Legendary ID co founder John Carmack showcased the new Rage ID tech 5 gaming engine running at 60 fps on the iPhone 4. His Quakecon presentation has press across the world dribbling over their phones this morning. His demonstration keynote speech which was covered in a live blog by Kotaku …
Read More »Intel X25-V SSD 40Gb – QUAD Raid 0 performance
This week has been an ‘SSD-fest' on KitGuru and today we are going to take another look at the excellent Intel X25-V SSD 40GB units which we reviewed last month in both single and dual Raid 0 configurations. Why revisit them? A handful of our readers have asked me how …
Read More »53 users downloading gay porn faced with lawsuit
If you happen to like gay porn then you might want to be a little more careful using Bitorrent. Lucas Entertainment has filed its first lawsuit, targeting 53 Bitorrent users said to be sharing the film ‘Kings of New York'. Lucas Entertainment have yet to give detailed reports on why …
Read More »Dell Streak released with little fanfare
Dell have released their new ‘Streak' in the USA but what has surprised KitGuru is the total lack of hype around what many would consider a very unusual and appealing product. Press reaction to the Streak has been lukewarm and many reviewers (myself included) are confused as to why Dell …
Read More »Corsair Force F40 40GB SSD Review – in Raid 0
There has never been a better time to pick up an SSD boot drive with many of the leading manufacturers releasing 30-40GB units at very reasonable prices. KitGuru has already looked at the Intel X25-V 40GB and we were very impressed with the price to performance ratio, especially when set …
Read More »Brenthaven Laptop Bags Competition
Today we are giving two lucky readers the opportunity to win a quality Brenthaven Laptop Messenger Bag worth £79.99! “The Switch Messenger Bag caters to those who want the flexibility of 2 styles in 1. For a new look, just ‘flip it and clip it'. Suitable for laptops up to …
Read More »OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD review
SSD drives haven't quite reached ‘mainstream' yet, however as more enthusiast users are realising the performance benefits, sales figures are increasing and the adoption rate is improving. SSD performance is based around three areas, the Controller, the Firmware and the NAND. The controllers are massively important to the overall unit …
Read More »Toshiba announce new ‘self-wiping’ drives
Toshiba have just detailed new technology in the battle for data security – new drives which can automatically wipe sensitive data. These drives are going to be using AES 256 encryption to store data and while this is nothing new, there is a new system in place to increase data …
Read More »Google office in South Korea raided
South Korean police have raided Google offices yesterday as part of their investigation into whether the search engine giant had illegally collected and stored personal wireless data. Google are already facing several lawsuits in various countries in relation to claims of private wireless data being stored for use in ‘Street …
Read More »Oracle CEO Larry Ellison calls HP board ‘idiots’
It would be hard this week to have escaped the name “Mark Hurd” – Hewlett Packards infamous CEO who resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct. Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle has been speaking out in defense of Hurd and condemning HP's board for their actions. Hurd and Ellison are apparently …
Read More »ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard Review (1156)
ASrock have a huge variety of motherboards in their line up right now and they seem to be focusing on the lucrative 1156 market, with eight models currently on offer. Today we are going to look at their latest board, the P55 Extreme4 which has a very impressive feature list, …
Read More »AMD target nVidia Fermi with aggressive marketing campaign
AMD are making 2010 the start of a new aggressive marketing and advertising campaign and a video they have released pokes a little fun at nVidia's Fermi. KitGuru says: Did you raise a smile or did this offend you? Discuss!
Read More »Microsoft target Apple with new ‘PC v Mac’ section
KitGuru has reported recently that the Apple share in the PC world is slowly growing and it appears that Microsoft are starting to acknowledge that this may prove an issue, long term. They have launched a new section on their Windows 7 website which directly compares their latest and greatest …
Read More »7 inch iPad to have Cortex A9 CPU – industry insider info
KitGuru recently reported on the rumours of a new 7 inch iPad – what our sources in the far east have told us today however is that the new handheld may very well sport the faster Cortex A9 processor meaning it would be ideal to take on the gaming market. …
Read More »MSI N460GTX 1GD5 Cyclone 1GB Review
The nVidia GTX460 has been well received both by the enthusiast community and hard to please critics. It is the first card in the Fermi range that everyone seems to agree is a fantastic buy, even when against competition from ATI. We have already looked at the excellent GTX460 Superclocked …
Read More »HP CEO Mark Hurd gets apology from sex harassment ‘victim’
KitGuru reported on the forced resignation of HP CEO Mark Hurd a few days ago due to sexual harassment allegations. His ‘victim' Jodie Fisher issued a press release saying she was saddened he has lost his job. “I was surprised and saddened that Mark Hurd lost his job over this. …
Read More »Best Buy confirms Droid 2 pricing
While Verizon and Motorola still fumble with official responses as to its existance, according to Engadget it appears that Best Buy in North Carolina have placed some Droid 2 units on shelves with some pricing information. The phone appears to be launching for $199 with a carrier subsidy and $599 …
Read More »Papermaster leaves Apple due to ‘Cultural Incompatibility’
KitGuru reported over the weekend that Apple executive Mark Papermaster, who was in charge of iPhone engineering left the company. The Wall Street Journal have said that his departure was due to “broader cultural incompatibility” rather than a direct link to the iPhone 4's antenna issues as reason for his …
Read More »Apple exec responsible for troubled antenna design quits
News has just filtered into KitGuru that the Apple executive who was in charge of iPhone engineering and therefore responsible for the antenna design on the iPhone 4 has left the company. Many people are filing in the blanks however and are assuming that Mark Papermasters departure from Apple may …
Read More »HP CEO steps down after sexual harassment charges
Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd has resigned after embarrassing allegations of sexual misconduct – not an ideal way to be leaving such a high profile company. Mark Hurd has had a rather successful five years as HP CEO with his leadership driving the company into generating high levels of profit …
Read More »rumoured iPod update coming next week
Brazilian news site MacMagazine are claiming that the annual refresh of the iPod lineup is coming sooner than expected between August 14th and August 16th. MacMagazine claim to have insider information from Apple sources saying that the new line up is due for release very soon. For the last four …
Read More »Mega Microsoft patch list coming Tuesday – 34 fixes
Microsoft have announced a monster list of security software fixes coming this Tuesday. 34 vulnerabilities are being sorted in this months patch list. This patch list has been confirmed by Microsoft in an advanced notification which they posted on their TechNet site. It lists eight of fourteen security bulletins addressed …
Read More »Noctua NH U9B Cooler SE 2 with Silverstone Sugo SG07
Our recent review of the Silverstone Sugo SG07 stirred a lot of interest with our readers and I received emails asking if it would be possible to passively cool a high performance processor in this chassis. KitGuru seemingly has a core audience of readers who loathe noise, with a vengeance. …
Read More »MSI Wind U160 Review
The netbook phenomenon has exploded in recent years with almost every major manufacturer entering into this lucrative market. MSI were one of the pioneers with the 2008 Wind U100 selling en masse to a cost conscious audience. I had one of these units for 9 months and I have to …
Read More »Intel Core i7 970 CPU Review
The Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition is the most powerful CPU we have tested at KitGuru and while it still holds the enthusiast market performance crown, not many can afford the £850+ asking price. I have received quite a few emails recently asking if we were going to review the …
Read More »Salesforce.com and Microsoft settle patent lawsuit
Two months ago Microsoft filed a federal lawsuit against Salesforce.com stating that the online CRM software company was infringing on nine patents which were granted to Microsoft between 1997 and 2007. Microsoft said they they first notified Salesforce.com of this infringement over a year ago. Ironically Microsoft are often on …
Read More »Corsair release Hydro series H70 CPU cooler
Corsair are following up on the success of their H50 cooler with the release of a new Hydro series cooler. This ties in perfectly with their recent release of two air based coolers – the A50 and A70, which KitGuru reviewed a while ago over here. ‘A' for air cooling …
Read More »7 inch iPad rumoured for release
Apple have enjoyed massive since the release of the iPad several months ago, and analysts have stated that they are on course to sell many millions more by the end of the year. This has generated billions of dollars of revenue for Apple and it appears that they may be …
Read More »Google cancel ‘Google Wave’
Net giant Google have decided to cancel Google Wave after it was released last year. Australian developed Google Wave was released with the intention of radically changing email and group communication. Unfortunately the platform did not reach expected adoption figures. Australian Lars Rasmussen was the brains behind the idea which …
Read More »BlackBerry light a torch to target iPhone
It appears its impossible to keep Apple out of the news lately as Research in Motion (RIM) have showcased a new BlackBerry phone which is clearly targeting the Apple iPhone market. Analyst reports appear mixed however with some saying that it will not blow rivals away. The BlackBerry Torch is …
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