At the PC Retail Boot Camp up in Northampton, British storage specialists PowerNAS has just launched its latest consumer and small business products, including a unit known as the Converge Media Appliance or CMA for short. Based up in Tamworth, Staffordshire, PowerNAS specialises in creating custom storage set ups and system …
Read More »Win 3 copies of Total War Attila this weekend!
Bank holiday weekend is upon us and our good friends at MSI UK wanted to offer up some shiny game codes. If you ever fancied yourself as a modern day Sun Tzu – then dust off your copy of The Art Of War and join in the fun with other …
Read More »Win MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC, R9 290X Gaming GPU and LE Siberia V2
Today we have a monster competition starting courtesy of our good friends over at MSI. One lucky KitGuru reader will win one of their new flagship Gaming 9 AC motherboards, as well as an R9 290X Gaming graphics cards and a limited edition Steelseries Siberia V2 headset! MSI will be …
Read More »Raspberry Pi low cost monitor breaks funding goal
A Kickstarter campaign to build an inexpensive 9 inch high definition monitor to connect to the Raspberry Pi was fully funded in just three days. The £65 HDMIPi is an affordable small and portable HDMI monitor to connect to the Raspberry Pi. It broke the funding target of £55,000 and …
Read More »Tiny 2 inch CuBox-i mini computer available on preorder
Solidrun have just announced their second generation computer – the CuBox-i. This tiny little computer is fanless and therefore completely silent. It is available in black or red. The CuBox-i1 is able to run Android Jelly Bean or Linux and has a 1GHZ processor, 3D graphics and 512MB of memory. …
Read More »Sony release multi talented Walkman WH headphones
There are no shortage of headphones available today, however the latest model from Sony has many people already talking. The new Walkman WH series headphones feature a music player and speakers to entertain other people close by. The NWZ WH505 and NWZ WH303 each feature a built in digital music …
Read More »BT Infinity advert banned for misleading broadband performance claims
BT have had their knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) due to an advert that made ‘misleading claims' about the speed of their fibre optic broadband service. The ad claimed that BT Infinity was ‘eight times faster than the UK average' and depicts two students helping a housemate …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V cost £170 million but set to take over £1.2bn
Very few games can create the hype of Grand Theft Auto, and with the release of the latest version only 5 days away the air of anticipation continues to heighten. Console gamers will be able to enjoy the Grand Theft Auto 5 on both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Rockstar …
Read More »Nikon show the Coolpix S02
Nikon have announced the Coolpix S02, a replacement for the S01 which features a resolution increase. The new version uses a 13 megapixel 1/3.1 inch CMOS sensor (up from a 10 megapixel CCD). It ships with a 30-90mm (33mm equivalent) f/3.3-5.9 lens. Video recording capabilities have also increased from 720p …
Read More »People start queuing 4 days in advance of iPhone reveal
Apple are due to unveil the new iPhone in the next couple of days, but people have been queuing since late last week at the Apple New York store. Apple will be showing their new flagship iPhone 5S and possibly their budget model next week, but it doesn't necessarily mean …
Read More »Nikon announce the Coolpix P7800
Nikon has announced an update to their top of the range Coolpix digital compact camera. The Coolpix P7800 has a new improved viewfinder which has a 921k dot resolution, delivering clear and sharp images. With the addition of the new viewfinder Nikon have had to move the buttons around. The …
Read More »Sony showcase NFC water resistant SmartWatch 2
Sony have announced their latest SmartWatch 2, which is billed as the first NFC watch which is resistant to water. The SmartWatch 2 is created to work with Android smartphones as an extension of the existing screen. It can serve as a notification device meaning a smartphone can be kept …
Read More »Apple will showcase new iPhone models September 10th
The iPhone is still Apple's top selling product and last year it accounted for half of their revenue. The challenge from companies such as Samsung continues to grow, so the release of a new model every year is very important for Apple. On September 10th Apple will showcase two new …
Read More »Record labels ask broadband providers to collect info on illegal downloads
Broadband providers have been asked to collect information and create a database of customers who are illegally downloading music, films and books. This data could be used to disconnect or even prosecute people who continually download copyright protected material. The subject will be discussed in a Downing Street Breakfast on …
Read More »Microsoft rename Xbox Live Marketplace to ‘Xbox Games Store’
Out with the old, in with the new. You can forget the Xbox Live Marketplace because Microsoft want to call it the Xbox Games Store now. Microsoft killed the name on Friday, rebranding it in a new effort to ‘simplify' their multiple platforms well in advance of the Xbox One …
Read More »Replace your iPhone 5 camera with Ladibird
If you are unhappy with the quality of your iPhone 5 camera then a new product dubbed ‘Ladibird' might be the answer. A trio, Adam Latip, Surekha Yadav and Hansheng Chui have created the Ladibird case to enhance the image quality from the Apple smartphone. The design features a mirrorless …
Read More »Vodafone and O2 rolling out 4G networks
Mobile companies o2 and Vodafone are rolling out their first 4G data services in three cities in the United Kingdom. The networks will be forced to compete against EE who have been the only company to offer super speed mobile data speeds in the UK since 2012. Vodafone are limiting …
Read More »Addicted to Facebook? try Pavlov Poke
Plenty of people are addicted to Facebook. Just look around any restaurant and there will be at least one couple discussing their location on Facebook or even taking pictures of their dinner to upload. It is a clear indication how tightly integrated social networking is into every day life now. …
Read More »New York Times website subjected to hack attack
The New York Times was subjected to a ‘malicious external hack' yesterday, according to a spokeswoman. The attack crippled the website, making it unavailable to many users from around 3pm ET. This is the second time the website has gone offline in the last two weeks. Eileen Murphy, a spokeswoman …
Read More »Half of UK afraid to be without a mobile phone
A study of mobile phone use has highlighted that more than half of the UK population claim to suffer from ‘Nomophobia' – the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. This includes having no signal, running out of battery or losing sight of your phone. The term Nomophobia is …
Read More »Panasonic develop ultra wide 64:9 video platform
Most people at home will be using a monitor either with a 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio, but Panasonic have taken it a couple of steps further by creating a platform to deliver 64:9 Ultra Wide video. The system has a 160 degree horizontal angle of view, able to capture …
Read More »Canon adds Wifi capable models to PowerShot range
Canon have updated their PowerShot camera range by adding wireless connectivity to some of their models. The G16, S120 and SX510 HS get wi-fi connectivity and some updates from the previous models. Canon PowerShot SX510 HS The new SX510 uses the DIGIC 4 image processor. It has a 12 megapixel …
Read More »Microsoft ‘need to lead and not follow’
We reported at the weekend that Microsoft shares soared when it was announced that Steve Ballmer would be retiring … such is the lack of confidence in his leadership ability. Microsoft are now searching for a shortlist of possible candidates under the control of chairman and founder Bill Gates. According …
Read More »Ubuntu Edge falls short in crowdfunding campaign
British developer Canonical managed to break crowdfunding records on the site Indiegogo but still failed to reach the goal by around £12.8 million. Many big organisations jumped into the crowdfunding offers and even Bloomberg donated £51,000 to the cause. CTO Mark Shuttleworth said that everyone will get their money back …
Read More »Galpin 2013 Ford GTR1: 1024hp V8 engine, $1 million
Galpin Auto Sports have taken a 2013 Ford GT and added a 1,024 bhp V8 engine. The Galpin GTR1 puts the car into Bugatti/McLaren territory. Galpin have had 60 years experience in the industry, customising and selling cars to rich enthusiast owners. The GTR1 was designed to present a possibility …
Read More »Firefox OS smartphone sells out
We reported on the Firefox OS smartphone before and the latest news indicates a great success for the initial run of sales. The Firefox OS smartphone went on sale for £59.99 in the UK and $79.99 in the US, it was released on the website on Friday and sales were …
Read More »Microsoft announce 50 game Xbox One launch, more to come
Microsoft may have annoyed many countries after announcing some will need to wait until 2014 to get the Xbox One, but the company have announced a huge list of games for the next generation console. According to Xbox.com, there are now 50 games listed for the Xbox One console, with …
Read More »Mozilla to launch Metro friendly Firefox December 10th
Mozilla released the notes from their latest Firefox planning meeting showing that they plan on releasing a version of Firefox for Windows 8's ‘Metro' user interface system. The preview release will officially arrive as part of the companies Firefox 26 release on December 10th. If you want it earlier, then …
Read More »Motorola Skip – unlock your MotoX with a belt clip
Protecting a mobile phone with a password is often necessary, if a little annoying. If like me you hate using codes to protect devices then the new belt clip from Motorola called the ‘Skip' will be interesting. The Motorola Skip is a new device that uses NFC. You can unlock …
Read More »GeekBench 3 released
The latest version of Geekbench has just been released, the first major update to the program in 6 years. The software is available for Windows, OSX, Linux, Android and iOS. Geekbench 3 includes 15 new benchmark tests that are designed to model real-world processor intensive tasks. The new tests cover …
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