Earlier this month, AMD officially announced Ryzen, its next CPU due for release in Q1 2017 with performance that can compete with the likes of the Core i7 6900K. Obviously a new CPU also means new motherboards and at CES, it seems that MSI has a couple on show from …
Read More »CES 2017: MSI’s new Notebook cooler designs are impressive
Back at Computex 2016, we got our first look at the future of cooling for MSI's laptops with its new Cooler Boost Trinity and Titan designs. Now at CES 2017, these new cooler designs are resurfacing alongside Cooler Boost 4, an all-new design equipped with new ‘wild wind blade' fans, …
Read More »CES 2017: MSI laptops get big boost with Kaby Lake and GTX 10-series
Today, MSI began unveiling its new line of gaming notebooks for 2017, sporting Kaby Lake processors and Nvidia GTX 10-series graphics cards. However, we wanted to get up close and personal with some of the new range, which is why KitGuru travelled over to MSI's CES booth to catch up …
Read More »CES 2017: MSI laptops now sport Kaby Lake and GTX 10 Series Chips
MSI has refreshed its line up of gaming laptops at CES this year, debuting new versions sporting Intel 7th generation, Kaby Lake processors, as well as brand new Nvidia GTX 10 series graphics chips. We're told that this should boost performance in 4K video editing and virtual reality, by up …
Read More »MSI laptops now sport Intel Kaby Lake and GTX 10 series chips
MSI has refreshed its line up of gaming laptops at CES this year, debuting new versions sporting Intel 7th generation, Kaby Lake processors, as well as brand new Nvidia GTX 10 series graphics chips. We're told that this should boost performance in 4K video editing and virtual reality, by up …
Read More »The Asus Swift PG27UQ is the world’s first 144Hz 4K gaming monitor
Ultra HD/4K gaming monitors have been around for several years now, we've even reviewed quite a few ourselves. However, one thing was always holding a lot of gamers back- the 60Hz refresh rate. Well today, we can finally break past the 60Hz barrier as Asus has officially announced the ROG …
Read More »The Logitech G533 promises superior wireless, long battery life
Logitech is looking to step up its audio in 2017 as this week, Logitech G unveiled its new G533 Wireless Gaming Headset, featuring new Pro-G drivers and DTS certified 7.1 surround sound, which are said to deliver advanced audio performance. The Logitech G533 was created in an effort to achieve …
Read More »Faraday Futures joins high end electric car game
Although many electric car makers are looking to bring the price down for their next models, not everyone is doing so. Electric vehicle startup, Faraday Futures, has opened up its CES show with the FF91, a high-end, electric 4×4 that will cost upwards of $180,000. Although the FF91 isn't set …
Read More »CES 2017: HiMirror Plus brings smart features to the makeup mirror
Connected devices are permeating all parts of our homes and one area that HiMirror wants to pioneer in that field, is smart makeup mirrors. Introducing a camera and analytics system to a mirror display, its HiMirror Plus expands its original design with new LED lighting and more storage, letting you …
Read More »New HyperX headset is first to offer ‘plug and play’ Dolby Surround
Back in July, we got our first proper look at the HyperX Cloud Revolver headset, which came with an excellent design geared towards comfort over long gameplay sessions. However, in 2017, HyperX will be kicking things up a notch with the Cloud Revolver S, which will retain the same impressive …
Read More »Corsair preps RAM, Coolers and PSUs for Kaby Lake launch
If you have been keeping up with tech news today, then you probably noticed that the official launch of Intel's new Kaby Lake processors and Z270 platform has taken place. This means we can expect several platform changes, which can affect things like CPU coolers, RAM and power supplies. Fortunately, …
Read More »Kingston’s 2TB DataTraveler is world’s highest capacity flash drive
The Consumer Electronics Show is upon us this week, which means we can expect plenty of announcements from companies across all areas of tech. Kicking things off for us this year is Kingston, with the announcement of its 2TB DataTraveler Ultimate GT USB 3.1 portable SSD, the highest capacity thumb …
Read More »OC record broken with MSI Z270 XPOWER mobo and 7700K at 7GHz
At this point, it is well known that Intel will be launching its next generation Kaby Lake processors this week alongside the Z270 platform and while reviews have yet to land, it looks like overclockers are already getting to grips with the new Core i7 7700K. Today, Overclocking team ‘BenchBros' …
Read More »AMD Vega reveal coming Thursday, the rebellion continues
AMD is continuing to champion its new idea of ‘rebellion' in the PC space, with the upcoming debut of its Vega graphics architecture this Thursday at the CES 2017 show. To get us all even more hyped, it's released a new trailer which metaphorically and literally bangs the drum for …
Read More »Microsoft Azure to augment driving at CES 2017
Microsoft will be one of many companies showcasing automated driving features at CES 2017, but while many are striving for full automation, Microsoft and others' systems will augment human drivers. They will encourage inter-car communication, use AI bots that can analyse traffic and run in-depth analytics on everyone's driving style. …
Read More »LG to showcase robots at CES 2017
CES 2017 is just a few days away at this point and LG wants to give everyone a sneak peek at what it's been working on. In short: robots. Robots that will manage your home, robots that will manage your garden and robots designed with businesses and public spaces in mind. The …
Read More »How do you feel about crowd funding campaigns hiring PR firms?
One of the biggest differences between most successful crowd funding campaigns and those that fail to reach their goals, is professionalism. It's a polish and the look and feel of a company that will deliver their product on time, and have it look and operate like they claim. Part of …
Read More »Oculus VR’s UK retail strategy is bizarre
Oculus Rift headsets may be one of the most popular among gamers, but you wouldn't know it by the hardware's availability. Despite still requiring quite a hefty PC to run its many games and experiences, almost no gaming outlets in the UK stock the headsets – in what seems like …
Read More »Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 is starting to get pretty damn big
When Tesla's Gigafactory 1 lithium-ion production facility is complete it will be the largest building by floor space in the world. It's not quite there yet and isn't expected to be finished until sometime in 2018, but it's coming on apace. Even with just 14 per cent of it completed, …
Read More »VW’s driverless car concept has a retractible steering wheel
There are a number of fun electronic, driverless car designs doing the rounds at the various tech firms and automakers around the world and Volkswagen is no different. Its latest concept is an interesting one however, as it features a retractable steering wheel, which could show a future of mixed …
Read More »Waymo is in talks with Honda for driverles car collaboration
It turns our rumours of Google's automated-driving division were half true. While it's not scaling back, it is teaming up with a traditional auto-maker. Waymo, as the division is now called, is currently said to be in formal talks with Honda, to collaborate on driverless car development. Announced as a …
Read More ȣ440 million will get fibre to 600,000 more homes
Over half a million homes in the UK will gain access to fiber internet access for the first time, following an investment of some £440 million by the government. Although not entirely ‘new money' the returned subsidies and £160 million of cost savings will give BT Openreach plenty of extra …
Read More »Universal is trying hard to take down The Mummy IMAX trailer
The unfinished trailer for The Mummy reboot which was accidentally uploaded to the IMAX Youtube account has been doing the rounds for a few days now, and as you might imagine, Universal Pictures isn't happy. In typical fashion however, it's fallen in to the pitfall of trying to have it …
Read More »Could EU court ruling save us from Snooper’s Charter?
The indiscriminate retention of emails and electronic communications has been ruled illegal by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), its highest court. This could potentially put the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), often called the Snooper's Charter, in jeopardy. This is the second time the British government has lost in EU …
Read More »Digital Economy Bill puts blocking onus on ‘ancillary’ sites
The Digital Economy Bill (DEB) has a lot of people worried, driving many to take up VPN subscriptions to try and give them the privacy that the bill would strip away. It looks like the matter may become ever more complicated though, as the government looks to pass the buck, …
Read More »Ireland says EU overstepped its authority with Apple tax ruling
Ireland is currently fighting in Apple's corner in an effort to try and get the European Union's to change its mind on this year's €13 billion tax ruling against Apple. We heard that Ireland had planned to appeal the ruling earlier this year but since then, the appeal has been …
Read More »Elon Musk’s next company could dig tunnels for cars of the future
Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk could well be set to add another feather to his already rather busy cap. Annoyed by traffic on a recent commute, he has unofficially laid out plans to dig giant tunnels under cities in order to better facilitate cars of the future. Although …
Read More »Nescafé Japan has a giant, mixed reality, Rube Goldberg instrument
Nescafé is looking to spice up the Christmas season at one of its Japanese coffee shops with the installation of an interactive, mixed-reality, Rube Goldberg machine that plays music while you wait for your coffee to brew. Available in the Harajuka district of Tokyo Nescafé coffee shop, visitors can listen …
Read More »Trina Solar hits new efficiency record for p-type mono panels
Chinese based Trina Solar has announced that it has once again broken its own efficiency record for mono-crystalline silicon solar panels, hitting 22.61 per cent for the first time. This is a near .5 per cent improvement over a similar development it made in 2015 and a more than 1.2 per …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1060 breaks world record with 3GHz+ core clock
Nvidia's Pascal graphics chips have proved to be dominant in this GPU generation and that goes for clock speed totals as much as raw power. At the finals of the GALAX GOC 2016 overclocking series in Wuhan, China, several teams of ‘clockers were able to push the GP106 – the …
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