Reports from the FBI say that over a quarter of a million users could lose internet access on Monday. The FBI are taking down a ‘safety net' which is protecting these people from a malicious piece of code infecting their systems. The FBI say that 64,000 Windows machines are infected …
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Samsung Galaxy S III Indepth Review
Samsung has stolen the Android show in recent years with their Galaxy series and each iteration of its S line has taken the Korean brand ever closer to Apple-like levels of anticipation, excitement and sales figures. With the Galaxy S III, Samsung hopes to continue, and even exceed, their own …
Read More »Rape continues to cause controversy in video games
Rape. Beyond the brutal act, simply the word itself is expressive and emotion invoking; though it has multiple connotations in today's world. It can describe a horrific sexual assault, or even that someone has logged into a Facebook account and made the user seem to say something foolish. It can …
Read More »Dr Dre’s Beats breaking into the streaming game
The Beats brand, founded by Hip Hop artist Dr Dre and now with HTC as its majority share holder, has announced the acquisition of music streaming service MOG. Using a platform similar to the ever more popular Spotify, MOG offers a library of some 16 million songs, listenable to for …
Read More »Does Sony’s Gaikai acquisition show the PS4 path?
Following on from KitGuru's report on the advances being made by EA with its Origin platform for online game delivery, it looks as though the Steam-style-powered future is going to be attractive to all of the major players in the content arena. KitGuru holds its breath and dives into the …
Read More »Win the KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB (1268mhz!)
We have one heck of a prize to give away today, courtesy of Overclockers UK. We have teamed up with one of the UK's finest technology stores to give away the extremely rare KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB. This is not the slower clocked version, but the 1,268mhz …
Read More »BT Infinity does badly in real world speed test
In the UK, we accept that broadband speeds can be variable, but we also expect a connection to exist almost everywhere we go. Recently, BT has pushed a wad of money into the creation (and marketing) of its ‘Infinity' product. It's supposed to deliver the very best experience possible – …
Read More »Win BeQuiet Dark Power Pro 10 850W and Silent Wings 2 fans!
We have another great competition up for grabs this weekend, courtesy of our friends over at noise specialist market leader BeQuiet! We have a fantastic Kitguru ‘Must have' 9.5 out of 10 award winning Dark Power Pro 10 850W Power Supply as first prize to one lucky reader, worldwide. The …
Read More »Games retailers set for revenue boost
It's sad to see organisations like GAME going to the wall, but there is always a silver lining to any cloud. Other gaming retailers – that are left in the market – should be able to generate increased revenue from the year's big launches. Ahead of GamesCom in Cologne, KitGuru …
Read More »MSI Z77A-GD80 & R7770 Power Edition Transthermal OC Review
If you are in the market for a new, competitively priced gaming system then today's review will be of particular interest. We are taking a look at the new MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard due for release in July and the R7770 Power Edition graphics card with a rather unusual, proprietary single/dual …
Read More »AMD FX-8120 Black Edition CPU Review (with Asus M5A99X EVO)
Back in October we conducted an in-depth test of AMD's FX-8150 Black Edition, the range topping processor based on their latest Bulldozer architecture. We were reasonably impressed with the chip as it overclocked well and outperformed the Intel Core i5-2500K in a number of tests. Over the last few weeks, AMD …
Read More »VIP believes Microsoft can win because of iPad weaknesses
There is a comic depiction doing the rounds on Facebook right now. It shows Bill Gates launching the tablet concept a decade ago and no one caring – with a shot of Jobs and the iPad next to it. VIP is one of the UK's biggest distributors and its sales …
Read More »Alienware M17x R4 Review (i7 3610QM/ AMD HD7970M)
Today we are looking at the latest, 4th revision of the ever popular M17X laptop from market leader, Alienware. The M17X R4 features a quad core Ivy Bridge processor and AMD's Radeon HD7970M discrete mobile graphics solution for enhanced gaming performance. If you have a couple of grand spare is …
Read More »Win a £1,200 CyberPower system with Gigabyte
With the Euros in full swing and the Olympics coming up soon enough, the world plus dog seems to be getting more competitive. Today we have a challenge in from the PC integration team at CyberPower alongside the mainboard maestros at Gigabyte. Entry is easy – so read on. The …
Read More »Sony announces the mid-range Xperia miro
Sony attempted to generate hype around its latest smartphone launch with a countdown timer through Facebook and this was the perhaps biggest giveaway we were given. The Xperia miro was unveiled when the timer hit zero and is a mid-range, social focused Android smartphone – although we don't many signs …
Read More »Apple fans furious with weak Mac Pro 2012 revision.
Apple released a rather disappointing update to their Mac Pro range yesterday, but Tim Cook, CEO said that they are planning on releasing a ‘really great' update for 2013. At least this dispels fears that Apple may can the high end desktop computer, due to flagging sales. Many publications had …
Read More »Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Motherboard – packs a punch at £80
At the beginning of May we reviewed the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H which delivered great performance at a modest price point around £160. Today we are looking at the budget GA-Z77-D3H which retails in the UK for only £80. At half the price is this useless for the overclockers on a tight …
Read More »Apple unveils iOS 6 at WWDC
Last night at Apple's WWDC conference the latest version of their mobile operating system, iOS 6 was unveiled. The iPhone (3GS, 4 and 4S), iPad (2nd and 3rd gen) and iPod Touch (4th gen) will be getting the update this fall. Sadly, this means that it is end of the …
Read More »HTC One X Smartphone – Indepth Analysis
HTC took the fast track to smartphone fame with phones like the HD2 and the Desire family, but the Taiwanese company lost its way a bit last year. Now they hope to get back on top with a trio of Android 4.0 powered smartphones, known as the One series. What …
Read More »Win an Asus GTX680 courtesy of ARIA and Kitguru!
Thanks to our friends at ARIA we are giving away a stonking, brand new GTX680 from ASUS. We know how tired everyone is coming up to the weekend so this time we have kept the terms of entry really simple! There is no doubt about it the Nvidia GTX680 is …
Read More »Asus Republic Of Gamers Tytan CG8580 System Review (i7/GTX680)
Asus are renowned for releasing some of the finest motherboards and graphics cards on the market, for the enthusiast audience. Their Republic Of Gamers laptops have proven popular with a wide audience and today we are reviewing their latest Republic Of Gamers Tytan CG580 desktop system, loaded with high end …
Read More »Kogan give away 7″ Android tablet with £749 55 inch LED TV
I was emailed this today and thought it was worth letting our readers know about. Kogan are giving away a 7 inch Android Tablet to everyone who buys their 55 inch LED TV, which has recently dropped in price to £749. The offer only runs today, ending at midnight. FREE …
Read More »Win a Gigabyte G1 Sniper M3 Board with GB and KG!
While everyone has a favourite scene from serious war epics like Saving Private Ryan, KitGuru has always been drawn to the lone sniper. The character who will remain motionless for as long as it takes to draw his enemy out – and then blow his head off with a single …
Read More »As Sky blocks access to torrents – we ask “what next?”
Once upon a time, music and movies were given away free of charge on TV and radio. The only ‘payment’ you had to make, was to wait for the TV or radio station to decide that it wanted to play the track/movie you wanted. Then along came Napster & Co …
Read More »Steve Jobs to be immortalised with movie
The iconic Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be immortalised in a movie detailing his life. Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin said that he is working on the Steve Jobs biopic, although it is still in the very early stage. Sorkin spoke at the D10 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes. Sorkin has …
Read More »Green pioneers direct current data centre with HP
While Dell is packing big and bad with the news that it has a brand new line up of tiny and powerful Copper servers with ARM technology, HP has not been resting. Instead, its engineers have been working with the biggest IT/communications service providers in Switzerland, to try and save …
Read More »Noontec A9 Smart TV Box Review
Noontec aren't a very well known company in the United Kingdom but they have a fairly broad range of products available. We recently looked at their MovieHome V8 NAS Media Player which was sadly a little disappointing. A lack of features and substandard software interface put a stop to a …
Read More »Privatisation of space is a success claims SpaceX
One of the more fascinating mornings was had by the KitGuru team today, as we hunkered down around live-feed HD screens to watch/listen/experience the wonder of privatised space flight, with the launch of the Dragon C2+ space craft in the direction of the International Space Station. KitGuru dons an orange …
Read More »Did Pakistan government overreact by blocking Twitter?
Pakistan blocked Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove some Tweets considered offensive to Islam. The report was fed by one of the countries top telecommunications officials. The tweets were promoting a competition on Facebook to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims consider depictions of the …
Read More »Zuckerberg ties the knot with long time girlfriend
Facebook founder and billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Priscilla Chan. It has been an eventful month for the young CEO after raising $16 billion when he took Facebook public. As would be expected Zuckerberg changed his Facebook status to ‘married' this weekend …
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