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While it's been known for a while that New Zealand's intelligence agency GCSB (Government Communication Security Bureau) spied on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom without legal precedent, it turns out that it may have done so in more than 80 different cases, highlighting the need for further regulation and monitoring of …

Returning from Games Developer Conference 2013, Wolfire's CEO and lead programmer, David Rosen learned a lot about animation. He's been breaking down some of the big studio's lessons over the past week and today's look-in is to do with the differences between first person and third person and animation – …

Rod Ferguson, one of the biggest names behind the recent release of Irrational's hit, story driven shooter, Bioshock Infinite, has announced his departure from the company, less than a year after accepting the position. Having previously worked on Gears of War at Epic Games, Ferguson applied for the job at …

Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, Jay and Silent Bob, the ambiguously gay duo, however you refer to them, the lifelong pals have been drafted in by marketing at Warner Bros, to help promote the new DC beat 'em up, Injustice: Gods Among us. In the short trailer, they argue over …

If you use a modern smartphone there is a good chance that you will have the excellent WhatsApp installed. This very popular software is sought after by Google who are said to be contemplating a $1B takeover deal for the company who create it. Digital Trends apparently have access to …

There have been rumors that Apple will be rolling out the next refresh of their out of date Mac Pro over the coming months. The latest report comes from Mac Daily News who said they received a tip on the upcoming release. Apple never confirm any rumours however the refresh …

Intel have announced their next generation Thunderbolt interface which features a data rate bandwidth of 20Gbps in both directions, on each of the two channels. The previous version was 10Gbps. Intel also mentioned that they had 200 licensees for the technology and that new, thinner cables will be released in …

HTC have documented record low profits in the first quarter of 2013. Delays in production of their upcoming flagship smartphone have not helped. HTC have explained difficulties making camera components for the HTC One device, forcing them to push back their full launch from the first quarter until the end …

From one of the world's fastest booming markets a decade or so ago, we now read the news with half an expectation to hear that another studio has gone under – or a chain of game-selling stores has pulled down its shutters for the last time. It's with a sense …

We had a good look over the initial documentation for the Thermaltake Urban S41 in an earlier story, but two vital ingredients were missing. We now have that info and we're prepared to share: How much and where? Before we spillz the beanz, where's a question for you: What price …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …