Software & Gaming

Microsoft have told chipmakers who want to use the upcoming version of Windows for tablet computers to work with only one manufacturer, to speed up the delivery. Bloomberg claim that people close to the companies have detailed the information. Chipmakers who agree to Microsoft's terms will get incentives in exchange …

Antec have a lot of faith in their Rockus speaker system. They are putting a new 60 day trial system behind a potential order, allowing the customer time to listen to them, and if they aren't happy then a full refund will be given. What brands come to mind when …

Internet Explorer has been hit with a new flaw, which is based on a cookie exploit – this affects all versions of Internet Explorer on any version of Microsoft Windows. Rosario Valotta found the flaw, and subsequently named it, however it does require a little bit of effort to cause …

All PC enthusiast gamers loathe DRM which is being supplied now with more and more games. The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings has just received its first official patch and as well as bug fixes, developer CD Projekt have removed the DRM from the title. Gamers will be rejoicing. DRM …

This week there has been a lot of information released from various publications on the upcoming hot first person shooter: Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3. GameHunters had some time to get a hands on with the Spec Ops Survival mode. MW3 gets a new progressive ranking system, online matchmaking …

Bioshock has been a very popular game series, selling millions of copies across both the console and PC platforms. The upcoming title Bioshock Infinite isn't due for release yet for some time, but Irrational are building some interest by releasing some information and imagery. Some interesting information is already published …

Many Apple owners will be rejoicing to hear that Opera Mini 6 for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad was released earlier this week. This comes some time after the BlackBerry and Android versions of the software were released in March. Phillip Gronvold, a product marketing manager at Opera said …

One of the most awaited games of the year will be released at the end of the year. Modern Warfare 3 is set to hit the shelves on November 8th. Activision are hoping that sales of the latest title will be as good as the last two, as the franchise …

Sony have announced that they are planning to move older PSP titles onto the PS3, but this won't be a plain ole emulator. The electronics giant want to remaster the old games and add new content, high definition graphics, support for DualShock 3 controllers and even in some cases 3D …

Last week, we reported on problems faced by Microsoft with the latest Xbox 360 console firmware flash. Microsoft have acknowledged the problem and have said that the issue isn't related to specific older versions or newer versions of the console and they have started a replacement program for those which …

Microsoft have announced a new offer for students who purchase a Windows 7 PC. Starting May 22nd, students who buying a new Windows 7 based PC costing $699 or more will also be able to get a free Xbox 360 4GB console. The offer is currently only available at participting …

Gears Of War has been a huge seller on the Xbox 360 console and the latest version due for release in September. Amazingly it has already achieved over 1 million preorders, hitting the mark faster than hot seller Halo: Reach. Major Nelson, well known blog writer said “Today, Microsoft and …

The Playstation Network is back up and running for most people and Sony Executives are now deciding that it is a good time to talk about the security hack and the ramifications. Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer and Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai had a call with some media representatives …

In the UK on Friday one of the years most anticipated games is released, the new title from RockStar Games. This game features new technology for capturing actors movements. L.A. Noire has been released in America and has been receiving rave reviews on many of the major gaming websites. Actor …

Bioware's Casey Hudson revealed in an interview recently that the upcoming Mass Effect 3 game will offer same sex relationships for male players, for the first time. The first two Mass Effect games were criticised by gay right groups for not allowing main character Shepherd the opportunity of pursuing relationships …

Windows XP has always been promoted as a secure operating system, but latest reports from Microsoft themselves actually show that Windows 7 is a much more secure platform now. While we would normally assume that there is some underhanded move to promote their latest OS, the figures that Microsoft are …

In the latest in a series of high profile hacker attacks, popular Japanese games outfit Square Enix have had three of their sites hacked. The hackers have stolen email address from 25,000 customers the company has admitted. As well, the CV's of 350 people looking for jobs in Square Enix's …

Earlier in the week, we reported that Sony were compromised by hackers renting servers from Amazon. This hacker used Amazon's Elastic Computer Cloud (EC2) service to attack Sony's online entertainment systems last month. The intruder set up a fake name to use the account, and managed to get away with …

According to leaks on the net, it appears that the Navy Seal team who killed Bin Laden on May 2nd may appear in the upcoming Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from Activation – Blizzard. Kotaku, well known gaming site reported yesterday that “[a] brief audio clip that we believe …

Sony have been working on bringing back the PlayStation Network, and yesterday they started a limited restoration, with further restoration in the plans for today. Sony have said they would begin bringing their PlayStation Network back online in the Middle East, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and America regions. The network …

Periodically, the back office systems are upgraded at KitGuru. It gives us a chance to experience the world in the same way as a regular consumer. When we got to the browser, we had a bit of a shock. In the early days, Netscape (Nutscrape to its detractors) was the …

Bloomberg news have reported that the hackers who breached the Sony Playstation Network security used Amazon's web services cloud to launch the attack. According to the story, the hacker(s) rented a server from Amazon's EC2 service and breached the network from there, mentioning an unnamed person with knowledge of the …

Limewire was shut down last year, but the story hasn't ended there. The music industry have been successful with an out of court settlement for $105 million. This legal battle has been going on now for five years and Limewire have decided to settle out of court with 13 music …

Symantec recently wrote a report on FaceBook security issues, highlighting that millions of people had personal data at risk. Yesterday Facebook made a statement arguing with the points that Symantec published. Facebook spokeswoman Malorie Lucich sent out an email to ComputerWorld which read “We appreciate Symantec raising this issue and …

The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team is advising users of Firefox and Opera users to disable WebGL. An exploit means that machines can be remotely controlled by malicious users. The webstandard WebGL has a weakness which opens the browsers to serious attacks, including the remote execution of malicious code, according …

Over 23,000 people are facing legal action after downloading the 2010 Sylvester Stallone movie ‘The Expendables'. This is the largest Bittorrent file sharing lawsuit in U.S. history. Legal action in the U.S. is targeting more than 140,000 BitTorrent downloaders, many of which involve cases for porn and B-Rated movies. Film …

In the third and final part of our interview with AMD Developer Relations Guru, Nic Thibieroz, we get him talking about the latest Deus Ex, how DirectX may not be so relevant in the future and how consoles might actually take the lead again. KitGuru dons a nano-suit to help …

Sony have said today that they are aiming to get their PlayStation Network up and fully functional by the end of May. The delays in getting their network back up and running are to ensure that no more security breaches will be possible. Sony have had the worst month in …

Blizzard aim to launch a beta for Diablo III in Q3 this year. Many games have been waiting for this title for a long time, hoping that it will recapture the magic of the series with an up to date engine. Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime said in an investor call …

Rumors are circulating that Google may be launching Chrome OS very shortly at the Google I/O. With the latest news on Samsung's upcoming Chrome OS notebook being released it would certainly seem like good timing. Chrome OS has been in development for some time now, with CR-48 notebooks helping developers …