We regularly like to check in with KitGuru readers to see which way they are leaning when it comes to new big tech releases. Earlier this year, we ran a survey to see when you were most likely to shell out the money for an upgrade and the majority replied …
Read More »Windows Defender gains ground while other forms of anti-virus decline according to reader survey
We regularly run polls over on the KitGuru front page in order to gauge what hardware/software our readers are using or have a preference for. Recently, we ran a poll asking which anti-virus you are currently using, and we have compared the results to 2013, when we ran the same …
Read More »GDC survey shows growing support for game developers unionising
The idea of game developers unionising has been floated around quite a bit recently, specifically with the topic of ‘crunch’ periods becoming more prevalent. As part of a union, developers would be able to collectively bargain for better working conditions and benefits and according to the latest GDC survey, more …
Read More »Storage Survey – Your chance to win a 165Hz AGON G-Sync screen!
KitGuru readers are storing more and more data every year. We really want to know which set up you have chosen, what kind of drives and your preferred configuration. The survey closes on 25th September – and shortly thereafter one lucky reader will be plugging in a 165Hz refresh AGON …
Read More »Share your data secrets – Win a 165Hz AGON G-Sync Monitor!
If you have a few spare minutes, then enter our storage survey for a chance to win an AGON 1440p monitor with a 165Hz refresh rate and G-Sync!
Read More »Help ASUS and KitGuru spec a laptop and win RX580 or GTX1060!
We want your help building a laptop from specific components - your opinion is important and it will only take a few minutes. In exchange you get a chance to win a RX580 or GTX1060.
Read More »Majority of KitGuru readers now planning on liquid cooling
Back in 2009, when CeBIT was still a major show on the international calendar, we came across a small company called CoolIT – tucked into a corner at the back of a huge hall. While many of the larger stands were decorated in bright colours, with promo people handing out …
Read More »Win a GTX 1070! – READER SURVEY: Tell us what’s hot and what’s not!
It's time for KitGuru's annual survey into the hardware that you love the most!
Read More »Which Cherry MX mechanical switch do you like the most?
We review a lot of mechanical keyboards here at KitGuru and as regular writers, we all have our favourite mechanical switches. I’m a brown man myself, but know that other team members have their preferences. The question we want the answer to today though, is which is yours? For those …
Read More »Most Steam gamers are running Windows 10
Microsoft’s strategy of giving away free upgrades to Windows 10 looks to have been worthwhile, as a year and a half on from its release, most gamers on Steam are running it. While Windows 7 64 still maintains a foothold, nothing else even comes close. Windows 10 adoption rate has …
Read More »Child Safety Online: UK opens consultation on age verification
Along with its efforts to find ways to read encrypted messages, one other aspect of online life the British government is keen to change is how people access pornography. Specifically, how easy it is for children to see it. That’s why it pushed ISPs to implement opt-out filters for their …
Read More »Wales and the north west have the worst broadband in UK
Although the UK has always lagged behind other nations when it comes to average download speeds, there are areas where it is better than others. London of course enjoys some of the highest speeds in the country, but what about the worst? If you live in Wales, big chunks of …
Read More »Tinder rejects claims that only 58 per cent of users are single
Tinder, the application and service that is designed to help people hook up for relatively anonymous… hang outs, has hit back at research that suggested over 40 per cent of its users were either married or already in relationships, by pointing to the small size of the sample used and …
Read More »Rumoured Mass Effect 4 details leaked
Although Mass Effect 4 isn’t expected to be released until sometime next year and we haven’t been given any official details about its premise, plot, or setting, some rumoured details have appeared thanks to a survey conducted by a fan. In it, they were said to have been given information …
Read More »Is your broadband provider failing you?
Chances are, if you are hooked up to the service of one of the UK’s largest ISPs, then the answer to the above question is, yes. Data from a new survey conducted by Which? magazine, suggests that some of the most highly appreciated ISPs are often the smallest ones, with …
Read More »Survey claims most devs want to work at Valve
According to a survey conducted by the Independent Game Developers Association, most game developers would rather work at Valve than any other company. This may not be all that surprising as Valve is a massive company in the PC gaming space, holding the increasingly popular Steam platform, which boasts a 65 …
Read More »Swedish media pirate numbers nosedive – legal options to blame
The number of people illegally sharing media like songs, music and games in Sweden, the home of The Pirate Party and original host country for The Pirate Bay, have plummeted in recent years according to a new survey by the Cybernorms research group of Lund University. In a bold move, …
Read More »Almost two thirds still think gaming causes real world violence
Despite scientific evidence on the matter being somewhat inconclusive, a new survey is suggesting that a large portion of people still believe that video game violence can lead to the real version being perpetrated by the player, even though a similarly large number of people also think games can be …
Read More »60% of UK’s office-employees to work from home within 10 years?
With continual technological advancements in the workplace, more than half of the UK’s office bound employees could well be working remotely (ie. from home) within the next decade. A study carried out by LM Research toward the end of last year points to this scenario after 5000 directors and business-owners …
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