While Zynga higher ups might have been hoping that the staff members it fired out of the blue just a few days ago, would ride off into the game development sunset, that's not how it works when there's an internet to please. One disgruntled ex-employee has conducted a Reddit AMA, …
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MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Review (w/ 4770k / HD7990 / 2,933mhz DDR3)
It would have been difficult to miss Intel's launch of Haswell last weekend. On launch day we looked at the Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC and the ASUS Z87 Sabertooth motherboards and today we analyse the latest high end board from MSI – The Z87 MPower MAX. This is priced a little higher …
Read More »ADATA gets aggressive on portable storage pricing
From the 3.5″ floppy through to the USB pen drive, we have all gotten used to carrying data with us. As our demands have grown, so has the requirement for storage capacity. And we also want it cheap. Looks like ADATA's price aggression might yield a solution. How much storage …
Read More »AmazonFresh is making a move on the food delivery business
Amazon is one of the world's biggest commercial driving forces. It's where you can buy everything, from – this is where I would normally list a load of varied products, but you all know what you can get at Amazon, we all use it. But one market that the etailer …
Read More »Chinese developer rips off everyone in League of Legends clone
We all know that China isn't afraid of a little copyright infringement now and again. This is the country with actual stores that are rip offs of Western ones. However, fake Apple devices is one thing, but copying League of Legends in almost every way possible? Adding heroes that bear …
Read More »Computex: Plextor SSD goes from Fast to Furious
Plextor has always been about quality and durability when it comes to storage. In the past it was always about media readers for disks and CDs, but over the last several years they have expanded to SSD's, under the ‘PLDS' (Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions) umbrella. That's all good, but …
Read More »Computex: Spark launches rugged portable PC with 5760 resolution
Robust is a cool word. We love it. Sure, some people take it too far with phones that can be used in the shower etc, but – overall – it's nice to know that something won't break when you drop it. Spark has packed a mean system into a cool …
Read More »Computex kicks off in torrential rain, promises cloud focus
Ahoy Techgeeks!! Computex 2013 has launched in Taipei, Taiwan and when we say ‘launch', we mean in the nautical sense – in to a huge body of water. KitGuru dons water wings and a snorkel to see what's what in Formosa. Each year in June you can be sure of …
Read More »Zynga blew $200 million on OMGPOP and then shut it down
Remember when Zynga bought up the developers of hugely popular fad game, Draw Something, last year? Remember when it signed the cheque for $200 million? Remember when Zynga went on to shut down that same company and fired almost everyone involved, just over a year later? That just happened. We …
Read More »Turkish citizens take to VPN to prevent government crackdown
It seemed clear from yesterday's rants by Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that he's not a big fan of the internet and specifically social networks. In the past, countries undergoing heavy civilian protests have attempted to crack down on internet usage because it helps protesters organise and get the word out …
Read More »Next gen console prices predicted
While we don't have any concrete pricing information on the next-gen consoles from Microsoft or Sony just yet, that doesn't mean speculation isn't abound. One analyst, by the name of Michael Pachter, has given a talk to investors in an E3 preview show and he thinks he's got a handle …
Read More »New Phanteks Enthoo Primo Ultimate video
After finally taking Noctua off the top of the cooling tree, Phanteks has now swung its attention to creating the ultimate chassis. A second video that delves deep inside the new case has just been released into the wild. KitGuru sits back with the popcorn for this 2 minute 24 …
Read More »Mars rat gets internet all flustered
If there's one thing the human brain and the internet have in common, its deriving meaning from something very mundane and both of these phenomenons have struck again, with the recent “discovery” of the Mars rat, a small rock that does indeed look like a rodent – on Mars. It …
Read More »Wargaming makes pledge to end pay to win in F2P
One of the biggest concerns people have with free to play games, is that by monetising them through unlocks or experience boosters, it can often make it far easier to make your way through game content or unlock more powerful stuff, if you simply dump cash into the game instead …
Read More »SanDisk launches 19nm SSD range
When it comes to money, burgers or brains – you can make the argument that bigger is better. But when it comes to technology, there is always a special place in the heart of everygeek for things that can be made smaller, sleaker and neater. Enter SanDisk. Taking the Computex …
Read More »Zynga culls another 500 staff
Zynga has been bleeding staff and studios all over the world since its height, early on last year. Since then, it's consolidated and consolidated some more and recently, it's felt the need to do so again, cutting another 520 staff from its roster, in what's being described as a “restructuring …
Read More »Thermaltake TT Esports EPIC giveaway – win goodies!
Today we have another great competition thanks to our good friends over at Thermaltake TT Esports. There are four prizes in total and we will list them now, as well as details on how you can enter! The 1st Prize is a stunning new Level 10 GT in Black! Level …
Read More »AMD Richland on sale at ARIA
Our reviews of Richland are slightly delayed due to masses of content we have published in the last week, we are playing catchup. In the interim you will be pleased to hear that UK retailer ARIA are stocking the new processors – and they seem very competitively priced indeed. Head …
Read More »Intel exec says Windows 8 ‘modest launch’ has hurt PC growth
Intel's Executive Vice President Tom Kilroy has said that the PC Market could recover – even though it faces a stiff challenge from tablet systems. He said that Windows 8 had a ‘modest launch' and it meant that the PC market was ‘a year late' getting a ‘shot in the …
Read More »ASUS release super thin 31.5inch 4K computer monitor in June (PQ321)
ASUS have officially announced the world's first consumer based 4k resolution monitor. The PQ321 is a 31.5 inch panel but the company have to this point been low key about the pricing. We would expect the price to be between £3,000 and £3,500 when it hits these shores, so it …
Read More »Dell start to release Haswell powered systems
Dell have released some systems featuring the latest Haswell processors. They have announced at Computex that they are releasing three new Haswell desktop systems. XPS 8700 Their flagship desktop PC, the XPS 8700 tower ships with up to 4TB of storage and has four HDD trays if you need to …
Read More »Exclusive Asus Z87 Maximus VI Extreme Video
As the vast array of mainboards arrive in the market, one thing is for sure: There will be no shortage of choice with Intel's Haswell technology. A while back, KitGuru cameras were invited into the heart of Asus' HQ to find out more about the world's number one mainboard manufacturer's …
Read More »Now you can Vine from your Android
If you've been sat there with your Android smartphone, seething with envy at how your Apple equipped pals can send each other six second videos of them being as nonsensical as they are on other social outlets, see red no longer my friends, as Vine just hit Android. Despite being …
Read More »They’re going to dig up that ET landfill in El Paso
While it might end up putting a bit of a dampener on the plot of the AVGN movie, one company could finally be about to find out what exactly Atari dumped in the El Paso desert all those years ago. Chances are, it's more than a few E.T. cartridges. If …
Read More »ASUS GTX 670 Direct CU Mini Review
Today we are looking at a new video card from ASUS – The GTX 670 Direct CU Mini. This is a compact graphics card that should be powerful enough to play the latest Direct X 11 games on a 1080p monitor. This cute little card only measures 170mm and requires a …
Read More »Turkish PM is not a Facebook fan
The prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has named social media as “the worst menace to society,” suggesting that it is a tool of liars, that is being utilised to bad mouth the government and support protests in the country. Protests have been taking place due to the proposed …
Read More »Now Take Two wants a taste of the used game pie
Microsoft has made it quite clear that it's taking a pickaxe to the used game industry and it's mining a chunk of change from it before dismembering it over the next few years. At least that's the plan, but not everyone is keen to let the software giant have all …
Read More »eBuyer offers Dell network laser printers for FREE – apparently
Anyone of a certain age will remember the Baked Bean wars of the 80s, where rival supermarkets began all out war – based solely on the price they could achieve for a tin of baked beans. It got so bad that legal changes were made to try and prevent such …
Read More »Biostar launches Z87 board with full set of features
Hot on the trail of Asus, Gigebyte, Asrock and MSI, Taiwanese manufacturer Biostar has unleashed its own set of Intel Z87 chipset mainboards. Looking through the specs, it seems that Biostar wants to make sure it has ticked every possible feature box. KitGuru pulls out a magnifying glass to check. …
Read More »Nokia Lumia 925 pre-order at Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse announced at the weekend that they are taking pre-orders for the new Lumia 925 flagship phone. The retailer are offering contracts over 24 months with Orange, EE's 4G Network, 02, T-Mobile and Vodafone. The Orange deal is £29.99 up front and £32 per month with unlimited minutes and …
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