All PC enthusiast gamers loathe DRM which is being supplied now with more and more games. The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings has just received its first official patch and as well as bug fixes, developer CD Projekt have removed the DRM from the title. Gamers will be rejoicing. DRM …
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Arctic launches Aqua Riders – splish splosh
KitGuru loves Arctic. Well, let's qualify that statement – before we're accused of bias. While the coolers are good and the thermal paste is all nice and gooey – the company also finds time to create some of the best toys. Now that's cool. Something just arrived in KitGuru's inbox …
Read More »Fractal Design Core 3000 Case Review
A few months back we looked at Fractal Design's range-topping Define XL case which impressed us with its great build quality and near silent operation. So we are excited to see what they can deliver at a lower price point where there is much more competition. Today we are going …
Read More »Intel would make custom processors for Apple and Sony
Processor giant Intel said it would consider making chips for specific customers such as Apple and Sony, if asked. Chief Financial officer Stacy Smith told journalists “There are certain customers that would be interesting to us and certain customers that wouldn't”. He added that Intel would be happy to create …
Read More »Steve Ballmer to remain at Microsoft until 2017
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has never been a ‘run of the mill' leader. When he took over the reins at Microsoft, many people thought he wouldn't make an ideal figurehead. Debates across the industry always center on the fact that there are people more skilled within the company to take …
Read More »Paypal suing Google over stolen trade secrets
Paypal has filed a suit against Google in California court. They are saying that the search engine giant have stolen trade secrets from the mobile payment business. Osama Bedier, an ex paypal staff member was hired at Google and they claim he has shared Paypal's business secrets with the new …
Read More »More info released about Modern Warfare 3
This week there has been a lot of information released from various publications on the upcoming hot first person shooter: Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3. GameHunters had some time to get a hands on with the Spec Ops Survival mode. MW3 gets a new progressive ranking system, online matchmaking …
Read More »56% of the UK channel would sell second hand kit
With the recession in PC sales continuing to bite, many of the UK's resellers would, or already do, sell second hand kit. KitGuru trundles off to Channel Web to investigate. The mighty Incisive Publishing owns a site called Channel Web – it's the online offering for Computer Reseller News. It's …
Read More »Intel to kill P chipset in January
Sources in the Swindon area are telling us that Intel's had enough of the ‘P' chipset for Sandy Bridge and will be canning it around January – just in time for the launch of Ivy Bridge. The launch of the new ‘Z' chipset was a bit of a surprise. With …
Read More »Microsoft blamed for Skype crash
Skype has experienced a major crash today, and right now no one knows what is going on. Problems are being reported on Twitter by many users. The general feeling from users is that Microsoft are at fault, even though the partnership with Skype has only been recently announced. Reports of …
Read More »Google add Nvidia 3D Vision support to Youtube
Nvidia have entered into a partnership with Google which will allow users to get access to 3D YouTube clips – all you need are 3D Vision active shutter glasses and the right hardware. Youtube already offers a decent variety of 3D video files already, but this is sure to drive …
Read More »OCZ Agility 3 240GB SSD Review
This month we have seen the release of a handful of ultra fast Solid State Drives, and Kitguru has been on hand to review them in recent weeks. Today we are looking at the latest drive from market leader OCZ, the Agility 3 240GB. The Agility 3 has been released …
Read More »eVGA to sell Duke Nukem GTX560 bundle
eVGA are selling a GTX 560 graphics card with a ton of Duke Nukem goodies as part of the deal. The card is a ‘limited edition' model with the full Duke Nukem Forever game. They are also throwing in a Duke Nukem art book, radioactive belt buckle and Limited Edition …
Read More »Twitter won’t protect users from court
Ryan Giggs, footballer with Manchester United has been at the center of an affair scandal in recent weeks. To protect his identity he logged a ‘super injunction' to stop the English press speaking out about him. It all went very pear shaped however when information leaked on Twitter about his …
Read More »Sean Parker says ‘journalists created caricature of me.’
Sean Parker, the high profile founding president of FaceBook was at the eG8 Forum in Paris yesterday and he faced some interesting questions. He was asked about Justin Timberlake's portrayal of him in the Social Network. He said “The irony lies in the fact that I'm also one of the …
Read More »Fancy a new camera? try the 200 megapixel Hasselblad
Are you in the market for a new digital camera? If you aren't happy with the high end Nikon or Canon cameras, and are longing for more resolution then the new Hasselblad might just hit the spot. The H4D-200MS costs around £28,000 and uses a sensor with 50 megapixels resolution, …
Read More »BioShock Infinite artwork released
Bioshock has been a very popular game series, selling millions of copies across both the console and PC platforms. The upcoming title Bioshock Infinite isn't due for release yet for some time, but Irrational are building some interest by releasing some information and imagery. Some interesting information is already published …
Read More »Nasa aim to send robot spacecraft to asteroid
NASA announced yesterday that they plan on launching a robot based spacecraft to an asteroid in 2016, to help them understand how life began. The mission will cost a hefty $800 million and the plans are to get the robot to collect pieces of the asteroid. If successful it will …
Read More »HIS HD6970 IceQ Turbo Edition Review
KitGuru readers love modified, custom graphics cards and today we are looking at one of the most eye catching designs yet, the new HIS HD6970 ICEQ Turbo Edition – a preoverclocked card with a dramatically designed custom cooler. The HIS HD6970 IceQ Turbo Edition is supplied with a modest overclock …
Read More »Foxconn damage reputation and Apple relationship
We reported on an explosion in one of the Foxconn factories earlier this week. Three workers have died and several are severely injured, sadly the latest in a line of injuries and fatalities for Foxconn workers. These recent deaths are causing a severe strain on the relationship with Apple, who …
Read More »Cray enter GPU supercomputing sector with XK6
Cray, one of the most well known names in the supercomputing industry have decided to move into the GPU sector with the release of the XK6 machine, a successor to the XE6 AMD Opteron based machine which was announced a year ago. Cray say that the XK6 machines will be …
Read More »Sony Ericsson servers attacked in Canada
Sony are finding themselves under constant attack, with the latest news emerging that Sony Ericsson servers have been targeted in Canada. Worse, it appears that email address and encrypted passwords of 2,000 customers are now with the hackers. Sony have been constantly reeling over the last month, as groups of …
Read More »The upcoming Amazon tablet: will it be enough?
KitGuru reported a few weeks ago that Amazon had planned to release a tablet to target the same market as Apple's iPad. In all honesty, this is a daunting challenge for any tablet maker as Apple are dominating the sector with a ruthless efficiency. Contacts in Taipei have spoken to …
Read More »Opera Mini 6 released for Apple products
Many Apple owners will be rejoicing to hear that Opera Mini 6 for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad was released earlier this week. This comes some time after the BlackBerry and Android versions of the software were released in March. Phillip Gronvold, a product marketing manager at Opera said …
Read More »Microsoft to update Windows Phone with 500 new features
Microsoft announced an update to their Windows Phone operating system which adds 500 new features. They also have highlighted new partnerships with Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE. They have also been keen to announce new language availability for the software. Microsoft are aiming to get their Windows Phone into new markets …
Read More »Apple confirm malicious software attacks on userbase
Apple can sometimes be slow to respond, but they have published a support note this week saying that there have been a series of attacks on Macintosh users – namely the spreading of fake ‘security' products. Macintosh owners have been subjected in recent weeks to a rogue anti virus application …
Read More »Antec Earthwatts EA 750W green Review
Antec have been releasing some great products lately, many of which have been reviewed on these very pages. I personally really like their latest Kuhler 620 and 920 liquid coolers and the Rockus speakers certainly hit the spot. They are updating their mainstream ‘high value for money' power supplies and …
Read More »Intel’s Developer Relations team reveals all to KitGuru
Creating a cool piece of hardware is really just one of many steps needed to create a great user experience. Almost everything made out of silicon has microcode, drivers and program code loaded onto it from every angle – to try and make it as good as it can be. …
Read More »Microsoft attack Google over Chrome netbooks
Microsoft, the operating software giant have decided to target Google after a demo of the new Chromebook featured the user logon name Tom Rizzo. It struck a nerve, as Tom Rizzo is the senior director of online services at Microsoft. Rizzo has been active in slating the Chrome netbook and …
Read More »AMD gets competitive with Radeon HD 6990 price drop
What price can the fastest card in the market command? It's a good question and one that AMD and nVidia have both been seeking to answer recently. KitGuru noticed a price move by accident. Here's what we found and how we found it. The fight for the title of the …
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