In one of the more bizarre stories to hit the net in recent days, it would appear that there are now more uses for your Apple iPhone. Taiwanese designer KB have invented the Brick Lightning Cap. The Cap is a tiny protector for an iPhone or iPad Lightning Port that …
Read More »New Molybdenite sensor to improve camera light sensitivity
Very few digital cameras offer excellent low light sensitive. You often need to spend thousands to get a camera such as the Nikon D3S which can take excellent quality images with very low noise in the worst lighting conditions. Ever had camera ‘shake' when taking a picture indoors without a …
Read More »Playstation 4 can offload computing to cloud
In a similar fashion to the Xbox One, it has been confirmed that Sony's Playstation 4 will be able to offload heavy and latency insensitive calculations to the cloud. The information came from Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide Studios. The Playstation 4 will have plenty of power on hand …
Read More »Nintendo tell gamers at E3: big games coming, but next year
Nintendo used a direct video presentation at E3 to show that they are focusing on big titles for their Wii U console. The 45 minute presentation highlighted many titles, both old and new, from third party developers and Nintendo themselves. One of the big problems with the latest Wii U …
Read More »Exclusive chance to win bequiet! Pure Power L8 power supplies!
We have teamed up with our friends over at BeQuiet! for an Exclusive competition today that will run until the end of the month. It is easy to enter, we won't have you jumping through hoops! Anyone can enter too just read the simple instructions below! Like both bequiet! and …
Read More »Sapphire address Select Club Promotion Giveaway notification dates
A handful of our readers recently contacted us via email, our forum and Facebook page to say that they received an email from the Sapphire Select Club – with an offer to get into the Loadout Closed Beta. They were complaining that they only received the email in early June, …
Read More »Apple iOS7 – new cleaner, flatter look
Apple have revealed their latest update to the mobile operating system at the WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC). There are new features and a cleaner, flatter look. Tim Cook, Apple CEO said that iOS7 was ‘the biggest change to iOS since the launch of the iPhone.” Craig Federighi, Apple vice president …
Read More »Cameron asks web giants to block child pornography
David Cameron, UK Prime Minister has said he was ‘sickened' by the growth of child pornography online and said that more companies should be using their technical abilities to filter and block the imagery. Google are said to be involved in a system which can deal with child pornography. Mr …
Read More »Porsche 911 gets a limited edition overhaul for 50th year
The Porsche 911 is an iconic car and one most of us strive to own during our lives. Over 820,000 of them have been built and sold in the last 50 years. They are celebrating the anniversary with a Limited Edition version of the car, sure to appeal to their …
Read More »Intel release further details on Thunderbolt 2
Intel have released further details of their next generation Thunderbolt – their high speed interface it originally developed in partnership with Apple. Thunderbolt 2 doubles data transfer rates to 20Gb/s and with the incorporation of DisplayPort 1.2 it will allow the transmission of raw 4k video, as well as data. …
Read More »Thermaltake TT Esports EPIC giveaway – win goodies!
Today we have another great competition thanks to our good friends over at Thermaltake TT Esports. There are four prizes in total and we will list them now, as well as details on how you can enter! The 1st Prize is a stunning new Level 10 GT in Black! Level …
Read More »ASUS release super thin 31.5inch 4K computer monitor in June (PQ321)
ASUS have officially announced the world's first consumer based 4k resolution monitor. The PQ321 is a 31.5 inch panel but the company have to this point been low key about the pricing. We would expect the price to be between £3,000 and £3,500 when it hits these shores, so it …
Read More »Nokia Lumia 925 pre-order at Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse announced at the weekend that they are taking pre-orders for the new Lumia 925 flagship phone. The retailer are offering contracts over 24 months with Orange, EE's 4G Network, 02, T-Mobile and Vodafone. The Orange deal is £29.99 up front and £32 per month with unlimited minutes and …
Read More »Razer announce ‘world’s thinnest’ gaming ultrabook
Late last week Razer announced a new version of their Blade laptop – which they claim is the ‘world's thinnest' gaming Ultrabook. The laptop measures 17mm in depth. It is 13.6 inches wide, and 9.3 inches high (345 mm x 235 mm) and weighs 1.9kg. The Blade ships with a …
Read More »Winners of the MEGA graphics card giveaway!
This was certainly a popular competition – we had well over 10,000 entries from our readers. Clearly a lot of you want a new graphics card for your system! All our winners will be emailed this morning! Yes, the answer to the question was easy. It was C: 8.6 billion. …
Read More »Winners of NZXT and Phanteks prizes announced!
We hope you are having a good weekend catching up on all the Haswell reviews and content. Today we announce the winners of the NZXT and Phanteks goodies! We had many thousands of entries to win some new coolers and cases, but only 4 lucky people walk away with the …
Read More »Win Limited Edition Kitguru Fans!
Today we have a very special competition in place to celebrate KITGURU's partnership with Sharkoon to create a limited edition run of Silent Eagle 2000 fans sporting Kitguru site branding and colours. You could be one of only a handful of people to own these collectors items! The Sharkoon Silent …
Read More »Start button officially back in Windows 8.1
After a lot of complaints – Microsoft have decided to bring back the Start Button in the Windows ‘Blue' update. Microsoft finally announced that the much discussed menu system will make a reappearance in Windows 8, in Version 8.1. Antoine Leblond, the corporate vice president of Windows Program Management, delivered …
Read More »ARIA taking orders for Intel Haswell processors
Well you guys won't have too long to wait now for reviews of Haswell processors on your favourite websites. We noticed this morning that ARIA have just gone live with their stock of the new range of Intel processors. Kitguru can't spill the beans we are under NDA still, but …
Read More »R-Kaid-42 custom PC – retro console gaming
We love PC mods, if you follow our Facebook page, we post them almost every day. The new R-Kaid-42 system is produced by Swedish design company Love Hultén. The unit is built around a wooden chassis, looking almost like a piece of furniture. The company install 20,000 playable titles from yesteryear, …
Read More »Soluto report shows that Windows PC ship with too much crapware
For a reviewer – giving a PC a rating is difficult as they often only spend a week or two maximum with the machine before publishing their article and handing it back to the manufacturer. This report by Soluto, a company who have collected data from their cloud based management …
Read More »Tim Cook says Google Glass will have ‘limited appeal’
Since the death of the legendary Steve Jobs, many Apple naysayers felt that the company may struggle to innovate. Tim Cook wanted to clarify the situation, saying that the company would release ‘several more game changers' and hinting that wearable computers could be one of the new concepts. Cook spoke …
Read More »WIN four power supplies with OCZ and KitGuru
While most of us know OCZ for its impressive position in the high performance SSD market, the company also has an interesting line up of affordable power supplies. KitGuru Labs recently took four of these apart and put each of them under the microscope/scanning array before delivering the verdict that …
Read More »Next gen Kinect for Windows targeted for 2014
The Xbox One has certainly caused a stir, when the launch event hit the public domain in the last week. Microsoft have also announced a next generation version of their Kinect for Windows sensor. The device is built around the same technologies as the Xbox One's new Kinect sensor. The …
Read More »Russian regulator bans Vkontakte social network website
The Russian communications regulator has put the countries most popular social networking website Vkontakte on a banned website list today. Several Russian areas have reported that they couldn't access the domain vk.com. Shortly afterwards the regulator's representative explained that the social network had been entered into the registry of banned …
Read More »iWatch rumours continue: biometric sensors – delayed until 2014
The smartwatch industry has yet to make any impact, and according to the latest rumours it may be 2014 before Apple get their hotly debated iWatch to market. The latest person to discuss the topic has been Ming Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, a man with a proven track record …
Read More »Xbox One reveal – less focus on games
Microsoft have sold a staggering 76 million Xbox 360 consoles since its release in 2005. Based on their May 21st event it would appear Microsoft want to target the huge audience of TV addicts. The Xbox One is going to be tightly integrated with the living room environment. The system …
Read More »Nokia’s $99 Asha 501 targeting emerging markets
Nokia have been selling well in the high end markets, but their new Asha 501 has been specifically designed to battle in emerging markets. The smartphone will retail for only $99 off contract. The Lumia phones have proven popular in wealthier parts of the world such as Europe and it …
Read More »Samsung to release 55 and 65 inch 4K LED TV’s in June
Samsung highlighted their new LED range of 4K UHD televisions at CES this year – showcasing their 85 inch model. The company have announced that they will be bringing 55 inch and 65 inch models to market next month. Samsung have said these televisions will feature their Smart TV upgrade …
Read More »Fractal Design announce Haswell platform PSU compatibility
A short while ago we explained the Haswell power supply ‘compatibility‘ issues, along with the models in the Seasonic range which are certified to work perfectly with the upcoming Intel range. Today Fractal sent us over a list of their current range and a support list. They say that their Newton …
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