Intel has recently told their notebook partners that they plan to reduce the production of Celeron CPU's and will replace this range with Pentium and dual core Atom N processors. This is going to take place in 2011 according to sources in the Far East. This would tie in with …
Read More »Apple set to open Shanghai store
Apple are due to open a second store in China tomorrow, this time in the Shanghai financial district. This store is going to display a 40 foot cylindrical glass wall and will be the first store to open since the China store opened in Beijing two years ago. Apple's senior …
Read More »MSI AE2420 AIO PC 23.6 inch announced
MSI have detailed the release of their upcoming 3D ready, all in one PC, which they have named the Wind Top AE2420. The Wind Top machine comes with a 23.6 inch LED backlit 120hz screen which is also multi touch, it is 1080p resolution and will be a good partner …
Read More »Solar Plane lands after first 24 hour flight
I was reading the UK Times newspaper (as I do every morning) and I found this story particularly exciting. An experimental solar powered plane landed on Thursday after completing its first 24 hour test flight. The solar powered plane can stay in the air indefinitely, as it can recharge its …
Read More »Enermax Modu87+ 700w PSU Review
Enermax Technology Corporation are one of the most highly regarded power supply providers to the enthusiast marketplace. I have owned many over the years myself, long before I worked for any publication. They have never let me down and they are one of the few companies I immediately shortlist if …
Read More »FireFox 4.0 Beta is released
Hands up if you like Firefox? Most KitGuru readers are well educated people if our statistics are anything to go by, as most of you are using Firefox right now. Mozilla have just released the first beta of the 4.0 beta client which is built around the Gecko 2.0 Web …
Read More »Can illegal downloads ever be stopped?
Its a burning question many authorities have tried to answer for years now and there appears to be no solution for the billions lost on movie, game and application sales. KitGuru has reported many times in the past on bitorrent and newsgroups sites, including the temporary close of Pirates Bay …
Read More »Apple say 400 iTunes accounts hit with fraud
A few days ago KitGuru reported on a suspected iTunes hack, caused by a rogue app developer. Apple have today admited that 400 iTunes accounts were illegally hacked and the suspected developer has been banned from the store. Thuat Nguygen and his programs were removed from the App Store for …
Read More »LG due to release tablet and 4 more phones
Gartner have just released their first quarter 2010 details regarding sales and LG are still the third highest selling mobile phone company with a 8.6% share of the market. LG however have decided not to rest on their laurels and have a big ‘end of year' push coming up. LG …
Read More »Sony showcase Playstation 3 slim in white
We love the Playstation 3, mainly because it still has one of the finest BluRay players known to man. According to ZDNET Sony fans are in a for a treat as Sony Japan have just released information on the new ‘classic white' version which will be released on July 29th. …
Read More »Google fix nasty Justin Bieber YouTube hacks
Google have issued fixes for nasty cross site scripting vulnerabilities which allowed hackers to inject code into the user comment pages. IDG news service reported on this a short while ago. “Comments were temporarily hidden by default within an hour [of discovering the problem], and we released a complete fix …
Read More »Sapphire HD5670 Ultimate Edition Crossfire X Review
KitGuru really likes the HD5670 Ultimate Edition and it appears, based on feedback that our readers share similar warm feelings towards Sapphires latest passively cooled graphics card. While a single card is great for a low powered media center and occasional gaming we decided to follow up our initial review …
Read More »Apple CEO continues to dismiss Bluray, but why?
Ok, I admit it, I do like Apple products. I have owned many and am the proud owner of an iPad. One aspect of being an Apple owner however that has given me much dismay is the total lack of support for BluRay. It appears that the Apple CEO Steve …
Read More »Dell respond to ‘faulty computers’ suit
A few days ago we reported on the recent lawsuit to hit Dell Computers which detailed their apparent knowledge in shipping 12 million faulty machines with leaky capacitor problems. Dell's Chief Blogger Lionel Mechaca has denied allegations that the company knowingly sold faulty computers. He says: Some of you may …
Read More »Apple admit iPhone bars show wrong reading
While the Apple iPhone 4 sales have been even stronger than Apple themselves expected, the launch has not been without a list of issues. Many people have been reporting signal problems since the Phone was released and Apple initially said it was down to' how people were holding the phone'. …
Read More »iTunes users under ‘hack’ fear
According to TheNextWeb it appears that iTunes accounts all over the world are being hacked. Hundreds and thousands of dollars are apparently being taken from people's accounts without permission. Detailed information on this was posted on razorianfly yesterday. This was first spotted by application developers who apparently spotted 40 out …
Read More »Buffalo Microstation 128GB Internal SSD Review
At KitGuru we love our Solid State Storage drives, they consume very little power, outperform any mechanical drive and offer a fantastic real world experience, sometimes cutting down system boot times by half. Today we are going to be looking at the Buffalo 128GB Microstation SSD drive which is based …
Read More »Is Opera 10.60 the fastest browser ever ?
I have been playing with Opera 10.60 since it was released yesterday and it certainly does seem to live up to the claims of record speeds when rendering Javascript. The developers are claiming 50 percent speed boosts when compared with the previous version and they have also added a plethora …
Read More »Apple announce email chain with CEO was faked
Apple have made an announcement saying that Steve Jobs was not the author of a series of comments in an email exchange with an end user regarding iPhone 4 reception. The comments which were published yesterday by Boy Genius Report linked a series of email responses to Apples CEO. In …
Read More »Noctua NH C12P SE14 Cooler review
Noctua are one of our favourite companies when it comes to high end cooling and it would be accurate to say that their NH D14 ‘Austrian Sandwich' shattered all our preconceptions of just what can be achieved on air. Today we are looking at a model further down their range, …
Read More »MSI Unveils Fuzion Series Mainboards
MSI's Big Bang-Fuzion, the first mainboard in the industry to feature Fuzion Technology, has received universal praise in the media since its release and has been a hot topic on the internet. Celebrated motherboard and graphics card manufacturer MSI today introduces its mainstream Fuzion Series motherboards; the P55A Fuzion for …
Read More »Overclocking the AMD 1055T – 3700mhz out of the box
The latest AMD 1055T and 1090T six core processors are fantastic value for money and we particularly like the 1055T due to the very low asking price of around £160 inc vat. Many people opt for the 1090T Black Edition due to the unlocked Multipler and higher clock speed (3200MHz …
Read More »Time to upgrade? Windows XP flaw under attack
Microsoft are admitting a huge issue right now with Windows XP – there have been over 10,000 attacks made to the operating system, due to a critical security flaw. “At first, we only saw legitimate researchers testing innocuous proof-of-concepts. Then, early on June 15th, the first real public exploits emerged,” …
Read More »Kindle DX – better screen and lower price
In the ongoing battle with Apple, competitors are having to cut prices and while Amazon have already lowered the price of the Kindle 2, now its time for the Kindle DX. The Kindle DX was selling for $489 which seems massively overpriced in todays market especially as the iPad is …
Read More »Sony Recall over half a million Vaio laptops
Sony are under the spotlight due to reports in that 535,000 Vaio laptops are going to be recalled due to a temperature control defect that may cause dangerous levels of heat, leading to chassis distortion. The issues however don't end there, because reports by the Wall Street Journal suggest that …
Read More »Thermaltake Frio review
I admit that I have a slightly unhealthy obsession about coolers and whenever I build a system I spend a lot of time fine tuning to get the lowest possible temperatures, while achieving the maximum possible overclocks. Thankfully in 2010 there are no shortage of high quality heatsinks to choose …
Read More »Porn makers to ditch flash – HTML5 is sexier
It looks like Steve Jobs has an unlikely ally in his battle against Adobe Flash because according to an article written by Wolfgang Gruener it looks like the porn industry will abandon flash as soon as desktop browsers fully support HTML 5. Leading adult film studio Digital Playground has announced …
Read More »Seagate release world’s first 3TB drive
If you are running out of storage and download a lot of HD movie content then the new product from Seagate might very well get you excited. They have just released the new FreeAgent GoFlex Desk which is apparently the first 3TB to be released to market. USA prices are …
Read More »Dell lawsuit – for shipping 12 million faulty computers
I caught an interesting article posted a few hours ago on the New York Times which is rather damning for Dell if it is true. It appears that information from a lawsuit against them show that over a two year period they knowingly sold almost 12 million computers with leaky …
Read More »Antec Truepower 750W New Series Review
Antec are one of the industries most respected companies, especially when the topic of quality power supplies is raised. Earlier this year they released the new TruePower series which replaced the older Truepower Trio and NeoPower lines. This new lineup not only brings new technology to market but streamlines the …
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