Lets face it, owning a GTX Titan or even a HD7970 is a pipe dream for most people, verified by the fact that the biggest chunk of sales for both AMD and Nvidia is under £100. To satisfy your budget cravings today we look at the latest HD7730 cards from …
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XKeyScore: The NSA tool that can record everything you do online
We've all heard about PRISM at this point and we're all suitably terrified. Unfortunately, the scares don't stop there, as new documents released today have detailed one of the NSA's tools of the trade. Known as X-Keyscore, the metadata and content analysis tool is able to track down a person's …
Read More »Win games in the KitGuru Steam Channel!
A couple of days ago we announced the new KitGuru Steam Channel – it seemed apt as we hit over 100,000 likes on Facebook to interact more with our community. Over the next 5 days you have a chance to win a game of your choice by entering our simple …
Read More »Pay what you want for Saint’s Row the Third and Dead Island
The new Humble Bundle is out people and this time around it's Deep Silver that's offering up its game collection for your to bundle-buy. Available as part of the Pay-What-You-Want model this time around are: Saint's Row II, Saint's Row The Third, Sacred 2 and Risen 2: Dark Waters. Pay …
Read More »Nintendo Wii U sales are still awful
Poor Nintendo. Its “next-gen” system has had a horrible start, despite having a year lead in on both Microsoft and Sony's systems. New figures announced during Nintendo's quarterly earnings report, suggest that worldwide, it only sold 160,000 of the machines between April and June this year. Game sales were a …
Read More »Orsto Plus+ smartwatch has smartphone functionality
While the world waits for smartwatch products from Google, Apple and Microsoft there are models already in the field from smaller, sometimes unknown companies. One of the latest to hit crowdfunding, is the Orsto Plus+. Orsto are a UK based team who say the Plus+ is the first smartwatch to …
Read More »Asus chairman: Windows RT on ARM ‘is not promising’
Kitguru has published several editorials in the last week detailing poor Microsoft tablet sales and the fact that CEO Steve Ballmer has decided to axe the price of the RT models, in the attempt to increase sales. Asus chairman Jonney Shih has spoken to AllThingsD to say that they won't …
Read More »Apple iOS 7 3D Maps to dominate ?
Apple oriented website AppleInsider have published an article showing how Apple Maps will look in the upcoming iOS7 operating system. They say that the new mapping system will have a full screen mode which focuses on how easy the new Apple 3D Flyover imagery is to navigate. Appleinsider say that …
Read More »Microsoft losing money over Surface tablet
The Microsoft Surface tablet has not been the big money maker that Microsoft had hoped. The device has earned the company less in revenue than it paid to write down unsold stocks. The company have said in their regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the Surface …
Read More »Pirate Bay 10 year anniversary bash has nowhere near enough money
The big decade old anniversary party for torrent search site The Pirate Bay, may not end up going ahead as planned, as with just a couple of weeks to go until the expected date, just over 10 per cent of the required funds have been collected from the community. Organised …
Read More »KitGuru community on Facebook passes 100,000
KitGuru was born in May 2010 and our team has worked very hard over the last 38 months to seek out the finest hardware on the market, review it and bring the results direct to you, our readers. Alongside the hardcore testing, we have also managed to find time to …
Read More »KG interviews a hacker on the dangers of public profiles
Despite being declared dead by Marc Zuckerberg back in 2010, privacy is still alive and kicking in some circles and thanks to recent PRISM revelations, it's a hot topic for some people. However, government spying was hardly the first warning we had – hackers have been telling us to tighten …
Read More »Drone tech to keep endangered rhinos safe
Thanks to PRISM, Tempora, the Snooper's Charter and a handful of other privacy invading revelations about our technological lives, it's nice to see one bit of spying tech that is being used for the power of good. After a successful Indiegogo campaign, an anti-poaching drone is set to be launched …
Read More »Panasonic and Sony working on 300GB optical discs
The never ending search for greater storage is being met by Sony and Panasonic. They are joining forces to create a single optical disc with a capacity of 300GB, due for release by 2015. Both companies have plenty of experience creating optical disc technology and the plans are to release …
Read More »Apple to investigate claims of poor Pegatron working conditions
Kitguru has been covering the recent news that Pegatron Corp in Taiwan are using underage workers, paying them poor wages and forcing them to work overtime. China Labor Watch, the new York Group found at least 86 labor rights violations while investigating the Pegatron factories from March to July. Apple …
Read More »Turtle Beach Ear Force XP SEVEN Review
Today we will be taking a look at the Turtle Beach Ear Force XP Seven, aimed at professional gamers and enthusiasts alike. Packed with features such as customizable presets, an Audio Control Unit, adjustable surround sound angles, Dolby surround and even auxiliary input, Turtle Beach claims these headphones offer “the …
Read More »KitGuru visit the Overclockers UK Store
If you happen to live in the Newcastle-under-Lyme area, you may have had the chance to visit the Overclockers UK store. Many of us would love to have such a store in our own local area but often we just have to accept that ordering online is the only option. …
Read More »Virgin Media stores phone authentication passwords in plaintext
You'd think with Sony's big security hiccup last year, where most PlayStation 3 owners had their details stolen by hackers, that companies would have learned their lesson. Virgin, despite having a founder who I heartily agree with on a few things, seems to be one of those companies, as according …
Read More »Here’s how to avoid the incoming Cameron porn filters
Despite the western world being quick to jump on human rights violations and infringements on freedom of speech in eastern nations, British leaders do seem incredibly keen to restrict what we can look at online. One of Prime Minister David Cameron's recent tirades has been against child pornography and on …
Read More »Antec partner up with AONE Distribution in the UK
Antec Inc. is pleased to announce that the global leader in high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets has appointed a new distributor in the UK. A One Distribution will sell the whole Antec product line; provide customers with up-to-date product information as well …
Read More »More Apple factory worker abuse claims
Another worker group in China is claiming that Apple factory workers are being abused, but this time it's not a Foxconn facility that's responsible, but one owned by Taiwan's Pgatron Corp and two of its subsidiary companies. Some of the alleged mistreatment of workers, includes violations of health and safety …
Read More »How about a cover system where you actually have to duck?
Did you ever play one of those stand-up shooter arcade machines that had a pressure pad on the floor? It killed your knees, but it allowed you to duck down behind allies to reload, or use your riot shield to protect you from enemy bullets. I thought it was a …
Read More »Fez developer quits industry, cancels sequel
The man behind the indie success story Fez and who featured in the popular (if somewhat depressing) Indie Game: The Movie documentary, Phil Fish, has announced that he is done with game development and that the title he was working on, Fez 2, has been cancelled. This comes as somewhat …
Read More »Reader Rigs! Operation Richland
We post hundreds of reader rigs every month on our active Facebook page, but today we wanted to share one very special build which comes from reader Zen Castro Resurreccion. Zen created this little work of art for the Davao Cyber Expo 2013 which ended yesterday. He built the custom case …
Read More »Luxurious LUXA2 Competiton – Win Stylish Prizes!
KitGuru readers are a stylish, tech-loving bunch and we know how much you're into your smartphones. Our friends over at LUXA2 have designed some of the coolest mobile accessories on the planet and, today, you have a chance to win some of these goodies in a simple competition! LUXA2 is …
Read More »Silverstone Raven RV04 Case Review
Today we are going to look at the latest model to feature in Silverstone’s critically acclaimed Raven series of cases, the RV04. It promises to build on the success of the previous model, the RV03, offering higher levels of performance. We are interested to see what Silverstone have implemented to …
Read More »Portable briefcase that turns into mobile office
With the advancements in laptop and tablet technology it seems only logical that a designer would come up with a new briefcase design that would do more than just hold some paper, pens and literature. Scottish designer Tyrone Stoddart has designed a kit that transforms a briefcase into office furniture. …
Read More »Google ditching Android over intellectual property issues?
AppleInsider published a story that would indicate Google may be working to distance themselves from the Android Platform. AppleInsider say “The discovery that Google's new Chromecast web streaming device is based on Google TV code stripped of Android features provides additional evidence.” Android has been a huge success story for …
Read More »Ballmer admits Microsoft built too many Surface RT’s
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that they built too many Surface RT tablets and that they are not selling as many Windows devices as they would like. The company held an internal town hall event last week. They discussed the $900 million hit for Surface RT tablets and the …
Read More »ADATA executes memorable price cut on DDR3
While the economy is still recovering slowly, it's not fast enough for the IT industry. As a result, we're seeing some significant price drops on the kind of kit that everygeek needs – like 2x4GB of DDR3 1600MHz memory. KitGuru scans OcUK for details. For several years now, whether you …
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