THQ are facing an environmental backlash when a publicity stunt for a new warfare based video game released thousands of balloons carrying advertisements into the San Francisco bay. Rod Fujita, a senior oceans scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund told the San Francisco Chronicle “When I looked out the window …
Read More »Mario is confirmed release in full 3D for new 3DS console
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has confirmed that Mario will be hitting the upcoming 3DS console in glorious 3D. While everyone knew this would happen, this is the first official statement that Nintendo have released, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco yesterday. The good news is that the Nintendo …
Read More »Playstation 3 victim of custom seizures
Last month KitGuru reported that LG were trying to ban the Playstation 3 from the USA. It appears, based on latest reports that shipments of the black shiny console will be running dry as custom officials are ordered to seize European shipments also. This court ordered ban on imports was …
Read More »Google software ‘update’ caused Gmail failure
KitGuru reported on some rather worrying Gmail issues this week and Google have finally revealed what caused the panic on Monday. Google originally said that only 0.29 percent of their user base was affected by the mysterious ‘disappearing' email issue, but Google have since revised their figures to only 0.02 …
Read More »Firefox mirrors Google strategy of regular updates – V7 by end of year
Mozilla have said that they are copying the Google strategy of pushing regular updates of its Firefox browser whenever new features are ready, rather than waiting for predefined update schedules. Jay Sullivan, the VP of product for the company spoke to PC Pro and said “What we want to do …
Read More »Google admit bug with gmail service – accounts will be fixed
Yesterday we reported on a rather serious sounding issue which affected some gmail users. Google said this was due to a bug in the software, although not as many people as first expected were affected. Approximately only 0.02 percent of all Gmail users experienced the issue which wiped all their …
Read More »Gmail users wake up to find all emails gone
Some users have woken up today to find that all their Gmail emails have been wiped. So far only 0.8% of the user base has been affected, however that is little consolation to those who have lost thousands of emails. Users have already been running to the Google Help Forums …
Read More »Breakup Notifier gets shut down by Facebook
Facebook have decided to shut down Breakup Notifier, a popular relationship tracker which is used to monitor the relationship status of chosen friends. The application sent users an email notification whenever one of their friends changed relationship status, meaning that interested parties could make advances whenever someone they liked was …
Read More »KitGuru engages in Operation Flashpoint, Uzbekistan style
Is not often KitGuru is settling down for to enjoy genuine delicacies from country of Uzbekistan in general, let alone Samarqand province in particulars. But such is life among the battle hardened comrades who are beings invited to get the hands on with the latest of gamings from Codemasters. KitGuru …
Read More »Windows 7 SP1 official released
Microsoft have released the first official service pack for Windows 7 today. This update includes all previously released security, performance and stability updates for Windows 7. SP1 includes new improvements for certain features and services in Windows 7 such as improved relability when hooking up HDMI audio devices, printing using …
Read More »Research shows women gaming more than men online
Well this might surprise a few people but apparently research shows that women are now gaming online more than men. In a recent study by Bigfoot Networks, 85 percent of the women surveyed who said they played games online regularly play MMO's. 75 percent of men said the same thing. …
Read More »Windows 8 beta as soon as Q4 2011? (with ARM support)
A leaked roadmap of Windows 8 Milestone 2 development is hinting that the next version of Windows could be very close to release, educated sources have even indicated that it might get a beta release in Q4 this year. Windows 8 is said to be a hugely progressive release from …
Read More »Kinect gets Windows SDK release from Microsoft
The Kinect device has been a massive seller for Microsoft in the last couple of months. The modding community have also taken to it with open arms, with many videos already on Youtube showing it doing all sorts of weird, and sometimes wonderful things. Microsoft have announced that they are …
Read More »Is gaming too expensive? sales figures drop in 2011
2011 isn't off to a good start for the videogame industry, according to the latest figures for January. Sales of new videogame hardware, software and accessories dropped by 5 percent in the US from $1.22 billion to $1.16 billion, going on figures from 2010. Things would have been much worse …
Read More »Hackers tell Sony, you can’t ban our Playstation 3
Yesterday we reported that Sony were set to ban people who were using modified Playstation 3's. Hackers have already responded with claims that they have an immediate workaround so Sony can't ban them. According to Destructoid, the hackers have a system to adjust the unique identifier of the console which …
Read More »Sony to ban Playstation 3 jailbreakers: Hotz modder sued
It was big news recently when the Playstation 3 was jailbroken. Sony never released a public statement about the new hacks, but they have now, saying that anyone caught installing third party software will get immediately banned. George Hotz, an enterprising modder has released a custom firmware for the console, …
Read More »Skype dumps mobile Windows ?
There are a lot of ways to make calls in the world, and some are stranger than others. One of the more unusual couplings is using a phone call application like Skype to make phone calls over the web connection provided by a phone. KitGuru's heard Rumblings-Over-IP about a possible …
Read More »WinAmp forums attacked, hacked and personal info leaked
AOL have suffered a rather embarassing security breach as the Winamp forums were attacked and email addresses and password details were stolen. Winamp forums general manager Geno Yoham sent an email to all registered members of the community warning that his team had ‘quickly detected and blocked' an attack on …
Read More »Test Drive 2 Unlimited causes backlash among gamers
Test Drive 2 Unlimited has been a much awaited game from Eden Games/Atari, however since it was released, the community has been up in arms due to bugs, which make the game basically unplayable. Eden Games, the developer have said they are aware of the issues, some of which are …
Read More »Illegal download of Crysis 2, version revealed
The hottest story this morning, is the news that Crysis 2 has been leaked and is presently cascading its viral way across the world's newsgroups and torrent sites. KitGuru has been inundated with information. Here's our latest update. When Doom 3 was going to launch, all those Martian moons ago, …
Read More »Crysis 2 available as free download – EA begins investigation
There seems to be a crisis down at Crysis HQ. As with many modern triple-A titles, someone with insider access at the games giant seems to have lifted the code lock, stock and two smoking phased plasma rifle barrels. KitGuru scans police frequencies for chit chat. While the first game …
Read More »Microsoft release IE9 Release Candidate
Microsoft have launched the release candidate (RC) of Internet Explorer 9 which features improved privacy features. The release candidate will be the last pre release version for testing, before last minute bug fixes and final release. Microsoft have said that IE9 is available in 40 languages and they are saying …
Read More »Antec Soundscience Rockus 3D 2.1 Speaker Review
Antec are renowned among enthusiast circles for creating some of the finest computer cases and power supplies on the market. Like others in todays climate they are expanding into new territories and have turned their attention to speakers. This isn't a half hearted attempt however, with a new subsidiary entitled …
Read More »Windows 7 to get first service pack on Feb 22nd
Microsoft have announced that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will be released on February 22nd. This will be a 1.2 gigabyte download featuring all of the minor point releases since the operating system launched in July 2009. We all love service packs, they help to gather all the updates into …
Read More »Sony personality accidentally retweets PS3 Jailbreak code
When the Playstation 3 was jailbroken, everyone took notice, especially Sony. They are trying hard to cover it up and to make sure that people can't get access to it. Well, until it was retweeted again online. Since it was spotted, it has been deleted, but this was an embarassing …
Read More »Kaspersky security violated by old hack
Despite the fact that Kaspersky has been dealing with threats for more than 13 years, KitGuru spies have smuggled footage to HQ which proves categorically that its security was completely exposed by one of the oldest hacks we know. KitGuru dons night vision goggles to explain. Kaspersky is arguably the …
Read More »LG trying to ban Playstation 3 from USA
LG Electronics won't be too popular among gamers with the recent reports that they are lodging a patent infringement against Japanese hardware giant Sony. They want the Playstation 3 to be banned from the USA. LG are saying that the console is infringing upon LG patents related to the playback …
Read More »Sony Ericsson showcase Xperia Play smartphone for video games
Sony Ericsson used a TV commercial last night in the Super Bowl to offer a sneak peak at a new smartphone which is designed for playing video games. This device is called the Xperia Play and looks to be running the Android operating system. Sony Ericsson have said on their …
Read More »Google fix 9 bugs in Chrome – in time for Pwn2Own
Over the weekend Google patched nine Chrome bugs and have upgraded the browser to Version 9, which is the most stable browser they have released yet. As well as fixing the bugs, Chrome 9 has also added support for WebGL, an API (application programming interface) that has hardware acceleration for …
Read More »Warning against counterfeit software on Apple store
The Macintosh App Store has a problem with Counterfeit software, according to developer Wolfire. The company added a game called Lugaru HD last month, and this was quickly followed by a title called ‘Lugaru', a pirated version uploaded by another developer and charging only a tenth of the price. The …
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