Microsoft may have leaked the date that Battlefield 4 is set to launch, after it revealed it on the official Xbox blog, before immediately removing it. Fortunately, some intrepid users were able to snatch a screenshot, so we can confirm that the rumoured date is 29th October, 2013. Whether this …
Read More »NASA takes a closer look at super-bright comet
Researchers at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) have been using the Swift telescope to take a closer look at ISON, a comet that could be the brightest one for the past 50 years – though it won't hit its peak luminosity until it grazes the sun, at a …
Read More »Winner of Nvidia GTX Titan and Seasonic Platinum 1000W PSU!
Well this was one of our most popular competitions ever, with over 14,000 entries from our readers. While one person today is going to be very happy, there will be thousands more crying into their monitors. Fear not, we have many more competitions running right now. We will be announcing …
Read More »Win Enermax power supplies! (1200W/750W/500W)
Tech aficionados will be in seventh heaven today because we are working with one of the industries most highly respected power supply companies – ENERMAX. They are giving away three of their finest products. Enermax have been releasing quality power supplies now for many years, and many of the Kitguru …
Read More »Meep meep, Roadrunner Supercomputer shuts down
The world's first sustained petaflop supercomputer, Roadrunner, has been shut down by the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, ending its five year run of trend setting and virus modelling. Record breaking for its near 1.5 petaflop peak performance, Road Runner also made waves in 2008 by being incredibly …
Read More »Picking the perfect system with PC Specialist
KitGuru is all about providing rock solid buying advice. Sure, we like to have a laugh (and the +50,000 folks who love our content over on Facebook are treated to as many jokes and cartoons as they are serious articles), but – at our core – we are all about …
Read More »EU wants to force telecoms firms to work together
If we've learned one thing from the way that our British telecoms companies handled the auction for the 4G spectrum, is that give and take isn't a phrase they're particularly fond of. The EU Commission is just as familiar with this practice and it's keen to put a stop to …
Read More »Miiverse inflating into PC and 3DS space
Nintendo's Miiverse, the social networking hub of its poorly selling console, the Wii U, is set to expand its influence to include both PC and smartphone platforms, with Nintendo looking to debut the latter of those two systems sometime between April and May. Initially the functionality won't be great, with …
Read More »College Humour’s Andrew Ryan wants you “under the sea”
While I'm sure a lot of you are playing your way through Bioshock Infinite right now and aren't reading this little article at all, Andrew Ryan is doing his darnedest to draw you away from the Bioshock of the air and remind you that Bioshock really is best, “under the …
Read More »Bitcoin value wobbles as currency hits $1 billion net worth
We've talked a couple of times recently about how Bitcoin value has exploded over the past few months and that growth has continued till today, where it reach a new high of $91, over four times that of its value at the end of 2012. This has seen the entire …
Read More »Ebay looking to take the fight to Amazon
Ebay is looking to challenge big names in the retail game, with plans to expand its business to double the current user base – which would bring the total to over 200 million – within the next three years. If successful, this would see the total money changing hand on …
Read More »Read the review then win BioShock Infinite and Crysis 3 game codes!
We have given away around 50 codes in the last 3 weeks for various games, have you not won yet? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away game codes, meaning you can keep your hard earned …
Read More »Space Hulk turn based strategy will have lots of customisation
Space Hulk is a PC and mobile title currently in development by Full Control ApS, that's based on the 1989 Warhammer 40,000 board game from Game Workshop with the same name. In a new gameplay demo, one of the developers discusses a lot of the game's features, including customisation. The …
Read More »Win two pairs of tickets for the Gadget Show 3-7 April
We have worked with Roccat to give two readers a pair of tickets, each. So you can take a loved one, or child with you. The Gadget show is a popular UK tech event held every year, and you can read up on it at their website – here. Entry …
Read More »War Z producer gives ‘sage’ advice
Sergey Titov, executive producer of problematic, recycled idea-fest, The War Z, has been speaking out at the Games Developer Conference with some advice for anyone trying to release an online game, or one with micro-transactions. According to Titov, one of gamer's favourite features about The War Z, is that despite …
Read More »Minox showcase new 14MP mini retro digital camera
Minox have showcased their latest miniature camera, the Minox DCC 14.0. This diminutive camera is made to a scale of 1:3 and fits in the palm of your hand. It has a 14 megapixel sensor, optical viewfinder and a fixed lens. The quality is said to be very good, although …
Read More »Google testing same day delivery service in San Fran
Google are testing the water in the retail sector, announcing that they are testing a same day delivery service of online goods in the San Francisco Bay Area. A small number of testers, aged 18 and over are able to purchase goods online via partners such as Staples, Target and …
Read More »Would you deliver your neighbour’s food for a discount?
Walmart is looking into crowd-sourcing its delivery service, offering discounts to customers that deliver their neighbours' food. You'd need to tell the supermarket where you live, but once done, Warlmart says it would highlight delivery routes for customer orders. It's not something the grocery chain is expecting to implement soon, …
Read More »PC games sales made £13.24 billion in 2012
An organisation that combines the two giants of gamer chip creation, AMD and Intel, has announced through a new report that PC gaming grew once again in 2012, managing to generate well over £10 billion. Known as the PC Games Alliance, a non-profit organisation with aims to further PC gaming …
Read More »The world’s most advanced ‘social networking’ toaster
Have you ever wanted a high tech toaster? One that can handle social networking and connect via your phone? Then the new 12 inch toaster from Toaster.io will certainly catch your eye. The only kicker is the £99.99 asking price. So why so high a price? CrumbCatch™ advanced crumb-catching technology …
Read More »Ouya begins shipping, pre-orders at GAME, printable chassis
There's been a lot of news about the little console that could over the past 24 hours. Original backers are now receiving their first editions of the Ouya, GAME has announced it's taking pre-orders at £99.99 a pop and Maker Bot has announced a partnership with Ouya to make new, …
Read More »Panasonic to invest $2.7 billion for restructuring
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, has announced a company restructuring with an investment of $2.7 (£1.8) billion over the next two years, with a particular focus on expanding the company's automotive and housing developments, while scaling back on consumer electronics. It's not clear from this fresh round of investment if job …
Read More »Win Bioshock Infinite and Crysis 3 codes!
We have given away around 50 codes in the last 3 weeks for various games, have you not won yet? You may want to enter our little competition running on Facebook for the next couple of days. We are giving away codes for both, meaning you can keep your hard …
Read More »Who doesn’t have pretty face rendering tech these days?
It was only recently that we got a first look at Nvidia's impressive face rendering technology and during the unveiling of the PS4, we saw Quantic Dreams' excellent looking old man face. Now Activision is joining the throng of digital skin makers, releasing a bunch of screenshots and a new …
Read More »Exclusive interview with Richard Huddy about Intel moving beyond DX
Johan Anderson is a programmer who has dedicated his life to making games more immersive. From his days developing some of the most famous games on the Sega Mega Drive, he has been focused on creating ‘believability'. He famously laid out a series of 5 major problems that he would …
Read More »Apple revise and reduce iPad Mini shipments for Q2
Apple are being forced to reduce their iPad mini shipments in Q2 to around 10 million. This information came from a source close to the company in Taipei last night. The source told me that the reduction could be up to 25% on month during Q2 and may continue to …
Read More »Windows Blue, the true successor to Windows 7?
Microsoft have acknowledged the existence of Windows Blue, the operating system they hope will win the hearts and minds of the enthusiast audience. Microsoft's vice president of corporate communications Frank X has made a mention of Windows Blue. He wrote in a March 26th blog post “With a remarkable foundation …
Read More »Unsuspecting users involved in Spamhaus DNS attacks
There may be hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting British computer users involved in cyber attack, because their router has been compromised. Spamhaus, which runs a filtering service used to stop spam emails has been under attack from 18th march after they added a Dutch hosting organisation called CyberBunker to their …
Read More »Corsair updates adds Dolby support to Vengeance headset
Owners of the Vengeance 2000 gaming headset rejoice, with a simple software update you can now get access to Dolby features, such as Dolby Headphone 2.0 and Dolby Pro Logic Ilx. Surround sound quality and game compatibility have also been improved. You'll need something like the Vengeance's 7.1 setup to …
Read More »Graphics card round up March 2013
If you are looking for a new video card for your system then there has never been a better time to buy. Today we are looking at a cross section of high value for money AMD and Nvidia partner cards in a round up article targeting the budget to the …
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