This week, Toshiba is launching the all new TR200 SSD series, using all new hardware. This drive will see the debut of Toshiba’s own 3D NAND Flash technology, which is based on 64-layer TLC BiCS memory. The TR200 series will replace the Trion 100 and Trion 150 SSDs that previously …
Read More »ASUS announces the ROG Strix RX Vega 64
There has been a barrage of AMD news over the last 24 hours, ranging from Ryzen Threadripper to RX Vega. Now that AMD’s next graphics card has finally launched, third-party board partners are starting to show off their own versions. ASUS is the first to show off its own custom …
Read More »New iPhone details appear in Apple firmware, confirms face scanning and new design
Earlier today, we first heard about Apple’s HomePod firmware update escaping in to the wild, giving software developers a chance to pick it apart to uncover hidden information. The update told us a lot about the HomePod itself but it also appears to have plenty of iPhone 8 details hidden …
Read More »Mysterious new Samsung phone stirs up Galaxy X rumours but the proof just isn’t there
Over the weekend, a mysterious, previously unseen Samsung smartphone appeared up for certification from the WiFi Alliance as well as Bluetooth SIG. Since the model number for this smartphone does not match Samsung’s traditional naming schemes for the Galaxy S or Note series, this has caused quite a stir, with …
Read More »Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds holds the highest peak player count of any non-Valve game on Steam
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been breaking a new milestone every couple of weeks since its launch. Not only has the game now surpassed five million copies sold but it has also gone on to become the most played non-Valve game on Steam, with just Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive sitting …
Read More »Battlefield 1 has surpassed 21 million players
Towards the end of last week, EA held its quarterly financial report and as usual, some interesting facts were brought up in the conversation. One specific highlight is the fact that Battlefield 1 has now surpassed 21 million players, meaning around two million more people have picked up the game …
Read More »Apple’s HomePod speaker will run iOS like an iPhone but with no screen
Later this year, Apple will be stepping in to the smart home/smart speaker arena with the HomePod. This wireless speaker will rival other heavy weights the market right now including the Amazon Echo and while the idea of taking on Alexa seems to have sent Samsung running for now, Apple …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved will stay in Early Access for a bit longer
Earlier this month, we saw Ark: Survival Evolved jump in price, from around £24.99 to £49.99, all in preparation for the game’s exit from Early Access and physical disc launch on the 8th of August. Unfortunately, Studio Wildcard will no longer be able to meet that date, so Ark will …
Read More »Reminder: We are giving away two pairs of tickets to Insomnia i61 with AOC!
Fancy going to Insomnia i61 next month? Well then we have the competition for you! This week, we are teaming up with AOC to give away two pairs of Insomnia i61 BYOC Plus tickets including camping, worth around £235 each. AOC has even been kind enough to throw five runner-up …
Read More »Here are the five winners from our giveaway with be quiet!
Earlier this month, we teamed up with be quiet! giving away five prizes in total, meaning five lucky KitGuru readers had the chance to win. The competition ended on Friday and over the weekend, we had a chance to sift through the thousands of entries and pick the winners! Just …
Read More »The RX Vega has come out of hiding
AMD will be launching the RX Vega in just a couple of days time but we have already been given a decent idea of performance ahead of time. Now today, we have our first look at two out of the three versions of Vega in the flesh, one featuring a …
Read More »There is a class action lawsuit brewing over Pokemon Go Fest
Earlier this week, we discovered just how badly Pokemon Go’s first fan event went, with many attendees to the Pokemon Go Fest left unable to play the game they showed up for. At the time, Niantic tried to make things right by offering full refunds, in-game credit and a legendary …
Read More »Intel Core i9 12 core to 18 core CPU clock speeds appear online
Intel's Core i9 base clock speeds may not match Threadripper but Turbo Boost appears to be working its magic.
Read More »Ubisoft is finally bringing dedicated servers to For Honor
Ubisoft has been changing its style recently, focussing less on theme park style open world games and instead turning to long lasting multiplayer. Unfortunately, the company hasn’t exactly been great at providing proper networking support, with many games still running peer-to-peer rather than through dedicated servers. However, that seems to …
Read More »Samsung managed to surpass Intel as the largest chip maker In Q2
Back in May, we first heard that Samsung may be in the running to overtake Intel as the world’s biggest chip maker at some point this year. Now, it seems that time has come, with Samsung outranking Intel in global chip sales over the course of Q2 2017. Samsung has …
Read More »Apple retires the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle
Back in 2014, Apple quietly removed the iPod Classic from its store, signalling the first step in retiring the iPod range. Now three years later, Apple is back again, killing off the last two standalone music players in the iPod range- the iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle. The iPod …
Read More »Destiny 2 PC beta kicks off on August 28th, system requirements announced
With Destiny 2's console beta now over, we can turn our attention to the more exciting PC beta. Many PC gamers were left disappointed following the first game but that will be rectified this year with the sequel. Those looking to test the game out will get the chance starting …
Read More »PlayStation Plus is getting a price hike across Europe
Those of you who own a PlayStation 4 and like to play online from time to time will soon find it more expensive to do so. Today, Sony began sending out emails to PlayStation Plus subscribers in Europe to inform them that as of the 31st of August, a 25 …
Read More »USB 3.2 on the way, will double performance even on existing USB 3.1 cables
USB 3.1 has only just started catching on over the last couple of years, but it looks like USB 3.2 is already on the horizon. This week, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, which consists of industry giants like Microsoft, Intel and Apple, announced some new details for USB 3.2, which …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds next map is still ‘many months’ away
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is still immensely popular, with the game pushing past five million sales this month. However, there is still a hunger for new content- more specifically, a lot of players are looking forward to new maps. We have already seen a sneak peek at one new map in development …
Read More »Ryzen 3 is here, 4C/4T starting at £105
AMD's Ryzen desktop lineup is a step closer to being complete with the launch of Ryzen 3. Four cores and four threads starting at £104.99.
Read More »HTC is teaming up with Qualcomm to release a standalone Vive
We have recently been hearing rumours about a wireless/standalone version of the Oculus Rift but it looks like HTC may beat it to market. This week, HTC announced that it would be partnering up with Qualcomm to release a standalone Vive powered by the Snapdragon 835. The wireless and standalone …
Read More »Sky has teamed up with Devialet to launch its own Soundbar
Sky is mostly known for its TV and broadband service here in the UK but it looks like the company is experimenting with hardware outside of set-top boxes now. This week, Sky announced that it has teamed up with premium speaker creator, Devialet, to release the Sky Soundbox, a soundbar …
Read More »Update regarding our Antec Mercury 240 AIO review
Regular KitGuru readers will have noticed that yesterday, we published a review of the new Antec Mercury 240 AIO review. Unfortunately, we did encounter some issues with our sample, which were all duly noted. Since then however, Antec got in touch with us to explain that it would appear we …
Read More »Overwatch League players will get a minimum $50k salary plus benefits
There has been a lot of talk surrounding the Overwatch League in the last few weeks and while we have yet to receive an update on the logo trademark situation, Blizzard is still charging ahead. This week, the publisher announced its salary plans for players in the Overwatch League, promising …
Read More »Apple ordered to pay out $506 million in patent dispute with University of Wisconsin
Apple has quite the bill to pay as this week, a judge has ordered the company to pay out $506 million to the University of Wisconsin over a patent infringement claim. The University's Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) believed Apple's A7, A8 and A8x chips all infringed on patents. The …
Read More »Friday the 13th developer speaks out on claims that the game has been abandoned
Earlier this year, Friday the 13th officially launched but was met by mixed reception. While the concept was solid, bugs and various in-game issues held it back significantly. To make matters worse, communication on patches has been slow, so when fans found out that Illfonic were working on a brand …
Read More »Corsair confirms $525 million acquisition deal
Last week, we began hearing whispers of a potential Corsair buyout, with sources coming forward to claim that a company known as ‘EagleTree' was looking to acquire Corsair for as much as $500 million. Today, the acquisition was confirmed, with EagleTree Capital buying up a majority stake in the company …
Read More »Dragon Ball FighterZ beta pushed back to allow for more players
On the Xbox stage at E3 this year, we saw our first glimpse of Dragon Ball FighterZ, an all new fighting game based on the Dragon Ball Z franchise. At the time, we were supposed to be getting a beta for the game, with sign-ups opening on the 26th of …
Read More »Blizzard to increase penalties for poor behaviour in Overwatch
It looks like Blizzard is taking steps to get the Overwatch community to play nicely with each other, with new penalties being put in place to combat toxicity. As the game's community manager puts it, toxic behaviour can range anywhere from being intentionally AFK and griefing to abusive chat and …
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