It seems that hardly a day passes without an exclamation of shock from at least one of the Gurus of the Kit. Today's news from Kingston has been highly anticipated, but why is the number being quoted so shocking? KitGuru prepares to go head to toe in order to find …
Read More »Hewlett Packard cut 27,000 jobs, company struggle
Hewlett Packard are facing tough times, they are axing 27,000 people while their profits continue to decline along with their revenues. Their profits for the latest financial quarter dropped by 33 percent while the revenues were also down 3 percent. This is a far cry from their glory days. Meg …
Read More »Diablo 3 sales pass the 6.3 million mark. gamers still unhappy.
Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that they sold more than 3.5 million copies of Diablo 3 in the first 24 hours of release. In the first week they claim to have sold 6.3 million copies. Diablo 3 is the latest release in the Diablo franchise and a game that many people …
Read More »Research In Motion Global sales chief steps down
Research In Motion have faced one of their toughest years in the company history and it seems that things just keep getting worse for them. Patrick Spence, their head of global sales is stepping down to take a leadership role at a different company. A RIM spokeswoman said in email …
Read More »Xbox 360 gets US ban ‘recommendation’
GamesIndustry.biz have an interesting news feed up today regarding a possible ban of the Xbox 360 in America. International Trade Commission judge David Shaw has recommended that the Xbox 360 sales are stopped. They spoke to patent expert Florian Mueller who said “I've never seen an ITC judge make any …
Read More »Who is number one for nVidia? EVGA might know
While the rest of the world is presented with a harmonious view of AMD and nVidia partners, the reality is that every day is a battle royale – not only with the opposition, but also among the players within each camp to see who's top dog. The natural contenders should …
Read More »35GB Max Payne 3 hitting PC platform in a week
The first two Max Payne games were brilliant so we have high hopes that the PC version will recapture of the magic of the original games. The game seems to have been well received on the console platform so far, but we are much more interested in the PC version. …
Read More »Tesla Model S battery car – 0 to 60mph in less than 6 seconds
Tesla Motors are going to start delivering the first raft of electric cars to customers in June. The flagship Model S will start being released to customers by June 22 in America, a month ahead of schedule. The Model s will cost between $49,900 to $97,900. The company are based …
Read More »Google close $12.5B Motorola Mobility takeover
Google has completed their $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility. The deal was sealed yesterday, nine months after Google made the announcement that they wanted to expand into the hardware sector. This is their biggest and most memorable takeover yet. Google have had great success with their Android platform, claiming …
Read More »Privatisation of space is a success claims SpaceX
One of the more fascinating mornings was had by the KitGuru team today, as we hunkered down around live-feed HD screens to watch/listen/experience the wonder of privatised space flight, with the launch of the Dragon C2+ space craft in the direction of the International Space Station. KitGuru dons an orange …
Read More »Did Pakistan government overreact by blocking Twitter?
Pakistan blocked Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove some Tweets considered offensive to Islam. The report was fed by one of the countries top telecommunications officials. The tweets were promoting a competition on Facebook to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims consider depictions of the …
Read More »Windows 7 breaks records, but what about Windows 8 ?
Microsoft have said that they expect to ship 350 million Windows 7 devices by the end of 2012. They also claim to have sold 350 million Windows 7 licenses over the last 18 months. According to a report on Bloomberg, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the May 21st forum …
Read More »Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer for top spot
According to a recent StatCounter release, The Google Chrome browser has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer to take the mantle of ‘World's most Popular Internet Web Browser'. Chrome has already overtaken Internet Explorer in various parts of the world. Until recently however it has never be able to beat Microsoft's browser …
Read More »Arctic Cooling Entertainment Center offer up for grabs!
Arctic Cooling are offering a cool deal right now. If you checkout with any MC001 Entertainment Center then you can get a $200 instant rebate with the rest of a purchase order. They are offering deals on headsets, gamepads, mice and keyboards. They sent us a press release which you …
Read More »Zuckerberg ties the knot with long time girlfriend
Facebook founder and billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Priscilla Chan. It has been an eventful month for the young CEO after raising $16 billion when he took Facebook public. As would be expected Zuckerberg changed his Facebook status to ‘married' this weekend …
Read More »‘Tweaked’ Wii U Controller image leaks online
It looks like a QA tester accidentally posted an image online of the new, tweaked controller for the Wii U. GamesRadar's Hollander Cooper said that the image was uploaded via the Twitter account of an employee at Traveller's Tale Games, who developed some of the Lego and Disney Interactive games. …
Read More »Google’s Chairman ‘turn off the technology. have a real conversation.’
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt spoke to college graduates on Sunday, offering a sound piece of advise. Turn off their smartphones and computers and talk to a real person. Schmidt spoke with graduates at Boston University where he received an honorary degree. Schmidt said “Take your eyes off that screen …
Read More »Nokia Lumia selling well in China. Will it continue?
Nokia are enjoying a raft of sales in China thanks to the release of their Lumia smartphones. They launched two new Windows Phone 7 Lumia phones, the Lumia 610C and 800C in China, in cooperation with China Telecom. Michel van der Bel, COO of the Greater China region at Microsoft …
Read More »Yahoo sell Alibaba stake for $7.1B
Yahoo have decided to sell half of its stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for $7.1 billion. Most of the cash from this sale is going to shareholders. Struggling Yahoo have sold half of their percentage stake back to the Alibaba Group for $6.3 billion cash and up to $800 …
Read More »Apple & Samsung bosses to meet over suit claims
Apple and Samsung have received a court order from US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California ordering Apple CEO Tim Cook to meet with Samsung CEO Gee Sung. The general counsels of both companies were directed to join in a two day mediation session to try and settle …
Read More »Professor’s research proves torrents increase sales
Turning the lights off makes the room brighter, adding salt to your food makes it taste sweeter and there is a direct link between an increase in torrents and an increase in sales revenue for the entertainment industry. They all sound ridiculous, but university research completed at North Carolina in …
Read More »Samsung lose $11 billion value, over Apple/Elpida report
Samsung have lost $11 billion value, or 6 percent over a Taiwanese trade news outlet report earlier this week. The report said that Apple have started to place big memory orders with Japanese chipmaker Elpida. The relationship between Samsung and Apple is strained at the best of times, but Apple …
Read More »Hewlett Packard may axe 8 percent of workforce
Hewlett Packard are considering axing up to 8 percent of its workforce, or 25,000 people to help reduce costs and to help the company deal with a drop in sales and marketshare. The enterprise services group may see a reduction in 10,000 to 15,000 jobs. The sources of the information …
Read More »Amazon planning 10.1 inch Kindle for Q3
Amazon may have been shrinking the size of their Kindle e-reading devices, but it looks as if they are planning to make the Kindle Fire tablet larger, later this year. According to the latest rumours it would appear that they are planning to release a 10.1 inch Kindle Fire in …
Read More »AMD unloads Trinity into the multi nationals faces
We all have a friend that looks like they have just moved in. You know that they have been in that house/flat for many years, but they still look like they are in the process of arriving. We get this feeling with AMD and have done for some time. It's …
Read More »nVidia frightened Chinese chips could take over by 2017
To the uninitiated, seeing people talk seriously about Chinese chips might make you think the speaker has gone prawn crackers, but there is a threat and the threat is real. nVidia spends time and resource worrying about this – so maybe you should too. KitGuru dives into the noodle soup …
Read More »G.Skill are most popular DDR3 brand at HWBot
We received an interesting news email today from G.Skill which highlighted the fact that they are topping the ranking list on overclocking site HWBOT. They are the most popular DDR3 memory brand since Q4 2011, showing their growth in the enthusiast sector. According to the information, G.Skill have 1/3 of …
Read More »121 Megapixel picture of Earth taken 22,369 miles away
Those of you who are into photography will be blown away by an image released in the last week. It is the largest single shot photograph ever taken of Earth. This new image has surpassed NASA's updated ‘Blue Marble' shot which is actually a composite image of many satellite images. …
Read More »Facebook IPO falling short of expectations
Facebook's initial public offering hasn't generated the expected demand, so far. Analysts claim that institutional investors are concerned about the companies growth prospects. Some investors expressed concerns after Facebook announced on May 9th that the advertising growth hasn't held in line with the increase in the userbase. Bloomberg published a …
Read More »Ex Yahoo CEO receives no severance
Yesterday we published a news story on Scott Thompson, who left Yahoo as CEO. Further news on the story today indicate that Thompson did not step down, but was in fact fired from his position on Sunday. It has been revealed that he falsely claimed he earned a computer science …
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