Bob Rivet, chief operating officer for AMD is leaving the company, roughly a month after KitGuru broke the news worldwide that Dirk Meyer was stepping down as CEO. AMD said on Wednesday that Rivet who had joined the company in 2000 as CFO was no longer COO but has agreed …
Read More »Windows 7 to get first service pack on Feb 22nd
Microsoft have announced that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will be released on February 22nd. This will be a 1.2 gigabyte download featuring all of the minor point releases since the operating system launched in July 2009. We all love service packs, they help to gather all the updates into …
Read More »Sony personality accidentally retweets PS3 Jailbreak code
When the Playstation 3 was jailbroken, everyone took notice, especially Sony. They are trying hard to cover it up and to make sure that people can't get access to it. Well, until it was retweeted again online. Since it was spotted, it has been deleted, but this was an embarassing …
Read More »iPad 3 to have Retina display, but when will it be released?
No one can escape the Apple iPad, last year it sold more than all the other tablets put together. It has been one of Apples biggest success stories in recent years. The next version of the iPad is due to go on sale sometime in April, near the 1st anniversary …
Read More »Flawed Sandybridge systems being sold with PCI Express workaround
As we all know by now, Intel announced that it was pulling all Cougar Point chipsets that support the new Sandybridge desktop and laptop processor family due to a design flaw in the chip controlling the Serial ATA II data inputs. All H67 and P67 boards have two sets of …
Read More »NASA release first 360 degree image of the sun
NASA released the first 360 degree image of the entire sun, which comes courtesy of NASA's twin STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) spacecraft, which aligned exactly opposite each other around the sun to capture the image. Richard Harris, the principal investigator for the U.K. instruments on STEREO, said “The sun …
Read More »AMD Fusion based Sony VAIO YB hits retail for $599.99
Many of you will have already seen our exclusive MSI system coverage of the Fusion platform several weeks ago. For those of you looking for a svelte, attractive mobile platform based around this exciting new technology, then the Sony VAIO YB might just hit the spot. Sony first announced this …
Read More »AMD drop Phenom II prices, strategic timing against Sandybridge
At the end of last week AMD cut the prices of their Phenom II processor range. Obviously due to the recent high profile Sandybridge platform issues, this is a sure way for them to help push sales. Both Quad core and Hexacore ranges have received price cuts. The Phenom II …
Read More »Motorola Xoom priced at $800
The much awaited Motorola Xoom has been priced at $800 without a contract and we hear it should reach Best Buy for sale in the US on February 24th. The device supports Wi-Fi however you have to pay for 1 month of Verizon 3G service, which costs a minimum of …
Read More »Warning against counterfeit software on Apple store
The Macintosh App Store has a problem with Counterfeit software, according to developer Wolfire. The company added a game called Lugaru HD last month, and this was quickly followed by a title called ‘Lugaru', a pirated version uploaded by another developer and charging only a tenth of the price. The …
Read More »Microsoft to issue 22 bug fixes and 3 zero days next week
Microsoft have announced that it is going to fix 22 vulnerabilities next week across a range of 12 security updates next week. These will target Windows, Internet Explorer, Internet Server and Visio, the companies data diagramming tool. Microsoft also have announced that patches will be released for three bugs it …
Read More »Google complain that Bing is copying search results
Amit Singhai, a Google search fellow has complained via Twitter that Bing is copying Google's search results. While this has yet to go to court, it appears that Google are launching the first part of an investigation into theft claims. Google has apparently planted obscure results on its search engine …
Read More »Over 1,000 planets found by Kepler spacecraft
Exciting news for our space faring readers today. The Kepler spacecraft, searching distances far beyond our solar system has found more than 1,000 possible planets which are orbiting distant stars, and it least 54 of them are within their suns ‘habitable zones', where environmental temperatures could support liquid water and …
Read More »MSI next in line with official statement regarding Intel chipset issues
MSI are next in line with an official statement regarding the high profile Intel Sandybridge chipset issues. MSI has been informed by Intel about the design issues in the Intel 6 series chipsets. According to Intel the performance of some of the Intel SATA ports on Intel 6 series products …
Read More »Asus respond to SandyBridge issues
Asus have just made an official statement in regards to issues with the Intel 6 series support chip, known as Cougar Point. The announcement has also been published on their website to inform their customers of how to receive support: Acting on our philosophy and promise of inspiring innovation and …
Read More »Scientists find first indication of Dark Matter at LHC
Scientists at Cern's Large Hadron Collider has made a breakthrough in discovering the first signs of Dark Matter. The LHC is a 17 mile long circular underground track that is chilled to almost zero degrees Kelvin. It has been recording incredibly violent collisions, the likes of which haven't been seen …
Read More »Intel leaving product recalls to partners
The Intel Sandybridge flaw has been one of the worst hardware issues for Intel in recent memory. Many of their partners are already in full damage control mode, supporting their customers with returns and refunds. Samsung were one of the first to issue a public statement supporting refunds. An Intel …
Read More »MSI statement on recalled Intel products
It hasn't been a particularly good week for Intel – the Sandybridge chipset fault has been hitting the headlines across the globe. All of the major Intel partners are busy scrambling around like headless chickens, trying to make sure they look after their customer base. MSI spoke with KitGuru this …
Read More »Virgin Media enhance mid range UK broadband – 30Mbps
Virgin Media have announced an enhanced service for their mid range customers, increasing the 20MB/s broadband service to 30MB/s. This new service is offering up to 30MB/s download and 3MB/s upstream, a decent improvement on the 20MB/s and 2MB/s previous available to UK customers. This new service is set to …
Read More »Antec release new Kuhler H20 620 cooler
Antec have entered into the CPU cooling market with the release of a new water cooler, based around Asetek technology. Previously Corsair had a very tight partnership with Asetek with their successful watercoolers, however they are going down a different route now. Antec therefore were more than happy to fill …
Read More »New Nook Color threatens Kindle dominance
I read a lot of books, and I admit to owning five ereaders – my favourite is the Kindle DX – the larger of the last generation with E Ink Pearl technology. Recently I have been playing with the new Barnes & Noble Nook – the Nook Color, taking the …
Read More »Technology killing paperbacks
I fondly remember as a kid, getting a new book and wondering what cool and exciting adventures lay within. The smell of the paper, the feel of the pages on my fingers as I flipped them over. It appears as if the charms of a paperback are dwindling, as electronic …
Read More »Motorola Atrix 4G will support 1080p video recording
The Motorola Atrix 4G looks to be one of the sexiest phones on paper with eye popping specifications. The camera will have a dual processing configuration and the latest news is that it will be capable of 1080p video recording, after launch. This is an update on the post release …
Read More »The new Sony PSP – iPad on steroids
Sony have been in the spotlight since they announced the hardware configuration of the upcoming Sony PSP. The new Sony product will be using an ARM processor however it is significantly more powerful than anything else on the market right now. They are using the Cortex A9 core which is …
Read More »XFX launch 1GB 6950 XXX and 6970 2GB Black Edition
Poor Zardon is swimming in graphics cards right now and coming soon on KitGuru will be reviews of the new XFX 6950's and 6970's. XFX are releasing a 6950 with a single and dual fan and both sets will have a standard clock and an XXX version available. They are …
Read More »AMD HD6990 3072 stream processors, 2×256-bit 4GB
Many people are waiting on the new AMD HD6990 to hit retail and news has leaked that the upcoming high end card will feature two Cayman GPUs with 3072 stream processors, powered with 4GB of GDDR5 memory across a 2×256 bit memory interface. Pictures of the card are already in …
Read More »How many Windows 7 phones have Microsoft really sold?
The new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 launch has not went according to plan, according to many analyst reports. Microsoft claim they have shipped 2 million units to carriers, but no one is delivering actual sales figures. When Microsoft are questioned on their sales figures, they have spoken to the press …
Read More »Hitachi ship worlds first enterprise class 3TB Sata Drive
Hitachi are shipping the worlds first enterprise class 3TB hard drive. The Ultrastar 7k3000 is a 7,200rpm drive that is supplied with either 6 Gbit/sec. serial SCSI or SATA interfaces. The 3.5 inch 7K3000 replaces the A7K2000 and has 5 platters. It increases areal density however on those disks by …
Read More »nVidia Tegra 3 – quad core ARM Cortex A9 for mobile world
Bright Side Of News have acquired a slide, showing Tegra 3 in two configurations, one for tablets and one for smartphones. The tablet version will have 4 ARM Cortex A9 processors that can be clocked as high as 1.5 GHZ, a graphics processor thats three times as fast as whats …
Read More »Will the Xoom Tablet sell at $800?
We have been awaiting the Motorola Xoom with baited breath now for quite some time. This will be the first Android tablet to use V3.0 and it will be upgradable to a 4G connection. We heard some rumours behind closed doors this morning – it might cost a whopping $800. …
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