Software & Gaming

The folks on yahoo have flagged the plight of a poor student, 20 year old Chris Staniforth from Leicester, who appears to have died from ‘sitting still' for too long. After spending hours researching the subject, they found that another player died SIX years ago. KitGuru puts a note in …

Plantronics are a relatively new player in the gaming peripheral industry, especially when compared to the likes of SteelSeries, Razer and Logitech. They do however have plenty of experience with other types of audio products aimed at both corporate and consumer markets.  We recently looked at their GameCom X40 headset …

We reported a few days ago that Nintendo are cutting the price of their 3DS portable unit. Sales have not met expectations and the reduction in price is sure to drive more sales. The latest news is that Nintendo employees will also have to face reductions in salary. Nintendo have …

iTunes 11 is to get a total overhaul, according to a source close to idownloadblog.com. According to the report, the user interface is due to receive a total overhaul with deeper iCloud integration. They say that the new Apple interface will be cleaner and ‘slick' and that iCloud is going …

Nintendo have not received the level of sales they had hoped with their latest 3DS console and according to reports they are cutting the price by a whopping 40 percent. Nintendo have had a tough year, losing over $320 million in the last quarter. Some analysts are claiming that the …

Valve have removed Dragon Age 2 from their STEAM platform, and as yet the reasons have not been announced. Popular online publication Escapist Magazine filed a report on the removal saying “There's no information as to why the game has been removed, although some are speculating that it might have …

Something of a collector's item has been authorised by The Jedi Council. It's an evolution of the XBox 360 into something unbelievably cute. But if you already own one – would you buy another? KitGuru considers what this new model means. The pain in the arse about Microsoft's updates to …

We have reviewed several Bigfoot networking products in the past and have found them to be a big step up for enthusiast users when compared against the native onboard solutions. Today we are looking at the new Killer Wireless N 1102 which is geared from the ground up for streaming …

This may come as somewhat of a shock to many readers who rely on FireFox, Opera and Chrome for their browsing duties. Recent research shows that Internet Explorer 9 is the best at blocking malware. Internet Explorer has always been the butt of jokes among certain circles in the enthusiast …

In an interesting turn of events, Activision are taking action against website Modernwarfare3.com. The gaming company filed a domain name dispute on July 15th. So what is the big deal? Well, a week before the domain was redirecting visitors to Battlefield.com, a competing game from Electronic Arts. Activision didn't take …

Do Microsoft XBox 360 consoles scratch discs?  Some of our readers say yes, Microsoft themselves say no. Who to believe?  Well, KitGuru's favourite expression is ‘follow the money'. If there's a problem, then you will find a business. So we did. And we did. Anthony Taylor runs a business called …

Old folk always twitter on about the things they don't teach you in school. With a games industry flowing with customers, the next generation of games will need to be even more amazing. But who's going to program them? Epic has the answer with an express tutorial course. Just after …

We have reported before that Google are working hard to target the social networking sector. Previous failed attempts such as Google Wave and Buzz seem to be fueling their efforts to ramp up their efforts. College professors are apparently looking into ways of using Google+ as a student learning tool, …

Android has been reeling recently, after being targeted by several viruses and trojans. The latest spyware application known as Zitmo has been altered to target the Android Platform. Axelle Apvrille, an antivirus analyst for Fortinet has written a blog post on the subject. She says “Lately, there’s been an active …

Rather than the limited convenience of a convenience store, the modern supermarket aims to sell you everything you need, under one roof, including the petrol you need to drive there and back. We're used to it. So how different does the shelf need to be, before KitGuru spies feel compelled …

Microsoft executive Tami Reller has spoken out at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, which took place yesterday in Los Angeles. She said that any PC today which is capable of running Windows 7 will be able to power the upcoming operating system. Leading UK news site thinq_ ran a story …

Most people reading this will have played a game at one time on their phone, or tablet. But some interesting news was posted yesterday which claims that Apple may release a system that can project games on your iPad, but projecting them to the TV in your living room or …

Popcap, the maker of successful entertainment games such as Plants V Zombies have been bought over by Electronic Arts, in a deal worth around £815 million. EA have been aiming to compete in the ‘casual games' sector, against Zynga and this move will help them enhance their portfolio. EA are …

There has been a lot of rumour on the web about XBox 360 disc (disk?) scratching over the years, but it seemed to come to a head last Christmas with the launch of the Kinect. KitGuru chased Microsoft hard after we first went live with a series of XDisc stories …

While the world plus dog spent yesterday going nuts about the idea of integrated graphics that can deliver playable framerates at 1080p, nVidia was piloting a slightly different course. One that involves 3D goggle action. KitGuru dons the specs and looks into the deal being offered. Seems like only yesterday …

The cloud is coming, cried the crowd. For once, it wasn't tennis fanatics at Wimbledon, this time it's Microsoft's online Office marketing team. KitGuru goes online to see what the fuss is about. Roll back 30 years and everyone used mainframes, where storage was remote and backed up centrally. So, …

Angry Birds, the mobile game that has taken the world by storm has finally landed on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Rovio, the creators of the game have so far, sold over 15 million copies of the game and the arrival on the Microsoft platform will be sure to please …

Developers will be busy this weekend as Microsoft have released the second preview of Internet Explorer 10. The IE10 preview launches help support developers to get access to the new features and behind the scenes interface for software development. Dean Hachamovitch from Microsoft said that developers will be able to …

Yesterday we reported that the video game ban in California was rejected by the court, however two researchers who have based careers on the subject believe that the debate on the subject isn't over. The Supreme Court in California ruled that the video game industry should be allowed to continue …

Symantec have published their latest findings after putting both Google Android and Apple iOS through a series of security tests. According to their claims, iOS is more resilient against three out of five types of threat, which include data loss and malware. The security firm also claim that social engineering …

A rather new, and nasty Trojan nicknamed Popureb looks to be incredibly dangerous, forcing users to wipe their operating system to remove it completely. Microsoft have issued a warning saying that there is only one way to be sure that it is gone – to wipe all harddrives in a …

Gamers will be pleased to hear that the California ruling to ban violent video games to minors has been denied by the US Supreme court yesterday. The court said that states can protect children from harm but that they have nofree-floating power to restrict the ideas to which children may …

Over the past year or so, we've seen a number of PC gaming peripheral manufacturers like SteelSeries and Sharkoon adding Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 headsets to their lineups, building on the products they have in their PC ranges.  Despite not having had a range of PC gaming headsets on …

Older Mac lovers will remember playing Marathon on their 68030 or 68040 powered computer many eons ago. The latest news is that the 1994 genre redefining shooter is coming to the iPad. Bungie, the makers of the original game however won't be involved because the port is being handled by …

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell spoke to Joystiq at the 2011 Games For Change Festival and was happy to give his views on the upcoming Nintendo Wii U console. He said that the new Wii U console “sort of fits better into the scalability in terms of graphics performance and CPU …