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Roll the clock back around 10 years and i19 at Newbury Racecourse was largely populated by teenage boys with camping equipment and Antec 900 chassis. At the Telford International Centre for i49 in 2013, the biggest surprise was the make up of the audience. KitGuru presents the photographic evidence that …

Almost one in five people in the United Kingdom have had their online accounts hacked, according to a recent survey on cybercrime. More than 1,500 people were surveyed for the study which will become the first of many over the coming years. Around 2.3 percent lost more than £10,000 due to …

Since Minecraft launched on the PC two short years ago, sales have been nothing short of phenomenal. With over 10 million Minecrafters worldwide, the game is still selling strong on existing platforms and it has now been confirmed as a PlayStation 4 launch title. So just how enthusiastic are Minecrafters? …

A new study has shown that one in 10 schoolchildren get a mobile phone at the age of five. Many children have to wait until they are 11 however, according to the survey. Parents will spend £125 on a childs mobile phone and around £246 on their own. 1,420 parents …

Steve Ballmer has been an unusual choice for a CEO, especially a company as large as Microsoft. While Steve Jobs was known for his ‘zen-like' presentations, the Ballmer approach has always been much more ‘in your face'. His famous screaming and dancing presentation earned him the nickname of ‘Monkey Boy'. …

Copyright lobby groups have changed their strategy for preventing illegal downloads of movies and music over the past decade. For a while it was all about suing the humble downloader/uploader, leveraging fines over tens if not hundreds of thousands of [insert any Western currency here] for sharing a few bits …

American stock exchange, NASDAQ, saw trading halt for several hours yesterday, in the wake of what has been described as a “technical glitch,” with the system. It saw some orders cancelled and even the New York Stock Exchange ceased trading temporarily. According to the Wired breakdown, NASDAQ officials announced the …

It happens to every website at one time or another, something will ‘break' and people will be unable to visit. For Ebay however, log in issues have huge ramifications. Today, since around 7am UK time, Ebay has been experiencing log in issues which has left many people thinking their accounts …

Dedicated to the cause, when we realised that the Multiplay was still rocking at 110% effort past midnight, we thought “The least we can do is capture this work for posterity”. Hard work by the Multiplay crew, snaps by Team Lazy. Preparing for the arrival of around 5,000 people for …

British developer Canonical managed to break crowdfunding records on the site Indiegogo but still failed to reach the goal by around £12.8 million. Many big organisations jumped into the crowdfunding offers and even Bloomberg donated £51,000 to the cause. CTO Mark Shuttleworth said that everyone will get their money back …

A desktop device designed to replicate 3D objects for creation via a 3D printer has went on sale. The Makerbot Digitizer is priced at $1,400 (£900) and is going to be shipped to first buyers in October. The demand for the scanner is very high, it went on sale Thursday …

UK officials are considering banning the sale of mobile phones which are designed to look like car key fobs. The BBC reported today that they had been speaking with a government spokesman. The issue is being discussed with the National Trading Standards Board and the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The …

Ferrari have created an enhanced version of their beautiful 458 Italia for showcase at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The car receives a series of improvements included enhanced power and uprated aerodynamics to help optimise drag and downforce. The 458 Speciale is their most powerful V8 engine yet. It can accelerate …

Most people will spend their gaming lives re-enacting the classic Pink Floyd line, “Hanging on in quiet desperation” because it's the English way. The world's 3rd largest gaming service provider disagrees. In a BIG way. KitGuru wishes it had brought a very wide angle lens to take it i49. The …

I'm sure at this point we're all quite certain that Watchdogs is going to be badass. It's been hyped and teased well enough that it's going to be an early purchase for anyone that's a fan of open world games like GTA and similar. Ubisoft is pretty sure of this …

Drowning isn't a hazard I've ever considered when the thought of going into the great black beyond springs to mind, but it is possible. We know about this thanks to Italian astronaut, Luca Parmitano, who recently posted a terrifying blog entry about how he nearly did just that. “Space is …

Foxtons are currently reeling from an apparent hack attack. The list of 10,000 account holders was leaked anonymously on Pastebin, a website often associated with leaked information earlier this week. PCPro said it was removed afterwards. The list of names and partially hidden passwords and email addresses is still available …

Screen technology is improving all the time and the latest development from LG looks set to target ultra high end smartphones in the coming years. They have detailed their ultra slim LTPS-based LCD display which they are calling Quad HD. It appears to be the highest resolution mobile display produced …

Galpin Auto Sports have taken a 2013 Ford GT and added a 1,024 bhp V8 engine. The Galpin GTR1 puts the car into Bugatti/McLaren territory. Galpin have had 60 years experience in the industry, customising and selling cars to rich enthusiast owners. The GTR1 was designed to present a possibility …

Two months ago Barnes and Noble said they would be ditching their colour (non E Ink) tablets from their product line, but according to recent reports they have reversed their position. The range includes the Nook Color, the 2011 Nook Tablet and last years Nook HD and Nook HD+. The …

As the market has shifted more to mobile devices, many people find that typing longer notes and emails can be rather painful. Outlier Technologies are trying to resolve the issue with their new TrewGrip device, a rear keyed smartphone and tablet dock which you can hold in your hands and …

We reported on the Firefox OS smartphone before and the latest news indicates a great success for the initial run of sales. The Firefox OS smartphone went on sale for £59.99 in the UK and $79.99 in the US, it was released on the website on Friday and sales were …

Sony have announced their intended release dates for the next generation Playstation 4 console. The dates are set at 15th November in North America and 29th November in Europe. The Xbox One will go on sale in the same month, although some countries will now have to wait until 2014 …

Internet powerhouse Google have been at the centre of a controversy after being accused of illegally tracking UK users browser histories. More than 100 British people are attempting to take the company to court over the issues. Google say they do not have to comply with UK laws, even though …

Yes this is Sid Meier's Civilisation we're talking about, or at least Kevin Wilson's board game version of Sid Meier's Civilisation, but that headline is long enough as it is. Inspired by the legendary PC game of the same name, Civilisation is an adaptation of that epoch spanning gameplay that …

Microsoft may have annoyed many countries after announcing some will need to wait until 2014 to get the Xbox One, but the company have announced a huge list of games for the next generation console. According to Xbox.com, there are now 50 games listed for the Xbox One console, with …

If you're a fan of big board games, then chances are you're a fan of Fantasy Flight. It produces some of the best looking and most popular tabletop board games of today – including some of my favourites like: War of the Ring, Descent: Journeys in the Dark and Arkham …

Of all the file locker websites out there, Rapidshare has been one of the biggest copyright lobbyist facilitators. It didn't shut itself down in the wake of remote backup site targeting by law enforcement, but it did bottleneck free accounts and make all sorts of other measures designed to help …

Google is one of those companies, that managed to turn its brand name into the generic term for what it does, like bandaids or iPods. It's  so embedded in our culture in-fact, that a lot of people don't even know there are alternatives. So it's no surprise that if Google …

Boeing may be well known for creating aircraft, but they have also been focusing on creating a new laser system. Boeing have announced that their Thin Disk Laser system had achieved unexpected levels of power and efficiency. The company held a recent demonstration for the US Department of Defense and …