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Known as GaymerX (formerly Gaymercon), the conference, set to take place in San Francisco between the third and fourth of August, is planned as a typical games related event, but with a focus on the LGBT community. Funded by a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $90,000, GaymerX, will feature booths, …

While LAN parties are great for many things, they're not great for rig-envy. You know that feeling, when a nerd as classy as yourself feels totally outdone by someone sporting a nicer case than you, a newer GPU, a better watercooling loop. Fortunately, when your wallet gets that itch to …

Memory maker G.Skill has managed to break new overclocking records for memory, leading to further record breaking achievements in several synthetic benchmarks that anyone that's ever delved into their BIOS to get a few extra MHZ from their components, will be familiar with. Taking to the OC stage at Computex, …

We talked about it since the original reveal of PS4 features and games, we carried on talking about it when Microsoft showed us the Xbox One and we've been talking about it off and on until yesterday: which would come out on top at E3, the Xbox One or the …

A short while ago, KitGuru was invited to AMD's press event with the agenda of discussing the company's mobile products for 2013. It is clear that the mobile market is a big priority for the US-based chip maker, so read on to find out what AMD has in store for …

Founded in 1987, Via Technologies is a fabless creator of chipsets, processors, memory and other electronics products. Right now, they are causing a stir in the market for a different reason. Jam. Nope, it has nothing to do with cooked fruits and sugar. This Jam is all about creativity – …

By… not doing things at E3. This is of course not too much of a surprise, as Nintendo did tell us it wouldn't be doing a big reveal at this year's E3 and would instead by hosting a lot of smaller events, but this one is a pretty smart one. …

With Intel's fourth generation chips knocking on the door of release day, KitGuru was invited to a technical seminar held by Asus to outline the company's products, features and plans for its range of Z87 motherboards. As has been the case with Asus' recent motherboard line-ups for both the Intel and AMD platforms, the …

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 …

That's right folks. A KitGuru writer, going by the obviously ridiculous pen name of “Jon Martindale,” has written a book and he's looking to plug it on the homepage of our favourite tech site. Can you believe the balls on this guy? He's not written some sort of in-depth tech manual, …

While the advent of Quad HD TV might provide one of the biggest challenges to console gaming in the coming years, there seems little doubt that having a single code platform might be one of the biggest benefits for the development community in years. KitGuru eyes San Jose in November …

If you ask people in the tech industry about Intel, the the most likely responses will centre on its ability to create a phenomenal volume of fast, powerful processors. That's true, but it's also like saying that BP or Esso create and sell petrol. Sure, that's what they make, but …

Nintendo has announced that it has no plans to run a press conference this year at the E3 expo, despite it being one of the biggest public outings for gaming firms this year. This is counter to the usual trend of a Tuesday showing off of new Nintendo hardware and …

As technology permeates every corner of the planet, so the threat of significant security attacks grows. Articles that run on world famous newspapers like the New York Times, result in massive hacks into every PC owned by that organisation – within 24 hours. It's a very serious world and security …

Be Quiet has announced its joint partnership with Esports organisation Team-Dignitas, in a move that will see it provide hardware for the systems used by the team players, but also likely some monetary support too, in exchange for the team wearing the BeQuiet logo on their apparel (among others) and …

With one of the biggest media splashes of the year, Samsung pooled a heap of press and associated industry lovers for an evening of Galaxy S4 wonder and musical delight. Well. We say delight. If Gary Barlow is to your musical taste. Here's a glance inside the year's biggest launch …

Gigabyte is one of the oldest and most famous technology brands, with a huge fan base and reputation for challenging at the top end of the market for mainboards, graphic cards etc. With multiple new sexy product lines launching, Gigabyte HQ sent a team of presenters over to tell the …

You may have caught our coverage of The Gadget Show Live's press day here and here, but we also soaked up the excited atmosphere of the ‘public event' that was attended by many thousands of people from a variety of age groups. No further introduction is required, so let's get viewing pictures from The Gadget Show …

With CeBIT a distant memory, all eyes in the tech world are now focused on Computex 2013, Taiwan's technology show case for everything that's good and right in the world of IT. Looking at the early emailers about what we will be on at the event, KitGuru has noticed something …

Exactly what Adobe will be presenting from 4th to 8th May in Los Angeles is still a bit of a mystery, but we know for sure that there will be a version of the Apple App Store called Exchange. In what seems to be a classic case of cut-n-paste [Clone …

The National Coalition Against Censorship, is once again running its annual youth film competition, with the theme of 2013 being video games, with potential prizes of up to a thousand dollars and several thousand more towards future film school tutelage. Titled “Video Games in the Crosshairs,” the 2013 Youth Free Expression …

Part 1 was a little depressing, I'll give you that. I basically said the show had few of the big names it usually does and that it was full of people pushing products most of you don't want. To counter that, this one's going to be a little more positive, …

Gadget Show Live has, like Channel Expo before it, is one of – if not the – biggest tech shows in the UK. It's designed to showcase new gaming developments, new hardware from manufacturers and of course, gadgetry – since the inspiration for the show is the TV programme, with …

Johan Anderson is a programmer who has dedicated his life to making games more immersive. From his days developing some of the most famous games on the Sega Mega Drive, he has been focused on creating ‘believability'.  He famously laid out a series of 5 major problems that he would …

With an 8 core processor and 1080p rumoured, Samsung is promising an iconic phone. Times Square is an iconic location. This afternoon, Samsung will take over the whole square for what promises to be the biggest launch in phone history – for what Samsung hopes will be the biggest selling …

Historically. the CeBIT trade show was all about innovation. It was the place you went to see products that had not been released and which might change the market for good. At CeBIT 2013, inovation was thin on the ground – except in the massive GFT booth, branded CODE_n. KitGuru …

Synology has today released the latest update to its popular DiskStation Manager software. While the ‘4.2' version name itself might not sound like much – the company's CEO claims that this is one of the biggest advances in storage software for some time. KitGuru considers a free demonstration over on …

The days of building a slightly better mouse trap and waiting for the customers to bang down your door are gone. These days, marketing is everything. Ahead of CeBIT 2013 and the showcasing of its latest APU products, KitGuru catches up with the chap who's taken over generating demand for …

As the various markets have come together over the past few years, we hear the word ‘convergence' more and more. Normally it means the process of bringing ever more technology into a single device, but KitGuru has noticed a different kind of convergence. One that Audio Technica is planning to …

Following hot on the heals of the AE400, ADATA has taken the opportunity to present the brand new DashDrive Air AE800 to new retail customers at the Distree event in Monte Carlo. It offers some cool new features, but will the channel fall in love with this new portable drive? …