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European Hardware Awards 2016 Winners Announced

In front of an audience of nearly 200 representatives of the largest technology companies in the world, the winners of the 2016 European Hardware Awards picked up their honours at the Taipei International Convention Centre on the even of Computex. As a founder member, KitGuru was on hand to co-present …

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Phonebloks designer says Google can do better with Project Ara

Last week, we got the rather disappointing news that Google's Project Ara, the modular smartphone, would not have swappable display, CPU, or RAM modules, crippling the ‘upgradeable' selling point of the device. Now, Dave Hakkens, the designer behind the Phonebloks concept that inspired Ara has spoken out on the direction Ara …

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Acer reveals 32-inch ‘Zero Frame’ 4K monitor

While a lot of Acer's focus over the last year has been on the gaming monitor market, it looks like the company still knows how to design a sleek display for the office too. Today, Acer lifted the curtain on its 32-inch ‘Zero Frame' 4K monitor, featuring ultra-slim bezels, a …

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Custom GTX 1080 prices are starting at £524.99

Nvidia introduced something a bit different this year with the launch of the GTX 1080- ‘Founders Edition' cards, which use reference coolers and start at £619.99 here in the UK. This led to some concern about the pricing of GTX 1080s using after market coolers but as it turns out, …

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Netflix HQ besieged by anti-VPN-blocking van advert

In an effort to hammer home to Netflix how much it dislikes geoblocking and the streaming service's crackdown on people getting around it using virtual private networks (VPNs), pro-privacy campaigners at OpenMedia, have been driving a truck around Netflix's headquarters, protesting the move. The van in question features a large …

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Tinder wants monopoly on hook ups, sues rival app 3nder

Two is company, but three's a crowd according to dating/hook-up app Tinder, as it's going after rival smartphone application owners 3nder, which is designed to help those looking to hang out with more than just one person. It's using trademark law to do it too, claiming that the names are …

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SWIFT bank hackers may be linked to 2014 Sony hack

The hackers behind the recent attack on a Bangladeshi bank that saw over $81 million siphoned away, may have also been responsible for the 2014 attack on Sony's servers, which has previously been blamed on North Korea. The anti-malware company behind this latest claim, also believes the group was behind …

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Xbox One Scorpio said to be faster than PS4 Neo

It looks like we might see Microsoft turn the tables on Sony mid-generation this console cycle as both companies are currently rumoured to be preparing upgraded hardware versions of the Xbox One and PS4, but Microsoft's could end up being the more powerful of the two. When the Xbox One …

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be quiet! launches Dark Base 900 case

be quiet! has just launched its brand new flagship PC chassis, the Dark Base 900, aiming to provide as much modularity and flexibility as possible with a motherboard tray that can be removed for easier component mounting, singular drive cages that can be placed anywhere and plenty of support for watercooling …

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Foxconn to replace 60,000 workers with robots

This week, news broke that Foxconn would be shedding 60,000 jobs and replacing those factory workers with robots. Foxconn is known for having a hand in the making of devices like the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy and this week, it confirmed that its employee count would shrink from 110,000 down to …

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Huawei is suing Samsung over LTE patent infringements

At this point, smartphone companies suing each other over what often seems like trivial, pointless reasons is no surprise. This week, Huawei has stepped into the legal ring with Samsung over infringement on 11 different patents, which are filed in both the US and China. In this specific case, Huawei is …

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EU Commission continues push for single digital market

The European Commission is keen to continue improving the ability for online shoppers to buy from wherever they want without facing additional hurdles. Its latest proposals would see retailers banned from treating customers differently and would have to sell to foreign buyers, thought they wouldn't be required to handle international …

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FACT UK anti-piracy group loses major hollywood funding

The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), a British run organisation that lobbies and sues to combat piracy, has been dealt a major blow by its biggest contributor. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has cut its funding to the group, reducing its financial support by as much as 50 …

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