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Sony will broadcast its E3 conference to US cinemas

As big as E3 is, there's a lot of us that won't be attending, but it seems like Sony is keen to give as many people as possible a great view of its new gaming experiences, because during its conference, it'll be broadcasting the entire thing to cinema screens around …

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YoYotech expands to larger facility

Even though the news and politicians are still discussing the country's financial recovery, nobody seems to have told PC gamers that as clearly they're still buying upgrades in impressive numbers, as YoYotech is doing so well it's had to expand its operation and move to a new facility in Basingstoke. …

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Torrentz.eu is back, just one day after domain takedown

Yesterday saw the internet hold their hands over their hearts and bow their heads in remembrance, as Torrentz.eu, one of Europe's biggest torrent search sites was downed by a request to its Polish domain registrar from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). However, just 24 hours later, the site …

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Google set to build its own self-driving cars

Google has ditched any thoughts of twinning its self-drive technology with another more traditional manufacturer and has instead begun the steps to start its own line of vehicles. They're set to be built with a start/stop button, no controls and a look that's designed to make people see automated vehicle …

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Torrentz.eu downed by UK IP crime unit

The UK's Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) hasn't been around very long, having only been formed in September 2013, but it's been making waves since its arrival, shutting down torrent and streaming search sites by the bucket load. It doesn't do it with legal precedent mind you, it just …

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Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party forms alliance with MANA

Kim Dotcom's Internet Party just took a big step on the road to becoming a legitimate political force in New Zealand, by forming an official alliance with the MANA party. While both will retain their independence, a new organisation is being formed from the alliance, creating the Internet MANA party. …

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Pirate Party loses Swedish seats, gains a German one

With the EU election results in and the British press going gaga over UKIP's stomping, its also worth taking note of how the Pirate Parties of the world did. More took part in this election than ever before, but despite an impressive turnout across the continent, the pirates now have …

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Gigabyte Aorus Press-Event

KitGuru was invited to a recent Gigabyte event, and we saw new cooling products as well as a specially designed cooler for the Nvidia Titan graphics card. Gigabyte also wanted to show their new AORUS products, including new gaming laptops, keyboard and mice. The other cooling news centred around WaterForce which is a liquid cooling system that is suitable for triple graphics card systems. The radiators and control system are located in a bulky unit that sits on top of your case.

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Dotcom’s Internet Party closes on MANA deal, PM embarassed

As internet entrepeneur Kim Dotcom's Internet Party closes in on a deal with the local MANA party, headed by ex-Maori party leader, Hone Harawira, news has emerged that the Prime Minister John Key, who denies any involvement with his government's GCSB intelligence agency illegally spying on Kim Dotcom, actually had …

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France spent $20 billion on trains that don’t fit its stations

France has accidentally spent $20.5 billion (£12.1 billion) buying trains that are too wide to fit the country's stations, French magazine,  Le Canard Enchainé reports. The state controlled railway operator, SNCF, will be forced to modify 1300 regional station platforms in order to rectify the problem, which will cost another $68.4 million (£40.6 …

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The Moto 360 smartwatch is expected to cost £150

Motorola may have accidentally confirmed the price of its upcoming Android Wear powered smartwatch, the Moto 360. How did this happen? Well someone actually read the terms and conditions for once. Motorola had set up a competition, inviting users to design watch faces, someone did some digging and found that …

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Overclocking World Cup finalists announced

While it might not have the prize pool of The International 2014, G Skill's World Cup for overclockers is heating up, with the six finalists announced right alongside a $10,000 cash prize for the champion. Set to compete are: der8auer from Germany, ZeR0_Dan from China, Hero from China, Xtreme Addict …

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Rising sea levels could flood NASA facilities

Many people might still see climate change as something that's up for debate, but rising sea levels are not. A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (which sounds like a worrisome lot) has predicted that before long, five of NASA's most important facilities, including launch pads and astronaut …

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Kim Dotcom regains control of companies after marriage split

We don't tend to cover gossipy story likes marriage break ups here at KitGuru, partly because it's not what this site is about but also, because it's not really any of our business. However, when it comes to the legal ramifications of internet entrepreneur and political figure, Kim Dotcom regaining …

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Pirate Bay censoring continues in France

The Pirate Bay is one of those dogs that not matter how many times you kick it, it just won't stay down. Despite its owners being in jail, its servers raided at times and massive studio funded lobby groups the world over gunning to take it down, it's still alive …

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Nintendo to face yet another lawsuit

Philips, the Dutch electronics firm, is attempting to get the sale of Nintendo's Wii U banned in the US. Nintendo has once again been targeted by a company that thinks it owns patents relating to technologies found inside of its consoles. The patents that Philips own end in 379 and 231, …

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Samsung apologises after 56 employees contract leukaemia

A recent documentary has revealed that 56 Samsung factory workers have contracted Leukaemia, which has been caused by harmful chemicals and a hazardous work environment. Samsung has officially apologised for what happened and has offered compensation to those affected. Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun said “several workers at our production facilities …

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