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If you read KitGuru and you have lived anywhere near a big city over the past 30 years, then there is a good chance that you will have been drawn into a Micro Anvika store. Until the Apple shops launched, Micro Anvika was just about the best looking set of …

The US Army has been testing a new weapon capable of traveling and five times the speed of sound. They launched the new Advanced Hypersonic Weapon from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai at 1.30 am. The weapon's glide vehicle reached the destination of Kwajalein Atoll, around 2,300 miles …

According to Slashgear, BMW are going to be launching a new range of ‘i Cars', which would have done Steve Jobs proud. The new range are electric lithium ion i3 ‘megacity vehicle's' with a ‘plug in hybrid i8 high performance model'. Rich Steinberg (love the name!), the manager of electric …

We reckon Apple and Amazon executives won't be exchanging Christmas cards this year. The latest news is that Apple are adding another claim to their current lawsuit – false advertising. Apple are already taking legal action against Amazon for the user of the term of ‘App Store' which they claim …

When you hear Clarkson and Co discussing the latest 4×4, you would be forgiven for thinking that the Top Gear team is about to blow another £100,000 of the TV licence payer's money on a trip to the Arctic or the Himalayas. Not so with the coolest new 4×4 in …

Marks and Spencer has become the latest company to run screaming from the idea of selling electronics in the high street. We recently saw Best Buy announce plans for surrender, so why has the UK's retail darling joined the rush to the emergency exits?  KitGuru scans the barcodes and tries …

Over the past few days, we have all read stories about horrible pages being delivered by the world's number one social network, Facebook. Imagine our horror when we were sent an example of some highly offensive material. Prepare yourself for the worst. Bloggers like Tom Loftus have been doing a …

Rambus have lost a $3.95 billion jury trial over their allegations made against Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. They claim that both companies conspired to prevent Rambus memory from becoming an industry standard. Due to the outcome of this trial their company worth dropped 78 percent. The state jury …

Facebook have been battling to get the recent spam attack targeting their members under control. The attack shows images containing graphic sexual acts and violence. They have issued a statement warning their members to be careful and to help prevent their accounts from being hacked. Over 800 million people use …

Whether you're a student, parent, teacher or otherwise involved in education, a lot of us spend a lot of time focused on schools, colleges and universities. In most cases, here in the UK, we talk about the ‘cost of education'. The University of Texas at Austin has a different approach. …

While the Apple v Samsung battle rages on behind the scenes Samsung have attempted to bypass the claims of ‘copyright infringement' by modifying the design of their Galaxy Tab 10.1 and rereleasing it in Germany. They are calling their new tablet, the ‘Galaxy Tab 10.1N' (adding the N). What has …

Powered by one of the world's most advanced price comparison engines (for professionals – not housewives), Asda has decided to take over the electronics market. Driven by almighty Walmart, can they deliver? KitGuru heads to the shop floor with a PDA. Late at night, as they drift off to sleep, …

Today Intel are celebrating 40 years of creating world class microprocessors. This day, 40 years ago they released the Intel 4004, which kick started the digital revolution. For those of you old enough to remember all of the 40 years with clarity then I envy you, because you have assuredly …

Samsung Electronics have decided to withdraw the injunction they had planned to try and stop sales of the iPhone 4S in Korea.  The new iPhone 4S when on sale at the weekend and news hit that Samsung would do everything in their power to stop Apple selling the new phone …

If you listen to the prophets (and mainstream news industry), some have been claiming that the earth will be destroyed next year. Some have even associated this with a massive Sun's flare due in 2012. Everyone can rest easy, because NASA have said that this huge flare will not destroy …

Once upon a time, on the flashest sods in a company would be armed with laptops and mobile phones. The costs associated with these technologies were prohibitive. But things have changed. A lot. KitGuru takes a peak at the stats and wonders how much worse things can get for the …

Nvidia have reported quarterly results which look very healthy indeed, exceeding analyst expectations. Their profit has more than doubled compared against the same period a year ago. They reported sales of $1.07 billion for the quarter which ended October 30th, up 4.9 percent from the previous quarter. This is up …

The Wall Street Journal have issued a report after speaking with Sony CEO Howard Stringer. It would appear that Sony engineers are rushing to develop their own ‘four screen' strategy before Apple can get their own product to market. Stringer said “There’s a tremendous amount of R&D going into a …

Kitguru has worked hard over the last year reviewing many NAS systems and we have found that Synology really are leading the way in many key areas, including cutting edge performance and the fantastic multi tasking DiskManager Operating System. If you want to read our independent reviews on many products …

Toyota are recalling over half a million cars due to problems which could make them more difficult to steer. The recall affects 447,000 cars in North America as well as 38,000 in Japan, 25,000 in Australia and New Zealand. 14,000 cars are affected in Europe, with another 10,000 in the …

The U.S. has charged seven people with a ‘massive' computer intrusion scheme involving malicious software to manipulate online advertising and divert users to infected servers. Over 4 million computers were infected across 100 countries according to Bloomberg. A Russian and six Estonians have been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy …

Is a trip to the Bahamas no longer exciting enough? Then perhaps a more exotic destination such as the Moon might be more appealing? It may sound far fetched but it already being planned. Only the rich and wealthy need apply. They released new guidelines this summer which are set …

The Russian Space Agency are facing worldwide embarrassment as they have already ran into problems only minutes after launching their space probe which was sent to collect rock and dust samples from a Martian moon. The probe was sent on a 33 month mission and according to reports is already …

Microsoft may be the desktop operating system leader but in the mobile sector they are having problems becoming a primary competitor against Android and iOS. In times like this drastic action is called for, and in the attempt to raise interest they decided to erect a 55 foot ‘interactive' Windows …

He may be a multi billionaire but Mark Zuckerberg doesn't mind doing some grass level recruiting. He returned to Harvard yesterday since he left to form Facebook. He appeared to recruit students for internships at Facebook, according to a report that was posted on the Harvard Crimson. It was the …

Eric Schimdt has said that Google is a great innovator and hasn't been sucked into a debate on comments that Steve Jobs made in his biography, written by Walter Issacson. Schmidt spoke to reporters in Seoul and said that he was very sad over his death and feels that it …

While the price of a regular drive is now well above the £107 mark, the world of the corporate IT guru is worse. Much, much worse. Having a quick scan round the online retailers reveals a shocking trend. KitGuru considers the implications. We all know that hard drive prices have …

In the wake of the collapse of Best Buy's plans for UK and European supremacy, could HMV emerge as an unlikely player in the ultra-tough electronics resale market? KitGuru puts its shell-like to the ground and tries to decide if the rumbles it hears are thunder, horses or the sound …

One of the world's most successful electronics retailers has raided the white flag store and is preparing to surround its outlets with them. Looks like more than 1,000 people could be unemployed before Christmas. Bad news, but was it predictable? In economic terms, this recession is like the retail version …

DuPont announced at the weekend that they have signed a deal with a leading Asian manufacturer of Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode display products (AMOLED). This agreement will allow the company to use the technology in the product of large AMOLED based television displays. The costs will be much …