The UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has sent out notices to some 400 online gaming companies, demanding that they explain how they use customer data and what method they use for sending out marketing messages. It believes that too many gaming firms are effectively spamming their user bases, as well …
Read More »Kodak made $12 million this quarter
Considering how long it's been since most of us picked up a camera with film in it, you might be surprised to know that Kodak is still alive and kicking. In fact it's doing rather well. In its latest quarter earnings report, it made a profit of $12 million (£9.67 million). …
Read More »ORG concerned over GCHQ sovereignty under new U.S. president
With the NSA and GCHQ so embedded with one another, concerns now arise that following the United States' presidential election, will GCHQ be able to maintain some autonomy in a world where Trump is president? This a real concern for privacy lobbyists, like the Open Rights Group, which wonders if …
Read More »Get away from it all in Firewatch’s Free Roam mode
If you thought Firewatch was just another dull walking simulator like Dear Esther or Gone Home, then you're unlikely to be a fan of its new game mode. But if you found yourself entranced by the Shoshone National Forest's beauty and atmosphere, now you can enjoy it even more with …
Read More »Bitcoin and other digital currencies boosted by Trump victory
With the U.S. election finally over, we can all look to the future and in many ways that's rather shaky for the time being. However if you're sitting on a big stack of Bitcoin or similar digital currency, you're likely rather pleased, as while most financial institutions took a hit …
Read More »HTC Vive and accessories now have free shipping
If you were looking to grab yourself a little pre-Christmas present, or want something to really wow the in-laws with when they all pile into your home in a few weeks' time, the HTC Vive is a little more affordable now. Yes its price went up when the pound tanked, …
Read More »Tesla buys up autonomous manufacturing specialist
Tesla has purchased one of the companies that helped it develop the Model 3 affordable electric car, Grohmann Engineering. The German firm is well known for its pedigree in automation and electronics manufacturing and will form the basis for the newly announced Tesla Advanced Automation Germany headquarters. Although Tesla has …
Read More »GoPro recalls 2,500 Karma drones – don’t worry, they’re not exploding
Action camera manufacturer GoPro, has announced the recall of its Karma quadcopter drones, not because they're exploding like Samsung's ill-fated Note 7s, but because some units have been losing power unexpectedly. This is of course not ideal if the Karmas are in flight at the time, so GoPro is recalling …
Read More »Vivendi’s share of Ubisoft is still growing, at 24 percent
Despite a concerted effort by Ubisoft founders and executives, French multinational media conglomerate Vivendi, is still managing to increase its stake in the publisher. In the past few months it's increased its ownership of the company to 24 percent, cementing its attempt at a hostile takeover. Vivendi's last big stint …
Read More »John Wick Eye for an Eye VR game shown off at ComicCon
It's rare that video game adaptations of famous movies are that good, but I feel like John Wick was similar enough to a shooter that it could translate rather well – especially in VR. Payday developer Starbreeze is currently working on a full length John Wick VR game, called Eye …
Read More »Facebook halts WhatsApp data gathering after ICO warning
The Information Commissioner's Office in the UK has warned Facebook that it may pursue action against the social network over data gathering conducted as part of the WhatsApp messaging service. It claims that Facebook doesn't inform its users enough about what it's gathering. In response, Facebook has paused data gathering …
Read More »Dino PC in-house LAN was a big hit
DinoPC hosted its very own LAN party this weekend just gone, with VR, table tennis, arcade systems and more for people to play with. There was food, drinks and lots of gaming camaraderie to be had at the DinoPC showroom in Edmonton, London. We sadly couldn't attend this one, but …
Read More »Toshiba doubles down on 3D memory investment with new fab
Toshiba is set to build a brand new fabrication plant in Yokkaichi Operations in Mie, Japan, dedicated to the production of 3D Flash memory. With construction set to begin in early 2017, the fab. will sit alongside a new Memory research and development centre that will also be constructed over …
Read More »Steam store update gets personal, streamlines information
If you open up your Steam account this morning, the Store page will look a little different than you remember. In a large update, Valve has overhauled the aesthetics and layout of its storefront once again, this time easing back on the free-flowing look that had dominated for a while …
Read More »Toshiba debuts new ‘analogue’ chip for deep learning on IOT
While we might need to fear the internet of things (IOT) causing ever larger DDOS attacks, there's no denying that that network of devices will become more important in the years to come. That's why Toshiba is looking to power it with its own hardware. It's developed a new analogue …
Read More »FBI lets Clinton off in email investigation… again
Never fear guys, we're almost there. Just a few more days and U.S. election coverage can rest easy for another 2.5 years or so. Still, the lead up to this one has been quite unbelievable in many ways, like how the FBI investigated candidate Hilary Clinton's email server, not once, …
Read More »Revive injector drivers supports Oculus Touch already
Even though the Oculus Touch controllers don't release for a few more weeks, the Revive injector drivers which make it possible to play Oculus ‘exclusive' games on the HTC Vive, already supports them. That means that when Touch does debut, many of the games that come with it should work …
Read More »Mars One goes public through Swiss payment provider buyout
Mars One, the company that promised to take humans to Mars on a trip funded by a reality TV show focused on the journey, has been purchased by Swiss mobile payment developer, Innovative Finance AG. However, it's one of those counter takeovers, which will see Mars One paid in 97.5 per …
Read More »WoW patches to start adding more story content
For over a decade, the cycle of updates and releases for World of Warcraft has seen the biggest and most game changing content come from expansions, rather than patches. Moving forward though that paradigm is going to shift, to allow Blizzard to deliver story updates and more on an increasingly …
Read More »Open Rights Groups slams porn censorship proposal
Digital advocacy organisation, the Open Rights Group, has lambasted a number of politicians for making a proposed amendment to the Digital Economy Bill, which would make it perfectly legal to block porn sites which don't add effective age registration. On top of labelling the idea censorship, the ORG criticised the …
Read More »Steam VR public licenses now include more commercial options
If you want to let members of the public try out Steam VR games and experiences using your hardware, you need Valve's free commercial license to do so. However that limits you to only a few pieces of software for people to play. To expand that further, you need paid …
Read More »3D Printer firm and Barnes and Noble partner for Maker Faire
In a surprising combination of industries, 3D printer firm XYZPrinting and U.S. based bookseller, Barnes and Noble, have announced a partnership for the upcoming Mini Maker Faire set to take place on 5th and 6th November in select stores. This will be the second annual event and will allow customers …
Read More »Foveated rendering could be used on 2D screens with eye tracking
Foveated imaging, or foveated rendering is a technique that holds a lot of promise for virtual reality. By rendering only the focal point of the user at high detail, it can massively reduce graphical overheads. But it turns out that the technique could also be used on 2D monitors with eye …
Read More »Windows Store CoD: IW players can’t play Steam gamers
If you're looking to buy Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare at some point today or in the near future, make sure you check which version you friends are buying. We're not talking PC or console either, but Steam Store or Windows Store, as whichever one you buy, you won't be …
Read More »Facebook advertising explosion leads to tripling net income
Like a real world game of Agar.io, Facebook is swallowing up everything around it as it expands into new fields of advertising and absorbs old ones. With the release of its second quarter financials, we've learned that its net income has tripled year on year, thanks to a huge expansion …
Read More »Is your system VR ready? Test it with Futuremark’s new benchmark
Earlier this year we did our best to test how some of the world's best graphics cards stand up to virtual reality. All we had at the time was Steam's simple VR benchmark, but it gave us a decent enough baseline to work with. Now though Futuremark has officially released …
Read More »Big Screen developers announce first VR LAN party
We're big fans of LAN parties here at KitGuru, that's why you'll find us at most of the Insomnia events, playing Age of Empires II, Don't Starve Together or The Ship into the early hours of the morning. VR however offers the potential for much more regular get together and …
Read More »Samsung launches new 14, 10nm processes, updates on 7nm
Samsung has announced an expansion of its foundry production process offerings with a fourth generation 14nm process known as 14LPU. It's joined by a new 10nm process, 10LPU, too, offering better performance, area reductions and cost savings to potential customers. Although Samsung's commercial mobile business has blown up in its …
Read More »Pokémon Go update set to reward regular play
As much as Pokémon Go is still a game enjoyed by many millions of people around the world, it's far from the peak of its popularity. To try and encourage some of the absent players back, Niantic is easing up on the grind a little, with the introduction of daily …
Read More »German Youtube deal unblocks thousands of music videos
Due to a disagreement with a local licensing body, German Youtube viewers haven't been able to watch much in the way of music videos on the streaming site – without using a proxy – for years now. However, finally, after much negotiation, a deal has been struck and the blocks …
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