China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund has reportedly approached GlobalFoundries about possible acquisition or cooperation. Chinese investors intend to take over GlobalFoundries in order to significantly improve Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and make it one of the world’s largest contract makers of semiconductors. China-based Hua Capital Management, which …
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You can now buy the Mad Max movies on Steam
Steam has expanded a lot over the last couple of years. The platform has experimented with movies in the past in the form of gaming documentaries, like Indie Game the Movie or Valve's own documentary on the 2011 International tournament and now it looks like things are set to expand even …
Read More »India is also accusing Google of anti-competitive behaviour
Just last week, Google officially responded to the European commission's allegations that the company has been rigging its search results to promote its own products and weaken the competition. The case in the EU likely won't be resolved for some time but now it looks like Google is also going …
Read More »Samsung announces the Gear S2 smart watch
Samsung is bringing Tizen to smart-watches with its new circular Gear S2. Samsung announced its latest device at the IFA press conference and as we can see, the watch has clearly taken some design tips from the Moto 360, which was the first circular Android Wear smart watch. On top …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront Beta to arrive in October
Star Wars Battlefront is finally launching at the end of this year, though there are still plenty of people who have yet to get their hands on it. Fortunately, that may change soon as the Battlefront beta is apparently arriving in October on the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. …
Read More »AMD will not allow partners to modify specs of Radeon R9 Nano
Even though Advanced Micro Devices will allow its partners to build their own versions of AMD Radeon R9 Nano graphics cards, it will not let them significantly alter specifications of such graphics adapters. As a result, the difference between the original Radeon R9 Nano and custom versions from AMD’s partners …
Read More »Activision is bringing the Deadpool game to the PS4 and Xbox One
Some time last year, Activision's Deadpool game vanished from digital stores without a trace. At the time, neither the publisher or Marvel commented on what was going on but clearly it was some form of licensing issue. Then a few months ago, Deadpool reappeared on Steam and was once again available …
Read More »New rumours point towards Nexus 5 specifications
Following Google's flop with the Nexus 6 last year, the company has decided to bring LG back on board for 2015 with a brand new Nexus 5. We have been hearing rumours about it for some time, with many pointing towards, looks, features and hardware specifications. The latest to come …
Read More »Contactless card payment limit raised to £30
The limit for how much people can spend when using the contactless card payment system is being raised to £30, as usage of the quick and easy technology increases exponentially. Previously, those paying without inputting their pin-code would only be able to spend up to £20 as a security measure, …
Read More »U.S. considering sanctioning Russia and China over hacking
The United States is said to be considering applying sanctions to both Russia and Chinese individuals and companies for conducting aggressive hacking attempts against U.S. targets, according to several unnamed U.S. officials. While no decision has been made one way or another just yet, they claim that the Obama administration …
Read More »Silk Road investigating officer pleads guilty to Bitcoin theft
One of the two agents accused of siphoning off Bitcoins during the investigation of the Silk Road dark-net marketplace, has pleaded guilty. Ex-Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges, 33, appeared in federal court and admitted to money laundering and obstruction of justice, having secretly moved over $800,000 worth of the digital …
Read More »Amkov AMK5000S 1080p Sports Action Camera Review
You can spend a small fortune on an action cam or you score this Amkov AMK5000S for £70 in the UK. Indeed Gearbest, the company that sent us the AMK5000S, sells the cam for US$70 which is even cheaper. That's pretty amazing when you consider the package includes a waterproof …
Read More »Splitting up quest text in WoW makes it much more readable
Nobody likes reading walls of text, which is why here at KitGuru we try to split it up, throw in pictures, videos and funny captions to keep you entertained while we cram all of the information we can into your eyeballs. It turns out that same principle of breaking up …
Read More »Hearthstone now has the chance for players to win college scholarships
The TeSPA collegiate esports organisation has announced a new scholarship fund of $100,000 that will go up for grabs for teams of three that play Blizzard's collectible card brawler, Hearthstone, in an effort to cultivate more competitive esports talent in the U.S. Known as the Collegiate Hearthstone Championship, the competition …
Read More »MSI initiates cash-back program for Intel Z170 mainboards and GeForce GTX graphics cards
MicroStar International has initiated a cash-back program on select products based on Intel Corp.’s Z170 core-logic sets and Nvidia Corp.’s graphics processing units. For a limited time, it will be possible to get the latest hardware at a discount. From 28th of August until 29th of September, MSI offers up …
Read More »T-Mobile is going after excessive mobile tethering users
T-Mobile has revealed its plans to go after excessive users of its ‘unlimited data' plan. Now we have known for some time that when a network offers unlimited data, there is always some kind of caveat attached and it turns out that some T-Mobile users have been using as much …
Read More »New Xbox One bundle comes with 1TB SSHD and Elite controller
If you were looking in to getting an Xbox One this year, then Microsoft's latest bundle might be worth looking in to. It's called the Elite bundle and as you would expect, that means it comes with Microsoft's highly customisable Elite controller, but it also throws out the standard 500GB hard …
Read More »The first Witcher expansion comes out in October
CD Projekt Red just recently wrapped up its series of free DLCs for its latest hit game, The Witcher: Wild Hunt and now all focus is turning to the expansions, the first of which shall be out in October. While we have known about the two planned expansions for The …
Read More »Android Wear is now compatible with iPhones
Several companies have launched Android Wear smart watches over the last year and while some of them do look pretty tempting, they are limited as far as platforms go. Now, iPhone users can buy an Android Wear smart watch thanks to an upcoming software update from Google. There are some …
Read More »The Apple TV may be getting a price bump
Apple hasn't updated its Apple TV set top box for quite some time now. As a result, the price is fairly low, coming in at $99 for a brand new model. We have been hearing about the new Apple TV for some time now and aside from the updated internals, …
Read More »Alienware updates X51 line up with Skylake
Following on from Dell's refresh of its Alienware gaming laptop line, the X51 slim desktops have also received a hardware update, bringing things over to Intel's latest Skylake platform and even adding in all-in-one water cooling units to keep the temperatures down. The Alienware X51 desktop systems have been around …
Read More »Deus Ex: Mankind Divided now has a release date
We now know when Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is due to come out. The sequel to Human Revolution was announced earlier this year alongside a début trailer giving us an early look at the story. While pre-orders have been available for a while, like with any Triple A title, we …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V PC retail version doesn’t contain any game files
While many PC gamers have moved on to the all digital trend, there are still some out there that prefer to buy their PC games on disc. This helps out those with slower internet connections as well as those who are tied in to bandwidth caps. Unfortunately, this method won't …
Read More »LG now offering a gold plated version of its smartwatch
Apple might have pulled in most of the people that like to spend outrageous amounts on a smartwatch, but if some held out, they might be able to opt for a much cheaper and comparably flashy design from LG. The Korean company is now launching a 23 carat gold-plated version …
Read More »A Borderlands movie is officially in the works
Although movies based on videogames have a terrible pedigree – thanks Uwe Boll – there are still some properties that have the potential to be great films. Borderlands, with its strange, but familiar-ish world, bombastic setting and excellent writing is one such IP and that's a good thing, as it's …
Read More »Brazil’s Whatsapp Mayor on the run after expenses scandal
Mayor of the small town of Bom Jardin in Brazil, Lidian Leite, has gone on the run after police uncovered she had not only siphoned off more than four million dollars from school funds – leaving teachers unpaid for weeks – but had not even been taking part in the governance …
Read More »Tesoro Kuven Pro 5.1 Gaming Headset Review
Today we are going to take a look at one of the latest headsets from Tesoro, the Kuven Pro. It seeks to differentiate itself from the competition through a ‘real 5.1 surround sound' offering which features a series of four separate driver units within each earcup to mimic a surround …
Read More »Multiplay announces Insomnia is moving to the NEC
Multiplay, the gaming server provider and host of the multiple-yearly-Insomnia gaming festival and LAN parties, has announced that with its next event, the winter LAN, it will be moving from its current home at Coventry's Ricoh Arena, to Birmingham NEC. This will allow it to fit in more gaming space, …
Read More »Here’s what it’s like to drive in Final Fantasy XV
Square's recent announcement of a Final Fantasy VII HD remastering might have players pumped for a bit of airship travel once again, but that's not how you'll get about in Final Fantasy XV. In a new trailer for the game shown off at PAX, we saw how players will instead …
Read More »AUO and 3M to bring quantum dot 4K UHD LCD panels to the masses
AU Optronics Corp., one of the world’s leading makers of LCD panels for various devices, and 3M this week announced a new technology alliance that can dramatically improve quality of TV-sets and displays. The two companies will offer turn-key solutions that will help suppliers of televisions to offer TV-sets with …
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