If you use the internet on the move, then Intel has a neat, 3-letter acronym lined up ready for you. MID. It stands for Mobile Internet Device. The latest version seems to be generating interest among the bit-part smartphone players at CES. KitGuru tunes into the available wireless using a …

Microsoft's Windows 8 is making lots of positive noises to the market. Everything for everyone, it seems. Can Bill Gates' legacy manage to produce a better, faster, cheaper, lighter operating system that can match Apple's locked-down fascism on everything from mobile phones to tablets and desktops? KitGuru places a door …

While many of you won't have heard of Palringo, you will be all too familiar with the explosion in personal communications that we're all presently living through. Even Blackberrys, once the purview of top execs only, are now one of the most popular options at ‘we love selling to kids' …

Does every conflict situation need to end with the death of a human? Having considered the human/news cost of its traditional ways of shocking and awing small, oil-rich countries around the world, the American government has at least made an effort to control people without killing them. But have the …

Every day, we can feel the power of Apple grow, while Microsoft looks increasingly like someone's dad dancing to dubstep. The latest legal action from Bill Gates' legacy has put one of its biggest customers in court. KitGuru watches re-runs of West Wing and prepares to get indignant. Imagine being …

Everyone of us has, at some point or another, seen a kid that's so ugly you've had to exclaim, “Now that's a face only a mother could love” – even if it was when you were looking in the mirror. The same can be said for major games. Each publishing …

With the world + dog waiting to see what price these cards will be in the UK stores, KitGuru manages to fire up the VideoScope and give the new cards a once over. Where will they fit in and what can regular gamers expect? GPU manufacturers must be desperate for …

Want to know if your turkey is done over the holidays? Simple. You stick a themometer where the sun don't shine or stab it with a sharp blade and check if the juices run clear. Sometimes we use hardcore science to judge a situation, other times the ‘simple test' works …

Christmas day in 2011 has been marked down as the biggest day for global device activations ever and according to Flurry, an app store analytics firm this caused record levels of app store activity between December 25th and 31st. Over 1.2 billion applications were downloaded in this single week period. …

Steve Jobs has left an impressive legacy behind, and many people are wondering how Apple will fare over the coming years without the iconic leader calling the shots. To celebrate his life, a company have made a lifelike action figure which may find room on the shelves beside other toys …

Apple TV hasn't captured the minds and hearts of the mainstream audience yet, but the latest news will certainly attract the attention of the enthusiast sector. Well known enthusiast Steven Troughton Smith hacked Siri to work on a wide range of Apple phones, and he has decided to turn some …

If you service cars and don't have enough of the right tyres, then it can affect production. Same for decorators and the right kind of paint brush. Sure, there could be ways around the supply issue, but it's not ideal. With graphics, it comes down to wafers. KitGuru pulls out …

We've quote Darwin so often on KitGuru, that it's hard to believe that any technology companies have yet to wake up and start smelling what they're shovelling. Motorola. Nokia and now RIM have all become victims of digging their heals in and being sure that they are god's chosen one. …

The world's economy has been limping along for almost 4 years now, with no obvious end in site. Every time we, as consumers, do something clever like ‘reduce fuel consumption' – the suppliers increase prices to maintain their profits. We're all locked in a strange, economic quicksand with the same …

According to industry rumours Apple are starting production of their first television sets in Q1 2012, with the goal of launching in Q2/Q3 of 2012. The initial production run is said to be based around a 32 inch and a 37 inch screen and it would appear that Samsung are …

Across the world, millions of people will have picked up a new PC around Christmas. Some will have been presents and others will have been work-place replacements. Whatever the reason, should you use it ‘as is' or reach straight for the most fundamental upgrade there is? Should you spend some …

One of the most eagerly awaited games in history is now well and truly upon us. For the launch event itself, we managed to sneak cameras into a secret London location – to capture some of the background to WoW's biggest threat yet. Set VideoScopes to stun. Part two of …

The remnants of an 8kg turkey (17.6 pounds in old money) are still staring at you every time you open the fridge. It makes you feel like a mortuary extra in CSI, every time you swing the door open and the weak light springs into action. While your guts and …

The internet is a wonderful place because not only is there a wealth of information on hand, but sometimes people can write something which is brought to the attention of the mainstream press. David Talley, an author on the blog network wrote a piece regarding a potential takeover for Apple …

In a stunning move, KitGuru is hearing that part-time super store keeper and full time Fulham/Michael Jackson fan, Mo Al Fayed, has some a deal to hand over the trading of electronics goods in Harrod's to the Hemel hierarchy of Dixons. Globally, Harrod's commands revenues in the range of $1 …

January is always the time for the best tech bargains, and ASDA have announced that they will be selling a high definition LED backlit television for only £50. The Venturer 15.6 inch HDTV supports 720p resolution and LED backlighting for a thinner, brighter panel. There is a single HDMI port …

Roll the clock back, and the only stream with media on it was the standard broadcast TV and radio signals. Roll the clock forward and we'll all be living in a fast moving river of content, that allows us to instantly visit any shore that takes our fancy. AC Ryan …

After an initial hands-on at Gamescom, at EuroGamer 2011, we had the cameras on standby to capture early footage of The Old republic. That footage forms the core of our very own Star Wars Trilogy. More to follow shortly! Here's a little exclusive background on the game itself, including a …

Multiplay runs the hugely successful Insomnia events 3 times a year (i-Series), taking over the entirety of Telford International Centre to host thousands and thousands of hard core gamers. Cameras were on site to capture the event, but – more importantly – what the event means to the major corporations …

This time around, we turn the all-seeing VideoScope on claims that hackers can nip around the world, enter your HP printer through its back entrance and plant a command that will cause it to self-destruct. Hot stuff. During the first Iraq war, rumours flew that IBM printers were being used …

Anyone who has been involved in the gaming industry for any length of time, knows just how massive and powerful the Call of Duty dynasty has proven. With each generation, takings both the audience size and size of the takings, seems to increase by another huge amount. We put this …

Do you consider yourself a moral person?  The combined licence fee of the great British viewing public has been squeezed tightly, and enough juice has flown for the creation of a web site that's dedicated to the question “Are you moral?”. We turn the VideoScope on this issue with the …

UK communications giant British Telecom have decided to sue Google over alleged Android patent infringement. They are claiming that the search engine leader ‘willfully infringes' on six patents that they hold. The company have said in the suit “BT brings this action to recover the just compensation it is owed …

Globally, Asus is now one of the five biggest manufacturers of laptop computers. While its known for high-end components, it actually broke into the portable PC market by inventing the EeePC, effectively creating the netbook market sector overnight. But where will the Asus portable focus be for 2012? Good question. …

When a multi-billion dollar organisation wants to update its systems and see how it could be doing business better, then Dutch-Brit tech specialist Logica, might have been one of their first phone calls. Now it seems that Logica's high-powered analytical skills have been focused inwards. Result? Major job loses. KitGuru …