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KitGuru writer writes book, plugs it on front-page

That's right folks. A KitGuru writer, going by the obviously ridiculous pen name of “Jon Martindale,” has written a book and he's looking to plug it on the homepage of our favourite tech site. Can you believe the balls on this guy? He's not written some sort of in-depth tech manual, …

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Lovefilm revamps PS3 app with version 2.0

LoveFilm, a former Amazon company was bought up by the retail giant once again after it started doing very well in the DVD rental game. Today though it's all about online streaming, and in that department (especially on the PS3) LoveFilm just wasn't as fancy as its main competitor, Netflix. …

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Star Citizen clears nine million dollars

Star Citizen, the biggest gaming crowd funding success story, has now tipped the scales at over $9 million (£5.8 million). However only a small portion of that came from Kickstarter, the rest has slowly ticked up on the official site, half making you wonder if Kickstarter is even necessary any …

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Pirate Bay moves domain again

It seems like the time between domain seizure threats and The Pirate Bay showing up somewhere else is just getting shorter and shorter. Since the beginning of April it's moved domains three times, with the authorities hot on its heels. How long can the admins keep this up for? First …

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ESEA server client is infected with Bitcoin mining malware

The ESEA server client is designed to prevent cheaters, hackers and griefers in competitive online games like Counter Strike and Team Fortress 2. However recently it was discovered that for the past couple of weeks, the software had actually been home to a Bitcoin mining piece of malware too. The …

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3x FUNC MS3 Mice and 1030L mats winners announced!

Another popular competition – with thousands of entries since it launched. Today we announce the three lucky winners of one of the greatest gaming mice released this year. The answer to the competition was California in 1999, very few people got it wrong, so well done! The three winners are …

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Enermax power supply winners announced!

Our Enermax competition proved popular with several thousand entries to win some great enthusiast grade goodies. Today we announce the two winners! The answer to the question was straightforward – it was c: gold certified! 1st Prize – Platimax 1200W The winner of the first prize is: Daniel Swales who …

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Kitguru MEGA graphics card giveaway!

You all know by now that Kitguru runs the best competitions on the internet and today is no exception. We are running a one month competition to win not 1, but 8 – yes 8! video cards. At the end of May – 8 winners will be picked out of …

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Google Glass jailbroken: hacker says security is ineffective

It didn't take long but the high profile Google Glass has already been jailbroken. Infamous Android and iOS hacker Jay Freeman (otherwise known as Saurik) has told the community that he has ‘rooted' his Google Glass headset. He shared a picture online showing his jailbroken device. Additionally he published a detailed …

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Some FPS gamers have weird play styles

I imagine most of us play shooters with the keyboard in-front of us, slightly over to the left perhaps, whilst the right hand sits on top of the mouse and we're two to three feet from the screen we're staring intently at. Apparently that's not a method everone enjoys though. This image …

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APU13 in November will help you bridge platforms

While the advent of Quad HD TV might provide one of the biggest challenges to console gaming in the coming years, there seems little doubt that having a single code platform might be one of the biggest benefits for the development community in years. KitGuru eyes San Jose in November …

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Why Zach Braff’s Kickstarter doesn’t feel right

There's a big furore today surrounding Zach Braff's Kickstarter for his dream sequel to Graden State, a movie he directed and starred in that has a nice cult following. However he hasn't made a sequel of any sort since, apparently because he doesn't want creative control rested away from him. …

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Next Xbox not as far along as Microsoft wants

Let's crank out the rumour mill on this Tuesday morning, because it's time to speculate on the next-gen. According to some reliable sources over at Kotaku, the next-generation Xbox console from Microsoft, is as much as six months behind in its development cycle. On top of that, a handful of …

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Pirate Party Iceland gains parliamentary seat

Following on from the announcement that the Pirate Bay would now be hosted on the small island nation of Iceland, the local Pirate Party there has now managed to surpass the five per cent of the vote needed in a general election, in order to garner a seat in parliament, …

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Samsung delays S4 Mini in face of sluggish market

While a lot of news outlets have reported that the Samsung S4 Mini was scheduled for launch between May and July, KitGuru's sources are saying that August or even September are much more likely dates. We look at the pressures surrounding launches into a softening market. When the market for …

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MorePhone bends to indicate incoming call

We already published a story this morning on the new ‘bendy' LG OLED television set and researchers at Queen's University Human Media Lab in Belfast have just developed a new prototype smartphone which can change shape to alert the user, such as when receiving calls. The phone is built around …

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LG to start selling curved screen OLED televisions

LG Electronics will start shipping curved OLED television sets next month, the first company to sell these products to the public. OLED televisions are thinner and more flexible than previous technology. The sets will initially be made available in South Korea and the 55 inch model will cost 15 million …

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2k Games to skip E3 2013

2K games follows on from Nintendo as the second publisher to announce that it would not be holding a big conference at E3 2013, though it won't even have small events to show off new games, but will instead be debuting new titles via Youtube and Twitch. While this highlights …

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Kim Dotcom lays down $500 prize: film US envoy

It's all about Kim Dotcom today isn't it? First it was asking whether New Zealanders actually liked the chap and now we're talking about the media mogul's latest twitter competition. This one though has the potential to get interesting, as he's asking New Zealanders to film the US attorney general, …

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New Zealanders asked if Kim Dotcom should be extradited

While the world over has been arguing about whether Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom should be extradited from his adopted home of New Zealand, nobody has asked his neighbours what they think. Now though, a NZ news organisation has and the results are somewhat undecided. 3 News asked around 1,000 Kiwis …

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DDOS attacks in movies should look like this

One of the problems with movies is that while they can show us breathtaking beauty, action and philosophy  when it comes to technology, it needs to keep things simple enough for everyone to understand. But beyond that, it needs to be entertaining. That's why with every single hacking movie ever, we …

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Coffee with Tim Cook? $600,000 please

When we first reported on April 25th, the bidding to have a cup of coffee with Tim Cook was sitting at $175,000. Today, the bidding is up to $600,000. The charity event is already number 2 in the CharityBuzz list of all time top fundraising items. It will certainly end …

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