A team of photographers set a record for the world's largest panoramic photograph with an incredible 320 Gigapixel, 360 degree image of London. The final image takes 48,000 pictures and stitches them all together for one whopping image. British Telecommunications contracted photography firm, 360Cities to create the panorama. The photographers …
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Google’s Sergei Brin says smartphones are ‘antisocial’
Google are making a lot of money from their Android powered smartphones however the Google co-founder Sergei Brin spoke out about his opinions on the devices saying they were 'emasculating' and saying that Google Glass would be a solution to the societal problems they pose. Brin was on stage at …
Read More »SpaceTop 3D Transparent computer revealed
A transparent computer which will allow people to reach inside and touch digital content has been showcased at the TED conference in Los Angeles. TED fellow Jinha Lee has been working on the SpaceTop 3D desktop in partnership with Microsoft. According to a report by the BBC they are saying …
Read More »EA planning to add micro-transactions to every game
If you thought the odd micro-transaction in free to play games was annoying, wait until you play any of EA's upcoming games – all of them will come equipped with some form of in-game payment system. EA has already taken flak for including micro-transactions in the single player heavy Dead Space …
Read More »Move over Raspberry Pi, Kinetis KL02 is the smallest
While it might not quite have all the features of the popular miniature computer on a PCB Raspberry Pi, the newly created Freescale Kinetis KL02 is offering up the building blocks of something much smaller. It's a full microcontroller featuring a processor, RAM, ROM, clock and I/O control unit – …
Read More »The War Z is back on Steam
We've covered The War Z a few times here at KitGuru, with its lying ways, apologies from major players at the company – which disturbingly still doesn't have its own website – and eventual removal from Steam for not offering a satisfactory build. Now though, it's been allowed back and …
Read More »AMD shows off new hair processing technique
Since we all saw Final Fantasy: Spirits Within and were treated to the flowing individual strands of hair found on the protagonist, it's been a long wait for the same thing in our video games (no? Just me?). Now though, AMD has helped us reach this pinnacle of follicle immersion. With the …
Read More »Music industry revenue is growing
In a move that will make it a little harder for groups like the BPI to cry poverty, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has announced that the music industry's revenue grew by 0.3 per cent throughout 2011, totalling nearly £11 billion. The reasoning behind the trend is …
Read More »Sapphire EDGE VS8 Barebones Model Review (8GB/SSD)
Kitguru has reviewed many of the diminutive, versatile Sapphire EDGE systems in the last couple of years. We reviewed the EDGE HD3 in February 2012, powered by the AMD E450 and the EDGE VS8 in December 2012, powered by the AMD A8 4555M APU. In early February we also reviewed …
Read More »Adobe security updates fix zero day bugs
Everytime I turn on my computer I seem to get another update request for Adobe Flash, as the company seem to be working hard to plug security holes for their ever popular code. February has been a busy month for the update team. The Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team …
Read More »Stuxnet code older than initially thought
Stuxnet is a celebrity among viral code, hitting the headlines some time ago for reportedly hitting an Iranian nuclear facility. A new cyber security report claims it is much older than initially thought. Symantec researchers, one of the firms involved in the initial analysis of the code when it was …
Read More »be quiet! DC1 thermal paste released
be quiet!, market leader for power supplies in Germany for seven years in a row (Source: GfK Panelmarket Germany, sales units internal computer power supplies, December 2012), announced today the availability of the new high performance thermal compound DC1. The new paste is the logical extension of the award-winning cooler …
Read More »Microsoft launching Surface in Japan
Microsoft are launching the Surface Windows 8 tablet in Japan next month according to reports from the Nikkei news service. A Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed with CNET that the Surface will reach Japan in the near future but didn't specify a precise date. The spokeswoman said “As part of our phased …
Read More »Queensland now accepting 18+ games
For a long time Australia has been restricted to selling only titles that fall under the 15+ age rating, as there simply wasn't an 18+ rating to go on. Recently an adult rating was brought in, but Queensland, one of the larger and most populous provinces lagged behind – now …
Read More »PlanetSide 2 EU accounts hacked
If you have an EU account with PlanetSide 2, it might be a good idea to change your login information. While the devs are claiming everything is under control, it appears a nefarious few may have managed to steal email addresses and passwords of some European accounts for the MMO …
Read More »Why were so many Valve employees fired?
A couple of weeks ago we reported on how one and then many other Valve employees were let go. This seems to be a pretty rare thing at Valve and something that's a little hard to understand, since it operates a boss-free structure that sees people moving their desks where …
Read More »Asus launches new micro ATX boards – faster and more integrated
Looking forward, ASUS has launched new Micro ATX motherboards with native HDMI and DVI outputs for use with Intel and AMD processors that feature integrated graphics. The motherboards also incorporate exclusive ASUS USB 3.0 ‘Boost Technology' for faster data transfers with compatible storage and solid capacitors – which Asus claim …
Read More »How social networking is changing Italian politics
Groups like the Pirate Party and prolific twitter users like Stephen Fry, might help remind us from time to time of certain freedoms that seem to be harder for ourselves and politicians to remember as the years go on, but one man in Italy is doing far more with his …
Read More »Pirate Bay emigrates, becomes Hydra Bay
The Pirate Bay has been one of Sweden's most defining features throughout the 21st century so far, but that will no longer be the case, as the torrent search site has hitched up its socks and left its native shores for pastures green – and ones less filled with copyright …
Read More »Fractal Design Node 605 Case Review
Today we are going to look at the Node 605 from Fractal Design which is designed to be used primarily for home theatre PC builds. It is part of the same range as the Node 304 that we looked at recently which we found to be a very competent product. …
Read More »LG buy WebOS for Smart TVs
LG have bought the webOS operating system from Hewlett Packard and will be using it in upcoming television sets, commercial displays and perhaps even cars. They said they won't be using it in tablets or smartphone however. LG's CTO Skott Ahn said “The open and transparent webOS technology offers a …
Read More »McAfee proclaim an (almost) end to Botnet malware
McAfee have gathered 113 million core samples of malware signatures in the last year and they are going to use that information into a new software suite using behavioral heuristics in their code to spot unknown samples. The final result could mean that botnets would be defeated, worldwide. Pat Calhoun, …
Read More »Opera Mediaworks launched
Opera Software today announced the launch of its fully-owned subsidiary Opera Mediaworks, which focuses on providing advertising, content distribution and monetization services to the global mobile marketplace. Opera Mediaworks services more than 80,000 mobile sites and mobile applications, managing more than 50 Billion ad impressions per month and enabling more …
Read More »Apple settle lawsuit over ‘bait’ apps for kids
Apple have offered to pay some money to parents who are frustrated that their kids have been buying applications via iTunes without their permission. They will be offering a $6 iTunes credit or cash if the amount was more than $30. The company have said they will pay to settle …
Read More »iPad Mini shipments outstrip 9.7 inch version
LG Display panel shipments for the full sized iPad dropped from six million units in December 2012 to 600,000 in January 2013. Insiders are claiming that the drop is mainly due to the growing demand for the iPad Mini and that January is a slow month for panel shipments. The …
Read More »Samsung reject Firefox OS
A high level senior executive at Samsung spoke out at Mobile World Congress to say that Samsung won't be developing any products that will run the Firefox operating system. We can't say the news is a shock, as Samsung are the strongest Android OS smartphone and tablet manufacturer and they …
Read More »Capacitive controls in new Accidentally Extraordinary headphones
A new set of headphones have been released which will feature a capacitive touch control interface on the surface of the cable. Many headphones already feature a control box on the cable, but this can often be bulky and can add to the overall weight of the product. Californian based …
Read More »300 million Shazam users and new updates coming
Shazam has managed to snag over 300 million users and has also announced new iPad and Android tablet updates. The company have released the information at the latest Mobile World Congress along with upcoming tablet updates with their ‘new user experience'. This will be released within a couple of weeks. …
Read More »UK Travellers Want To Text At 30,000ft
A poll of British travelers has revealed a huge appetite for inflight mobile services. Over 70 per cent of Brits surveyed said they would use their mobile phones during a flight, if they had the option. Almost half of people would use inflight mobile services to send text messages, while …
Read More »Sony launch new high end waterproof Xperia Z tablet
Sony are launching a new high end tablet set to target the crowded market. The tablet has been announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today and it delivers market leading features, including ultra high screen resolution, camera quality and connectivity. It will also be waterproof, following the same …
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