ASUS P1 LED projector offers a product intended for business and entertainment use with a compact size, a height of just 33mm, 200-lumen brightness and a native resolution of 1280 x 800. It incorporates LED projection technology to help users reduce maintenance costs with its lamp lifespan up to four …
Read More »MSi release R6950 Twin Frozr III OC
MSi have launched the R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition OC card today. The card features the latest Twin Frozr cooler with dual fans with new Propeller Blade Technology for 20% more airflow when compared against a traditional design. MSI claim an 11% cooler running temperature with 13.9dBa lower noise. …
Read More »Sony legal team play hardball against hackers
Sony have been successful in their court battles against hacker George Hotz. Bad news for them however this weekend because Mathieu Hervais, another hacker has found a way to exploit the 3.56 firmware from the company. Afterdawn.com have said that Hervais will not release the details online, probably for fear …
Read More »High profile DDoS attack originates from China
The recent high profile denial of service attack (DDoS) that hit the WordPress.com blog publishing platform last week has now been shown to have originated from China, according to the sites founder. DDoS attacks are particularly nasty, as they simultaneously attack a web site with data so it becomes overwhelmed. …
Read More »Microsoft falter – tablet OS delayed until 2012
There is no doubting that in the desktop market, Microsoft have the lions share of sales figures. Sadly, the Redmond OS giant have failed constantly to make an impact in the mobile sector. The latest news just in suggests that Microsoft are delaying their tablet operating system, until 2012. Bloomberg …
Read More »AMD increase marketshare by 12.6% in 2010
2010 wasn't a particularly good year for graphics card sales, according to Jon Peddie Research which shows that 72.8 million units shipped, dropping from 75.3 million in 2009. AMD however had a good year, with their marketshare climbing by 12.6 percent during 2010. Nvidia's dropped by 6.2 percent during the …
Read More »Motorola Xoom costs more than iPad to make
Motorola have been facing some negative commentary from the press due to the price of their Xoom tablet. Research into the matter shows that the Xoom is actually a higher cost to make than the iPad, due to the performance internals. IHS iSuppli (Ed: thats a lot of i's) have …
Read More »Kingston 1600mhz notebook memory for ‘Huron River’
Kingston have released new HyperX 4GB and 8GB 1600mhz SO-DIMM kits. This new dual channel CL9 memory is the fastest on the market specifically designed to support notebooks and mobile platforms using the new 2nd generation Intel Core Mobile Processor family, codenamed ‘Huron River'. “Our latest HyperX SO-DIMMs are the …
Read More »ASUS B3 revision Intel P67 chipsets released
Asus are the latest company to release new B3 (fixed) Intel P67 chipset based motherboards. As with all ASUS motherboards, new models based on the Intel P67 chipset serve as a platform for a host of innovative and exclusive technologies. Chief among these is DIGI+ VRM, which incorporates digital voltage …
Read More »GIGABYTE Launches X58A-OC: World’s First Overclocking Motherboard
Gigabyte have launched a new motherboard which is going to appeal to a huge portion of our audience. They claim it is the world's first motherboard designed from the ground up for extreme overclockers. The GA-X58A-OC also has one of the most vibrant colour schemes we have seen to date. …
Read More »Bigfoot Networks release Killer Wireless N family
Bigfoot Networks, the technology company behind the Killer line of networking products for online games, today introduced the new Killer Wireless-N family of high-performance Wi-Fi adapters. Leveraging Bigfoot Networks’ exclusive Killer Wireless Technology and the latest 802.11n features, Killer Wireless-N adapters perform up to five times faster than competing products. …
Read More »Penthouse launch first European 3D porn channel
Penthouse have released the first 3D porn channel in a new ‘pan european' rollout. The channel is going to operate from 11pm to 5am daily and will include both soft core and hard core feeds. It is not known where Penthouse are getting the content from, but the 3D aspect …
Read More »Corsair release Blue Vengeance DDR3 memory
Corsair have announced several new products today, and they are also updating a new family member to their Vengeance series of memory kits. Vengeance DDR3 memory is optimized for overclocking and compatibility, at an attractive price point. The original Vengeance modules, released to critical acclaim in November 2010, are equipped …
Read More »Corsair announce Hydro Series H60 is shipping
Corsair have been sending out a bunch of press releases today, and many enthusiast users will be pleased to hear that the new Hydro Series H60 is finally shipping. The Hydro Series H60 brings remarkable new technologies to the CPU cooling market at an affordable price point. New features include: …
Read More »Apple gameplan to target budget markets
Berstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi has had a meeting with acting Apple CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer and VP Eddy Cue and his report highlights some interesting plans for Apple to expand market share in the near future. Sacconaghi's report highlights that Tim Cook has huge plans to expand …
Read More »Kingston launch new Black Memory kits for X58 platform
Kingston have announced the release of new HyperX T1 Black DDR3 triple channel memory kits. These kits have been designed for X58 motherboards and are available in kits of three and six modules in capacities up to 24GB. “Our new HyperX T1 Black triple-channel kits give enthusiasts the opportunity to …
Read More »Motorola Xoom overclocked by 50% percent to 1.5ghz
Never mind the hype around the iPad 2. The fun is all happening with the latest Motorola Xoom tablet. Google Android developers and enthusiast modders are over the moon to find out that the Xoom tablet's bootloader is customisable. This opens up the hardware for easy access to developers. XDA …
Read More »SeaMicro’s new low power server has 512 Atom cores
SeaMicro today announced a new low power server which contains 256 of Intel's Atom N570 dual core processors. The new SM10000-64 has 512 Atom processing cores which operate at 1.66ghz, which when combined deliver 850GHZ of processing power. Intel's low power Atom processors are generally used in netbooks and low …
Read More »Why is UK broadband so bad? Virgin Media 50mbit customers complaining
Over the last couple of weeks KitGuru have been receiving emails from readers complaining about the current state of UK broadband services. Many of us in dear old blighty hear about fantastic services in Sweden, with speeds up to 500mbit even being offered now. No caps, no limits, just pay …
Read More »Is the Motorola Xoom biggest threat yet to iPad?
So far, the reviews for Motorola's new Xoom tablet appear to be really positive. The Android 3.0 Honeycomb powered tablet could very well be Apple's biggest threat yet. In the states, the Xoom has been released at $599 with a two year Verizon Wireless contract and the 10.1 inch tablet …
Read More »Furmark 1.9.0 released – with even heavier GPU load
JeGX from Geeks.3d just emailed to let us know that a new version of the great stress test Furmark has been released, taking it to 1.9.0. From his site: First thing, FurMark is still an OpenGL 2.0 GPU stress test. That means all available GPUs can be tested with FurMark …
Read More »New Fusion forum section opened
AMD's Fusion launched over a month ago, and KitGuru has already reviewed several systems, including one world exclusive. As products are now starting to hit the channel we would like to hear your views if you have purchased a new system, or are in the process of building one. Terry …
Read More »Apple ditch Nvidia for AMD in top end Macbook Pro range
Apple's new range of MacBook Pro's are going to feature AMD graphics on the 15 inch and 17 inch models, according to sources close to KitGuru in Taipei. The current top end Macs feature nVidia Geforce GT 330M graphics with 256mb or 512mb of memory. Apple have been working with …
Read More »MSI release two new AMD notebooks – CR650 and Wind U270
MSI have released two new NoteBooks which feature the latest generations of AMD processor, the U270 and CR650. Both of these systems include the latest AMD dual core E350 processor. As regular readers of KitGuru will already be aware these APR processors feature a X86 core and Radeon HD6310 graphics …
Read More »Microsoft admit 10% of Windows Phone 7’s got bricked
Yesterday we reported that a recent Microsoft update for Windows Phone 7 was the cause of bricking. According to Microsoft, 90% of the people who actually got the update notification and started the process have managed to complete it successfully. 90% seems like a good number to be quoting, but …
Read More »Samsung to add 8.9 inch tablet to range
Samsung have said that they will be adding a third tablet to their line up and that it will be available in March. Samsung have two successful products already for sale, the 7 inch and 10 inch Galaxy Tabs. They have announced that they will be complimenting the range by …
Read More »HP’s new business laptops with up to 32 hours battery life
Only yesterday KitGuru was reporting that Lenovo were releasing new machines with battery life of up to 30 hours. Today HP announced their new range of laptops, including the EliteBook 8460p with up to 32 hours of battery life. This new range is targeting the professional market place, with tough …
Read More »Windows 7 SP1 official released
Microsoft have released the first official service pack for Windows 7 today. This update includes all previously released security, performance and stability updates for Windows 7. SP1 includes new improvements for certain features and services in Windows 7 such as improved relability when hooking up HDMI audio devices, printing using …
Read More »iPad 2 parody video – 27 inch voice activated
KitGuru finds a lot of parody videos every week and while many of them aren't worth mentioning, occasionally we find one that really makes us chuckle. Those of you who are sick reading about the upcoming iPad may find this video to be a little bit of ‘light relief'. KitGuru …
Read More »Lenovo release Sandybridge ThinkPads with 30 hour battery
Lenovo announced today that their are expanding their ThinkPad notebook range in the high end and are releasing six new Intel Sandy Bridge models with up to 30 hours battery life. As well as this insane battery life claim, Lenovo are saying that the machines will feature Dolby Home Theater …
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