Although KitGuru may give away a Steam game to a smart-aleck caption writer every single week, we also run much bigger and more elaborate competitions with more impressive prizes. Like the Silverstone giveaway of a Milo ML06-E mini ITX chassis, 450w SFX 80Plus Gold rated Power Supply and Argon AR06 Low …
Read More »WHSmith data gaff sends form details to entire mailing list
When you fill in a form on a website, you expect that information to go straight to the company who owns the site (and the NSA), not its entire mailing list of customers. But that's exactly what happened recently with WHSmith's site, which had a misconfigured “contact us” form on …
Read More »New Tesla X won’t make electric cars affordable
As much as Tesla has crafted some amazing cars over the years, with many reviewers claiming the recent Model S P85D is the best car in the world at the moment, none of them come close to being affordable for the average consumer. While Elon Musk has promised that its Model …
Read More »Kingston introduces DDR3L memory modules for enthusiasts
Although DDR4 memory provides higher bandwidth than DDR3 and has very high overclocking potential, it is also more expensive than its predecessor. However, Intel Corp.’s latest “Skylake” processors officially support only DDR4 and DDR3L, but not DDR3. For those, who do not want to invest in DDR4 now, Kingston Technology …
Read More »Dwarves knuckle punch rats into the dirt in new Bloodbowl 2 footage
Cyanide Games' BloodBowl II has been a long delayed game. Originally intended for release in Spring this year, it was nudged back by a few months and then a few more, with its current release date set for the 22nd September. To make sure we still say hungry for touchdowns and …
Read More »The debriefing: Hideo Kojima talks leaving MGS behind
Although Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain has been incredibly well received, its release has been bittersweet for many fans of the series, as it marks the end of Hideo Kojima's career working on Metal Gear games. Konami took the surprising move to remove almost all mention of him relating …
Read More »Seagate unveils 2TB 2.5-inch/7mm hard drive with 1TB platters
Seagate Technology has announced a unique hard disk drive for mobile computers that can store 2TB of data and is packed with exclusive technologies. The new ultra-slim HDD features shingled magnetic recording platters with extreme areal density as well as all-new mechanics. The new 2TB HDD from Seagate comes in …
Read More »Gigabyte unveils high-end Intel Z170-based mini-ITX mainboard
Gigabyte Technology has introduced its new mini-ITX mainboard for Intel Corp.’s “Skylake” processors with premium features. The new platform supports a number of advanced technologies, including Creative SoundBlaster audio enhancements, USB 3.1 type-C port, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and so on. The Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 mainboard based on the Intel Z170 core-logic with …
Read More »Sales of SSDs increase by 3% in the second quarter
Despite of the fact that sales of personal computers are decreasing, shipments of solid-state drives are rising, according to analysts from TrendFocus. Samsung continues to be the world’s largest supplier of NAND flash memory as well as solid-state drives and it is unlikely that this will change any time soon. Sales …
Read More »Fractal Design tests Define R5 PC case in the world’s quietest room
Fractal Design is known for its silent PC cases and high-quality cooling systems. While independent tests prove that Fractal Design’s chassis are very good when it comes to dampening noises generated by PC components, they are not conducted in ideal environment. To find out precisely how silent its Define R5 is, …
Read More »Chinese investors eye GlobalFoundries to get new process technologies
China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund has reportedly approached GlobalFoundries about possible acquisition or cooperation. Chinese investors intend to take over GlobalFoundries in order to significantly improve Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and make it one of the world’s largest contract makers of semiconductors. China-based Hua Capital Management, which …
Read More »You can now buy the Mad Max movies on Steam
Steam has expanded a lot over the last couple of years. The platform has experimented with movies in the past in the form of gaming documentaries, like Indie Game the Movie or Valve's own documentary on the 2011 International tournament and now it looks like things are set to expand even …
Read More »India is also accusing Google of anti-competitive behaviour
Just last week, Google officially responded to the European commission's allegations that the company has been rigging its search results to promote its own products and weaken the competition. The case in the EU likely won't be resolved for some time but now it looks like Google is also going …
Read More »Samsung announces the Gear S2 smart watch
Samsung is bringing Tizen to smart-watches with its new circular Gear S2. Samsung announced its latest device at the IFA press conference and as we can see, the watch has clearly taken some design tips from the Moto 360, which was the first circular Android Wear smart watch. On top …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront Beta to arrive in October
Star Wars Battlefront is finally launching at the end of this year, though there are still plenty of people who have yet to get their hands on it. Fortunately, that may change soon as the Battlefront beta is apparently arriving in October on the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. …
Read More »AMD will not allow partners to modify specs of Radeon R9 Nano
Even though Advanced Micro Devices will allow its partners to build their own versions of AMD Radeon R9 Nano graphics cards, it will not let them significantly alter specifications of such graphics adapters. As a result, the difference between the original Radeon R9 Nano and custom versions from AMD’s partners …
Read More »Activision is bringing the Deadpool game to the PS4 and Xbox One
Some time last year, Activision's Deadpool game vanished from digital stores without a trace. At the time, neither the publisher or Marvel commented on what was going on but clearly it was some form of licensing issue. Then a few months ago, Deadpool reappeared on Steam and was once again available …
Read More »New rumours point towards Nexus 5 specifications
Following Google's flop with the Nexus 6 last year, the company has decided to bring LG back on board for 2015 with a brand new Nexus 5. We have been hearing rumours about it for some time, with many pointing towards, looks, features and hardware specifications. The latest to come …
Read More »Contactless card payment limit raised to £30
The limit for how much people can spend when using the contactless card payment system is being raised to £30, as usage of the quick and easy technology increases exponentially. Previously, those paying without inputting their pin-code would only be able to spend up to £20 as a security measure, …
Read More »U.S. considering sanctioning Russia and China over hacking
The United States is said to be considering applying sanctions to both Russia and Chinese individuals and companies for conducting aggressive hacking attempts against U.S. targets, according to several unnamed U.S. officials. While no decision has been made one way or another just yet, they claim that the Obama administration …
Read More »Silk Road investigating officer pleads guilty to Bitcoin theft
One of the two agents accused of siphoning off Bitcoins during the investigation of the Silk Road dark-net marketplace, has pleaded guilty. Ex-Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges, 33, appeared in federal court and admitted to money laundering and obstruction of justice, having secretly moved over $800,000 worth of the digital …
Read More »Splitting up quest text in WoW makes it much more readable
Nobody likes reading walls of text, which is why here at KitGuru we try to split it up, throw in pictures, videos and funny captions to keep you entertained while we cram all of the information we can into your eyeballs. It turns out that same principle of breaking up …
Read More »Hearthstone now has the chance for players to win college scholarships
The TeSPA collegiate esports organisation has announced a new scholarship fund of $100,000 that will go up for grabs for teams of three that play Blizzard's collectible card brawler, Hearthstone, in an effort to cultivate more competitive esports talent in the U.S. Known as the Collegiate Hearthstone Championship, the competition …
Read More »MSI initiates cash-back program for Intel Z170 mainboards and GeForce GTX graphics cards
MicroStar International has initiated a cash-back program on select products based on Intel Corp.’s Z170 core-logic sets and Nvidia Corp.’s graphics processing units. For a limited time, it will be possible to get the latest hardware at a discount. From 28th of August until 29th of September, MSI offers up …
Read More »T-Mobile is going after excessive mobile tethering users
T-Mobile has revealed its plans to go after excessive users of its ‘unlimited data' plan. Now we have known for some time that when a network offers unlimited data, there is always some kind of caveat attached and it turns out that some T-Mobile users have been using as much …
Read More »The first Witcher expansion comes out in October
CD Projekt Red just recently wrapped up its series of free DLCs for its latest hit game, The Witcher: Wild Hunt and now all focus is turning to the expansions, the first of which shall be out in October. While we have known about the two planned expansions for The …
Read More »Android Wear is now compatible with iPhones
Several companies have launched Android Wear smart watches over the last year and while some of them do look pretty tempting, they are limited as far as platforms go. Now, iPhone users can buy an Android Wear smart watch thanks to an upcoming software update from Google. There are some …
Read More »The Apple TV may be getting a price bump
Apple hasn't updated its Apple TV set top box for quite some time now. As a result, the price is fairly low, coming in at $99 for a brand new model. We have been hearing about the new Apple TV for some time now and aside from the updated internals, …
Read More »Alienware updates X51 line up with Skylake
Following on from Dell's refresh of its Alienware gaming laptop line, the X51 slim desktops have also received a hardware update, bringing things over to Intel's latest Skylake platform and even adding in all-in-one water cooling units to keep the temperatures down. The Alienware X51 desktop systems have been around …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided now has a release date
We now know when Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is due to come out. The sequel to Human Revolution was announced earlier this year alongside a début trailer giving us an early look at the story. While pre-orders have been available for a while, like with any Triple A title, we …
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