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Yesterday, at the De Vere West One conference centre in central London, the folks from Epic ran a single day, game development training session called Unreal University. KitGuru was on hand to chat with the Unreal people about Unreal subjects. Unreal! While senior technical artist and designer Alan Williard helped …

Old folk always twitter on about the things they don't teach you in school. With a games industry flowing with customers, the next generation of games will need to be even more amazing. But who's going to program them? Epic has the answer with an express tutorial course. Just after …

Rather than the limited convenience of a convenience store, the modern supermarket aims to sell you everything you need, under one roof, including the petrol you need to drive there and back. We're used to it. So how different does the shelf need to be, before KitGuru spies feel compelled …

KitGuru has long been fascinated with the increased levels of parallelism in modern processors. The move to Core, showed the world that doing more work per cycle is usually much more powerful than simply cranking up the clock. Intel's research teams rapidly embraced this increased parallelism and now we're moving …

The topsy-turvy world of senior management operates on a simple principal of ‘there were 10 in the bed and the CEO said roll over'. As soon as someone gets promoted, there is a gap. It's a time for change and for career advancement. KitGuru looks back at the LinkedIn updates …

While Microsoft has been the undisputed master of making software dollars, there's a new kid in town. Born in July 2008,  it looks like junior is set to hand out some mighty beatings over the next decade. KitGuru scans the web and does some calculations. The launch of the App …

There has been a lot of rumour on the web about XBox 360 disc (disk?) scratching over the years, but it seemed to come to a head last Christmas with the launch of the Kinect. KitGuru chased Microsoft hard after we first went live with a series of XDisc stories …

Intel likes roadmap and planning. It likes to smooth transitions from generation to generation. As whole world prepare for the arrival of the strongest processors ever, KitGuru must ask. Why is the new name not logical? The X48 happily hosted something like 70 processors. Whether you have a lowly Celeron …

In the West, we live in an interconnected world, where nearly everyone understands computers and has access to them. So if you are a developing nation, how can you bring technology to the lives of millions – when you simply do not have the investment or infrastructure in place to …

As with all news sites, KitGuru is often hit with wave after wave of rumour, intrigue and innuendo. Before writing anything, we like to know that we've heard the same thing from at least 2 sources. Not always possible, but it's our preferred method. Recently, we wrote a speculation piece …

While the world plus dog spent yesterday going nuts about the idea of integrated graphics that can deliver playable framerates at 1080p, nVidia was piloting a slightly different course. One that involves 3D goggle action. KitGuru dons the specs and looks into the deal being offered. Seems like only yesterday …

On Thursday 30th June 2011, the Asus Republic of Gaming (ROG) gurus will be hosting a special overclocking event at a secret London location. KitGuru was lucky enough to catch up with one of the ROG elite, Andrew Wu, who spends 365 days a year dreaming of new ways to …

How much product you can sell depends on a few factors. Do people need it and how much does it cost are important, but once a product line has matured and there is a definite, on-going need, then something else becomes very significant. Distribution. KitGuru dons some dungarees and considers …

Right now, everything about SSDs is sexy and exciting, so when the new Sandforce 2281 controller was rumoured – enthusiasts across the world worked extra shifts in their local comic book stores – ready to pay for it. It went wrong, but now it seems that the issues have been …

Companies always come into the technology market with a range of products. You can normally expect a wide variety of colours, shapes, sizes and design philosophies. Not so much with Xigmatek. Everything, including the personnel, seem to be built to military grade. We caught up with Xigmatek's Marketing, Engineering and …

Well, it's official, Tobias Brinkmann is back within the OCZ fold as Director of Caching and Hybrid Drives. So what is this new role all about and why was OCZ so keen to get their business development guru back on board? KitGuru peaks at satellite footage from San Jose and …

High-end products are, generally, aimed at one particular market – hardcore gamers. Sure, the workstation lovers get some focus and there is the more-money-than-sense group, but it is the hardcore, living in the dark, nano-suited, sniper fire specialist that gets the love. No idea if it will ever launch, but …

Imagine a world where advanced electronic devices can be embedded into the human body, correcting problems and monitoring/enhancing function. Impressive stuff. But there is a dark side. A very dark side. KitGuru dreams of a jump-suited Raquel Welch while considering a modern day fantastic voyage. Roll the clock back 40 …

“Beat the bushes to startle the snakes” is an age old maxim and, in the case of KitGuru's earlier story about the possible merger of AMD with nVidia – we seem to have stirred up a response to the question, “Who will be AMD's new CEO?” While there is definite …

News just in from the interwibble indicated that Apple is in the process of instigating 1984-style controls on what you can do and when you can do it with an iPhone. Big brother is watching you – and preparing to zap you with evil infra-red rays. KitGuru steps into room …

Rumours are flying thick and fast out of California today about something that the industry has considered impossible for two decades. A merger of two companies that have been sworn blood enemies. Could it be true?  KitGuru genuflects and prepares to utter sacrilegious words. Lordie, lordie. nVidia invented the modern …

The folks over at Antec believe that they are able to offer professional-grade, back-lighting which reduces eye fatigue, increases image clarity. Here's their take on the new product – brought to you by the KitGuru Dutch News Bot over in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In its 25th anniversary year, Antec today announced …

One of the most shocking things on show at Computex 2011, was the a complete ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) desktop system. While no one in the local channel much minds if Asus produces EeePCs, tablets or regular laptops – the idea of a $12Bn giant starting to make gaming …

In these days of micro-managed-mega-branding, corporations search far and wide to come up with the perfect positioning statement. Something that will stir the hearts and minds of all who see it. Searching through the Computex B-roll, it seems that our happy snappy chappies captured the next evolution of AMD's messaging. …

We're not in the habit of flagging individual deals from resellers, but every now and then you come across something that's so far outside the norm that you need to step back, check the facts and let your jaw drop slowly down. This seems to be one of those moments. …

The whole world plus dog loves it when the brave boys of the graphics world launch a new top-end product for the price of a brand new motor scooter. That said, computer stores across the country still do good business in baseline graphic cards. KitGuru sticks a sieve under the …

KitGuru gets access to a lot of data as it flows across the interwibble. With launches and delays part of the ebb and flow of modern computing, it must be particularly annoying when one company's glory is interfered with by another product's failure to launch. KitGuru fills a glass of …

In the UK, buying memory could hardly be more puritanical. You duck into your local PC store, whisper in the ear of the store assistant and leave a few minutes later with a brown paper bag under your arm. Nor so in Guang Hua. KitGuru ignores the Welsh jokes and …

Back in the nineties, computer companies were opening up all over the place and everyone seemed to know someone who was working in the UK system building industry. Now things are very different. As news of a spate of closures reaches KitGuru, we look around to see who's fallen and …

While all of the world's top chassis designers fight it out in the mid-range to entry-level, only a select few have consistently battled for the accolade of the finest chassis ever produced. KitGuru was lucky enough to be allowed inside Silverstone's Taiwan headquarters for a 1-on-1 with Chassis guru and …