Sony CEO Howard Stringer has let it slip that they are preparing to supply Apple with a powerful 8 megapixel camera which is likely to be used in the iPhone 5. Stringer told the Wall Street Journal how Japan's terrible earthquake and tsunami has affected 15 Sony factories. One of …

KitGuru spent Saturday afternoon shopping in centres packed with folks stocking up on Mother's Day gifts. While the world looked out for that ‘special something that would make the moment', KitGuru was looking around the electronics shelves and noticed something rather surprising. Here's a quick story and a pic – …

There have been a lot of rumours in the market, saying that nVidia had to reduce the price of the GTX590 prior to the launch. But the question remains, is it true and how much was the drop? In the KitGuru analysis, it was hard to see why nVidia had …

KitGuru spies have uncovered the reason behind all of the recent commotion at NV headquarters. It seems that the stories being reported by customers on sites like Overclockers.co.uk mean that the “It is an old driver issue” statement might be binned in favour of something more substantial. KitGuru applauds nVidia's …

Mozilla have released Firefox 4 mobile browser for Android OS based phones. The new Firefox 4 for Maemo and Android mobile platform based devices offers tabbed browsing, bookmarks, Firefox Sync support and even addons. The new Firefox 4 doesn't however support old ARM v6 CPU based phones and Adobe Flash. …

This won't come as a shock to many, but the iPad 2 has sold out right across the globe. Latest reports highlight that Australia have run out of stocks, with the Sydney flagship store turning away potential customers. Some customers had waited for more than 50 hours at the Sydney …

OMFG?! WTF M8, u 4 rl? Yes, we certainly are. Internet slang such as ‘OMG' and ‘LOL' have been added to the March 2011 release of the OED Online dictionary. These abbreviations join those such as TMI (too much information) and BFF (best friends forever) in the newest update to …

It will be quite a while before anyone is benchmarking AMD's new Bulldozer against Ivy Bridge from Intel, but industry watchers who originally thought the match-up would not start until October, might be in for a surprise. KitGuru puts a glass to the wall and tries to discern the relevant …

People have been waiting for this launch for a long time. Well, the day is finally here when Brits can place an order for the Apple iPad 2. KitGuru investigates. Saying that the UK's Apple stores are ‘open for business' today, is a bit of a given, right? However, today …

The iPad 2 is continuing to sell out in America, selling millions in the first week of sales alone. An Apple spokesperson has confirmed that the international launch of the new touchscreen tablet will proceed as initially planned, hitting stores on Friday, March 25th. “Everything that is on [Apple's U.K.] …

Online store Amazon could be preparing to launch their app store tomorrow – aimed at the Google Android userbase. A source within Amazon has leaked information to Wired saying that the retail chain could be launching the app store tomorrow. This new Amazon store is set to lure users away …

Even though the flow of B3 chipsets is well and truly under way, the channel is creaking terribly under the strain of trying to service customers. Nope, not end-users and enthusiasts. The customers who are suffering are the channel customers. The system builders. KitGuru dusts off the magnifying glass to …

Sony have been in the limelight in recent weeks thanks to their high profile campaign against the hacking audience who have been breaking into the Playstation 3 and compromising their technology. Reports floating around the news wire indicate that they might be looking to hire some hackers to help them …

Anyone who looks at the existing nVidia line up for the GTX 400 and 500 series, will quickly come to the conclusion that they are almost out of numbers. Nevertheless, that has not stopped the Santa Clara team for pushing out yet another SKU. Is the market ready for the …

Many people have been waiting patiently for Apple to release the white iPhone 4. Apple executive Phil Schiller has confirmed on Twitter that the white iPhone will be coming later in spring. Schiller, is a senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, posted to his verified Twitter account yesterday that …

If only the software producers could release triple-A titles as fast as nVidia and AMD are releasing new graphics cards – the world would certainly be a more entertaining place. Something has just arrived in the KitGuru sandbox, but there is not much detail attached. Here's what we have. The …

Sales have dropped almost 20% at Compal, the world's second biggest contract manufacturer of laptops. This is a massive slump – big enough for KitGuru to want to dig a little deeper to see what's going on in the Neihu-based company. If you or any of your friends have ever …

Many companies are struggling to sell their tablet devices and people are queuing in the pouring rain to be first to get their hands on the iPad 2. It just proves how powerful the Apple marketing gurus really are. One fellow, who is first in line is trying to sell …

Google can leave the Pwn2Own hacking contest with their heads held high. Chrome, and the software stack for Android survived hack attacks from the most skilled talent in the world, while Internet Explorer 8 and Safari fell badly in the browser category. Apple's iPhone 4 and RIM's Blackberry Torch 9800 …

While KitGuru loves to get its hands on an enormous chassis with more fans than Justin Bieber, our real passion is silent performance. The idea that you can achieve excellent performance, in complete silence, is a real draw. Cooler Master has something very special coming up in this area. Something …

Chinese sources are indicating that Apple may change the rear of the iPhone 5 to incorporate an aluminum design. This was used for the first iPhone, rather than the glass materials used on more recent models. It appears that Apple have been listening to consumers as people have been complaining …

The most heated online debates are generally based around the graphics sector, with Nvidia and AMD fanboys extolling the virtues of their favourite hardware. While often the focus will be on the ‘out of hand' discussions, sometimes they can be intelligent and interesting to read. Not every fan of a …

While everyone and their dog can attack the Futuremark records, breaking the SPEC performance record takes some doing. KitGuru has been following the adventures of this Vale of Aylesbury company for a while now, and this announcement is quite special. During a recent, exclusive interview, Cryo founder Alan Johnson told …

Roll the clock back 3 years and almost no one had heard of G.Skill. Sure, they were started in 1989, but it wasn't until the 7th August 2009 that G.Skill's Ripjaws performance memory hit the market and people started to pay attention. At CeBIT 2011, KitGuru managed to get up …

Around the time of the first Pentiums, power supplies tended to deliver the kind of wattage a modern, high-end gaming notebook would eat for breakfast. It was a time when systems were prone to crashes/freezes – mostly blamed on Windows (because it was so ropey). Around the time that the …

OK, it's sad, we know. But we've had more PMs about the lack of booth babes on the site this week than anything else relating to CeBIT. While waiting for the editorial to get written up, here's a quick once over of the ladies hired to make technology look appealing. …

Lots of great new products at CeBIT 2011, all of which will be brought to your attention soon enough. We thought we'd also like to bring you some unusual stories as well – stuff you're never normally likely to see. Chenbro used to have a large amount of the consumer …

For the fourth year in a row, Apple have topped the Fortune ‘World's most admired company list'. Apple can seemingly do no wrong with the public, even after high profile issues, such as the antenna problem on the iPhone 4. With enigmatic CEO Steve Jobs on indefinite leave due to …

Gskill have been showcasing their new products at Cebit this year, some of which look very impressive indeed. Their new Phoenix II is going to use the latest SandForce SF-2000 series controller and the latest Micron 25nm NAND Flash. Under the latest SATA 6Gbps high-speed storage standard, the G.Skill Phoenix …

Growing up in the cold war meant that B1 and B2 conjured up images of supersonic bombers capable of delivering both nuclear and conventional payloads, great distances. At CeBIT 2011, the characters ‘B' and ‘3' combined to make something altogether more attractive. KitGuru puts down the mustard and investigates. No …