Augmented reality has a lot of potential to help us learn new skills, experience new entertainment and even shop. The problem with the latter though is it often requires the use of a third party applications; not with Augment for Retailers though. The AR SDK makes it possible to natively …

Here at KitGuru we have reviewed a few Chromebooks in our time, but never a Chromebox. It is with interest, then, that we look at ASUS' new Chromebox 2-G084U. Featuring a Broadwell Celeron CPU and 4GB RAM crammed into a tiny form-factor, is this a compelling option for someone after …

As much as I love virtual reality, there aren't that many must-play VR experiences just yet. Sure there are hundreds of apps and games and many really cool ones, but Google Earth VR is one of the first that you feel the need to show everyone. Freely available on Steam, …

It turns out fireworks aren't the only way to light up the sky at night – you can also use drone technology. That's what Disney has been trialling in a new partnership with Intel's new Shooting Star lightweight drones, creating a 300 strong choreographed performance called a Starbright Holidays light …

Anthony Clarke, one of four individuals arrested as part of an investigation into FIFA 14 Coin hacking, has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He now has a few months to wait until sentencing, but potentially faces as long as 20 years in a federal prison for his …

While Nvidia has been making a lot of money off the back of consumer graphics cards, another huge component to the company's success has been its involvement in AI and Deep Learning initiatives. This is an area that AMD hasn't been heavily involved in but this week, the company revealed …

Microsoft has been going through some huge changes internally over the last couple of years and it looks like things aren't slowing down just yet. Today, Microsoft made the surprise announcement that it would be joining the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member, joining the likes of Intel, IBM, Samsung …

The Nintendo Switch announcement has been exciting for many but unfortunately, there are those out there looking to take advantage of that. This week it emerged that a Nintendo Switch beta scam is doing the rounds, using fairly unsuspicious looking sites and a fake sign-up form to lure in Nintendo …

Google has confirmed its plans to build a brand new headquarters in London, doubling its current UK office space and creating an additional 3000 jobs. This is a huge move that should bring quite a boost to the UK tech industry, with current estimates claiming that this move should see …

We had a very strong response to our mega competition with G.SKILL giving away a combination of 15 keyboards, mice, and memory kits. Thanks to everybody who entered! The original competition page can be viewed HERE. The lucky winners and their allocated prize are as follows: G.SKILL Ripjaws KM780 RGB …

If you've ever wanted the real racing car experience, then you may want to keep an eye on the Overclockers UK Racing Series, the company's first virtual reality contest that will end in the winner getting the chance to drive a real, non-virtual car around at the Bedford Autodrome Circuit. …

We have reviewed many high end, wallet sapping Super Flower power supplies in recent years, but today we look at a lower cost model – the Platinum King 650W. With 80 Plus Platinum efficiency and a 120mm low noise fan the price point is set at £87.95 inc VAT from …

The Blackgang Chine is the UK's oldest amusement park and lately, it's started to show. IBM research lead Andy Stanford Clark answered a call for help online and offered to give the park's animatronic Dinosaurs a hardware make over. He used Raspberry Pi micro-computers and IBM's cognitive computing platform to make …

If you're building a game with motion controllers in mind and want to make it work well with Oculus hardware just as much as the HTC Vive, then it's worth getting in touch with Oculus directly. It's announced an expansion of its developer-kit program, which gives out Touch controllers to …

Despite ongoing issues with license fees and what is increasingly labelled piracy with people viewing iPlayer content without paying them, the BBC is looking to expand its audience internationally in the coming years. Thanks to a cash investment by the government, the BBC wants its audience to expand to 500 …

HyperX have been making a concerted push into the peripheral market over the last couple of years. Initially, they limited themselves to headsets, and quickly built up an excellent reputation thanks to their Cloud and Cloud II devices. Today, however, we are looking at HyperX's first foray into the world …

Considering the Millennial generation grew up with a greater access to technology than any that came before it, you would think that its members would be some of the most security conscious. It turns out that that couldn't be further from the truth, with a new report from anti-viral firm …

While there is plenty of deliberate nudity to be found in Ubisoft's recent watch Dogs 2 release, it turns out fully rendered, realistic female genitals wasn't necessarily part of it. To address the problem of a player being banned because they shared an image of them on Sony's Live from …

Lian-Li has announced the latest entry to its O-series of cases: the PC-O10, a dual-chamber chassis that aims to slim things down compared to past models by adopting the SFX power supply form factor. This change has allowed Lian-Li to fit E-ATX and ATX motherboards in a leaner package than …

Wii U owners have been waiting to get their hands on Zelda: Breath of the Wild since early 2013 but unfortunately, repeated delays pushed the game back to 2017 and now the game will also be coming to the Nintendo Switch next year. However, the game apparently won't be ready …

A couple of years back, Google made a big push for augmented reality with Google Glass but unfortunately the project ultimately failed to catch on. Despite Google Glass's failure, it doesn't seem to have scarred Apple away from developing a similar device of its own as reports this week claim …

Announced at the same time as the high-end SSD 960 PRO, but arriving a month later, the newly-launched SSD 960 EVO is Samsung's attempt to push the M.2 PCIe NVMe format SSD into the mainstream market. The EVO uses the same Polaris controller as the 960 PRO but combines it …

It looks like the head of Ubisoft Montreal and several other Ubisoft executives could be facing some trouble with the AMF, France's financial market regulator as some of the company's top employees have been accused of insider trading. According to allegations made by the AMF, there are five Ubisoft executives …

While there are plenty of advantages to owning multiple systems for gaming, being a multi-platform gamer can get expensive pretty quickly. However, Roccat wants to help alleviate that a bit with the Roccat Cross, a new headset that replaces the need for a separate pair of cans across PC, console …

The U.S. Navy is facing off against German virtual reality developer, Bitmanagement, over what the latter claims is a huge instance of software piracy. The Navy has admitted that it installed software without paying, but claims it had permission, setting the stage for one of the biggest commercial piracy suits …

NASA has been sending rovers to Mars since the '90s and currently operates both Opportunity and Curiosity on the red planet. However it has plans for something much grander in the near future, with a 2020 launch of the next rover set to take with it a number of new …

Tackling the difficulties of getting PC gaming into the living room is currently a key agenda for many companies. MSI's take on the console-sized living room PC is Trident, which comes in a little larger than an Xbox One but features an Intel Skylake CPU, GTX 1060 graphics card and …

As much as roomscale tracking in virtual reality has opened up many doors in terms of the types of games we can play, the difficulty presented by restrictions in real world space is very much apparent in many contemporary releases. IronWolf VR looks to fix that with some unique locomotion …

A new study out of Bristol University suggests that LED lighting may actually be doing us more of a favour than just keeping energy costs low. In a test of what effect LEDs might have on insects, it was discovered that switching to LED lighting could massively reduce the amount …

At this point, the Nexus brand is well and truly dead and Google has already moved on with its new line of ‘Pixel' smartphones. While the Pixel is branded solely as a Google phone, it is actually HTC that manufacturers it but it turns out that HTC may have been …