The smartphone gaming market is growing all the time and Nintendo mentioned it as one of the their biggest concerns in the past. If you play a lot of games on your Android smartphone then the new XOPAD may be a device worthy of your attention. The XOPAD is a …
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Ramp up for CeBIT 2013 begins
By the end of the first week in March, hundreds of thousands of souls will have passed through the gates to the Hannover Messe – one of the world's largest trade fair grounds. But to the experienced eye, it will look like a ghost town. KitGuru tallies the numbers to …
Read More »Andrew Bary: Michael Dell is stealing company from shareholders
Andrew Bary has written an article for Barrons in which he discusses the Dell situation. He says “It looks as if Michael Dell is trying to steal his company from public shareholders. The big question is whether he will get away with it.” Bary continues “The markets seem to be …
Read More »Microsoft Surface Pro greeted with negative reviews
Microsoft's latest ‘Surface Pro' tablet has received the first round of reviews from journalists in America. So far it doesn't look too good for the company as many of the reviews have been very negative. The latest Surface tablet is based around the standard Intel X86 platform, meaning it will …
Read More »Ouya set for commercial release in June
The little console that set Kickstarter ablaze and began what seems to be a current trend of crowd funding little home consoles to rival the big boys, has had its final release date outed. Those that didn't pre-order or get in on the ground floor, will be able to get …
Read More »Revenge porn site owner could face child pornography charges
The owner of “revenge porn,” website, IsAnyoneDown.com – and former owner of IsAnyoneUp.com – Craig Brittainn, has been speaking about his running of the site, denying rumours that he scams victims of the site into paying him to have naked photos of themselves removed. However it now looks like he could …
Read More »Pirate Bay blocks continue to do nothing
The blocks that many countries including the Netherlands, the UK, Finland, Ireland and many others brought in last year for torrent search site The Pirate Bay, were quickly shown to be ineffective at preventing access. Groups like the BPI then targeted proxy sites like the the one run by Pirate Party …
Read More »New Jersey library bans violent video games
There's been a lot of talk about violent video games recently in the wake of the Sandyhook shooting in the US and this has led to people looking to do something about it. The most recent event is a library in New Jersey that has announced it will no longer …
Read More »Nintendo has a plan to let home consoles live on
Head at Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, has expressed his confusion over the current trend of interest in cloud and mobile gaming and has suggested that going into the future, his company has plans to maintain the current setup of dominant home consoles. The big idea, is to universalise Nintendo software across …
Read More »Google Street View tour through Grand Canyon
Google Maps have been working hard lately to improve some of their street views, enhancing data in various locations. Their Trekker, a backpack mounted camera system has been used to allow people to take a 360 degree view of the Grand Canyon. Five people with Trekkers took to the Grand …
Read More »New Android Malware infects smartphone and uses PC to spy
New Android malware called Droidcleaner has been causing problems for many people, infecting smartphones and using a PC to spy on the end user. Researchers at Kaspersky Labs have uncovered the new malware which poses as a ‘cleaner' style application, and one that can ‘free used' memory on devices. It …
Read More »New 3DMark available for download
For those who missed it, Futuremark released their latest 3DMark – simply called ‘3DMark'. Yesterday the company launched the PC version, although there will be versions for Android, iOS and Windows RT released in the near future. In their press release the company say “The new 3DMark includes everything you …
Read More »G.Skill RipjawsX (F3-1600C9Q-32GXM) 1600MHz 32GB (4x 8GB) Memory Kit Review
G.Skill's extensive range of Ripjaws memory kits has always covered the requirements of a wide user base. With that trend continuing to the present day, we will be taking a look at one of the company's high-capacity kits that targets mid-range users and gamers. While 8GB DIMMS are more affordable …
Read More »Amazon offer support for OUYA android console
The OUYA Android powered gaming console funded on KickStarter will begin selling through Amazon, as well as Gamestop and other retailers. Preorders will start being taken on Tuesday in advance of retail availability in June 2013. American retails such as Best Buy and Target are also onboard to sell the …
Read More »HMV set to shutter 100 stores
Following on from the recent debt buyout by Hilco, the owners of HMV Canada, it has been announced that the UK arm of HMV will be shutting up to 100 stores in the near future, putting 1500 jobs at risk. It may not be the full amount as it's thought …
Read More »Borderlands 2 writer defends “racist” character
One of the writers for Borderlands 2, Anthony Burch, has responded to criticism about the character Tiny Tina, which some people have been suggesting speaks in a manner that could be considered racist, or at the very least stereotypical. He's suggested that this was in no way the intention but if …
Read More »Foxconn workers to become unionised
In a surprising move for the manufacturer that has had so many issues with employee safety, rights and even age in the past, Foxconn, the maker of many things Apple, has announced that it will be allowing its workers to elect union representatives, who will be voted in every five years. …
Read More »ADATA gets A-ggressive with A price
At KitGuru, our love of a bargain is matched only by our love of alliteration. When we saw the ‘A' rated deal from AData on portable drives, we could not resist. Either. So what's on offer and for how much? KitGuru checks out the latest in desirable drive deals. While …
Read More »Gabe Newell talks Steam of the future
Gabe Newell has been speaking out about the future of Steam quite a bit recently, with a lot of focus of expanding its reach and giving better opportunities to smaller developers. However, he's also been thinking about having much less Valve involvement, replacing its current gatekeeper like system with an …
Read More »Wired2Fire Diablo Predator System review
Is that old PC in your house getting you down? Are you in the market for a new Windows 8 gaming PC this year but finding that getting the time to build one is difficult? Enter Wired2Fire, a UK system builder who have earned a reputation for high quality, competitively …
Read More »Microsoft sell 900,000 Surface RT tablets
Microsoft have shipped around 900,000 Surface RT Tablets last quarter, slotting in at 6th place among the world's tablet makers. Ryan Reith, analyst and program manager of IDC's mobile device tracking said “There is no question that Microsoft is in this tablet race to compete for the long haul. However, …
Read More »Sony stops selling MiniDisc
What started as a solid plastic item being passed to Captain Kirk around 1966, evolved into a real product by 1992. Today, just about 20 years on, the future is dead and another ‘amazing technology' gets consigned to the trashpile of history. KitGuru casts an eye back over yet another …
Read More »HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook – available for $330
Hewlett Packard have just announced their Pavilion 14 ChromeBook which is available for $330. Inside, the machine is based around an Intel 1.1GHZ Celeron 847 CPU. The company include 2 GB of RAM and it has 16GB of flash memory inside for storage. The display runs at a resolution of …
Read More »Windows 8 market share 2%: Windows 7 45%
Microsoft Windows 8 has not met with the most successful launch for the company and according to data released by analytics firm Net Applications the market share is still very low. According to the new figures released, Windows 8 only has 2.26 percent of the desktop operating systems market. Windows …
Read More »meta’s 3D gesture-controlled augmented reality glasses
A new start up called meta has partnered up with Epson to create a pair of AR glasses that allow virtual objects to be controlled in 3D space using hand gestures. meta were founded in December 2012 by Meron Gribetz and Professor Steven Feiner has added his expertise to the …
Read More »Stephen Bates shows why Blackberry is getting slaughtered
You might not recognise the name, but Stephen Bates is the ‘laughing fool' whose business card says Managing Director for Europe at Blackberry – the besieged smartphone maker. We missed his live interview on the BBC first time round, but a great blog by Willard Foxton at The Telegraph drew …
Read More »Anonymous hacker escapes jail: too young and ‘troubled’
A British teenager who was found guilty of attacking Paypal and other huge organisations as part of the Anonymous group has not been sent to jail. The Judge said he has a troubled personality and is very young. 18 year old Jake Birchall, 16 years old at the time of …
Read More »Twitter admit 250,000 users have passwords stolen
Twitter have admitted that 250,000 users have had their passwords and email addresses stolen by hackers. This breach is one of the biggest ever recorded by Twitter, they may have over 200 million users, but a quarter of a million people have had their accounts compromised. Twitter have said they …
Read More »What’s going to happen to THQ UK staff?
While a lot of news overage has been given to the state of developers working under the THQ banner, like Relic Games, Vigil and others, not much attention has been given to the middle-management, the PR guys, the HR, admin, legal teams and all the other invaluable positions held by …
Read More »LED light cable solves night time problems
Late at night, just as you get into bed, you may remember that you need to charge your mobile phone. There is nothing more annoying than fumbling for the light switch while locating the USB cable connector header. A company have tried to cure this problem with their new USB …
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