Facebook has begun a trial of a new system that will see you charged a fee when you message a celebrity, with prices ranging from a few pence all the way up to over £10 for some of the more high profile names. This beta run is being conducted by …
Read More »Aria now offering £1.99 next-day shipping option
If you've ever ordered from online PC part sellers before, they usually know what they're doing when it comes to sending through full systems or big orders, packaging everything up nicely so it arrives in perfect condition. However when you're making a small order, it can suck paying that full …
Read More »Next-gen Microsoft console to be called Xbox, reveal coming 21st May
A few separate sources are confirming some very specific information about Microsoft's next-gen console, suggesting that it won't be called the 720, or Durango, but in-fact, just Xbox – taking the John Rambo and Rocky Balboa route – and will be revealed for the first time on 21st May, a few weeks …
Read More »Skype spread trojan could make you a bitcoin miner
A new trojan has been discovered that is being spread through innocuous looking Skype messages, giving ‘hackers' control of your machine. Once they do so however, they aren't creating a botnet, or stealing credit card details, but making you part of a distributed bitcoin mining network. Those hit with the …
Read More »Microsoft apologises for always-on ranter’s rant
Last Friday, we covered how Adam Orth, a creative director at Microsoft was bashing those that complained about always-online systems, suggesting people should just put up with it. This annoyed Microsoft and Xbox fans, as well as many gamers in general – especially coming off the back of EA's Sim …
Read More »Antec GX700 Case Review
Today we are going to take a look at the Antec GX700 case, which is one of the latest additions to their range of chassis for gamers. Antec have a reputation for producing a variety of affordable cases which have become very popular over the years, including the 300 and …
Read More »Former HMV boss ready to ‘help’ Blockbusters
Confidence is a good thing. We like meeting people who have a well-placed confidence on their own skills and abilities. Bit like the master and commander of a sailing vessel. But what if a captain's last command ran into the rocks – and he was still highly confident? KitGuru wonders …
Read More »Lenovo ThinkVision 30 inch LT3035p released for colour critical work
Lenovo have launched their new widescreen monitor to target the video editing and Photoshop professional audience. The 30 inch screen offers a 2560×1600 resolution with a 1.07 billion colour depth and support for 99 percent of Adobe's RGB colour gamut, as well as 100 percent of the sRGB colour space. …
Read More »Facebook apologise to mother for banning breastfeeding pics
Facebook were at the center of a controversial move recently when they removed a post featuring a mother in America, Sacramento breastfeeding her child. Kristy Kemp is in charge of a breastfeeding support group page on Facebook. She got angry when she realised that Facebook removed several breastfeeding images and …
Read More »Sony to release ‘price friendly’ 4k TVs
Those interested in the upcoming 4K television sets have been put off by pricing often in the $25,000 zone. Sony however have announced some sets which won't cost anywhere near as much. While we have no news or information on UK pricing, the 55 inch XBR-55X900A and 65 inch XBR-65X900A …
Read More »EA in final four of ‘Worst Company in America’ Award
Electronic Arts may be on track to win the Consumerist's Worst Company In America award. They are already in the Final Four this year. The situation is so bad that Electronic Art's COO, Peter Moore, took to his companies blog to stop another ‘victory' this year. He called his blog …
Read More »Ultra low price 760G boards move to support FX challenge
One of KitGuru's bugbears has been AMD's consistency in releasing processors that may well be appealing – but then burying them under the weight of a mainboard that costs more than the chip. Now it seems that there better options available from resellers like Aria. KitGuru pulls out a Casio …
Read More »ARIA introduce pay with Amazon
Aria have been working this year to improve their services to customers. Last month they changed their courier service to DPD and now they have Amazon payments, alongside their own checkout, Paypal, Google and V12. They have set up a webpage over here to explain it all. From now till …
Read More »Google DMCA takedowns hit by DMCA takedowns
Movie studios aren't keen on having people share their content illegally online, they've made a big point about this. However, now they're claiming that their takedown requests are actually infringing themselves, with several asking Google to remove them from the transparency reports. In an effort to name and shame companies …
Read More »Nintendo says sorry over Monster Hunter shortage
Considering how much of a hard time Nintendo is having with selling Wii U consoles, you'd think it would make sure that it had decent stock numbers for one of the highest reviewed games on the console so far, but it hasn't and has instead issued an apology that gamers …
Read More »First reviewers smash the Ouya
The Ouya looks like it might turn out to be the little android console that could not, as the first reviews of the system – that will apparently receive yearly hardware updates – are not good at all, with one reviewer giving it a 3/10. Complaints range from the controller …
Read More »Some HMV stores have been saved from closure
While there will still be closures if the rumours of a Hilco buyout of HMV this afternoon take place, some of the outlets previously earmarked for closure will now be saved, with a final tally of stores kept open expected to be around 140. Update: It's now been confirmed by …
Read More »Microsoft employee berates fans for always on hate
Microsoft's next console has been rumoured for some time to be an always online system, something fans haven't been too happy about – in many instances, claiming that it means they would buy a PS4 instead. That's even more likely now, after Adam Orth, a creative director at Microsoft, suggested …
Read More »Do we always look backwards to go forwards with design?
With CeBIT a distant memory, all eyes in the tech world are now focused on Computex 2013, Taiwan's technology show case for everything that's good and right in the world of IT. Looking at the early emailers about what we will be on at the event, KitGuru has noticed something …
Read More »Win 3x FUNC MS3 Mice and 1030XL mats
In April we are running a competition designed to help improve our readers gaming experience. FUNC are giving away three sets of MS3 Mice and 1030XL mouse pads. This competition is open worldwide! We reviewed the FUNC MS3 back in February and Zardon said “The mouse itself is on the …
Read More »Zuckerberg demonstrates ‘Facebook Home’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company want to be the home screen of any Android mobile smartphone. The Telegraph in the UK say “It is called ‘Home' because it is on the home screen of any Android phone'. Zuckerberg spoke at a recent event to say that the …
Read More »Cooler clear out available at Aria
Whenever there's a new chip on the horizon, there's always a mad scramble to launch a brand new set of associated products – even when the new product isn't much more than a re-badge of the old one. KitGuru sits, spider-like, in the web of online pricing and notices a …
Read More »$5 billion cost for new Apple Campus
Steve Jobs made his last public appearance before the Cupertino City Council on June 7th 2011, showing them the plans for the upcoming campus that he wanted to implement for the company. More than 12,000 employees could fit into the circular building. At the time he said “It is a …
Read More »Cyprus may adopt Bitcoin over Euro
I've been reporting a lot recently on the meteoric growth of Bitcoin's value. From its humble $12 value towards the end of 2012, it's already jumped to a ridiculous $120+ today and if that wasn't enough reason to sit up and take notice of the digital currency, Cyprus' citizens could …
Read More »Enermax debuts the COENUS chassis
Enermax has today announced the release of their new chassis, known as the COENUS which I presume is pronounced cone-us. It draws inspiration from previous Enermax designs like the Fulmo ST and will be available in a choice of two colours: gun metal grey and jet black. Cooling has been …
Read More »Get $400 off the Adobe MAX event in May
Exactly what Adobe will be presenting from 4th to 8th May in Los Angeles is still a bit of a mystery, but we know for sure that there will be a version of the Apple App Store called Exchange. In what seems to be a classic case of cut-n-paste [Clone …
Read More »ASUS GTX Titan and Seasonic 1KW Platinum winner!
Well we broke a lot of hearts this month by announcing the winner of our GTX Titan and Seasonic 1kw Platinum competition. It went to Ken Bevis, who must by now have one of the best gaming rigs on the planet. He sent over a picture today to thank us …
Read More »No aliens have stolen the Mars Curiosity parachute, just yet
NASA spent a lot of time and money (though not as much as you'd expect) sending the Curiosity Rover to Mars so understandably they want to keep an eye on it from all angles. One such angle is from space, thanks to the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, …
Read More »NCAC launches new youth film competition about video games
The National Coalition Against Censorship, is once again running its annual youth film competition, with the theme of 2013 being video games, with potential prizes of up to a thousand dollars and several thousand more towards future film school tutelage. Titled “Video Games in the Crosshairs,” the 2013 Youth Free Expression …
Read More »GM at Zynga just walked out
Zynga's general manager at the New York studio, has officially left the company in what has been described as a “mutual decision,” with Zynga's current VP of mobile development, Sean Bueroi, taking over the studio until a replacement has been found. Porter was initially picked up by Zynga as part …
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