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The Google Drive rumours and reports are coming in thick and fast now, indicating the launch of the Dropbox and now SkyDrive competitor is imminent. Reports are claiming that it could launch as soon as today, Tuesday. Paid storage options will be available that reportedly go all the way up to 100 …

Microsoft has stolen second base today, launching version 2.0 of SkyDrive that includes brand new local desktop clients for Windows and Mac OS X. The upgraded cloud storage service will come with 7 GB completely free of charge, a number that is apparently good enough for 99.94% of users. While this is …

We received this press release from ASROCK for immediate publication. It reads: “ASRock exclusive OC Master, Nick Shih, just managed our Z77 Extreme6 to overclock Intel's Ivy Bridge Core i7 3770K processor to unbelievable 6.9GHz high speed. The system can even run all Super PI 1M programs stably and cost only …

It does not take a genius to know that if you mule drugs within your body and get caught, then you can expect a stiff prison sentence. So far, most of the data carriers around the world have managed to avoid being done by authorities – even when they are …

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear ZX Spectrum, happy birthday to you! Yes you are reading right. The Sinclair Spectrum is 30 years old today. Kitguru jumps into our Delorean and heads back to 1982 for a nostalgic look at the start of home computing. …

The first time you land in Taipei, you're immediately struck be a series of things. Alongside the heat/humidity/car fumes, there are the huge numbers of Starbucks and 7-11 convenience stores as well as the perpetual clouds hanging over the nearby hills. Look close at the people, then you will notice …

I spent some time with the Diablo 3 beta this weekend, for the most part trying to get it to actually work. The open beta launched which required a fat broadband connection for the download, not a major concern. Unfortunately after getting the game installed I experienced more than a …

Dutch Electronics company Philips are launching an LED light bulb which lasts for 20 years. The bulb uses LED to give the product a very long life span, although it does push the price up to £37. The pricing is the main concern and Philips are preempting this by offering …

It is now under two weeks to go until the May 3rd event in London and we will “meet the next Galaxy” and the first evidence of a marketing campaign has appeared. Samsung's Twitter feed directed us in the direction of tgeltaayehxnx, an angram for “The Next Galaxy”, where there is …

A lot of interest was generated after our news post yesterday detailing a new Cubitek chassis, which they were claiming was the ‘smallest area possible' for an EATX PC build. The new Magic Cube AIO is an attractive little case which measures 9.61” x 19.36” x 18.78” (W x H …

Borrowing heavily from passages in the bible, Marks & Spencer has decided that there is only one true god and its name is M&S. KitGuru has been given eyes-on to a covert supplier letter which lays out the M&S strategy in some detail. KitGuru heads for the sandwich aisle to …

Intel have been pushing the Ultrabook platform hard in the last 6 months, determined to claim a high market percentage. Their latest incentive is targeting China based makers, offering them financial and technological support if they join their ‘Ultrabook Ecosystem Community'. Sources in Taipei confirmed this yesterday evening. Digitimes add …

We received this email today from Avaaz.org – asking for our support, and to let our readers know of a horrifying story regarding Uzbekistan's President. The email stated that the President is forcing doctors to cut out women's uteruses without their knowledge or consent – all in the efforts to …

It has been some time now since the iPad 3 launched and it looks as if Apple are still have problems getting enough quantity into the channel. The difference varies a little between the UK and USA, but the minimum wait time is still a week. When orders were taken …

The latest Microsoft financial report has outperformed analyst expectations, aided by a rise in sales of the Windows operating system. Skeptics could say that people have been playing with the early Windows 8 build and have decided that the move isn't worth it. Profits from the Entertainment and Devices Division, …

If there's one sector of the market that Intel would like more of, it's the mobile computing business. Sure, phones would be nice – but that seems a way off. In the more immediate term, Microsoft's decision to release Windows 8 RT for the ARM instruction face looks like a …

The fight between market leaders Canon and Nikon continues to heat up. Nikon have released their D3200 DSLR camera with a 24.2 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor. The camera is said to have great low light performance and offers full high definition video recording. The new Expeed 3 image processor …

The struggling Research In Motion have released a new Blackberry in India, targeting the budget oriented audience. They hope that the new phone will help raise revenue for them in this growing market. The Curve 9220 is nothing special when compared against a raft of smartphones in the Western market. …

Facebook are said to be targeting a May 17th date for the initial public offering, according to TechCrunch, who reported via unnamed sources familiar with the company. Federal regulators may now need to review Facebooks recent $1 billion acquisition of mobile photo sharing startup Instagram. Sources from the New York …

This one came as a bit of a surprise when it was first noticed in our news feeds overnight; Apple and Samsung will reportedly participate in settlement talks. The two mobile giants have agreed to meet in San Francisco within the next 90 days after the judge presiding over two …

The iPad may be one of the greater success stories in the last decade, but for Microsoft it is proving a royal pain in the side. Microsoft are working closely with Intel to support their first tier vendors with the goal of decreasing the global market share of the iPad. …

We received this email today, asking for our support, and we felt it was certainly worth sharing with our readers this morning: Right now, the US is poised to pass a new law that would permit US agents to spy on almost everything we do online. But we can stop …

When all nVidia did was graphic chips for graphic cards, there was always a decent amount of production capacity available in the world. Now that it's busy pioneering in the phone sector – the numbers have caught Jen Hsun's gang out. They need more and they're gasping for it. KitGuru …

Google had problems yesterday with their GMAIL service and they have yet to reveal the issues which affected around 5 million people. Google have been proud of their uptime, breaking records of 99 percent since 2007. The service was down for 2 percent of the audience yesterday, totaling around an …

There are a number of ways around an organisation's attempts to block the flow of information to customers about future product releases. But there's always a way around such blocks. Channel sources have confirmed that UK retailers are planning out store space for the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S …

We have reported before on the rumours that Apple will be releasing an iPad Mini later this year. Our guy in Taipei – Yong Lei has been hearing murmurings now via some of his industry contacts now for many months. It looks as if Chinese portal NetEase has been hearing …

TSMC are having problems delivering enough chips on the 28nm process and this means that Nvidia and a few other companies are having to use other sources to maintain production. We checked with sources last night in Taipei and we were told that Nvidia are working with Samsung on their …

We've all read the story: Famous footballer commits a crime against his club's honour and ends up being fined a few thousand pounds. Well it seems that the FCC over in the US of A has gone even further into the land of the ridiculous. KitGuru pulls out the trusty …

One of the biggest court cases in tech history begins today in San Francisco. Oracle is suing Google for $1bn claiming it violated several patents and copyrights. Oracle who inherited the intellectual properties of Java when it took over Sun Microsystems in 2009 claim that Google’s Android operating system infringes …

Samsung Electronics are reportedly trying to persuade Intel to launch its DDR4 memory supporting server platforms ahead of the planned 2014 scheduled release date. According to inside sources Samsung are citing concerns that making DDR3 chips are now unprofitable due to low prices. Currently only Samsung and Hynix Semiconductors have …