Kitguru gaming writer Matthew Vicente has just beaten the new Devil May Cry title on the Playstation 3. There has been a lot of criticism for this game before it was released. Some fans of the original titles have been crying foul at the redesign of Dante and anything else …
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Samsung launch Galaxy Grand phablet
Samsung India have launched their Galaxy Grand which features dual sim functionality. This phablet has been released just a day after Micromax announced their Canvas HD with 5 inch screen. The Times Of India reported on the new product which has been announced at RS 25,000. The Galaxy Note and …
Read More »Five of Steve Job’s biggest mistakes
The Harvard Business Review posted an article detailing mistakes that Steve Jobs made. The point they are trying to make? Even the most successful leaders have a string of failures during their career. They say “any entrepreneur who wants to invent, innovate, or create must be willing to be imperfect …
Read More »Asus ends 2012 on top of UK component market
At KitGuru, we're always playing the ‘old geezer' card, using our grey hair and pot-bellies to bring back factoids from yesteryear. That means we can remember a time when current Asus board-level executives were driving up and down the UK countryside – working hard to generate any mainboard orders they …
Read More »Napster documentary Downloaded to premier at SXSW
A documentary directed by Alex Winters, the most excellent companion to Keanu Reeve's Ted, from Bill and Ted, called Downloaded, is set to debut at the South by South West festival, chronicling the rise and fall of the internet's first dominant, Peer to Peer file transfer service, Napster, and its …
Read More »HMV accepting gift vouchers once again
If you tore up your HMV gift vouchers in disgust since the announcement that it would no longer be accepting them due to its administration, you're about to get more annoyed, as they've just been reinstated by administrator Deloitte. When it was initially announced that vouchers could no longer be …
Read More »More League of Legends pro players banned for being abusive
Sports around the world, whether they be based in the real world or online, have trash talking as part of their culture. It's an accepted practice and is annoying when you're on the receiving end, but we don't expect people to be 100 per cent gentlemanly 100 per cent of …
Read More »Mega launch plagued by heavy load
When launching a website, every developer wants to see the popularity of their new property explode. They want the media talking about it and people watching their press conference, reading their tweets and above all, using the site itself. While that has happened in the case of Kim Dotcom's new …
Read More »Windows Phone 7.8 roll-out to commence January 31
In mid-November last year we heard that Microsoft will commence the Windows Phone 7.8 roll-out for first and second generation handsets by the end of the year. For reasons unknown this schedule was pushed back and the latest date appears to be January 31st. Windows Phone Colombia has informed users …
Read More »Nerdytec CouchMaster Premium Review
The Couchmaster combines a solid wood cross-section support with a pair of soft, comfort-enhancing cushions, is the CouchMaster the product to make PC gaming a viable option for the 'big screen'?
Read More »Armored Toyota Sequoia built by Lexani Motorcars
We like cars and fancy transport at Kitguru. A new fully kitted out Toyota Sequoia has been created by Lexani Motorcars which features an incredible list of internal changes. This is a car that the President would be proud to drive around in. This armored vehicle features state of the …
Read More »Apple want writer to improve Siri dialogue
Apple have posted a job on LinkedIn which shows that the company are wanting to enhance the SIRI software, which has its roots in a Pentagon-funded artificial intelligence research project. Apple want SIRI to be ‘smarter'. The ad read “[S]omeone who combines a love for language, wordplay, and conversation with …
Read More »Can Sony’s new Xperia Tablet Z tablet take marketshare?
Sony have announced the new Xperia Tablet Z tablet, which will be only 6.9 millimeters thick and will weigh only 495 grams with a 10.1 inch display. Sony have been struggling in recent years, reporting four straight annual losses. As we reported last week, they have also just sold their …
Read More »Dotcom opens ‘Mega’ sharing site
Kim Dotcom – the owner of Megaupload.com which was closed a year ago has started a new website. The new file storage and sharing site has already received a lot of attention and Dotcom says that innovation won't be stopped. The new Mega website started accepting registrations from the public …
Read More »Batmobile for sale at £3m – Holy Auto Trading
In recent times, the Batmobile has been overhauled again and again – until it has turned into a self-aware, 21st century death-dealer, capable of balancing the odds in any armed conflict. But that's not where it started. Now the actual, original Batmobile has been sold for almost £3 million. KitGuru …
Read More »German laser weapon cuts steel at 1km
When H.G. Wells published The War of the Worlds in 1898, he helped the world envision a future where enemies would cut Earth's forces apart with powerful heat-rays. Now Germany’s Rheinmetall Defense has successfully tested something very real and very effective. KitGuru balances its wonder of all things science fiction …
Read More »DJ Teddy prepares to rock your desk and bed
We don't often review the gimmicky stuff here at KitGuru. To be honest, we really use up far too much time on in-depth, world-class reviews of the hardcore kit you spend most of your free money on. But every now and then, something lands in the KitGuru Labs that can't …
Read More »O2 dropping phone chargers
UK mobile phone provider O2 has announced that by 2015 it will no longer offer phone chargers with its handsets, as part of a new initiative called “Charger out of the Box,” which suggests that since most people have a compatible charger anyway, they don't need another. According to the …
Read More »Conspiracy theorists target Youtube producer death
If you've been a fan of Youtube show, FPS Russia for a while now, you will already be aware that the reason no videos have been posted recently is because one of the show's producers, Keith Ratliff, was found dead on the 3rd January with a single bullet wound in …
Read More »Func designer gives details on MS-3 mouse launch
The folks over at Func are very pleased with themselves. Originally founded in 1999 by a group of gamers, Func is one of the oldest gaming brands on the market and today sees the launch of its MS-3 professional quality gaming mouse. . KitGuru gives the product a scan to …
Read More »Green Man Gaming takes financial hit to help Aussie gamers
Australian gamers may get beautiful weather, fantastic scenery and the envy of almost every holiday maker in the world, but they do get shafted when it comes to games. Prices are often far higher than elsewhere in the world, release dates are behind everyone else and it took until January …
Read More »GAME looking to buy up HMV locations
Despite suffering through its own administration less than a year ago and ultimately closing half of its outlets and letting go a big portion of its staff, GAME is apparently looking to buy up HMV locations in a move to expand current business. Revealed by GAME boss Martyn Gibbs in …
Read More »Lenovo introduces education focussed Chromebook ThinkPad X131e
Days after rumours starting to circulate around Lenovo's involvement with Chrome OS, the first such device has been revealed. Lenovo has introduced the ThinkPad X131e, an 11.6 inch Chromebook aimed exclusively at K-12 (kindergarten through to the end of high-school) education segment. Availability will commence from February 26th via special bid volume pricing …
Read More »Asus VN247H Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor Review
Today we are looking at the latest VN247H from ASUS. This monitor will stand out in the crowd due to the super narrow bezel which measures less than 1 centimeter. The VN247H is VESA wall mount compatible and has a scratch proof rear panel for ultimate durability. Should this be …
Read More »Problems waking? try the ‘singNshock’ electric shock clock
There is nothing worse than getting up early in the morning when you comfortable. If you struggle every morning then why not force yourself out of bed with an electric shock? The singNshock clock is a new concept which might cure the problem of late risers. The first part of …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 specs leak
SamMobile have leaked information regarding the upcoming Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet. They claim that the new tablet will feature an 8 inch 1280×800 TFT (Super Clear LCD) display. They say there will be two versions – the Samsung GT-N5100, a 3G+WiFi version and the GT-N5110, which is Wi-Fi only. The …
Read More »Sony selling US HQ building for $1.1billion
Sony said they are selling their U.S. headquarters building in Manhattan. The sale will net the corporation $1.1 billion. AFP reported that the Japanese electronics maker has sold the 37 storey building to a consortium led by New York based commerical property firm Chetrit Group in a deal expected to …
Read More »Exclusive interview with Biostar’s Head of European Sales
It's hard to know why a young chap who grew up near the German border with Holland would end up speaking Mandarin Chinese and running European sales for a major motherboard manufacturer, but that's exactly what Martin Thyssen has ended up doing. KitGuru was fortunate enough to catch up with …
Read More »Making the shopping experience of the future
While we've seen a lot of high street businesses fold in recent times thanks to a huge upsurge in online sales, Intel has come up with a way to improve the retail shopping experience in the real world that could mean for a much nicer experience when out looking for …
Read More »Paypal withholds funds to improve its bottom line
New information has come to light about the dodgy business practices of online payment platform Paypal, suggesting that it deliberately delays payments to banks in order to gain interest from the money deposited by its users. According to documents shown to Wirenews, one user found that any balance withdrawal requests …
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