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Monthly Archives: June 2013

Here’s how much the new Xbox One is going to cost

$499 in the US. 499 euros in the EU £429 in the UK. I know we always have to pay a little more for things, but really? For those who don't fancy Google converting those currencies, here's the breakdown: we're getting screwed. $499 works out at about £320. This is …

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Computex: BeQuiet uncables in the PowerZone

While the cool and quiet options from BeQuiet have grabbed a lot of headlines in recent times, the company still has the ability to create some very powerful, high-end PSUs. Here's a quick look at something called PowerZone. PowerZone from Be Quiet is pitched to be the ultimate rugged PSU. …

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A wild MadCatz Android console appears

As if the lacklustre selling Wii U, upcoming next-gen systems from Microsoft and Sony, a very competitive PC market, the Ouya, Nvidia Shield and Gamer Stick consoles weren't enough, Mad Catz is set to debut its own Android console in the coming few days, at the E3 conference. Announced to …

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Despite bad press, Xbox One pre-orders beating out PS4

Even though Microsoft has been hammered with bad press for its Xbox One console over the past few weeks, it's still managing to beat out the much more favourably viewed PlayStation 4 in pre-orders, according to a new report from Amazon.co.uk. First there was the fact that Microsoft just loved …

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Silverstone launches brand new ML04 HTPC chassis

Not many things in the world of full-blown, desktop technology products can be said to be 4 inches high. Some tower cases are big enough to house a family – in the case of the Silverstone TJ11. So when we heard that its new case was 10.5cm tall, we had …

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NSA whistleblow outs himself

Edward Snowden, an ex-computer security admin for the US' CIA has revealed himself as the one that leaked internal government documents to the Guardian newspaper, in an effort to expose the controlling stake the US government had in the online interactions of not only its citizens, but those of foreign …

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Clipless attaches smartphone directly to clothes

They Innovate are the company behind Clipless – a mounting device that will attach a smartphone to many things, including your clothes. The creators claim it will work with any moderately flat surface. Clipless has been designed to relegate the reason for buying a leather pouch. A discrete disc and …

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Cameron asks web giants to block child pornography

David Cameron, UK Prime Minister has said he was ‘sickened'  by the growth of child pornography online and said that more companies should be using their technical abilities to filter and block the imagery. Google are said to be involved in a system which can deal with child pornography. Mr …

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Google spend $1.3 billion to acquire Waze

Source are said to have spoken to Globes – Israel's Business Arena. They have been told that Google will acquire Waze Ltd for a cool $1.3 billion. The Israeli navigation app and traffic report start-up will be taken over after months of reports that the deal was underway. There were …

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Computex: Antec launches wireless AMP speakers

As part of the company's on-going expansion into new markets, the Antec Mobile Products (A.M.P) division has been busy with a range of brand new consumer electronics and audio technology. The latest launch from this team includes brand new A.M.P. speaker modules. KitGuru puts it ear to the ground to …

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Anonymous leaks NSA data in wake of spying scandal

In-case you don't read other news sources (and why would you, we do a fantastic job here of covering, literally, everything, ever) America's National Security Agency (NSA) just got caught spying on a huge number of its citizens using services like Facebook, Google, Yahoo and a mass of others – …

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Climbing the Kickstarter mountain as an indie

Kickstarter success stories are nothing new. There are one man operations and massive companies alike that have benefited from the swell of interest and funds that come from a well run campaign. However, there's only so many times you can read a story about a new this or that getting …

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Ex-IGN director is now at GAME

Ian Chambers, previously IGN's international director, has joined GAME, where he will take on the role of chief digital officer beginning at the end of July. This means he'll be managing the online side of the business, as well as covering business developments and digital marketing. “I am delighted with …

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Publishers can block you selling your Xbox One games

Cementing the idea of the future that we won't own any console games, merely rent licenses to play them, Microsoft has announced that while it personally won't stop you selling Xbox One games, game publishers will have the right and the ability, to opt out from resales as a feature …

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FBI and Microsoft take down botnet network

Microsoft and the FBI have taken down a criminal network which was responsible for more than $500 million in bank fraud. Microsoft and the FBI said that they, together with a group of financial services had' disrupted' more than 1,000 botnets. The organisations have yet to identify the source of …

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MoneySuperMarket talks driverless cars in new infographic

MoneySuperMarket has launched a new infographic breaking down how autonomous vehicles, that is, cars that drive themselves, are developing and when exactly they'll be hitting the marketplace. There's hot competition, with big car companies racing to beat Google to launch, who will be the first? As it stands, Mercedes will …

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Who’s excited for a sequel to Shaq-Fu?!

Alright guys, it looks like we might be finally get a sequel to Shaq Fu! Yea, right on… hurray… right? While it isn't for certain yet, basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal's licensing company, Mine O' Mine, has recently registered four game-centric trademarks surrounding the Shaq-Fu brand. It also recently acquired the …

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Steelseries shows off new H Series headset line

Steelseries has a new product line out and you'll never guess what it is. That's right guys, it's headsets! Beautiful, glorious headsets in a new line up titled the H-Series, a revamped version of the original Steelseries award winners first unveiled in 2005. This new line features the high end …

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Sega to support Ouya with Sonic titles

Sega has announced its intention to support the Ouya, that little android console that seems to have lost a lot of ground in the months following on from its impressive Kickstarter funding last year. However, it'll now see compatible versions of Sonic CD (arguably the best Sonic game ever made) …

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Intel release further details on Thunderbolt 2

Intel have released further details of their next generation Thunderbolt – their high speed interface it originally developed in partnership with Apple. Thunderbolt 2 doubles data transfer rates to 20Gb/s and with the incorporation of DisplayPort 1.2 it will allow the transmission of raw 4k video, as well as data. …

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Exclusive Asus Z87 Sabertooth Video

As the biggest manufacturer of mainboards for the technology-lovers market, Asus has quite a reputation to uphold during the launch of Intel's Z87 chipset for its 4th Generation of Core processors. KitGuru was lucky enough to get its cameras inside the regional HQ for Asus, while one of its engineers …

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