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Following on from Kim Dotcom's “Moment of Truth,” event held earlier this week, where Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Glen Greenwald, all accused New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key of being complicit in his intelligence agency (GCSB) spying on New Zealand citizens, the PM has made a statement to the …

If Dallas taught us anything in the first Alien film, it's that vents don't save you from the Xenomorph, so why Amanda Ripley thinks it's a great idea to go waltzing down one in the latest trailer from Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation is beyond me. I use the word “waltz” …

Although Apple’s latest smartphones support near-field communication (NFC) technology, this technology will only be compatible with Apple Pay terminals and will not work with anything else. The reasons why Apple decided to restrict usage of NFC are unclear, but it looks like the new iPhones will not work with other …

Micron Technology on Tuesday rolled-out its new line-up of solid-state drives for high-performance personal computers and other devices. The new drives feature reduced power consumption, improved write speed and some other advantages compared to previous-generation SSDs from Micron. Micron’s M600 solid-state drives are based on 128Mb NAND flash memory chips …

A media report has revealed recommended prices of Nvidia Corp’s forthcoming GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce GTX 980 graphics cards. As expected, the large size of the code-named GM204 graphics processing unit that powers both products does not allow to make them affordable. The GeForce GTX 980 graphics board with …

Nvidia Corp.’s new high-end graphics cards – GeForce GTX 980 – are expected to be introduced in several days from now, but a media report has already revealed what is claimed to be the final specifications of the new graphics boards. The specifications of the new Maxwell architecture-based flagship graphics …

You can now play as the ‘glorious PC master race' in Civilization V, with unique buildings, units and abilities. As you would expect, Lord Gabe Newell of the Master Race will be your leader, the mod creator, Monk Preston, has admitted that this race is over powered and due to …

Get your wallets out ladies and gentleman, as if you want to get the world's first taste of Apple's CarPlay hardware, you're going to need to pony up a lot of money. Why? Because the first cars to reach customers sporting Apple's fancy infotainment hardware, are the latest model of …

It turns out that Samsung is building its own GPU, presumably for use with its own mobile devices in order to compete with the likes of Nvidia and its Tegra mobile graphics chips, this will also help the Korean company avoid licensing costs, allowing it to become more profitable in mobile sales. Samsung …

EA CEO, Andrew Wilson, has been making an effort to turn around the publisher's image this year, admitting to mistakes and claiming that changes are coming. These changes have yet to really come in to play as game development is a long process but Wilson is looking to assure gamers …

The development team behind Divinity: Original Sin has released a free DLC update, adding two new companions to the game. The first of the companions is known as Bairdotr, a loyal ranger while the second is called Wolgraff, a silent rogue. Both characters come free as part of the Bear and the …

Yesterday, some of the biggest names in the public fight for internet freedoms and personal privacy made an appearance together in Auckland, New Zealand, to talk to Internet Party members and concerned citizens, about the upcoming New Zealand general election and they spent a lot of their time criticising the”adolescent” …

If the last time you checked in with the Donkey Kong arcade game world record was the 2007 documentary, King of Kong, then you have quite a bit of catching up to do as the two competitors from the film, Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell, aren't even in the top …

Despite the fact that the world and his dog are now aware of the PRISM program in the US, Tempora here in the UK, Xkeyscore around the world and any number of other invasive programs, thanks to the efforts of Edward Snowden and other whistle blowers, it seems that Governments …

If you're a regular reader here at KitGuru, then you know that one of our favourite things to do is put some of the world's best hardware up for grabs for those willing to perform some simple task. Well today is no different, as we've teamed up with the fine …

Who would have thought when Hearthstone launched officially earlier this year, that the next hugely popular, competitive title to hit the PC would be a collectible card game? Well you better believe it now, as Blizzard has released an image on Twitter to celebrate the fact that it now has …

Microsoft Corp. on Monday began to send invitations to the event where it plans to formally introduce its next-generation Windows 9 operating system. The event will take place in San Francisco, California, on the 30th of September, 2014. The Verge reports that the event, which will focus on enterprise and …

Apple is among the last smartphone makers to offer oversized handsets to its customers. Looks like Apple’s clients are so eager to get larger iPhones that pre-orders of the new devices topped four million units in the first 24 hours, a record for Apple. “iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus …

Earlier this year Jean-Claude Biver, a high-ranking executive from LVMH, admitted that the launch of Apple Watch could threat Swiss watch brands as many people may prefer smart watches to traditional mechanical watches. Apparently, the watchmakers from LVMH have not been standing still and plan to make their own smartwatches …

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) on Monday released the DisplayPort 1.3 standard. The new audio/video specification increases maximum link bandwidth to 32.4Gb/s, with each of four lanes running at a link rate of 8.1Gb/s/lane. The new standard will support new resolutions and modes, which enables to connect various sources …

Apple was one of the first companies to release displays with resolution higher than full-HD about a decade ago, but in the new era of ultra-high-definition (UHD) resolution the company seems to be behind the market. Apple still has not released a single product with UHD display. Still, it looks like …

Well there you have it guys, it's a done deal: Microsoft is buying Minecraft and the studio behind it, Mojang and the original creator of the game, Markus “Notch” Persson is leaving the company for good. He's not been actively involved in developing for Minecraft for some time, but this …

Sony has insisted that it is not giving up on the Playstation Vita handheld, although it likely won't be receiving anymore big ‘console style' games like Killzone or Uncharted. The Vita has supposedly found its “niche” as a PS4 remote play device and is “trucking along”, according to Sony UK …

While a final release date has yet to be announced for Frontier Development's upcoming game, Elite: Dangerous, pricing and a special edition version have both been announced. As with most other big titles, the game will release for $60 but the special edition  can be pre-ordered for a discount. All …

Today we are going to look at one of the latest products in Thecus' range of NAS servers – the N2310.  This comes in at the bottom of their range, designed for home and small business users on a budget.  We are interested to see where they have compromised on …

The iPhone is finally joining the ranks of plus sized handsets this year with the iPhone 6, featuring a 4.7 Inch display. While it appears that Apple has been slow to increase its screen size, CEO Tim Cook has stated that the company could have done this years ago but …

We are gearing up towards the rumoured Windows 9 unveiling date so as you would expect- the leaks are starting to ramp up. Recent leaks have shown off multiple virtual desktop windows in action, a feature that many will recognise from Mac OS X and Linux. We've also got a …

According to Intel, there are currently 711 million PC gamers in the world, which works out as one in every ten people on the planet. In addition, the desktop is “alive and well” with innovation thriving in all form factors. Speaking at the Intel Developer Forum, Kirk Skaugen said: “desktop is alive …

If you're in need of a DVD player or something to access Netflix with a bit more oomf than you set top box  (oh and it plays games too), Microsoft is set to offer some new bundles for its Xbox 360 console this Christmas, one of which will come with …

I know that in general we cover light hearted news here at KitGuru, but today we have to take a swing at real, hard hitting journalism, as it turns out that Samsung, is accusing LG of sending its employees to showrooms in Germany, in order to damage Samsung's high end washing …