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Apple boss Tim Cook has apologised to Chinese customers and has changed the iPhone warranty policies after dealing with bad press for their after sales service. Newspaper publications and television channels have bashed Apple for their arrogance, protesting that their one year warranty service was shorter than in any other …

Augmented reality is a technology that's truly in its infancy, but it has potentially huge applications. It could be used to leave messages for friends as they explore the real world, turn board games into fully animated, digital displays and now, have Mario and his friends, interact wherever you want. …

Anyone that remembers when 1st April rolls around will be expecting it. The slew of news sites, offering up somewhat believable – and usually attention grabbing – stories, that ultimately turn out to be a ruse – “Hi the 1930s called and they want their words, clothes and…” Google has its own …

It looks as if Apple may be working on bringing out their own game controller for their devices. This would mean they are going to challenge their partners who already have a raft of controllers available to the public for iOS devices. Sources spoke with PocketGamer and they said that …

Researchers at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) have been using the Swift telescope to take a closer look at ISON, a comet that could be the brightest one for the past 50 years – though it won't hit its peak luminosity until it grazes the sun, at a …

The world's first sustained petaflop supercomputer, Roadrunner, has been shut down by the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, ending its five year run of trend setting and virus modelling. Record breaking for its near 1.5 petaflop peak performance, Road Runner also made waves in 2008 by being incredibly …

KitGuru is all about providing rock solid buying advice. Sure, we like to have a laugh (and the +50,000 folks who love our content over on Facebook are treated to as many jokes and cartoons as they are serious articles), but – at our core – we are all about …

If we've learned one thing from the way that our British telecoms companies handled the auction for the 4G spectrum, is that give and take isn't a phrase they're particularly fond of. The EU Commission is just as familiar with this practice and it's keen to put a stop to …

While I'm sure a lot of you are playing your way through Bioshock Infinite right now and aren't reading this little article at all, Andrew Ryan is doing his darnedest to draw you away from the Bioshock of the air and remind you that Bioshock really is best, “under the …

We've talked a couple of times recently about how Bitcoin value has exploded over the past few months and that growth has continued till today, where it reach a new high of $91, over four times that of its value at the end of 2012. This has seen the entire …

Ebay is looking to challenge big names in the retail game, with plans to expand its business to double the current user base – which would bring the total to over 200 million – within the next three years. If successful, this would see the total money changing hand on …

Minox have showcased their latest miniature camera, the Minox DCC 14.0. This diminutive camera is made to a scale of 1:3 and fits in the palm of your hand. It has a 14 megapixel sensor, optical viewfinder and a fixed lens. The quality is said to be very good, although …

Google are testing the water in the retail sector, announcing that they are testing a same day delivery service of online goods in the San Francisco Bay Area. A small number of testers, aged 18 and over are able to purchase goods online via partners such as Staples, Target and …

Walmart is looking into crowd-sourcing its delivery service, offering discounts to customers that deliver their neighbours' food. You'd need to tell the supermarket where you live, but once done, Warlmart says it would highlight delivery routes for customer orders. It's not something the grocery chain is expecting to implement soon, …

Have you ever wanted a high tech toaster? One that can handle social networking and connect via your phone? Then the new 12 inch toaster from Toaster.io will certainly catch your eye. The only kicker is the £99.99 asking price. So why so high a price? CrumbCatch™ advanced crumb-catching technology …

While his normal role on Dragon's Den involves handing out £10,000 for a new kind of biscuit or £15,000 for a sock that makes your feet smell like buttered toast, Peter Jones is hardly a muppet when it comes to investment. His sudden interest in defunct high street photography brand …

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, has announced a company restructuring with an investment of $2.7 (£1.8) billion over the next two years, with a particular focus on expanding the company's automotive and housing developments, while scaling back on consumer electronics. It's not clear from this fresh round of investment if job …

Johan Anderson is a programmer who has dedicated his life to making games more immersive. From his days developing some of the most famous games on the Sega Mega Drive, he has been focused on creating ‘believability'.  He famously laid out a series of 5 major problems that he would …

Apple are being forced to reduce their iPad mini shipments in Q2 to around 10 million. This information came from a source close to the company in Taipei last night. The source told me that the reduction could be up to 25% on month during Q2 and may continue to …

Microsoft have acknowledged the existence of Windows Blue, the operating system they hope will win the hearts and minds of the enthusiast audience. Microsoft's vice president of corporate communications Frank X has made a mention of Windows Blue. He wrote in a March 26th blog post “With a remarkable foundation …

There may be hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting British computer users involved in cyber attack, because their router has been compromised. Spamhaus, which runs a filtering service used to stop spam emails has been under attack from 18th march after they added a Dutch hosting organisation called CyberBunker to their …

Brooklyn based band, Ghost Beach, has urged artists to “pick a side” in the piracy argument, with giant billboards in Times Square, displaying messages like “Piracy is Progress,” and “#ArtistsForPiracy,” right alongside “Piracy is Robbery.” The plan is to encourage people to discuss the current “problem,” of piracy via Twitter …

During the Kim Dotcom extradition trial, the New Zealand prime minister, John Key, has attempted to distance himself from the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) intelligence agency that performed illegal spying on the Megaupload founder. However it has now been revealed that they were more than just acquaintances and according to some, even childhood …

Several amendments to secret courts championing “justice and security bill,” have failed to go through, despite backing from several big name organisations, meaning beginning 8th May, when a new session of parliament is opened, more trials will be able to be held in secret. The reasoning for the bill, is …

NASA may have just got the Curiosity Rover back online, but researchers are already making plans for future projects, one of which is the 2014 launch window for the world's biggest solar sail, known as the Sunjammer project. A solar sail works by harnessing a combination of light and high …

While the computer industry moves from one new technology to the next, increasing the percentage of those who ‘have access' all the time – the computer magazines themselves continue a long, slow, lingering death. While there may be many reasons for the huge downturn over the past 10 years – …

Microsoft are giving free Wi-Fi to punters on British Rail Platforms. The goal is to get some sales for their Office 365 software package. The wireless internet access will cover larger UK rail stations. Travelers can already claim 15 minutes of free connection from The Cloud by handing over a …

Rumours of Apple's demise may be premature, however there is no doubt since Steve Jobs died that the company aren't in such a strong position. Apple shares hit a 52 week low in March this year and many analysts feel that the creative product explosion under Jobs control is now …

When your local supermarket has a decent 50″ LG HD TV for £399, you know that the whole industry is in trouble. Quad HD cannot come quick enough as interest in gimmicks like 3D slides and everyone already has a flat panel. KitGuru snaps a late night bargain. When the …

Researchers at the University of Texas have created a new super thin (0.15mm) invisibility cloak. Until now, most of these cloaking systems involve the use of metamaterials. Metamaterials are materials with components which cannot be found in natural life. Extremetech add “Usually, in the case of cloaking, materials that have …