many when it launched earlier this year, taking what people loved about the original browser demo and improving on it all while adding a compelling story. If you have been wanting to dive back in to the game, then you will probably be happy to hear some new details about …
Read More »Acer and Starbreeze announce new company to joint develop StarVR
Much like the deal that HTC struck with Valve to bring the HTC Vive virtual reality headset to market, Starbreeze has announced a partnership with Acer to make the StarVR headset a reality. To help that along, the two companies have even formed a new company: Acer Starbreeze Corporation, with …
Read More »China keeps pressure on U.S. counterparts with successful rocket launch
With plans still on track to land a rover on the far side of the moon in 2018, Chinese scientists continue to impress with their rocketry advances. Over the weekend it successfully launched its latest rocket design, from a new launch centre with new fuel combinations. Although ventures into space …
Read More »Boston Dynamics’ latest robot can clean up your house
Watch out for banana peels, but if you can keep your floor clean, Boston Dynamics' new robot, Spot Mini, is capable of navigating around your home, loading the dishwasher, throwing rubbish in the bin and avoiding your feet as it sneaks under the table. Just don't feed it scraps, you …
Read More »Off-centre extremism: Facebook, Google auto-takedown videos
Get ready for extremist videos with off-centre camera work, lighting overlays and shrunken content – Google and Facebook are now automatically taking down videos thought to be related to terrorism, so the uploaders may need to find a way to get around it. Although neither Facebook or Google have announced …
Read More »Revive update brings AirMech, EVE: Valkyrie to HTC Vive
Following the surprising move late last week that saw Oculus VR remove headset checks from its DRM, the developer of the Revive driver which makes it possible to play Rift games on the HTC Vive, has been able to get back to improving compatibility. They've been working fast too, as …
Read More »Someone is suing Valve over CSGO skin gambling
One of the core elements to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's success is the item skin trading system. People buy keys to crates, sell old skins and buy new ones on the Steam marketplace constantly but there is also a vert successful, though unofficial, gambling scene for CS:GO. Valve is pretty hands-off …
Read More »Microsoft is ending production on the Surface 3 this year
Microsoft has revealed that it plans to stop manufacturing its current entry-level Surface device by the end of the year. The Surface 3 first launched in May of last year at a lower price point to try and capture those who want a tablet that could also act as a …
Read More »Oculus has removed hardware DRM checks
Oculus might be changing its often criticised approach to keeping Rift games on the Rift as the latest Oculus Home update removed hardware DRM checks, meaning the software is no longer checking you actually have a Rift headset plugged in before launching any software. This is good news specifically for those …
Read More »Apple is discontinuing its Cinema Display
For years, Apple has been offering up a 2560×1440 Thunderbolt Cinema Display in its store and while it is still around for now, the company is discontinuing it this year, meaning once current stock sells out, there won't be any more on the way. Apple has been selling a cinema …
Read More »Microsoft is ‘very excited’ about plans for VR
Microsoft recently announced Project Scorpio, its most powerful console ever with the intention of driving high-fidelity VR titles and 4K gaming. Microsoft has yet to jump into VR in the same way that Oculus, Sony or HTC have but the company is seeing potential there and is “very excited” about its …
Read More »Silverstone RL05 Chassis winner review
Over the last year we have been running some ‘reviewer for a day' competitions where we ask that winners produce a written or video review of their prize. Recently, KitGuru reader Antonio Iacobone won a Silverstone RL05 chassis from us and being a good sport, he has also produced a …
Read More »Valve won’t let you gift CS:GO during Steam sale
The Steam Summer sale kicked off last night and there are plenty of great discounts going around. However, some people use opportunities like this to stock up on certain games to gift to alternate accounts and in the case of CS:GO, people doing this usually do so with the intention …
Read More »Tinybuild hits back at G2A, calls for a beneficial solution for devs
This has been quite a week for the indie developer Tinybuild, after the studio's blog post on G2A's grey market practises spread widely across the web. This isn't the first time that sites like G2A have been called into question but in this case, Tinybuild lost out on $450,000 worth of …
Read More »AMD Vega hits milestone, not coming soon though
Although cards from AMD's new Polaris line up have yet to even hit store shelves, AMD is already looking to the future. Its next-generation graphics cards, currently codenamed Vega, have just hit a new milestone, according to senior VP and chief architect at AMD, Raja Koduri, but he did warn …
Read More »Meet URL, the dog who’s job is sniffing out hard drives
For a little bit of levity surrounding a scary situation for many, let's take a moment to acknowledge the existence of URL, a dog who's job it is to find the hard drives, smartphones and flash drives of those who may be hiding illegal pornography. He recently joined Weber county's …
Read More »Bitcoin and Ether up as Pound tanks following Brexit
Today is a crazy day, with everyone scrambling to make sense of what is a momentous event that will have ramifications for years and decades to come. In the short term though, as panic sets in and speculation runs wild, the British pound's value has dropped significantly and digital currencies …
Read More »Revive Oculus VR driver 0.6.1 released, Oculus games discounted
If you have a HTC Vive headset and want to continue playing those games Oculus has popped behind its storefront wall, you can do so with the latest version of the Revive driver. It's not a bad time to download it either, as Oculus is discounting a bunch of its …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved now has the biggest dinosaur in gaming
Ark: Survival Evolved is a game all about monstrous dinosaurs stomping around a mixed-tech island with a few humans running between their feet, but it turns out they were all just an appetiser. In its latest update, developer Wildcard has added the Titanosaurus, the largest dinosaur in Ark and very …
Read More »Fallout New Vegas is now backwards compatible on Xbox One
Let's face it, Fallout 4 was a bit of a letdown when it comes to its RPG elements. Fortunately, we still have some excellent older titles in the series to turn to for our RPG fix, with one of the best being Obsidian's Fallout New Vegas. If you happened to …
Read More »Oculus defends its VR timed-exclusive game strategy
Oculus has faced a lot of criticism recently, largely due to the fact that the company has been buying timed exclusivity for a lot of upcoming VR games, some of which were previously going to launch on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift at the same time. Now, Oculus's head …
Read More »The Steam Summer Picnic Sale is officially live
We may have had the heads up way in advance but in-case you didn't notice, the Steam Summer Sale is now live. This year, Valve is calling it the ‘Summer Picnic Sale', running from today until the 4th of July. Daily deals and community choice are still not present but …
Read More »Drobo launches 5D Turbo DAS with Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0
Drobo is a company known for supplying storage devices with a leading combination of sophisticated data protection and management features, affordable capacity, and ease-of-use. This week, they announced their latest DAS, the 5D Turbo, featuring Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0 to bring faster speeds to power users. The 5D Turbo …
Read More »Ex-Lionhead dev’s Fable card game has been funded
This year saw the unexpected closure of Lionhead Studios along with the cancellation of Fable Legends. However, it turns out that some of the folks at Lionhead were also working on something called Fable Fortune, a card game that the team wasn't ready to give up on yet. Those working …
Read More »More RX 480 retailer listings show up before release date
Along with Newegg jumping the gun and listing the Visiontek RX 480 a week early, we've now got a number of other listings from other RX 480 manufacturers all appearing online. From Sapphire, to XFX, to PowerColor, we can learn a little bit more about each of them in the …
Read More »Courts push back on Dallas Buyers Club ‘extortion’
Along with the producers of The Hurt Locker, the creators of Dallas Buyers Club have been the most aggressive in recent years in going after alleged internet pirates of their movies. Not everyone rolls over and takes it though, as the latter group are now facing potential sanctions over tactics described …
Read More »Intel helped make an exoskeleton for the disabled
Who needs working legs when you can combine all of the horrifying names from sci-fi movies where robots went awry and create a set of robo-legs that walk for you? That's exactly what the Cyberdeyne HAL system is and it utilised Intel hardware to become a reality. As nefarious as …
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