Sony's own virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus, is due out in the first half of 2016 so you can expect it to be one of the key talking points at Sony's E3 conference later today. However, we do have a few early details, such as the fact that the PlayStation …
Read More »UK Diplomat: Snowden revelations didn’t endanger spies
Members of the British intelligence community, including MI6, GCHQ and the Royal Navy took aim at Edward Snowden last week, calling him a traitor and suggesting that by revealing secretive CIA documents, he put the lives of British and American spies at risk. It was even claimed that due to …
Read More »Virgin America to add surround sound to in-flight movies
It wasn't that long ago that a long haul flight with a built in headrest TV was quite the luxury. Being able to choose your own film watching schedule during those many hours in a fart filled tube was a real treat, but today with smartphones and tablets with HD …
Read More »Philae comet lander space probe wakes up
It's been seven long months since anyone has heard from the Philae lander, which was touched down on a comet, hundreds of millions of miles from earth, in a descent that was fraught with nail biting triumphs. After 60 hours though, its batteries ran dry, as it had managed to land in …
Read More »Nokia had plans to launch a Smartwatch before Microsoft buyout
Nokia was one of the few third-party vendors heavily supporting Windows Phone before the Microsoft buyout in 2014, so it may not surprise you that the company was attempting to bring some of that Windows Phone charm to smartwatches before Microsoft cancelled the project. Nokia's smartwatch was called the ‘Moonraker' …
Read More »The FTC is cracking down on Kickstarter scams
While crowd funding has done a fair amount of good for projects looking to get off the ground in recent years, we have also seen backers burned on several occasions by trusting scammers. In the past, we've seen several Kickstarter creators go back on promises and rip backers off all …
Read More »Oculus offers up $10 million to help independent game developers
Last night was filled with Oculus news, we finally got our first look at the consumer version of the headset, we were introduced to the Oculus Touch controllers, we saw a couple of games but there is one thing Oculus announced that isn't getting a huge amount of intention, the …
Read More »YouTube to launch ‘YouTube Gaming’ for livestreams
We've been hearing about Google's intent to improve Livestreaming on YouTube for some time now in order to pave the way for game streams to compete with Twitch. Now, YouTube is starting to step things up, with a new app called YouTube Gaming planned, which will act as a hub …
Read More »Computex 2015 recap
I spent the last week over at Computex in Taipei, reporting for KitGuru. As we wrap up the last of our stories, I wanted to recap over some of the more memorable products and stories from the event. Catch up on all our Computex 2015 content HERE. KitGuru says: More …
Read More »AMD Fiji, HBM and product ‘rebadging’
It has been some time since AMD were able to punch Intel on the chin at product launch — and this year Nvidia have been left to dominate the graphics industry. Their Nvidia's GTX980, GTX980 Ti and Titan X simply have no competition whatever way you look at it. The …
Read More »Google dumps EZTV following scammer takeover
EZTV is one of the most iconic names in the torrent scene and has been so for the best part of a decade. However in recent months, following some issues with its site and services, the team finally shut down and has halted all ripping and distributing actions going forward. …
Read More »Whirlpool windmills offer wind power without blades
As much as wind power offers a simple and effective way of harvesting energy from ‘thin air,' it isn't without its drawbacks. The power generated isn't as cost effective as other solutions, it's dependant on something uncontrollable and the spinning blades from the turbines make a lot of noise and …
Read More »Reddit riots over banning of r/fatpeoplehate
Despite its corporate ownership, Reddit is often held up as an example of freedom of speech in action, with just as many bizarre subreddits as there are distasteful ones. It's for that reason that redditors have been rioting over the past 48 hours, following the ban of one of its …
Read More »Microsoft pulls Crackdown and Scalebound from E3
If you were hoping to see new footage and learn new information about Xbox games like Crackdown, Quantum Break and Scalebound, E3 is not going to be the place you see it. While the software giant is still planning to show off lots of upcoming Xbox and Windows games next …
Read More »Oculus announces ‘Oculus Touch’ controllers for the Rift
At the Oculus VR event this evening, Palmer Luckey pulled a Steve Jobs with a ‘one more thing…' moment, wrapping up the show with the announcement of Oculus Touch, the dedicated virtual reality controller that will allow you to interact with objects in the virtual world. Update: Palmer Luckey has …
Read More »Oculus finally shows off the consumer Oculus Rift
Oculus took it upon themselves to kick off E3 a little early with its own virtual reality event today, where it formally revealed the final hardware for the long-awaited consumer version of the Oculus Rift. We now know exactly what VR fans will be buying when the headset lands early …
Read More »The EU Commission has now set its sights on Amazon
The European Commission has gone ahead with yet another anti-trust investigation. This time, its sights are set on Amazon due to its e-book deals and contracts with book publishers. The investigation was formally launched this week with the aim of ensuring that Amazon's publisher contracts don't “make it more difficult …
Read More »Noctua continues to refine its fans and coolers this year
This year, Noctua is concentrating on refining its existing line up of excellent fans and CPU air coolers. At Computex last week, the company showed off its new 120mm A series fan, which uses a new blade design in order to deliver performance that lands somewhere in-between the F12 and …
Read More »Aerocool prepares new range of controllers
When we caught up with Aerocool's Vanessa Chen at Computex 2014, the star of the show was the DS200. For 2015, the focus was split between gaming peripherals and system controllers. In this article we focus on the product line that made Aerocool famous in the first place. With almost every …
Read More »Kim Dotcom wants to crowd fund a new ‘MegaNet’ internet
Kim Dotcom is a doer rather than a talker, having launched a new file locker, music service and political party since having his fortunes confiscated and his freedom threatened in a raid on his home in January 2012. However one project that he has merely talked about to date, is …
Read More »Space X set to launch thousands of satellites to offer internet access
Elon Musk and his space faring company, Space X, have announced many different plans and projects over the past couple of years, but one of the most intriguing was the idea to put several hundred miniature satellites into orbit, to create a global, wireless internet network. While often dismissed it …
Read More »Huge range of Aerocool gaming peripherals ready for launch
The Computex trade show spans multiple locations in Taipei. Most of the main brands will occupy the huge, purpose built Nangang centre, while others take space in 101 or the Hyatt hotel. Local companies still exhibit in the World Trade Centre (WTC) and it was here that we found Aerocool …
Read More »Microsoft is launching an 84-inch Surface
Microsoft is officially launching the Surface Hub, a giant 84-inch all-in-one system that will sell primarily to businesses. As you would probably think, these devices don't come cheap, with the 84-inch model going for as high as $20,000. There will be a slightly smaller 55-inch model available as well, which …
Read More »Apple Music under investigation for anti-trust practices
Apple Music is barely off of the ground and already it's under investigation by the attorney generals of two separate US states, for potential anti-trust practices. Both New York and Connecticut are looking into Apple's affairs, to see if it offered incentives or threatened music labels into supporting its new …
Read More »Crowd funding will surpass venture capital by 2016
If there is any indication that crowd funding has the potential to disrupt the world's economies, it's this. If current trends continue, crowd funding is going to provide more investment to businesses and projects in 2016 than venture capitalists will. That could have a real impact on how companies pitch …
Read More »Wikileaks is crowd funding a reward for TPP document leakers
The Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP, is a trade deal that affects almost half of the world's economy and will bring a number of sweeping changes to the world of trade, law and copyright if enacted. Many organisations have railed against it and governments have defended it, but even now, …
Read More »Dyson’s new lamp has heatpipes and heatsinks
One of the cornerstones of graphics cards of the past decade or so, is that they get quite warm, which means that heat needs to be dissipated in order to keep them functioning long term. While doing so was once possible with a little low profile fan, for a while now …
Read More »Custom Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain motorbike unveiled
Metal Gear Solid has had a love affair with Triumph motorcycles for years, having featured them in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. To continue that trend and celebrate the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom …
Read More »Lian Li demos its waterblock: Liquid cooling gets more stylish than ever
Lian Li has been recognized for years as a maker of elegant PC cases. In fact, Lian Li’s cases have earned multiple design awards from different web-sites and professional organizations. But Lian Li offers not only PC cases. At Computex the company demonstrated its waterblock, which is not only stylish, …
Read More »Those leaked Oculus Rift images are apparently ancient
This week, members of the Oculus subreddit unearthed some images, supposedly showing off the final consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, giving us a good look around the upcoming device and even a controller for it. These images were found buried in the CSS of the official …
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