Rumours started floating around the internet last week that Valve had plans to launch a gaming console known as the Steam Box. The gaming console was rumoured to have at least an Intel i7 processor, 8 GB of RAM and a Nvidia GPU. Now those fantasising about a powerful next-generation …
Read More »Microlab FC360 2.1 Speakers Review
Microlab is a dedicated acoustics and computer peripherals producer, and since its formation in 1998 they have solely concentrated on producing high quality speakers. Peter Larsen is their designer and chief consultant. We have high hopes the FC360 will perform well, especially after our positive experiences last year. Previously we …
Read More »Stardock keeps Start Menu lovers out of the cold in Windows 8
Following the release of the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 and with many folks trying it and feeling terribly lost without their beloved Start Menu, a third party has come to the rescue and provided a free substitute that does its best to mimic the Start Menu as closely as …
Read More »Lulzsec leader turned snitch after being arrested
Federal authorities said yesterday that a Lulzsec leader provided information on his colleagues after being arrested last year. The information helped authorities to arrest other top members of the hacking organisation. Hacker ‘Sabu', real name Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28 years old from New York has been working with the FBI …
Read More »Command games using a smartphone with ROCCAT Power-Grid
German gaming peripherals manufacturer, ROCCAT Studios, has introduced a groundbreaking technology called the ROCCAT Power-Grid that – for the first time in the history of PC gaming – lets players control their games and computer with their smartphone. And, in what is surely music to the ears of many players, …
Read More »Simpsons AppStore game pulled by EA: too popular
Electronic Arts released a new game based in the Simpsons world last week – ‘The Simpsons: Tapped Out' has proven so popular however that it has had to be pulled from the store, due to a strain on the servers. The game uses the same voice actors as the television …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
A quick roundup of some of the content we have posted on the gaming section of Kitguru in the last week! “Action RPG by Creator of Final Fantasy Series” Here’s an action RPG to be excited about – The Last Story was directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Final Fantasy and …
Read More »Valve said to be working on ‘Steam Box’ gaming console
Valve, in case you didn't already know, is that wonderful company that has brought us hits such as the Half Life series and Steam. Recently there has been talks of Valve producing their own hardware and The Verge has unveiled some more information on the topic. They have gathered information …
Read More »Windows 8, will you want to upgrade?
Windows 8 may be floundering in the shadow of the iPad 3, but the consumer test for the upcoming operating system has been met with mixed, yet mainly positive reaction. Microsoft are offering a free download (classed as a preview) for the latest beta version of the operating system which …
Read More »Windows 8 Consumer Preview already has a million downloads
For the statistic lovers among us there is a new number to compliment the Windows 8 boot time figure we saw yesterday, the Consumer Preview has already been downloaded one million times. This achievement comes just 24 hours after it was available for download. The new Microsoft operating system “beta” …
Read More »Windows 8 starts up in 8 seconds, or less
The release of Windows 8 looms ever closer and the operating system is already getting a mixed reception. Windows 7 has proven to be almost as popular for Microsoft as Windows XP, so a little hostility was expected, especially with such dramatic interface changes. Microsoft let consumers try the latest …
Read More »Activision Blizzard axe 600 people ‘not related to game development’
Very few game makers are bigger than Activision Blizzard, however even they need to monitor their staff count. They currently employ 7,300 people, according to the last reports in January this year. 600 people are going to be culled in a ‘clean up' campaign inside the organisation. This is said …
Read More »The Pirate Bay resorts to Magnet Links, no more Torrent files
The Pirate Bay has just completed a rather large upgrade to their website with its ever-changing URL. They are nearly 100% .torrent file free and are resorting to magnet links from now on. This has been done in order to future proof and protect the website while barely affecting users. The …
Read More »Free Windows from Aria, extends the life of old PCs
One of the biggest issues facing PC users is how to get enough Microsoft operating systems to go around. While Apple might offer amazing deals on a complete OS for just over £20, Microsoft has been bleeding users dry for up to £100 at a time – for decades. Now …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “In Memory of Bethesda Concept Artist Adam Adamowicz, Known for His Work on Fallout 3 and Skyrim“ On …
Read More »Imperva Analyzes High-Profile ‘Anonymous’ Attack
– Imperva, Inc a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, released today a report that reveals details on an attack by hacktivist group ‘Anonymous’ against a high-profile unnamed target during a 25-day period in 2011. The Hacker …
Read More »iOS 5.0.1 bug discovered that gives contacts & phone access
There's a security flaw to be aware of with iOS 5.0.1 which allows someone to bypass the lock screen on GSM-based iPhones and have unauthorized access to contacts as well as the phone's calling features. The method used is admittedly fairly complicated and involves inserting and ejecting the phone's SIM …
Read More »RIM outs BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 Update
Without any real prior confirmation, Research in Motion (RIM) has released its second generation OS for its BlackBerry Playbook tablet today. BlackBerry OS 2.0 for the Playbook brings with it quite the list of updates, some of the most notable being much needed native email, contacts and calendar apps, BlackBerry …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “News about New Star Trek Game” Last year’s E3 brought the announcement of a new Star Trek game …
Read More »Huawei engineers participate in the world’s largest desktop cloud
No matter what we think of the cloud and its possibilities, it will no doubt start to take over many tasks we once thought were loyal to the physical PC. All my articles are drafted and saved to WordPress, other documents live on Google Docs, while images I use are stored …
Read More »ViewSonic to roll out Windows 8 tablets by Q3
According to ViewSonic's product marketing director in the Asia Pacific region, Max Liu, ViewSonic is planning to expand on its ViewPad line of Android-powered tablets and bring some Windows 8-based models to market later this year when Microsoft outs its next Metro UI wielding OS. During his brief discussion with …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at KitGuru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week or so. “The Darkness II Release” Looking for a game where you can rip out people’s throats, urinate …
Read More »Bitdefender shows off top AV award at Distree
While defending your home is the realm of gun clubs, martial artists and the chaps from Yale, protecting your bits requires a different set of tools entirely. KitGuru caught up with one happy chappy over at Distree in Monte Carlo. He was holding something large in the air, smiling and …
Read More »App Suspension coming to Windows 8, saving you battery life
We're hearing of another new feature Microsoft is working on rolling into Windows 8 with the primary objective being to extend battery life further while also improving the OS' performance – App Suspension. Essentially it's an optimization within the kernel whereby any applications currently running in the background that show …
Read More »Google’s answer to cloud storage launching soon
Google has a massive ecosystem, they cover everything from mobile operating systems to blogs. Perhaps the one and only thing I can think of that they have been missing so far is a cloud storage system and if recent reports are to be believed this will soon be changing. According …
Read More »Windows 8 confirmed for February 29th (Beta Queue)
In sunny Monte Carlo, the haute couture revelations are matched only by the inside info unleashed by the major corporation's executives. While Microsoft themselves were tight-lipped, we managed to discover the Windows 8 mega-beta-launch date. The huge freebie period of global beta-testing that Microsoft employed with Windows 7, will be …
Read More »Star Wars Xbox 360 Bundle set to arrive April 3
Over half a year later we've finally been granted a solid date for the arrival of Microsoft's Star Wars Xbox 360 bundle which we first laid eyes on during Comic Con back in July last year. Major Nelson has leaked news via a series of tweets that this Star Wars-themed …
Read More »Google Chrome for Android hits the Market in beta form
After a longer than expected wait, Google's Chrome web browser is coming to Android with a beta release having just been made available on the Android market. All the most commonly used and loved features of Chrome have been carried over to the Mobile version, only some of which are …
Read More »Symantec willing to pay hackers $50,000 for source code
Symantec told a hacker group that they were willing to pay $50,000, to keep the source code for some of their flagship products off the internet. They confirmed this with CNET last night. CNET wrote “An e-mail exchange revealing the extortion attempt posted to Pastebin (see below) today shows a …
Read More »Sony renames PlayStation Network to Sony Entertainment Network
In efforts to unify its online services, Sony is about to change the name of its now 4 year running “PlayStation Network” (PSN) to the “Sony Entertainment Network” (SEN). SEN which was previously named Qriocity represents all of Sony's online streaming services including games, video, music and eBooks and up …
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