If you haven't bought a present for your gaming pals yet, then now's the time to do so. Steam has launched its Winter Sale, giving us all a couple of days to pick up extra gaming gifts for friends… and ourselves more than likely. Steam doesn't need any help selling …
Read More »Lithuania claims Russia regularly cyber-attacks its systems
Although it's generally accepted that all developed nations are constantly slinging digital warheads at each other – not to mention the bedroom hackers and hacktivists joining in for fun – it rarely feels too serious. In the case of Lithuania though, it's concerned about the barrage of Russian attacks it's …
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 »VR Retro Arcade now supports light gun games
If you hanker for the long-gone days of dark and dingy arcades, with blinking and blooping machines with youngsters huddled round them, then New Retro Arcade: Neon is your VR dream come true. In its latest update too, the developers have added light gun support, meaning Time Crisis 2 and …
Read More »What tech are you hoping to get for Christmas?
With Christmas nearly upon us and the KitGuru community full of nerds, geeks and lovable enthusiasts, there will no doubt be a lot of games and a lot of tech coming down the chimney in the next few days. The question is, what are you all hoping will show up? …
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 »Dubai police are now using predictive crime software
We may have touch screens and automated cars, but one aspect of Minority Report technology we haven't quite mastered yet, is pre-crime. Dubai is looking to lead the charge there though, with the introduction of new, predictive crime software, which claims to be able to predict where crimes are more …
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 »G2A is overhauling its Shield service
Key sales website, G2A, is looking to change up the purpose and function of its Shield service. Initially designed as purely a form of insurance against bad keys, it is now being overhauled into a form of premium membership, complete with game bundles, better chat support and more features set …
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 »British companies to face big fines if data breaches occur
Despite being inclined to have firms collect endless amounts of data on their customers, the British government does at least want them to protect it. Accepting a new EU law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), means that when introduced in 2018, British firms will be mandated to …
Read More »Super Mario Run is the fastest growing mobile app ever
Super Mario Run might have annoyed a lot of people by restricting the majority of its content behind a paywall, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been popular. In fact it's the fastest growing app ever, even beating out the likes of Pokémon Go. In the four days following its …
Read More »EFF’s full page ad begs tech firms to secure before Trump
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is worried about the state of privacy and net neutrality online, but it's really worried about it once Donald Trump comes to power in January next year. To try and get the jump on that, it's taken out a full page advert in Wired magazine to …
Read More »Squanchtendo is working on its first, fully funded game
Squanchtendo, the company formed from the vocal half of the creative team behind Rick and Morty, is now working on its first, fully funded game. Unfortunately the details are almost non-existent at this point, but it's good to know that Accounting won't be all we see from the start up …
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 »Crytek to shutter five of its seven studios
Following news that months have gone by without many of Crytek's employees being paid at all, the long-time video game company has now announced that it is closing five of its seven studios. While Frankfurt and Kiev-based studios will remain, those in Hungary, Bulgaria, South Korea, China and Turkey will …
Read More »Asheron’s Call’s 17 year history is coming to an end in January
One of the longest running MMOs in the world, Asheron's Call, is set to close in the new year, after 17 years of operation. It comes as the developer, Turbine looks to move away from managing several MMOs, transferring the ongoing support for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons …
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 »The Mummy IMAX trailer sounded like a joke
In what should be taken as a lesson to always, always proof something before you put it online, the quickly pulled IMAX trailer for The Mummy reboot has been drawing a lot of interest since its re-upload. It's not clear why, but much of the sound appears to be missing, only …
Read More »Win a be quiet! PC, Oculus Rift and more if you can spot them
Although KitGuru might have competitions of our running during this festive period, we aren't the only ones. Our pals at be quiet! are also giving away a full system, an Oculus Rift VR headset and a bunch of other hardware. You will need keen eyes though, as its Where's Wally? …
Read More »Most of the top 10 VR games on Steam are free
Getting on the high-end consumer virtual reality bandwagon is not cheap. Whether you opt for an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, you have to spend hundreds of pounds on a headset and controllers, even if you already own the gaming PC to power it all. Fortunately then, some of the …
Read More »UK VPN usage explodes as Digital Economy Bill progresses
The use of virtual private networks (VPNs) has increased dramatically in the UK as the controversial Digital Economy Bill and Investigatory Powers Bill have progressed through parliament. In the case of some VPNs, UK customers have more than doubled, with many concerned for their privacy and access to content. The …
Read More »G.Skill’s new Trident Z memory features RGB lighting heatsinks
Heatsinks on G.Skill's new Trident Z RGB DDR4 modules come complete with some unique heatspeaders, which should really stand out from the crowd. Along with some high-end metalwork to make sure the RAM chips don't get too toasty, these sticks have a translucent band which lights up when in use, …
Read More »Could you be the next Hearthstone eSports caster?
Do you know Hearthstone like the back of your hand? Can you and a pal talk your friends' ears off with endless chatter of which card trumps which and what the best deck building strategy is? Can you top it all off with a winning personality? Then you might be …
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 …
Read More »Sky Sports Premier League now has a commentary chat bot
Football fan app-maker, GameOn, has announced a partnership with Sky Sports, to bring an interactive chat and commentary bot to a number of social networking messaging platforms. Able to understand natural language requests from users, GameOn's bot can provide commentary on ongoing games, answer questions and can provide news and …
Read More »NES Classic Mini has sold more than six months of Wii U
Nintendo's newly released NES Classic Mini has sold close to 200,000 units in the U.S. alone, making it an impressively hot seller in a short period of time. So much so in fact that it has outsold the Wii U, not just during the same period, but even when you …
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