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While we have plenty to be getting on with down here on Earth, with new graphics card and CPU releases, one of humanities next great steps into the universe is to put a pair of booted feet on Mars. However, one of the biggest issues with doing so, looks to …

Don't worry Gearbox fans, the Dungeon Siege developer is alive and well, it's Timegate, the one that they farmed out a lot of the mechanics to, has shut down following its bankruptcy filing last week, with all staff laid off and everyone sent home early. There's no official announcement on …

Scientists in Germany have created a protective glove that warns the wearer of toxic substances in the air by immediately changing colour. There are many laboratories worldwide that have to deal daily with dangerous substances. The most dangerous are those that don't have a smell or colour, as it is …

Astronauts on the International Space Station have discovered a leak of ammonia coolant on their orbiting habitat. NASA say they are looking into the problem although they say it poses no immediate danger to the crew, according to the latest reports. The space station uses chilled liquid ammonia to cool …

Youtube have released details of their plan to let producers sell paid subscriptions to their videos. Youtube is owned by search engine giant Google and they said the subscription rates will range between 99 cents and $7.99 a month. Early adopters are Sesame Workshop, the producer of Sesame Street. They …

Blockbuster, the long time film rental company that was bought in March this year by a company that presumably was paying homage to the South Park episode about just such a strange purchase, is hoping to keep its head above water in the UK by securing a one week rental exclusivity deal …

In a claim that will likely be laughed at by a good number of people, including internet mogul Kim Dotcom, Eric Holder, the US' attorney general, has claimed that Hollywood has no influence on Washington politics, especially not in the copyright infringement case surrounding Megaupload. When asked by Radio New …

Environmental issues are still a hot topic in contemporary society, with companies and individuals the world over trying to find a solution for our energy needs, whilst balancing out damage done to the environment. One group of people believes the solution is genetic engineering and one method that could make …

Given that Star Trek films only come along once every several years, we would love to be able to report that JJ Abrams latest effort was an absolutely stunning piece of original cinema that will be remembered for generations to come. We'd love to. But we can't. For KitGuru, the …

Syria is one of those few countries that's presence on the internet isn't massively felt and this isn't helped by the fact that every few months it seems, someone gets the bright idea to turn off its connectivity to the outside world. Unfortunately for the average Syrian, that seems to have happened …

Highstreet video game retailer GAME was in deep trouble last year. It was circling the drain and it looked like the long-standing chain would come to an end. However, OpCapita, the owners of twice defunct Comet, swooped in and saved the day. However, in the latest accounting reports from the …

Patrice Désilets, the creative lead on some of the best 3D platforming titles of the past ten years – Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Assassin's Creed 1 + 2 + Brotherhood – has been fired from Ubisoft, just two months after returning from a three year stint at rival publisher …

2013 is proving a tougher year for Apple, as they face an increasing challenge from competitors such as Samsung. One of Apple's biggest selling products is the iPad Mini, so it makes sense for them to enhance its capabilities. According to the latest reports, Apple have two refreshes of the …

Scientists in Nottingham have been working with i-BiT, a research project who want to target lazy eye with video games and specially created 3D Glasses. Sony have given the project their backing and will adapt some key Playstation 3 titles. Lazy eye (or amblyopia) is a problem for many keys …

Kim Dotcom, the internet mogul behind Megaupload, Mega and the ongoing extradition trial between himself and several government authorities, has today published a white paper on his official site, explaining everything that led up to this point and how authorities conspired against him and his company. Written by Dotcom‘s lawyers …

If you guys weren't annoyed enough at the incessant inclusion of video based adverts on sites like Youtube, then get ready, because your favourite social network is about to get them too. That's right, this summer, Facebook will be displaying 15 second video adverts within news feeds. But what could …

This is apparently how politics works if you ask the foreign intelligence agency of New Zealand, the GCSB, or the country's prime minister, John Key. Both the organisation and the man have taken real flak over the past few months for being involved with illegal surveillance of NZ citizen, Kim …

Forget about the upcoming smartwatches from companies such as Apple and Samsung, look at one of the latest models coming from highly respected Swiss watchmaker Breitling which features an inbuilt emergency beacon. For people who travel a lot, or who are placed in dangerous situations, the Breitling Emergency II Chronograph …

The Professional versions of Adobe programs such as Photoshop have always been an expensive purchase. Not such a concern for a business, but for the individual they were often priced outside an ‘affordable' level. The Adobe Creative Cloud lets you rent the software for a monthly fee, and it has …

According to some hints floating around several different sites this morning, Youtube could be set to begin charging for certain channel subscriptions, marking the first time that its content has been restricted to a specific user base. According to the Mashable report and its sources, this payment model could be …

We like our gadgets on Kitguru and one that has always grabbed our attention is the toaster. The new Arzum Firrin Toaster has won the 2012 Design Turkey award. Instead of popping the toast out vertically with a loud noise, the toaster has a sliding tray which means it can …

Warner Bros is one of the biggest copyright enforcers in the world, going after individuals with lawsuits, Google with DMCA takedown requests and websites like The Pirate Bay with blocks – through sponsored groups like the BPI – and yes apparently, when it comes to internet cat memes, it's more than happy to steal …

If, like me you get sick reading about how computer games make us ‘more violent', then positive research completed by the University of Iowa will be a welcome change. They have proved that playing games will slow down the decline of cognitive skills as we get older. As we get …

Apple have started to offer larger flash storage options for their 21.5 inch iMacs. These Macs have been shipping with a 1TB Fusion drive option now for some time, at a price premium of £200. As the image above shows, Apple are now offering a 256GB SSD at £240.00 extra, …

The U.S. Department of Defense has cleared Blackberry 10 smartphones and PlayBook tablets for use on their networks.  Reports hit yesterday that the department may also clear devices by Apple and Samsung. The company, which were formerly known as Research In Motion announced in November that their BlackBerry 10 platform …

Kim Dotcom's sequel file locker website, Mega, has announced the hiring of a new Chief Financial Officer, Stephen Hall. Having worked at other big tech firms as President, CEO and CFO before, Mega higher ups are hailing him as just what the company needs. MEGA CEO Vikram Kumar said, “MEGA …

Facebook has announced a significant boost in earnings over the past quarter, after it saw a big jump in revenue from mobile advertising and perhaps more impressively, an increase in user numbers, seeing active users on the site reach 1.1 billion throughout the quarter. While Facebook has been the world's …

As our recent research has highlighted, Windows 8 is still proving very unpopular with the enthusiast audience. Our last poll for instance showed a 82% result in favour of Windows 7. The Kitguru audience however are generally more experienced, knowledgeable people, well above the average punter walking into PCworld in …

IBM scientists in California have created the world's smallest stop animation movie. Incredibly they used a scanning tunneling microscope to move individual atoms. The movie has been created more as a showcase of just what is possible rather than intended to hit the movie theaters. The movie is called ‘A …

Earlier today Kitguru writer Joseph McDonnell wrote about Google Glass being jailbroken and our story hit the net and was re-published on many sites across the net. Today alone we received over 100,000 hits on the article. Joseph referenced in our article that Jason Perlow, writer for ZDNET spoke to …