Many people have been waiting on the new ARM chip and finally details have emerged detailing the 28nm processor which has been taped out at GlobalFoundries. The processor loses the ‘Eagle' name and it called the Cortex A15 MPCore Processor and is going to be licensed to customers immediately for …
Read More »Exclusive ‘Llano’ AMD Fusion processor picture
For years, AMD's been telling us that the future is Fusion. At Computex 2010 it finally ran a full speed demo live on stage in front of the world's press. On 26th July, AMD briefed the press again, with Fusion marketing guru John Taylor taking the lead. Now the threat …
Read More »Google TV service to launch this autumn in U.S.A.
We reported yesterday that Samsung are stepping up a new campaign to shift focus into the television market, using Google's Android operating system. In an announcement from Google – they state they are bringing the web to television screens in the US later this year and then worldwide in 2011. …
Read More »iPad set to replace paper in Lloyd’s of London
Apple's iPad has been one of the biggest success stories in the tech world in 2010 with many millions being sold since launch a few months ago. The latest news in is that Lloyds of London are going to be testing out the iPad as a replacement for the paper …
Read More »PC Partner prepares to float on stock exchange?
Floating a company onto the stock exchange is a great way to evolve. Not only does it bring in a huge amount of investment, it also ensures that the original founders finally get paid for all their initial work. China is full of massive companies that are privately owned. One …
Read More »When fast just ain’t fast enough – XFX HD5970 Black Edition LE
4800MHZ GDDR5, 3200 cores and GPU's running at 850mhz, its every gamers wet dream. KitGuru has had the XFX HD5970 Black Edition card in our labs for some time now and we should have a review up in the not too distant future. We heard from the guys at XFX …
Read More »Nicked: Girl who threw puppies into river
We reported on a rather sick story this week of a girl who was filmed throwing puppies into a river. An Internet bounty was issued to catch her, and the good news in today is that she has been caught. Today police in the Bosnian town of Bugojno accounced that …
Read More »Apple TV now $99 – new focus on rentals and streaming
Apple have announced a much smaller and cheaper version of the Apple TV set top box. This new release also heavily promotes the introduction of rentable TV shows, a move that many people have wanted to see from quite some time. The new Apple TV is smaller than a quarter …
Read More »Apple may release new iPhone 4 with revised antenna
For the last couple of months, Apple have been taking a high priority in the press with the iPhone 4 antenna issues. The solution was to give everyone who experienced issues a free case. Telcel, a Mexican mobile carrier have said that after September 30th Apple are releasing revised iPhone …
Read More »Internet bounty issued for woman throwing live puppies into river
The world can be a very cruel place and with the growth of the internet, videos and newstories can spread like a virus. One such video which is causing a great deal of distress for people is the footage of a woman dressed in a red sweatshirt, throwing six squealing …
Read More »Corsair release Gaming Audio Series HS1 headphones
Corsair release quality products, there is no denying that. Whether its memory, power supplies or flash drives, they always perform at the top of their respective fields. Today we received a press release detailing the new Gaming Audio Series Hs1 headphones which look to be another class leading product. The …
Read More »Xbox Live Gold Price rising by £1pm – from November 1st
Microsoft are going to increase the monthly price of Xbox Live Gold starting November 1st – the price will be rising by £1 to £5.99. The UK are not the only region to suffer from a price increase as similar rises are due for the USA and Canada. UK gamers …
Read More »Panther 2 – Most powerful laptop ever? featuring 300w power supply!
EUROCOM have released a new laptop called the Panther 2 which is surely staking a solid claim to becoming the world's most powerful laptop ever released. It features 6 core Intel Xeon 5550/5600 series 4 and 6 core processors with SLI GTX 480M graphics card solutions. How does 4.4TB of …
Read More »New nVidia GPU info released in Driver
Graphics card drivers are always a good place to check when looking for upcoming product names and with the recent information posted in AMD's latest Catalyst drivers last week, nVidia have listed some interesting information in their latest 295.47 WHQL certified drivers. The new driver lists the GTS450 as well …
Read More »First ATI HD6870 benchmark – author of GPUz says card ‘not fake’
GPU Design have posted information from a chinese website which shows a GPU Z screenshot and a 3DMark Vantage Extreme benchmark of the upcoming Radeon HD6870 graphics card – expected to retail before the end of the year. – GPU ID: “6718″ according to codenames shown in Catalyst 10.8 driver …
Read More »IBM release Z196 5.2ghz processor – fastest single CPU in world
IBM, creator of the excellent Cell Processor in the Sony Playstation 3 have released details on their newest creation, the fastest single CPU in the world, clocked at a whopping 5.2ghz. The Z196 was announced at the Hot Chip conference this week and is designed to be used in the …
Read More »DDR4 SDRAM aiming to break 4GHZ speed barrier
The memory market is extremely competitive, with manufacturers pushing speeds higher and higher every couple of months. News earlier this week hit the KitGuru newsdesk that HyperX DDR3 from Kingston had managed to break the 3GHZ barrier. DDR4 won't be hitting the market overnight, many manufacturers feel there is plenty …
Read More »Samsung plan to go head to head with Apples mini iPad
The Apple iPad has been a huge success story for Apple, KitGuru rated the device very highly indeed when we reviewed it months ago. News reached KitGuru weeks ago that Apple were planned to make a 7 inch version of the iPad to appeal to users who find the 9.7 …
Read More »Catalyst 10.8 driver details new ATI product names
Last night we published news on the release of Catalyst 10.8, which features many performance fixes. After looking at the atiicdxx.da_ file this morning we have seen a 35 new cards listed for support. It seems that Fudzilla also have a story up discussing this today. Going on the information …
Read More »AMD announce details of new CPU designs
AMD have had a great 12 months, with the ATI division delivering the highest level of sales on the market. They also have a nice chunk of change in their coffers after a $1.25BN settlement handout by Intel. Yesterday at the Hot Chips conference held at Stanford University the company …
Read More »Mafia 2 to help sell Fermi hardware – full physX support
Mafia was one of the greatest games ever made, when it was released gamers across the globe embraced its combination of rich story line with Grand Theft Auto style game elements. With the successor to be released in a few days, many predict that this game alone will help push …
Read More »Bit Fenix Colossus exposed – intimate shots taken
Coco Lee, is the driving force behind Bit Fenix, and she is an amazing lady. Whether the world decides that it loves, hates or is completely indifferent to the Bit Fenix Colossus, you have to give credit where it is due. Coco is not only really smart, she also has …
Read More »Zotac GTX460 AMP! to retail in UK for £209.99
KitGuru reviewed the stonking new Zotac GTX460 AMP! earlier this week and while pricing wasn't confirmed at the time, we have just heard from Zotac that the retail cost will be £209.99 inc vat. Considering the standard clocked GTX460 is around £199 right now, it seems well worth the extra …
Read More »Powercolor launch new low profile HD5750
TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today announced improved gaming performance for HTPC gamers. The PowerColor HD5750 Low Profile Edition is specifically designed for those with HTPC systems or limited space chassis’ who desire the upgraded graphics performance without having to compromise their system size. The PowerColor …
Read More »Cisco Blades cut HP out of Computercenter?
We've all heard of Black Monday, when the world's stock markets collapsed. Wikipedia sums it up nicely here. If you were HP and your biggest reseller moved all of its data centres to Cisco, would that urge you to update the company diaries to read ‘Terrible Thursday'? KitGuru investigates. It …
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