From the time the first gamer opened up a cardboard box with an Antec 900 chassis inside, this company has been one of the most popular at LAN gaming events across the globe. The launch of the brand new 1100 series will be welcomed by enthusiasts across the globe. KitGuru …
Read More »Higgs Boson data captured at CERN’s LHC?
Billions have been spent researching the little fellow, but it seems that scientists (mad, bad and downright boffin-like) may be ready to start discussing the physical characteristics of the Higgs Boson particle. KitGuru picks up a white coat, clipboard and pen to see what's what down in old Geneva town. …
Read More »Is it too late for Blackberry to learn from Apple?
With a massive plunge in the value of the company, is it a foregone conclusion that Blackberry is on its way to being dead/buried/bought out, or is there still time for it to learn from Apple? If it was to open its ears and learn something new, what would the …
Read More »ARCTIC’s Protection Film DUO – complete protection for iPhone 4/4S
Arctic, best known for their CPU coolers, have been expanding this year into different markets. The latest product they have released is the new ‘Protection Film DUO – a protection system for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. They are making a ‘Glossy' and a ‘Matt' version, both of which …
Read More »KitGuru Lite’s analysis of the Apple Siri morality challenge
While the idea that technology moves from being a tool to being a companion is attractive, it's useful to know exactly what kind of personality your new life partner has. Upon examining the logic Siri uses on the iPhone 4s, we've discovered that it might be a little more ‘Fox …
Read More »Weekend Sale: Gaming Console ARCTIC Gym and GC Pro
Many companies are trying to grab some sales at this time of the year, and Arctic have just announced another range of products at cut prices. If you want to get healthy after that big Christmas feed, then Arctic are offering their Gym product at just under 30 euros. They …
Read More »Google Android – 10th billionth app download achieved
Google Android is going from strength to strength – they have just achieved a record of 10 billion applications downloaded. Google have decided to cut the price of their applications by 10p each to celebrate the achievement. Google are claiming that there are one billion downloads now every single month, …
Read More »Kindle Fire outperforming Galaxy Tab, already
As expected the Kindle Fire is already proving a success for Amazon, as they have shipped more tablets in Q4 than Samsung. Market research firm IHS iSuppli show 3.9 million Kindle Fire tablets shipped in Q3 of 2011, meaning around 14 percent of the overall market. Apple are without question …
Read More »Orange lies to customers and gets away with it?
As the world's economy lurches nearer and nearer to a double-dip recession, all of us are looking at our expenditure and wondering what we can do to secure our finances. For people who trusted Orange to deliver a ‘fixed price phone plan', Santa has a big stocking full of nasty …
Read More »KitGuru Lite – Weekly News Video Update
At Kitguru we know a portion of our audience won’t want to read 30-40 page reviews on the latest technology. With this in mind we are starting a new series of videos which demystify all the tech talk and lay out the cold hard facts. Kitguru Lite is tech without …
Read More »Tory Britain: The fast get faster on phat pipes
The speed at which a nation's citizens can connect to the interwibble super highway, is a great indication of how advanced a nation is in the grand scheme of things. Here's a pair of questions: Just how fast will the UK's broadband system become around 2015 and how great will …
Read More »Kitguru Lite presents the Microlab Solo 6C speakers
At Kitguru we know a portion of our audience won’t want to read 30-40 page reviews on the latest technology. With this in mind we are starting a new series of videos which demystify all the tech talk and lay out the cold hard facts. Kitguru Lite is tech without …
Read More »Kitguru Lite presents the NZXT Tempest 410 Elite
At Kitguru we know a portion of our audience won’t want to read 30-40 page reviews on the latest technology. With this in mind we are starting a new series of videos which demystify all the tech talk and lay out the cold hard facts. Kitguru Lite is tech without …
Read More »Kitguru Lite presents the Corsair Vengeance 1100
At Kitguru we know a portion of our audience won’t want to read 30-40 page reviews on the latest technology. With this in mind we are starting a new series of videos which demystify all the tech talk and lay out the cold hard facts. Kitguru Lite is tech without …
Read More »TechTV: Ubisoft speak about Assassins Creed Revelations
Our sister group TechTV managed to get some hands on time with Ubisoft at the recent Playstation Access 2011 in Bristol. Kitguru gaming reviewed this game a short while ago and it received a slightly mixed review, with author Trevor Evans claiming he feels the franchise needs a little ‘revitalization' …
Read More »Google simplify product range by killing seven programs
Google continue their cleaning cull and have decided to remove another seven programs from their software portfolio including Knol, Google Gears and Google Wave. This is the third time this year that the search engine giant has streamlined their operation by removing programs which haven't sparked the users imagination. They …
Read More »China pass U.S. as largest smartphone market
China have passed the American market to claim the title of largest smartphone market by volume in Q3 2011. Strategy Analytics released the information today which shows huge growth as the phones become cheaper and more available to a wider audience in China. Neil Mawston, an analyst at Strategy Analytics …
Read More »Hard drive prices drop as SSD sales get a boost
With Western Digital's competitors pushing hard to increase production, the market itself has found a stabilising point for hard drives. Well, they couldn't keep going up forever. Could they? KitGuru does a quick Scan and comes back with good news. Back on 3rd November, KitGuru brought you news that the …
Read More »Can stores like Micro Anvika survive 2012?
If you read KitGuru and you have lived anywhere near a big city over the past 30 years, then there is a good chance that you will have been drawn into a Micro Anvika store. Until the Apple shops launched, Micro Anvika was just about the best looking set of …
Read More »BMWi concept will debut at LA Auto show
According to Slashgear, BMW are going to be launching a new range of ‘i Cars', which would have done Steve Jobs proud. The new range are electric lithium ion i3 ‘megacity vehicle's' with a ‘plug in hybrid i8 high performance model'. Rich Steinberg (love the name!), the manager of electric …
Read More »Nano-bots given 4×4 transport (and it’s not an X1, 3 or 5)
When you hear Clarkson and Co discussing the latest 4×4, you would be forgiven for thinking that the Top Gear team is about to blow another £100,000 of the TV licence payer's money on a trip to the Arctic or the Himalayas. Not so with the coolest new 4×4 in …
Read More »Offensive Facebook material captured
Over the past few days, we have all read stories about horrible pages being delivered by the world's number one social network, Facebook. Imagine our horror when we were sent an example of some highly offensive material. Prepare yourself for the worst. Bloggers like Tom Loftus have been doing a …
Read More »Samsung rebrand and relaunch ‘Galaxy Tab 10.1N’ in Germany
While the Apple v Samsung battle rages on behind the scenes Samsung have attempted to bypass the claims of ‘copyright infringement' by modifying the design of their Galaxy Tab 10.1 and rereleasing it in Germany. They are calling their new tablet, the ‘Galaxy Tab 10.1N' (adding the N). What has …
Read More »nVidia’s quick move to 28nm secures laptop business for 2012
The launch of Fermi (GTX480) was a wake up call for nVidia CEO Jen Hsun Huang and co. While the huge GPU satisfies a gamer's willy-waving urges, it seemed a little out of place with the economic downturn and global warming worries. The new Kepler series has a different psychology. …
Read More »Millions die of apathy – Wow!
Every population ultimately suffers from the same problem. There comes a time when the death rate surpasses the birthrate and an ageing population begins to die off. Right now, that's happening in one specific realm. KitGuru dons robes of condolence +5 and heads into the ether. Announced in September 2001 …
Read More »Tablet revenues up 300%, channel prays to St Jobs
With the sale of traditional PCs dying on its arse, the IT supply channel has been searching high and low for a silver bullet – something that will give them some hope of increasing revenues. Well, it's already here – and it's the Apple iPad. KitGuru pulls the Iron Man-coloured …
Read More »Apple trembles as Chromebook sales reach 5 figures.
Roll the clock back to May 2011 and the world took a small step back, as Google began the process of rolling Chromebooks into the market. Less that 6 months later, things have changed. Or have they. KitGuru pulls out an abacus and does some basic addition. The guy who …
Read More »Goldeneye: Worth the wait or a ‘purchase hesitate’ ?
With a huge number of game releases coming on the run into Christmas, November is becoming launch-central for every publisher under the sun. We managed to get an early hands-on with Goldeneye and we ask the question, was it worth the wait – does it deserve your cash? There can't …
Read More »XFX Double D pricing move under the Videoscope
You can accuse graphic companies of a lot, but never a lack of humour. When XFX rocked up with its latest technology, you could see the double entendres begin the flow. Welcome to the world of the Double D cooling technology. Superior technology almost invariably means a bigger price. When …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 sales set to break records: again
Modern WarFare 3 sales look to be very promising indeed as reports filter in that one and a half million gamers queued up overnight for the title to be launched. The statistics for actual sales are due to be released this weekend and it will be interesting to see how …
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