Canon have updated their PowerShot camera range by adding wireless connectivity to some of their models. The G16, S120 and SX510 HS get wi-fi connectivity and some updates from the previous models. Canon PowerShot SX510 HS The new SX510 uses the DIGIC 4 image processor. It has a 12 megapixel …
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Club3D shows off upcoming custom GPU back plates at i49
Club3D, the AMD graphics card partner that has been looking to get even more competitive on its GPU pricing with the 13Series of cut-price graphics cards, was at i49 this weekend with the Kitguru team, showing off not only those simple boxed cards, but a new bit of in-case bling …
Read More »PC Specialist launches custom liquid cooling at Multiplay i49
Arguably the biggest local brand in PC manufacturing, PC Specialist ships thousands of systems in a month, but – up to now – there has been something missing from the company's line-up. . No longer. KitGuru gets up close and personal with the new PCS cooling solution. Anyone whose lead …
Read More »Paul Butler from AOC demos 29 inch widescreen at Multiplay i49
Gamers can never really have enough real estate. At Multiplay i49, AOC's Paul Butler took a few minutes out from demonstrating his company's range of screens alongside Team Infused, to show us the most special product on display. Any gamer of a certain age will have owned a 17″ VisionMaster …
Read More »MSI replaces GTX670M with HD8970M on MSI Touch Screen PC at i49
When MSI launched the AG2712A All-in-One Gaming PC in conjunction with Team Fnatic back in April, it was considered a bit of a market leader in its space. The advent of Haswell meant the specification was updated and now, at Multiplay i49, MSI is showing off yet another specification update. …
Read More »Everyone at i49 falls in man love with the new BitFenix options
Born from the Cooler Master Storm division, the BitFenix team had a shaky start with the Colossus, but have been ramping up the design ideals ever since. When the Prodigy launched, it became an instant gamer favourite, but we always knew there were more colours to follow, KitGuru checks the …
Read More »OcUK to the rescue at Multiplay i49 with repair/upgrade to your desk
Having bought a £92 ticket for Multiplay i49 and paid an additional £15 for early entry so you can sit with all your mates, the worst news you can receive is that your rig has suffered a fatal hardware issue in transit. Never fear, Overclockers are here – with an …
Read More »Scan shows off a £60,000 gaming rig at Multiplay i49
On Facebook, KitGuru's Carl encourages those with cool and unusual rigs to post photos and specs of their pride and joy. Every now and then, a major company will come to market with something a little bit special. Costing a little bit more than usual. This is one of those …
Read More »Diversity is the name of the game at Multiplay i49
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 …
Read More »Multiplay i49 draws huge family crowd with Minecraft and Sky
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? …
Read More »Ebay down for hours, users left in the lurch
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 …
Read More »Multiplay pulls an all-nighter to be ready for i49
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 …
Read More »Multiplay i49 builds up to be their biggest gaming event ever
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 …
Read More »Win Splinter Cell Blacklist on PC for launch Friday!
We have a code for Splinter Cell Blacklist which we will give away on Thursday night, just in time for official launch on Friday. All you have to do is head over to our Facebook page and post a funny caption for the image attached to the post. We would …
Read More »AMD orders HUGE price cut on FX-9590 – Game on!
When KitGuru ran a preliminary analysis of the price/performance for the AMD FX-9590, we calculated a bang-per-buck based only on early info from the channel. The conclusion at that stage was clear: The price was well out. Now that has changed – and in a big way. The idea of …
Read More »Asus Maximus VI Formula (Z87) Motherboard Review
The newest ATX member joining Asus' premier line of Z87 motherboards, the Maximus VI Formula, brings something completely different to the ROG table – a full-board covering called ROG Armor. Can the distinctive Maximus VI Formula prove itself as an excellent platform for high-end gamers and intermediate overclockers? Typically a …
Read More »Winners of Luxa2 prizes announced
Today we announce the winners of our LUXA2 competition! Readers had the chance to win a LUXA2 H1 Premium Holder and a LUXA2 H5 Premium Car Mount. The winner of the Luxa2 H1 Premium Holder is Jeremy Swan from Essex. His Facebook page is here. The winner of the Luxa2 …
Read More »Fastest Asus router ever made gets new pricing
With the price originally set at £200 by Asus, KitGuru Labs tested the RT-AC66U to destruction (almost) when it was still over £180. Today sees an additional cut from Amazon which brings the price down even more. KitGuru asks if this as far as the price cutting goes? Price cuts …
Read More »If Google goes down, how much web traffic is lost?
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 …
Read More »Aria kicks off massive AMD Never Settle Forever campaign
In the coming weeks, we will be speaking with some senior folks from both AMD and nVidia about the benefits of running major campaigns for game giveaways. One thing is for sure, no matter whether you bought a graphic card or not, it would have been hard to miss ‘Never …
Read More »Winner of Z87-GD-65 Motherboard announced!
Our MSI motherboard competition was a success, we had just over 5,000 entries for the chance to win a stunning new Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard. The answer to the rather simple question was 3. OC Genie 4. Not exactly a taxing one, but a few people got it wrong and a …
Read More »Microsoft shuttering Games for Windows Live marketplace
With just over a week to go until Microsoft points are discontinued for good, Microsoft has highlighted that this will also lead to the end of buying games through its Games for Windows Live marketplace – as if that was something we all did with glee before. GFWL, while a …
Read More »Fierce PC Prodigy GT ‘Hulk’ Overclocked Mini Gaming PC Review
Today we are putting the Fierce PC Prodigy GT Hulk to the test. This ITX system is built inside a vivid green BitFenix Prodigy GT and comes equipped with an Nvidia Geforce GTX 770, 16GB Kingston HyperX memory and Intel Core i5 4670k clocked at 4.4GHz. This standard configuration costs …
Read More »More SSD price cuts from Samsung and ADATA
Once the cool weather starts to roll in, we're sure that PC-related sales will increase and everything will be much better for manufacturers across the globe. In the meantime, pucker up – here come more price cuts on juicy Solid State Drives. Samsung's 840 series has proven to be one …
Read More »Asus lays out huge stand for Multiplay i49 over the Bank Holiday
Without doubt, Multiplay is a huge organisation – with the capability of kicking off around 21,000 gaming server instances across the globe. Three times a year, the focus of this well-oiled, world-conquering machine is aimed at the Telford International Centre and Insomnia ensures. named sequentially, i49 will start on 23rd …
Read More »Rare deal on Seasonic power supplies pops up
While the senior management of Seasonic don't like to talk about it, as a company, they have produced some of the finest and most famous power supplies the PC market has ever seen. Chances are, even if a PSU won a mantelpiece full of awards and was designed and manufactured …
Read More »Nvidia confirm Grand Theft Auto 5 is coming to PC
PC gamers are always miffed when the consoles owners get Grand Theft Auto before the beloved PC version. In the past it has taken RockStar between 9 months and a year to get the PC version out to market. There are two theories for this. The first is that it …
Read More »ASRock Z87 OC Formula Motherboard Review
Built for hardened overclockers, does ASRock's Z87 OC Formula have what it takes to compete with the likes of MSI's Z87 XPower and Asus' Maximus VI Extreme? Utilising an E-ATX form factor and packed with overclocking-geared enhancements, ASRock's Z87 OC Formula represents the company's motherboard designed specifically for hardened tweakers …
Read More »ZTE Firefox OS smartphone to hit US and UK eBay
ZTE will be selling their new Firefox OS smartphone soon via Ebay stores in America and the United Kingdom. The smartphone will mean that consumers can buy an affordable smartphone based completely on open Web standards. The phone ships unlocked and will cost £59.99 in the UK and $79.99 in …
Read More »Blackberry struggles to find a strategy – up for sale
You can tell when a company becomes hopelessly lost. Things it once took for granted, like leadership and innovation, become nervous half-choices and an urge to copy answers from the kid you're sitting next to. Blackberry had it all, but those days are long gone. What next for the old …
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