As if we didn't have enough security concerns at the moment, here comes another one to make the situation worse. HTTPS, long the staple of website logins, is now said to be vulnerable to a new Department of Homeland Security debuted vulnerability, that allows those using it to potentially steal …
Read More »OMGPOP almost saved by old employees
Original Draw Something developer OMGPOP, was bought by Zynga last year for a cool $180 million (£117.36 million) and then closed down this year after the world and his dog forgot about the pictionary style game and its sequel. The team didn't go down without a fight though. They even …
Read More »Amazon CEO buys the Washington Post for a cool $250m
In an unexpected move, Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos has purchased for the Washington Post and associated publications for $250 million. It is noted that Bezos will become the sole owner of the newspaper when the deal has been completed and that the newspaper will not be affiliated with Amazon itself. …
Read More »High tech Japanese toilet can be hacked
Security researchers at Trustwave have revealed a vulnerability with high tech Japanese toilets. The issue means that anyone who downloads the Inax Satis application can control any high tech toilet. According to Trustwave all Inax Satis Bluetooth toilets have the same Bluetooth Pin (0000) hardcoded. Anyone who downloads the application …
Read More »Oxfordshire to get superfast broadband
Good news for people who are currently living in Oxfordshire in the UK. British Telecom say that 64,000 Oxfordshire homes and businesses will get faster broadband speeds by 2015. The programme is funded by £25 million, £10 million of which came from the Oxfordshire county council, £4 million from the …
Read More »Innocent websites hacked to share child abuse images
The Internet Watch Foundation has warned that legitimate, innocent websites are being hacked to serve images of child sex abuse. The charity has announced that in the last six weeks they have received 227 reports of internet users being directed from completely legal porn sites to web pages hosted on …
Read More »World’s first synthetic burger ‘not that juicy’
It's been a while since there has been a media outcry about genetically modified foods, however in the last few days there has been a lot of attention surrounding a particular burger. This burger was synthetically made in a lab from stem cells that were taken from a cow. Today …
Read More »Last-gen nVidia bargains flood market
Following one reseller's announcement last week of a final load of GTX580 cards at £137, it now seems that prices are being cut on a much broader range of older nVidia cards. KFA2 is getting in on the act with Overclockers, so KitGuru has a finger poised over the ‘Print …
Read More »Misunderstanding – Virgin trains have cameras in the toilets
Update: We've now had a response from Virgin on this matter and it looks to have been a big misunderstanding. While the question asked was about train toilets, the Twitter responder took it to mean station toilets, hence the claim that they are nothing to worry about. Either way though, …
Read More »Here’s that Knightmare remake episode
Look out Knightmare Castle, there's skinny jeans and emo hair-dos imbound, or at least there was yesterday, as several Youtube “sensations” braved the long empty CGI castle in a remake of the classic show Knightmare, featuring the ever awesome Hugo Myatt as Treguard and Isy Suttie (Dobby from Peep Show) …
Read More »Twitter pledges to be more vigilant on stopping abuse
The past couple of weeks have been a bit tough for Twitter. While Facebook and other tech firms might be embroiled in privacy concerns, Twitter instead is being hit by criticism that it doesn't do enough to crack down on abuse thrown back and forth among its users. On Saturday …
Read More »Dixons trialling future store with floating screens
Dixons isn't exactly the name you think of when it comes to contemporary or future thinking store chains, but it's giving it a good shot with a new “store of the future” in Gatwick Airport, featuring floating displays, tablets for people to browse products on and a “KnowHow” bar. It's …
Read More »At 48p per GB the SSD price war we predicted is underway
A few months back, KitGuru was analysing the slow down in system sales brought on by the start of the summer holiday period, combined with an overall sluggishness in the economy, and wondering why SSD prices were looking decidedly higher than for the same period in 2012. Prices had to …
Read More »O2 to launch 4G services in August
At present, you only have one choice if you want to experience 4G speeds on your mobile – Everything Everywhere. While many shops around the country will happily sell you a 4G enabled device on a 4G plan, coverage is still fairly limited and only covers the largest towns and …
Read More »Many Tor sites compromised, including Tormail
At least half of all Dark Net websites using the TOR network have been compromised, infected with FBI sanctioned malware that can potentially track a site visitor's IP address and the owner of the Freedom Hosting company that provided a lot of the back end storage for many of the …
Read More »Taichung Computer Show kicks off in Taiwan
In terms of physical size, Taiwan is pretty close to Wales, but when it comes to population then the folks in Taff/Gogg land look positively stagnant in comparison. For while there are only 3 million people in Wales, Taiwan has close to 9 times as many inhabitants. Stands to reason …
Read More »Xbox One and PS4 Possible Release Dates Leaked
It seems that British toy store – Toys R Us – may have leaked the release dates for Sony's and Microsoft's next-generation consoles. According to individual product pages found on the Toy R Us website, the Xbox One is set to be released on 29th November 2013, with the PS4 …
Read More »Panorama of Tokyo, 180 gigapixel photograph
Photography group 360Cities have been busy trying to capture every major city in the world with as much detail as they can. They recently did a stunning panorama of London which we featured. Their latest project was TOKYO, measuring a staggering 180 gigapixels in size. Last September, the team run …
Read More »Panasonic release new Lumix DMC-GX7 mirrorless camera
Panasonic just revealed their latest retro look mirrorless interchangeable lens camera – the Lumix DMC GX7. The camera features a redesigned Live MOS sensor which exhibits detail and colour saturation improvements. The company have built in WiFi and NFC capabilities and it features a new body image stabilisation system. A …
Read More »Import-ban of older Apple products lifted, Samsung to Appeal
Back in June, the US International Trade Commission ordered a ban on sales of various Apple products sold on AT and T, including the iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, as well as the iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G. This followed claims by Samsung that these Apple products had infringed …
Read More »Anonymous targets Justin Bieber for wearing Guy Fawkes mask
Internet aficionados collective Anonymous has made Justin Bieber their latest target following press reports that he was seen wearing the now iconic Guy Fawkes mask. In response, a Facebook event has been created with the tag #OPButtHurtForBieber. Whilst the page has not seen much traction thus far, the creator left …
Read More »The Xbox One GPU just got faster
In an interview with the always colourful Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, Microsoft's corporate VP Marc Whitten, has announced that the graphics processor within the company's next-gen Xbox One, is now a little bit faster, thanks to driver optimisations and a clock speed bump. Describing the current situation with the One …
Read More »Even Google code sometimes distributes Malware
To help spread their latest viruses and trojans, malware creators are turning to legitimate content distribution platforms – meaning no one should trust downloads from any site without having a quick check first. The latest infection was picked up by the guys over at digital security solution firm, Zscaler Inc, …
Read More »ADATA launches 3,100MHz memory for very serious users
While most of the PC using population is content snoozing around with 1600MHz memory, ADATA has just moved the goal posts a little bit higher. KitGuru pulls out a stop watch to investigate. How much is anything worth? It's an interesting question and one that permeates every aspect of life …
Read More »Hate the porn filters? Here’s how you can help
We've had a lot of feedback on this porn filtering business. While a few of you have showed some support for the idea of protecting the lil' ones, the vast majority of you don't want them to be implemented at all. Fortunately, you're not the only ones as several thousand …
Read More »DotA 2 The International 2013 starts today
Whether you're a DotA 2 fan, League of Legends fan, or just like a bit of eSports in general, there's no reason not to be excited this weekend, as the DotA 2 International 2013 championships kick off with a bang – and it's got the biggest eSports prize pool ever. …
Read More »Warcraft slows client hemorrhage to 150,000 a month
Once upon a time, Warcraft was the most valuable gaming IP in the real world. But the days when people flocked to pay per month online are gone and it's now a game of ‘How can we reduce the level of loss?'. Back on 9th May 2013, Forbes reported …
Read More »Microsoft wants you to police Xbox Live
Microsoft has announced how it plans to enforce the rules on Xbox Live in the future: by using community members like you. This will be a volunteer scheme, but those that join up will have the potential to earn rewards for their hard work, including new avatar clothing, forum badges …
Read More »Cameron’s porn filters could theoretically block games too
David Cameron has been quite vocal about his plans as a dad and prime minister to make the internet more child friendly. To him that means blocking child pornography – pretty sure most search engines do that already – but in the same breath, he said he also wants ISPs …
Read More »Blizzard’s next-gen Titan is no longer a subscription MMO
Uh oh. Blizzard has been doing some real overhauling of its Titan game as of late, with a complete overhaul of who was working on it and what it was a few months back and now thanks to the growth and spread of free to play – and the slow …
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