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Microsoft’s efforts to include its Copilot AI in as many of its services and products as possible has landed the company in some hot water. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking the company to court, accusing the software giant of misleading customers with its integration of Copilot into Microsoft 365 plans.
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Retroid is making waves in the handheld gaming space—a year after the September release of the Retroid Pocket 5, Retroid is following up with both a proper Retroid Pocket 6 and a Retroid Pocket G2, the latter of which serves as a souped-up refresh of Pocket 5 with the same external shell. Both handhelds are targeting a similar $200-$300 USD
Since the bombshell announcement of new Halo installment coming to PlayStation just two days ago, the wider public seems convinced that Xbox's battle in the console war is over. And now, comments made by Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty seem to be lending credence to that, declaring TikTok a bigger competitor to Xbox than PlayStation. There's
Linux users running Lenovo's Legion gaming handhelds and laptops are about to get a much-needed update to the way their systems handle power profiles. Developer Derek J. Clark has submitted a new patch series to the Linux kernel that adds explicit support for an "Extreme" performance mode to the lenovo-wmi-gamezone driver and overhauls how
Just weeks after a breach led to the theft of sensitive user data that included government issued IDs, Discord users have a new cybersecurity issue to worry about. Security researchers at Netskope have spotted hackers repurposing an open source tool used by security professionals, called RedTiger, to develop an infostealer to target unsuspecting
It appears the rumours were true, Battlefield 6 will get its Battle Royale mode this week. Battlefield REDSEC was just announced, poised to be a direct competitor to Call of Duty Warzone as a new free-to-play Battle Royale game.
You won't need to own Battlefield 6 to play REDSEC and EA has not yet revealed its full plans for the game. However, we do know the launch will be happening tomorrow at 3PM UK time. A launch trailer for the game is set to go live on YouTube at that time and downloads should become available on platforms shortly after.
In other news, Battlefield 6 will be rolling out its first phase of seasonal content tomorrow as well. Millions of players have already bought the full Battlefield 6 game, it will be interesting to see how many of them also install REDSEC, which appears to be a standalone game.
We will get full details tomorrow afternoon.
KitGuru Says: Are you looking forward to the new Battlefield Battle Royale mode?
The post Battlefield REDSEC will be free to play, launches tomorrow first appeared on KitGuru.It seems AMD is working on a new X3D CPU. A new leak suggests that a Ryzen 5 7500X3D is in the works, potentially offering the cheapest entry point yet into 3D V-Cache gaming performance on the AM5 platform.
The evidence comes from @momomo_us, who first leaked the OPN code and the CPU associated with it, and a listing at retailer Westcoast (via Wccftech), which included the same code. As the name strongly implies, the 7500X3D would likely be based on the existing Ryzen 5 7500F (a 6-core Zen 4 chip often found in OEM systems), with a slice of 3D V-Cache stacked on top.
While official specifications are not known, we can make some educated guesses. It's likely to retain the 6-core, 12-thread configuration of the 7500F, paired with the standard 96MB total L3 cache (32MB base + 64MB V-Cache) seen on other single-CCD X3D parts.
This would position the 7500X3D as an interesting option for budget-conscious gamers building on AM5. Currently, the cheapest official X3D options are the Ryzen 5 7600X3D, priced around £280, and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, often found slightly below £350. There is no word on a release date at this time.
KitGuru says: Do you think a Ryzen 5 7500X3D would be a good addition to AMD's lineup of gaming CPUs?
The post AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D CPU appears at retail first appeared on KitGuru.While Stray was initially part of the PlayStation Extra game library, it was removed a while back. The game looks to be returning in November though as part of the PlayStation Plus Essential monthly drop.
PlayStation Plus Essential is the cheapest subscription, offering up to three free games to claim for your library each month, as well as access to online multiplayer services and special PlayStation Store discounts. According to Dealabs, Stray will be the headlining game for the PlayStation Plus Essential line-up in November, offering both the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game.
Stray is a 2022 adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studios and published by Annapurna Interactive. In the game, you play as a stray cat lost in a neon-lit city, The game garnered praise for its atmosphere and art direction,
At this point, Stray is available across many platforms, including PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, PC, macOS and Nintendo Switch.
KitGuru Says: We still don't know what other games will be offered for PS+ next month, and there will be a separate announcement later on for the Extra and Premium tiers.
The post Stray to be given to all PlayStation Plus subscribers next month first appeared on KitGuru.Coil whine is generally harmless, but can be maddening. Due to its inconsistency, varying between components and changing behaviour under different load levels, pinpointing the source isn't always easy. Now, the developers of the popular OCCT have added a brilliantly clever new feature in version 15 designed to help you hunt down that annoying buzz.
When running the coil whine detector, OCCT v15 (via Tom's Hardware) deliberately modulates the system's power load to force the coil whine to emit one of three predefined “tunes”. Transforming the constant, high-pitched noise into a recognisable pattern makes the whining component stand out dramatically from the background noise.
This technique exploits the nature of coil whine itself, as the noise often changes in pitch or intensity depending on the power flowing through the component's electromagnetic coils. It's why you usually only notice it during gaming, especially when hitting extremely high frame rates where power draw fluctuates rapidly. OCCT is essentially making your components sing their annoying song on command.
In addition to the coil whine detector, OCCT V15 also introduces new skins, an improved 3D Adaptive test with enhanced error detection efficiency, and the stable release of its new storage test and benchmark.
KitGuru says: For most home users in a quiet room, simply listening is often enough to identify the culprit. However, this new OCCT feature could be invaluable for system builders, repair shops, or anyone trying to diagnose a PC in a loud environment, helping confirm whether that annoying sound is just coil whine or something else.
The post OCCT v15 adds coil whine detector feature first appeared on KitGuru.Just when you thought the PC storefront wars had settled down, a new challenger is reportedly entering the arena. According to recent rumours, ByteDance, the massive tech conglomerate behind TikTok, is gearing up to launch its own competitor to Steam named “GameTop”.
While Steam still holds the lion's share of the market, its dominance has been eroded by rivals such as the Epic Games Store and GOG. Now, ByteDance appears ready to throw its weight into the ring, with job postings shared by ITHome (via Technode) suggesting the new platform is targeting “overseas markets” for a global push beyond its home turf in China.
This move follows a significant internal restructuring of ByteDance's gaming division over the past year, shifting away from big-budget game development towards a more focused strategy centred on game publishing. GameTop looks to be the cornerstone of this new direction. Job listings for the reportedly upcoming platform mention roles focused on user acquisition and engagement, suggesting a social-media-like approach.
Early details suggest GameTop aims to be more feature-complete than its rivals out of the gate. Reports mention plans for social features like user profiles, badges, and points systems, alongside AI-assisted creation tools, which could give it a leg up on competitors still playing catch-up in the AI space.
KitGuru says: ByteDance is already a significant force in the Chinese gaming market and has made moves internationally. However, it lacks the sheer scale of Tencent (which owns part of Epic Games). With Gametop, ByteDance has a chance to get to that level.
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A new study published in Nature by researchers from the University of Cambridge (with support by Meta) just dropped a pixelated bomb on the entire Ultra-HD market, essentially confirming what many of us may have suspected: the 'need' for 4K, let alone 8K resolution displays, is largely a myth for the average mainstream consumer.
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Qualcomm quietly unveiled the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, a chipset designed to inject some features once exclusive to flagship devices into more affordable handsets. Not just a minor refresh, the new 4nm processor is poised to be a huge boon for mobile gamers on a budget, with the company claiming a a 59% faster GPU and 144 frames per second support.
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Another Ryzen processor with 3D V-Cache underneath the hood is evidently inbound, and based on the model name, it takes aim at builders who want to piece together an affordable gaming PC. It's the Ryzen 5 7500X3D, and while nothing is yet official, at least one retailer in the United Kingdom has prepped a product page in anticipation of the
The global fanfare for Samsung's most audacious mobile project yet, the (tentatively named) Galaxy Z TriFold, is reportedly set to bypass the U.S. market (not to mention most other parts of the world, too). Reports from reputable leakers suggest that the triple-folding device will be restricted to a small number of regions, such as South Korea
Major technology firms are betting big on AI, creating huge demand for hardware, software, and services that underpin this massive, burgeoning market. That includes Qualcomm, which is rolling out new AI200 and AI250 chip-based accelerator cards. These are Qualcomm's next-generation AI inference-optimized solutions for data centers, and they
A lot of add-in board partners have dabbled with white-themed graphics cards, but a modded GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition model posted to Reddit takes the cake. It looks so good (at least in photos) that we could have been convinced it was an official release by NVIDIA, if we didn't know any better. It's not, but it certainly should be.
NVIDIA'sKitGuru was invited to an event hosted by TAITRA, Taiwan’s national trade and export body, which took place at Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherd’s Bush. The showcase focused on smart and healthy living, highlighting advances in AI technologies, healthcare, mobility, and sustainable solutions from some of Taiwan’s most innovative and award-winning companies. However, among the exhibits, Gigabyte drew our attention with a compact system it describes as a ‘personal AI supercomputer' – the AI TOP ATOM. Measuring just one litre in volume and weighing around 1.2 kg, the unit houses NVIDIA’s new Grace Blackwell GB10 Superchip, pairing a 20-core Arm CPU with Blackwell GPU technology in a single integrated package.
According to Gigabyte’s technical sheet, the AI TOP ATOM delivers up to 1 petaFLOP of AI performance and features 128GB of unified LPDDR5x system memory on a 256-bit interface with 273 GB/s bandwidth. Storage options extend up to 4TB of PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD, while connectivity includes USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 ports, HDMI 2.1a, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, and a 10GbE RJ-45 port. Networking is further enhanced by an NVIDIA ConnectX-7 SmartNIC, offering high-speed interconnect capabilities and potential multi-unit clustering.
The system runs NVIDIA’s DGX OS, based on Ubuntu Linux, and supports the AI TOP Utility, designed to simplify local model training and inference workflows. Gigabyte claims the unit can handle models of up to 200 billion parameters standalone or around 405 billion parameters when connected to a second device.
Unlike conventional desktops, the AI TOP ATOM does not use a standard DC or IEC power connector. Instead, it draws up to 240W through USB Power Delivery 3.1, marking one of the first commercial AI systems to rely entirely on USB-based charging. Cooling and acoustic behaviour weren’t publicly demonstrated, but the compact chassis suggests laptop-class thermals with a focus on low-noise operation.
Gigabyte representatives indicated that the AI TOP ATOM is not expected to be a high-volume product, but a strategic platform aimed at education, research, and modelling companies—organisations seeking local compute power without the cost or compliance limitations of cloud infrastructure.
The device also reflects Gigabyte’s deep experience with small-form-factor design. The company was once Intel’s closest NUC partner, producing many of the most refined compact PCs in that range. That expertise has now been channelled into a new generation of AI-focused edge systems.
UK retailers including Scan and CCL list the AI TOP ATOM for pre-order at around £3,649–£3,799, with shipments expected to begin in mid-November 2025. Global pricing appears to start around US $3,499 for a 1TB configuration, rising to US $3,999 for the 4TB model.
While the quoted 1 petaFLOP rating is almost certainly a theoretical peak, the combination of Arm efficiency, NVIDIA’s Grace-Blackwell integration, and unified memory architecture marks a notable shift in what desktop AI computing can look like. When we spoke to people familiar with the market, we were told that the number one application/sales channel for a product like this will be into the education channel.
KitGuru says: The Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM stands as an early example of how AI-class compute is moving from data centres to desks. For researchers, educators, and developers working with large models, the idea of carrying a petaFLOP-capable system in a one-litre form factor would have seemed implausible only a few years ago. Whether such devices become commonplace remains to be seen, but this first UK showing demonstrates how Taiwan’s technology sector continues to blend engineering efficiency with AI-driven innovation.
The post Gigabyte shows mini supercomputer at Taiwan Select in London first appeared on KitGuru.Earlier this year following the then-latest round of lay-offs at Microsoft, insiders claimed that Turn 10 Studios – the team behind Forza Motorsport – had been directly impacted with future work on the racing series essentially being cancelled. While the studio themselves briefly addressed the reports at the time, Xbox head Phil Spencer has now offered his own statement on the matter.
In an interview conducted by the Japanese publication Famitsu (and translated by Windows Central), Xbox’s Phil Spencer was asked about the future of the Forza Motorsport series and whether it had been cancelled.
Directly addressing the lay-offs and reports from earlier this year, Spencer stated: “As for Forza Motorsport, we sometimes have to shift our focus to games that will be released earlier. And I also understand that many people reacted when the scale of Turn 10 Studios was reduced.”
He continued, “As far as we are concerned, there are many games that we would like to support carefully, and sometimes we give the development team a little more time so that they do not continue to be in a state of tension.”
While mostly a nothingburger of a statement, it does indicate that Xbox has plans to keep the Forza Motorsport series alive…for now.
KitGuru says: What do you think of Spencer’s statement? Do you believe it? Let us know down below.
The post Phil Spencer addresses the future of Forza Motorsport first appeared on KitGuru.Montech has created the King 45 Pro as a smaller version of the King 95 that caters for modern motherboards with rear connections such as MSI Project Zero and Asus BTF. Another feature is the trio of angled fans in the floor of the case that promise to keep your high powered graphics card pleasingly cool. To top things off the price is decidedly budget, and that makes a pleasant change in these bizarre AI times.
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00:00 Intro
00:41 Removing panels, a look inside
02:30 Fan configuration
03:11 Installing hardware
03:55 Clearance and cabling
05:25 Main chamber and rear
05:58 CPU Cooler install
06:19 GPU Install
07:07 Test Procedures and Results
08:38 Smoke Visualisation tests
08:51 Drastic Action with an AIO
09:35 Pricing
10:18 Closing Thoughts
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To put this case through its cooling paces we will be using a test system consisting of an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a Palit RTX 5080 and an SSD. This system allows us to produce a substantial amount of heat and effectively test the Montech King 45 PRO ‘s cooling capabilities.
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Cooling Performance Overview
As you will see in our video we suffered during testing with an air cooler on our CPU, but switching to a 360mm AIO fixed things and gave decent cooling results. It is clear that cramming a 300W graphics card inside this compact tower case has a huge impact on the flow of cooling air to the CPU and we recommend you bear this point in mind when you build your PC.
The Montech King 45 Pro is a compact ATX case that moves a few components around to open up the main chamber. This focuses our attention on the three reverse ARGB fans in the floor of the case that feed cooling air directly to your graphics card.
The downside to this way of thinking is that the CPU is directly above the graphics card and is bathed in the hot air as it travels upwards.
Our takeaway is that the Montech King 45 Pro is a decent case for a mid-level PC build, however if you pack in high-end components it will demand compromises for your CPU cooling.
Another consideration is that this case supports our MSI Project Zero and makes the main compartment incredibly tidy, however we had to find space for all the excess cables in the right hand side of the case.
You can buy the Montech King 45 Pro for £89.99 inc VAT MSRP, or $119.90.
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KitGuru says: Montech King 45 Pro is a smart ATX case that offers good value for money .
Following plenty of leaks and rumours, the Halo 1 Remake – Halo: Campaign Evolved – was finally announced to be coming to PC, Xbox and PlayStation. Being the core pillar of the Xbox brand, Halo’s arrival onto PlayStation has once again sparked up discussions regarding exclusivity. According to Xbox’s Matt Booty however, “our biggest competition isn't another console.”
Taking part in an interview conducted by The New York Times (paywalled) following the official announcement of Halo: Campaign Evolved, Xbox game content and studios President Matt Booty was asked about the Xbox mascot coming to what was at one point its competitor’s console.
In a similar response to that which we have heard from plenty of gaming executives over recent years, Booty stated: “We are all seeking to meet people where they are. Our biggest competition isn't another console. We are competing more and more with everything from TikTok to movies.”
As mentioned, we’ve heard similar words from various higher ups across multiple different publishers over the years. Still, while technically the likes of TikTok could be competing for someone’s time, the comparison still feels odd and creates a direct equivalency between two entirely different mediums based on a single metric.
KitGuru says: What do you think of this statement? Do you agree? Are you excited to see Halo coming to PlayStation? Let us know down below.
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