Samsung Electronics on Thursday said it had begun mass production of its second-generation three-dimensional (3D) V-NAND flash memory. The new memory is projected to be more cost-efficient that the previous-gen 3D V-NAND thanks to higher integration. The company also unveiled its new series of solid-state drives that are based on …
Read More »We are probably going to get a Red Dead Redemption sequel
Red Dead Redemption was released all the way back in 2010, since then it has gone on to sell thirteen million copies which sparked rumours of a potential sequel. However, it still took Rockstar parent company, Take-Two, a few years to actually bring up the possibility. Take-Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, seems …
Read More »Win any game you want for PC this weekend!
This weekend we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a PC game of your choice. All you have to do is join our silly Facebook comment thread and place a funny/entertaining caption to this image from Watchdogs. It means you can put all your …
Read More »Former Sony boss joins new AI company
Jack Tretton, the former President of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has landed himself a job on the advisory board at a new company specialising in artificial intelligence- Genotaur. According to Tretton, Genotaur aims to enhance the way consumers interact with technology and has the resources to do it. Tretton said in …
Read More »First footage from PS4 exclusive ‘Project Beast’ has leaked
From Software might be set to reveal ‘Project Beast' at E3 this year, according several leaks. The game is rumoured to be in co-development with Sony's Japanese studio and would be the developers second Playstation exclusive title. The newly leaked footage shows off 20 seconds of individually leaked gameplay segments …
Read More »Asus engineers confirm 120hz 4k still some time away
KitGuru was one of the first adopters of Ultra HD 4k testing in graphics card reviews – back last year. We are regularly asked when 120hz or 144hz 4K monitors will be available and we decided to try and get some answers for you all. ASUS engineers responded and were …
Read More »Spotify believes it’s cracked piracy with its current service
Despite the claims that media lobby groups and studios around the world continue to make out that pirates will never pay and should be taken a stick to rather than a carrot, Spotify feels very different, having helped drop piracy rates around the world and it now believes that with …
Read More »Here’s the first footage of the new Unreal Tournament
When Epic announced it was working on a new Free to Play Unreal Tournament that would be co-developed by the community, older gamers held their collective breath, as dredging up one of their favourite franchises from the past was always going to be a tense moment – will it capture …
Read More »Nintendo debuts Gamecube controller adaptor for Wii U
With Nintendo set to release Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U later this year, many a Nintendo fan has been getting excited. However, some have been a little wary that there would be no way to play the game how you're supposed to: with a Gamecube controller. Fortunately, Nintendo …
Read More »Steve Ballmer is buying the LA Clippers for $2 billion
When Steve Ballmer's tenure as Microsoft CEO ended, it closed out a twenty year plus stint at the software giant. What do you do when you've spent over a decade as head of one of the world's biggest companies and over twenty years in total working there? You buy a …
Read More »Audio technologies from Beats will continue to be available to HP
Even after the acquisition of Beats Electronics by Apple will be closed later this year, Hewlett-Packard will be able to use technologies (developed by Beats) and place the Beats logo on its products for a limited amount of time till the end of 2015. Apple also has no plans to …
Read More »Seagate gets serious about SSDs, set to buy SandForce and Nytro from Avago
Seagate Technology was very late to the market of solid-state drives, however, the company seems to be getting serious about them now. On Thursday Seagate announced a plan to acquire the assets of LSI’s accelerated solutions division (ASD) and flash components division (FCD) from Avago for $450 million (£269.1 million, …
Read More »Apple Mac Pro finally ships immediately after purchase
Apple has finally managed to solve the issues with availability of its high-end Mac Pro workstations. At present the systems can be purchased and obtained in several days. Previously it took Apple up to six weeks to ship its flagship desktops to their owners. Although the Apple Mac Pro was …
Read More »Asus unveils Strix R9 280 and Strix GTX 780 cards with 0dB fan tech
Asustek Computer is well-known for innovative cooling solutions for its graphics cards. Those coolers not only allow the company to offer factory-overclocked graphics adapters, but also to make its boards quieter compared to reference designs by AMD or Nvidia. This month the company made one step closer to perfection, it …
Read More »Apple: We have the best product pipeline in 25 years
Next week at the worldwide developers conference (WWDC) Apple plans to give a glimpse on products that are coming in the future. While at present it maintains an intrigue and does not even imply what will be discussed, some of its executives offer their personal impressions about the company’s new …
Read More »Intel shows off wearable smart shirt at Re/Code
Intel isn't just looking to position itself as the best solution for desktop PC users going forward (with what it describes as a reinvention of the platform) but also as the main provider for wearable devices. At this year's Re/Code it's been showing off a ‘smart' shirt, featuring a built …
Read More »Leaked Battlefield Hardline footage is six months old
Yesterday we saw a seven minute long video of the internal dev team describing the different multiplayer modes in Visceral Game's upcoming title, Battlefield Hardline. However, it turns out that the video is actually pretty old and isn't a fair indication of what we'll be seeing at E3 in just …
Read More »The UK gaming market rose by 20% last year
The UK gaming market generated £3.48 billion in 2013, which is a notable 20 per cent more than the year before. According to the latest statistics, almost every gaming industry sector grew dramatically throughout last year, with the exception of boxed software as well as music and film, which had …
Read More »Movie studios want to freeze Dotcom assets, again
It was announced last month that Kim Dotcom would be likely to regain all of his frozen assets, after New Zealand's high court ruled that it would not extend the foreign restraining order against them, thereby giving a real timeframe that would see Dotcom's cars, personal property like laptops and …
Read More »Win a new Power Supply with bequiet!
bequiet! is running a worldwide competition from the 28th of May until the 10th of June 2014, giving away four brand new power supplies to four lucky winners. In order to enter, you'll have to head over to the bequiet! competition page. From there, you'll have to answer two simple, …
Read More »Dotcom announces Internet Party leader, invests $4 million
If anyone was worried that the alliance between the MANA party and the Internet Party in New Zealand was going to be underfunded, they needn't have bothered, as Kim Dotcom has invested over $4 million NZ since the creation of the party. That includes $1 million before the party was …
Read More »THQ’s old building is depressing
THQ is one of the first companies that ever went down that I felt a little sad for. It's rare that the demise of a corporate entity can bring about emotion, but it did, because THQ was a company who's published games I grew up playing. So it's with a …
Read More »Sony will broadcast its E3 conference to US cinemas
As big as E3 is, there's a lot of us that won't be attending, but it seems like Sony is keen to give as many people as possible a great view of its new gaming experiences, because during its conference, it'll be broadcasting the entire thing to cinema screens around …
Read More »Apple confirms acquisition of Beats for $3 billion
Apple late on Wednesday finally confirmed its acquisition of Beats Music, a subscription streaming music service, and Beats Electronics, a supplier of premium headphones and speakers, for a total of $3 billion (£1.7938 billion, €2.2053 billion). The company said that it plans to continue selling Beats-branded products in its stores and …
Read More »Marvell unveils SSD controller with 15nm TLC NAND flash support
Marvell, a leading designer of controllers for solid-state drives, on Wednesday introduced its latest Marvell 88SS1074 SATA SSD chip that is expected to power affordable SSDs next year. The controller supports virtually all types of NAND flash memory, including the latest-generation triple-level cell (TLC) NAND flash made using 15nm fabrication …
Read More »Microsoft has no plans to spin off Xbox division, says Satya Nadella
Recently a lot of discussions about the possible future of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox division arose. A comment regarding the Xbox unit made by Bill Gates even inspired talks that the software giant could spin-off its console business. However, according to Satya Nadella, the new chief executive officer of Microsoft, there …
Read More »Nvidia and partners start sales of the GeForce GTX Titan Z
Nvidia Corp. and its partners on Wednesday officially announced the immediate availability of the GeForce GTX Titan Z. The new graphics card is based on two Nvidia GK110 graphics processing units and is expected to be the highest-performing graphics board in the world. The solution is also the globe’s most …
Read More »YoYotech expands to larger facility
Even though the news and politicians are still discussing the country's financial recovery, nobody seems to have told PC gamers that as clearly they're still buying upgrades in impressive numbers, as YoYotech is doing so well it's had to expand its operation and move to a new facility in Basingstoke. …
Read More »Bomb squad called during Watch Dogs PR stunt
A PR stunt for the release of Watch Dogs didn't go quite as planned as a bomb squad was called in to a newsroom to inspect a mysterious, “creepy” looking package sent anonymously from the PR team behind Ubisoft's most recent game. A black safe was delivered to the Australian …
Read More »Corsair cuts price of Force LX SSDs, weds affordability and performance
Corsair this week reduced pricing of its last year’s Force LX family of solid-state drives. The new prices make the SSDs considerably more affordable, which is a good news for those, who want to get a high-performance SSD at a relatively low price. The Corsair LX series of solid-state drives …
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