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Nissan to fix 5,000 Leaf cars: startup problem

KitGuru doesn't often write editorials on the motoring sector, but the Nissan Leaf is a very exciting piece of technology which was the first total electric design. Sadly for Nissan the initial launch hasn't gone as smoothly as was hoped. They are launching a repair service to fix more than …

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Are you helping to unlock Portal 2 early?

For the handful of people who still aren't aware, Valve have been involved in a rather cool marketing twist, before the Portal 2 launch. If people play any of 13 selected games, they can help unlock Portal 2 early via Steam. Portal 2 is one of the most awaited games …

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RIM CEO loses his cool and walks out of interview

It is always fun to watch a high powered executive get flustered, but today RIM's CEO Mike Lazardis just had enough when the BBC were questioning him about security issues. Lazardis took a wobbler because the BBC interviewer suggested that RIM and the Blackberry software had issues in India. The …

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Blackberry Playbook not off to a good start

Research In Motion have handed out some PlayBook tablets for review, but it would seem as if the new product has a fair share of problems. The seven inch Tablet was designed to go head to head against the iPad, particularly in the business market. Reviewers complemented the rugged design …

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Apple Q2 revenue set to rise to $24.42 billion

Investment Bank J.P. Morgan has raised their projections of Apple's earnings through 2012 in expectation of continued growth from both the iPad and the iPhone. Mark Moskowitz, an analyst with the company issued a note to investors early today with revised estimates, increasing his revenue estimate for the March quarter …

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Microsoft sell 10 million Kinect – developers sign up

Microsoft held the MIX conference  this week and the hottest topic was body language. Yesterday Microsoft said that a new tool kit is coming for developers to build motion sensor applications to run on Windows and Kinect. Everyone who attended the conference got a free Kinect motion sensor. Kinect has …

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Google’s WebP ‘Jpeg killer’ embraced by Opera

Opera have released a new version of their browser – V11.10, otherwise known as ‘Barracuda'. This improves the speed of the Turbo traffic compression service and expands the SpeedDial interface to provide quick access to an unlimited number of sites. Barracuda is now available for Windows, Linux and the Macintosh …

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Developer Kits for Intel’s Thunderbolt available soon

Intel have said that developer kits for Thunderbolt will be available this quarter, meaning we could see a raft of new devices entering retail, based on this interconnect technology. Thunderbolt was first announced on February 24th and is currently only offered by industry leader Apple in their new Macbook Pro …

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Intel showcase future netbooks

Yesterday KitGuru reported on Intel's Oak Trail solution and Intel have also rolled out their next generation ‘Cedar Trail' Atom processor, due in Netbooks within the next couple of months. At a developer conference in China they have showcased new netbooks based on the next generation Atom processor. Cedar Trail …

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Nissan launch new LEAF car: total electric design

Nissan say that the future has arrived. They have released the world's first 100% electric car, which is a five seat family model. It is that revolutionary that Nissan say it will change the way everyone thinks about a car. Gone is the oil, the petrol tank, the gearbox, exhaust …

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Another hole in Flash open to hack attack

Hackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in Flash Player, according to Adobe themselves. The firm has said that the vulnerability could cause a crash and allow a hacker to tack control of an affected system. The CVE-2011-0611 bug is causing problems for Adobe as it is currently being exploited. A …

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Intel launch Oak Trail tablet chip targeting Apple

Intel have released a new Oak Trail tablet chip which they hope will be used in tablets targeting the market leader, Apple. Intel launched the new ATOM chip, codenamed Oak Trail which is designed specifically for tablet computers. They have also said that 35 tablet and hybrid computers will be …

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F5V Tablet PC released with Core i3 processor

It isn't often you hear of a tablet being released with a full Core i3 processor, but Motion Computing are due to release the Motion F5v Tablet PC which features one of Intel's high powered processors. “Motion is committed to offering our customers a broad range of price and performance …

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Firefox 5 due for June ’11 release

Mozilla are pushing out software faster than people can download it. Latest information released indicates that Mozilla have set a more aggressive timetable that may see Firefox 5 being released by June 21st. The documentation says “In general, each stage of the process (and activity pertaining to a particular version) …

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Microsoft to patch 64 vulnerabilities

Microsoft had a relatively easy March, having just three bulletins fixing four vulnerabilities. April is a different story, with 17 bulletins being issued, with 64 different vulnerability fixes. This ties with the ‘most bulletins' since December 2010 and takes the top position for the number of flaws fixed. Nine bulletins …

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Richard Branson to head underwater on latest adventures

Richard Branson, business guru and entrepreneur has detailed that he has abandoned his balloon flight exploits to focus on exploring the deepest parts of the world's oceans with a new jet styled submarine. This 18 foot vessel can travel down 36,000 feet below the surface and is part of the …

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Android Music 3.0 app with cloud streaming leaked

TechFrom10 have managed to find out information about the upcoming music streaming functionality thanks to a ‘failed' Android update. “So on our Galaxy S Vibrant today we went to do a routine update of apps from the Android Market, only to discover that, for a completely unknown and frankly bizarre …

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Intel launch 10 core Xeon E7 series

Intel have announced their new Xeon E7 series with up to ten physical processing cores per chip. They are targeting AMD's Magny-Cours with hopes of moving some high density data center customers to their platform. The Xeon's are not aimed at the consumer audience, they are aimed at the mission …

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HIS IceQ X HD6790 released

The AMD HD6790 launch was yesterday and HIS have released their modified version, the IceQ X with the famous blue cooler which KitGuru has reviewed before on other cards. Very good it is too. Like all other HD6790's at this point, the card is sold at reference clocks, 840mhz on …

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iPad 2 is rated as the best tablet yet

Comparison organisation Consumer Reports has posted the results of their first round up of tablet PCs which is going to be welcomed by Apple lovers. Consumer Repotrs is similar to the UK's Which magazine and their report shows that the iPad2 is the best tablet on the market. The original …

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Anonymous strike out against Sony: websites get hit

Anonymous, renowned hacktivist group have announced a war against Sony, and they appear to have struck the first blow already. They announced on Sunday that Sony's legal actions against hacker Geohot and their other corporate behaviours “have been deemed an unforgivable offense against free speech and internet freedom.” They have …

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Microsoft include ribbon interface in Windows 8

Microsoft are set to unify the appearance of their products, if the leaked screenshots of Windows 8 are anything to go by. New images of the operating system, such as the welcome screen highlight the Windows Phone 7 lock screen, while new navigation techniques used in Office 2010 look to …

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Mozilla ask add on developers to improve code

Mozilla have announced a crackdown on slow Firefox addons. In a recent blog post, Justin Scott, Add on product manager described the measures the organisation will take to minimise the slowdowns. “We’ve updated our Performance Best Practices and have begun reaching out to developers of slow add-ons and asking them …

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Apple release the first iPad 2 commercial – ‘we believe’

Apple have launched the new iPad 2 commercial, three weeks after the product shipped. The ‘We Believe' advert focuses on how to use the iPad 2 to empower users instead of detailing the hardware specifications. Yes, Apple haven't mentioned the faster, dual core processor or the hardware improvements, instead taking …

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Nvidia continue to come under fire for poor GTX590 design

KitGuru has discussed problems with Nvidia's GTX590 flagship before, but the reports continue to filter across various forums that some are still failing. We all love a good story, but sometimes it is important to really find out what exactly is wrong. KitGuru reported before that respected website Hardware.fr analysed …

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iPod Nano – leaked images show camera to come

Taiwanese Apple related blog site Apple.pro have published a leaked photo of the seventh generation iPod Nano – which is under development. It shows a camera hole in the chassis. The new model will be the same size as the current model and questions have been asked as to how …

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