The Apple VS Samsung patent cases seen to never end but after a lot of stalling and several appeals, the court has finally given its verdict on the second patent case and neither company really wins. Apple was suing Samsung for a hefty $2.2 billion over some of its pre-Galaxy …
Read More »Bill Gates is no longer Microsoft’s biggest share holder
Bill Gates is no longer Microsoft's largest individual share holder for the first time in the company's history. It was revealed that Gates sold off some shares last week in a regulatory filing, leaving him with 330.1 million shares, which puts him second behind former CEO, Steve Ballmer, who owns 333 …
Read More »Evolve community manager fired over controversial tweet
Turtle Rock, the developer behind the upcoming game, Evolve, has fired its Community Manager over a controversial tweet backing LA Clippers owner, Donald Sterling, who was banned from the NBA for life after a recording of him being racist in his own home leaked. Sterling had told his girlfriend not to …
Read More »Google facing antitrust lawsuit over search engine monopoly
Google has been hit with another anti-trust lawsuit, this time over its apparent search engine monopoly on Android devices. Law firm, Hagens Berman, filed the suit on behalf of two Android phone users who are claiming that Google illegally monopolised its search engine on its mobile OS in the US. …
Read More »ZeniMax wants to sue Oculus
Oculus and Facebook may be facing a legal challenge as John Carmack's former employer, Zenimax, claims that the famed programmer stole the company's intellectual property when he left to work for Oculus. Zenimax's claim is on a prototype that Carmack built long before the Oculus Kickstarter campaign, it was a …
Read More »8Pack leads OcUK team to multiple performance records
Given that our most recent survey shows that 93% of KitGuru's audience are serious PC gamers, we know how much you all crave the smooth frame rates and high levels of image quality. That all takes power. Probably more than you're prepared to pay for. Enter overclocking. KitGuru casts an …
Read More »A storage tape with the capacity of almost 200 hard drives?
Researchers at Sony have created a new kind of magnetic tape that can store 148GB of data per square inch which is impressive in itself but the company is planning to sell cartridges that will hold up to 185TB of data- it's essentially an old school tape with the capacity …
Read More »Skype is finally offering free group video calls to everyone
Microsoft is finally catching up to the competition and offering free group video calls to Skype users on Windows desktop, Mac and Xbox One. Previously, group video chatting was reserved for Skype Premium members only, which could cost as much as £8.50 a month. Rivals such as Google Hangouts have …
Read More »Sony’s financial year loss to be 20% worse than predicted
Sony is going through a bit of a rough patch financially at the moment but things might be worse than the company previously predicted as it has issued a warning stating that its end of fiscal year loss is going to be about 20 per cent worse than it expected …
Read More »Google Glass only costs around $80 to make
Google Glass has been on sale for a while now but only to those who Google had previously been invited in to the explorers program, the wearable costs $1500 and just recently went on sale to the general public in the US. $1500 is a lot of money but it …
Read More »Hackers to release Bitcoin laundering app
Bitcoin has shot up in popularity through recent years, so much so that the idea of digital currency almost seems normal, with many online stores beginning to accept bitcoins as payment. However, this also means that governments around the world are moving to try and regulate the currency and some …
Read More »Oculus Rift experiment brings lag to the real world
We've all had to deal with lag while gaming at one point or another but what would happen if lag could affect us in the real world? A Swedish ISP conducted the experiment with some hacked Oculus Rift dev kits, to showcase lag in real world scenarios. The “Living with …
Read More »Google’s self-driving car is ready for the city streets
There hasn't been much news recently when it comes to Google's self-driving car but the company has finally given us an update. It turns out that Google has spent the last year or so fine tuning the car's software in an effort to make it ready for use on city …
Read More »SATA Express Performance: Asus Hyper Express Benchmarked
Back in February we tested Asus' SATA Express product demo platform. We could see the potential for the high-speed storage interface, but there was still the question of extensive market adoption lingering overhead. Well, judging by the images of new motherboards based on Intel's upcoming chipset, the 10Gbps SATA Express connection is …
Read More »Fragging with the Infinity Vesuvius is the game of kings
If you're a serious PC gamer and you've been anywhere near the internet in the past day or so, there's a chance you will have seen mention of the Overclockers Infinity Vesuvius. It's a monster and monsters have a thirst – so how much juice is needed to keep it …
Read More »How does a Battlestar survive a Cylon nuclear strike?
We know. KitGuru should be 100% focused on delivering all the (tech) news and more in a hardcore, serious way. But, every now and then, we stumble across some information that's so intriguing that we feel the need to share. This is one of those times. Anyone who's followed science …
Read More »NYPD suffers huge Twitter PR failure
The New York Police Department has been found guilty of a huge misjudgement when it comes to how social media works in the 21st century. What seemed like a great idea at the time, has spiralled into an object lesson in ‘Never publicly ask a question unless you already know …
Read More »SanDisk announces 15 nanometer NAND Flash
SanDisk announced the availability of its 15 nanometer technology today, making it the most advanced NAND Flash manufacturing process in the world. The 15nm technology will be available in both two bits-per-cell (X2) and three bits-per-cell (X3) architectures. “We are thrilled to continue our technology leadership with the industry’s most advanced …
Read More »Netflix to raise subscription price for new customers
Netflix has announced that it is going to be raising its subscription prices slightly for new customers within the next two to three months. It isn't going to be a huge increase though, Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings, said that the company's goal is to do “a one or two dollar increase, …
Read More »LG reveals details of its upcoming G-Watch
LG has revealed some details of its upcoming Android Wear powered ‘G-Watch', the watch will be one of several wearables launching with the Android Wear operating system and while no release date was revealed, it will probably launch this year, much like the Moto 360. The G-Watch will be similar …
Read More »Sony to release 4K Bravia TV’s with Playstation Now support
Sony has revealed that its upcoming line of Bravia 4K TV's will feature Playstation Now support, the gaming equipped TV sets will launch in June and range from $2099 for a 49 Inch model all the way up to $24,999 for an 85 Inch TV. The new 4K sets were …
Read More »Sony sells off its Square Enix shares
Sony has just sold off the 9.5 million share stake it had in Publisher, Square Enix for $47 million despite its stock in the company being worth upwards of $150 million. The 9,520,000 shares were passed on to a company known as SMBC Nikko Securities, which specialises in corporate finance. Square Enix …
Read More »Google Glass will be on sale today for 24 hours
Today is the day that Google opens up its Glass explorers program to the public for the first time, if you live in the US, then you will be able to buy a Google Glass today and today only. Unfortunately though, the exclusivity comes at a cost, you will have …
Read More »New generator could power wearable tech through body heat
Creating a smart watch or arm band with a battery that can last the entire day in such a small form factor is difficult but what if these devices never had to charge and could live off of your body heat? This could become a reality as researchers at KAIST …
Read More »Kickstarter launched for pocket sized robot printer
While 3D printers are getting smaller and cheaper, traditional printers are going mobile, but more expensive. A group of students from the Jerusalem College of Technology have created a pocket sized printer that rolls around on top of your paper like a robot vacuum, eliminating the need for huge, bulky printers. The …
Read More »Anti-games politician pleads not guilty to gun trafficking charges
Around two weeks ago we reported on Leeland Yee, an anti violent video games politician who was arrested on gun trafficking and corruption charges. Yee campaigned against games like Grand Theft Auto and even tried to get stricter gun control rules introduced in the US. So what's the point of …
Read More »New battery tech can fully charge a smartphone in 30 seconds
Battery technology hasn't scaled well with smartphones, leaving consumers wishing for bigger and better batteries and while energy efficiency has improved a bit, many users find their phones dying before the day is done. This is where Israeli startup StoreDot comes in, the small company has created a Bio-Organic battery …
Read More »$299 3D printer hits kickstarter goal in 11 minutes
The guys over at M3D might be on to something as it reached its $299 3D printer kickstarter goal in just 11 minutes and since then, the project has gone on to raise almost $1 million. The latest Kickstarter success aims to bring you the first truly consumer 3D printer …
Read More »Amazon’s Fire TV isn’t guaranteed a UK release
Amazon's recently revealed set top box, the Fire TV, might not make it outside of the United States as the company currently has no plans to release in other countries. Selling a streaming device is never easy as licensing agreements need to be made with copyright holders in order to …
Read More »Tax breaks for UK gaming industry approved
The UK gaming industry is set to get tax breaks following on from the European Commission's approval today. However, the government will only support games with “cultural content” meaning that all UK based developers will have to go through a culture test in order to qualify. The ruling will relieve …
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