Brooklyn based band, Ghost Beach, has urged artists to “pick a side” in the piracy argument, with giant billboards in Times Square, displaying messages like “Piracy is Progress,” and “#ArtistsForPiracy,” right alongside “Piracy is Robbery.” The plan is to encourage people to discuss the current “problem,” of piracy via Twitter …
Read More »NZ Prime Minister was friends with head of GCSB spy agency
During the Kim Dotcom extradition trial, the New Zealand prime minister, John Key, has attempted to distance himself from the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) intelligence agency that performed illegal spying on the Megaupload founder. However it has now been revealed that they were more than just acquaintances and according to some, even childhood …
Read More »Secret court amendments fail
Several amendments to secret courts championing “justice and security bill,” have failed to go through, despite backing from several big name organisations, meaning beginning 8th May, when a new session of parliament is opened, more trials will be able to be held in secret. The reasoning for the bill, is …
Read More »Largest and lightest solar sail set to launch in 2014
NASA may have just got the Curiosity Rover back online, but researchers are already making plans for future projects, one of which is the 2014 launch window for the world's biggest solar sail, known as the Sunjammer project. A solar sail works by harnessing a combination of light and high …
Read More »Upcoming Wii U update will cut loads times
Due for release in April, a Wii U firmware update from Nintendo is set to cut loading times down by a significant margin. To showcase this, Nintendo released a short video that shows how much quicker the Wii U is able to get back to the main menu when leaving …
Read More »Computer magazines dying out – mystery solved?
While the computer industry moves from one new technology to the next, increasing the percentage of those who ‘have access' all the time – the computer magazines themselves continue a long, slow, lingering death. While there may be many reasons for the huge downturn over the past 10 years – …
Read More »Win prizes on an Easter Egg hunt with BEQUIET!
We know you all like to win free hardware. BEQUIET! have been working on a cool Easter Egg Hunt for their supporters and readers. You can enter by heading over to this page. If you are having problems finding the EASTER EGG on Kitguru, then we can give you a …
Read More »Microsoft: free Wi-Fi at British railways for a month
Microsoft are giving free Wi-Fi to punters on British Rail Platforms. The goal is to get some sales for their Office 365 software package. The wireless internet access will cover larger UK rail stations. Travelers can already claim 15 minutes of free connection from The Cloud by handing over a …
Read More »Atari founder writes about ‘finding the next Steve Jobs’
Rumours of Apple's demise may be premature, however there is no doubt since Steve Jobs died that the company aren't in such a strong position. Apple shares hit a 52 week low in March this year and many analysts feel that the creative product explosion under Jobs control is now …
Read More »TV companies cry out for Quad HD as 50″ hits £399
When your local supermarket has a decent 50″ LG HD TV for £399, you know that the whole industry is in trouble. Quad HD cannot come quick enough as interest in gimmicks like 3D slides and everyone already has a flat panel. KitGuru snaps a late night bargain. When the …
Read More »Apple TV may have 4k display
Apple have been at the forefont of panel technology for some time now with their Retina displays and it looks as if they may be pushing to get a 4k screen fitted into their future iTV product in either 2013 or 2014. The Apple iTV has never been confirmed by …
Read More »Researchers create 0.15mm invisibility cloak
Researchers at the University of Texas have created a new super thin (0.15mm) invisibility cloak. Until now, most of these cloaking systems involve the use of metamaterials. Metamaterials are materials with components which cannot be found in natural life. Extremetech add “Usually, in the case of cloaking, materials that have …
Read More »Thermaltake follows Fractal’s lead with Urban S41
Each country has its own idea of what constitutes good design. Sometimes it's a regional thing. For most of Europe, less is more. A fact proven by the way the Audi line up continues to do so well – even the understated R8 is even a firm favourite with American …
Read More »Danny Boyle: 3D movies a “phase”
While 3D movies are a popular additional feature of many big movie releases at the moment, not everyone thinks so, audiences and content producers alike. One big name that doesn't think they'll be around forever is Danny Boyle. Describing himself as appreciative of what some directors have done with it, …
Read More »Curiosity rover is photo sharing again
After a malfunction that booted the little guy into safe mode – we're assuming the intergalactic version of a BSOD – the Mars Curiosity Rover is once again transmitting pictures across the cosmos to our humble blue marble of a planet. Unfortunately however, the little guy may need to take …
Read More »Google discontinues Blocked Sites, replaces it with Chrome app
Google has continued its recent trend of shutting down some of its services, with today's Blocked Sites following on from Google Reader earlier this month. However, the search giant is at least offering an alternative this time: the Personal Blocklist Chrome extension – though of course you'll need to be …
Read More »New Nvidia driver gives Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider a boost
A new Nvidia driver release has given Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Sniper Elive V2, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Civilisation V, Call of Duty Black Ops II and a host of other games, big performance boosts for all contemporary GPUs. We're not just talking a couple of frames here either, but …
Read More »Aria PC launches GPU deals to celebrate Bioshock Infinite launch
While I'm sure I wasn't the only one that stayed up late last night playing Irrational's new Bioshock Infinite, some of you may be waiting till you can afford a new high end GPU so you can appreciate the beauty of Columbia. Well that wait may be over, as our …
Read More »Win BioShock Infinite and Crysis 3 codes!
Are you waiting to get hold of Crysis 3 and Bioshock Infinite? 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 earned money for something more important such as …
Read More »New iPad set to drive touch panel orders
As Apple prepare their upcoming iPad, touch panel suppliers are expected to see a dramatic increase in orders from the company. The new model is reportedly using the thin film DITO (G/F2) touch panel structure as Apple's current iPad Mini. This means that TPK, a Taiwan based thin film supplier …
Read More »Google drop Nik photography collection price to $149
Google have dropped the price of their complete NIK Collection from $499 to $149. The new Collection includes all of the Nik desktop plugins. The collection comprises the Viveza 2, Dfine 2.0, HDR Efex Pro 2, Color Efect Pro 4 Complete Edition, Sharpener Pro 3.0, and Silver Efex Pro 2 …
Read More »Sony make moves for more indie games on PS4
Sony made announcements that they are bringing more independent games to the Playstation 4 console. Zombie's Studios' Blacklight: Retribution will make an appearance on the next gen Sony platform. According to a report on Gamasutra “The company also announced that popular parody fighting game Divekick, new puzzle game Metrico, from …
Read More »British teen sells mobile news app to Yahoo for $30 million
Nick D'Alosio, a 17 year old British teenager has just sold his popular news reading application to Yahoo for almost $30 million. He has became one of the world's youngest self made millionaires. D'Alosio started to write software at age 12 and then built the iPhone application Summly, which automatically …
Read More »Faux BBC and CNN news emails contain malware
If you've been getting lookalike news emails from CNN or the BBC in the past few days, you could have been hit by a malware attack and it may well be worth doing a few safe mode scans with popular anti-malware software, if an AVG report on the Blackhole exploit …
Read More »Kingston Technology Ships HyperX Memory Kits with Black PCB
Kingston have just released new memory kits built around black PCB's, the enthusiast favourite colour for memory. Kingston Technology Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, continues to celebrate its 10th HyperX anniversary by announcing all-new black printed circuit boards (PCB) on …
Read More »nVidia slashes prices and takes fight to AMD
We love a bit of argy-bargy at KitGuru. There's nothing quite like a couple of multi-billion dollar corporations slugging it out, toe-to-toe, for market share. Right now, it looks like the winner is going to be you, the KitGuru reader. For our American cousins, argy-bargy is where everyone gets very …
Read More »Supermarkets to focus more on games
Supermarkets Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's are all set to begin pushing games in their local convenience stores, as well as the smaller outlets. This is thought to be an effort to cash in on the problems with other high street retailers Blockbuster and HMV. “We already sell major releases from …
Read More »HMV removing closing signs, possible buyout imminent
It's thought that with HMV's rental payment looming, someone or some entity is going to swoop in and save it, as a few stores have begun removing “closing down” signs from their windows. The particular outlets that have got rid of the woeful signs, include: Stockport, Manchester Market Street and …
Read More »Aria array offers affordable gaming from £319
One of the most discussed topics at KitGuru HQ is ‘Just how much do you need to spend in order to get a decent gaming experience?' – with opinions varying wildly. It really comes down to the image quality and resolution you want to enjoy Vs the size of your …
Read More »What’s cool about the Wii U? It plays Wii U games.
This is one of Nintendo's big selling points, that it's hoping will help turn the tide of very sub-par sales of its new console, with new marketing information. In it, the Japanese firm highlights the differences between the Wii and the Wii U and would you believe it, the Wii …
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