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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »This exoskeleton concept makes me want to be a Fireman
Being a fireman is a pretty crazy job. You're charged with saving lives, whilst fighting one of man's longest running enemies: Fire. It might have helped us out stagger out of our caves and lay claim to this planet, but it also eats up a fair few of us each …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Synology announces the expansion of its UK Technical Support team
Following on from the company's success throughout 2013, Synology has moved to a new office building and in an effort to expand, it has also hired two new technical support advisors to work with customers in the UK: Darren Blakeley and James Howe. The recruitment will allow for swifter pre-sales and better after …
Read More »Stolen eBay database is currently on sale- probably a hoax
You may have heard that eBay was hacked around March this year but the company has only just got around to asking all of its users to change their passwords this week. However, now it looks like someone is looking to cash in on the aftermath of the attack as …
Read More »OCUK worldwide exclusive: 8GB Sapphire R9 290X VaporX OC
If you have been following our news feed over the last couple of months, you will have already seen the information we shared on the Sapphire R9 290X VaporX OC in a whopping 8GB configuration. We have been receiving a lot of emails asking when Sapphire were due to release …
Read More »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.
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »MPAA urging senators to think of the children with pirate sites
The MPAA and other media lobby groups have seemingly tried everything when it comes to getting file sharing sites shut down. They've tried shutting down the servers, they've tried blocking the domains and they've tried bringing legal action against the owners and the users, but now they're taking a new …
Read More »Facebook hoping to encourage voters with ‘I am a voter’ feature
Facebook is looking to encourage voting around the world, with the reintroduction of its “I'm a voter” button which appeared during the last national election in the US, where President Barack Obama was re-elected for his second term. At the time, some nine million people used the button to inform …
Read More »Winkelvoss twins think bitcoin will be bigger than Facebook
To most of us, the Winkelvoss twins are those two guys played by Armie Hammer in the movie The Social Network, which, would you believe it, came out in 2010. However the real life counterparts are perhaps more impressive, ultimately gaining a $65 million payout from Zuckerberg for – as …
Read More »Would less targeted internet ads actually be more effective?
There's been a big trend over the past decade, of adverts online not only becoming more prevalent and far more legitimate than what was around back in the day, but they've also become more targeted. Anyone who's bought a service online or visited a certain niche site has suddenly found …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Google might be on track to buy Twitch for more than $1 billion
Some potentially big news made its way on to the internet over the weekend- apparently Google is in talks to acquire Twitch TV in a deal that's worth more than $1 billion. The deal could lead to Twitch being merged with YouTube, which could be good news or bad news. …
Read More »Opinion: Women ‘slut’ shaming study shows important of context
People are nasty to each other when there's no real world repercussions, we know this from the last two decades + of internet usage, the growth of online gaming and the spread of social networking. All of us have called someone something nasty online and all of us have been …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »Dixons and Carphone Warehouse to merge in £3.8 billion deal
Two of the UK's biggest highstreet hardware businesses, Dixons and Carphone Warehouse, have announced that they'll be merging into a single electronics retailer, in a merger that is said to be worth £3.8 billion. It's taken months and months of talks and no doubt a lot of lawyer fees, but …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Kim Dotcom’s ‘racist day’ shows free speech in action?
Kim Dotcom has always been a big supporter of free speech. He's put forward this ideal with his services like MegaUpload and Mega, which allowed personal freedoms through sharing of information and ideas, but he doesn't just talk it up, he walks it as well, championing the idea behind closed …
Read More »CSO John Byrne claims AMD is leading in exclusive KitGuru interview
“Technology leadership is all about understanding where the market will go next”, claims AMD Chief Sales Officer, John Byrne. “It's about predicting the future”. KitGuru was fortunate enough to catch up with AMD's CSO – the driving force behind AMD's recent sales resurgence. This interview gave us a unique and …
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