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While Apple have released financial reports indicating huge growth, other companies have been struggling in the current climate to make profits. Nokia released their results yesterday and it is clear they are facing tough times in the year ahead. Nokia were once the leaders in the mobile space and had …

Reports just in claim that a team of hackers have breached NATO security and have gained access to a substantial amount of sensitive data. Anonymous, the well known hacking group who have targeted many businesses, governments and corporations in recent months are said to be behind the attacks. They have …

We know, with the holiday season upon us, you're worried that you won't be able to stretch out on an Emperor-sized bed and flip through KitGuru's latest content on a 47 inch screen – while ensuring you're never more than 5 minutes walk from the beach. Fear not, the off-spring …

The latest news that another death at a Foxconn factory is sending ripples through the industry. According to reports, the 21 year old employee fell to his death, although the circumstances are not yet known. Foxconn are one of the most well known electronic manufacturers who handle work for many …

While Linkedin CEO Jeff Weiner feels that people don't have time in their schedule for Google+, it appears that initial reports are very positive for Google's latest social networking platform. Reports show that the growth of Google+ is very strong, with the adoption rate almost reaching 20 million users within …

Google are warning millions of people to be on the lookout for a new malware which has already infected many computers. This malicious software will install on unsuspecting computers after scamming people with promises of ‘anti virus software'. In theory, the software sounds very similar to the strain which has …

According to UK newspapers a 16 year old has been arrested in the UK, as part of bigger FBI plans to target high profile hacking groups Anonymous and Lulzsec. The teenager has apparently been arrested in London late yesterday and is being held in a police station, under custody. He …

Reports in from America today indicate that the F.B.I. have apparently arrested members of hacking group Anonymous. This is one of the largest raids in recent history as 14 alleged members have been taken into custody. The LATimes say that two of the people were from Southern California, although no …

The iPad continues to grow from strength to strength as the latest reports from IDC show that Apple's tablet is now hogging 11% of the PC market. IDC are a well respected organisation, and their report, published in the last week highlights that Apple are continuing to see growth. Worldwide …

The Apple audience are patiently waiting on OSX Lion to be released and the latest news shows that the operating system is said to be at the retail stores, ready for showroom floor placement. Macintosh news site sources are also claiming that AppleCare support staff are receiving training on the …

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner has said that he doesn't think that people will have the free time to use Google+. Weiner was on stage at the Churchill Club last night and AllThingD's Kara Swisher asked him some questions based around social networking. The San Francisco Chronicle was on hand to …

Opera Software announced today that they have signed a three-year extension of their global frame agreement with Vodafone. The existing global frame agreement gives Vodafone the chance to offer its customers Opera products such as a Vodafone-branded Opera Mini browser, a product that is at the core of Vodafone’s Internet …

Apple are due to announce a 69 percent jump in quarterly profit later today. Bloomberg are claiming that record buying of the iPad and Macintosh computer are helping to counter the flagging sales of the aging iPhone 4. With the iPhone 5 due for release in the near future, sales …

It appears that Lulzsec, the famous hacking group, have not disbanded. They have apparently hacked The Sun Newspaper, owned by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. The hack included the publishing of a fake story which said that Rupert Murdoch was found dead in his garden. Visitors to the website were then …

A report published by ChangeWave Research shows that the iPhone is the top choice among people who are looking to buy a new smartphone. While the poll is limited to people in North America, over 4,163 people were asked which phone they would opt for, if they were buying one …

Someone at Sears needs to get involved as they let a monumental error escape with one of their smaller vendor partners late last week, offering the iPad 2 for only $69. Many people thought they might be onto a good deal as Sears would be forced to sell orders at …

Latest news is circulating in the far east that Apple will be working with LG Display and Samsung Electronics for the next screen technology for the iPad 3. Various sources are quoting the news, such as the Korea Times and I spoke with a contact in Taipei today who indicated …

We normally get a handful of emails every week from readers asking if we have any good sources for picking up a new iPad 2, quickly. With UK waiting lists set to 2-3 weeks since it was launched, it has been a long wait for some people. Hopefully the situation …

In an interesting turn of events, Activision are taking action against website Modernwarfare3.com. The gaming company filed a domain name dispute on July 15th. So what is the big deal? Well, a week before the domain was redirecting visitors to Battlefield.com, a competing game from Electronic Arts. Activision didn't take …

These iPad things seem to be everywhere. Every time a major technology site runs with a rumor about the super-featured iPad 3 coming soon to a retailer near you, that your local store actually gets bombarded with cheap imports – promising an iPad like experience for pennies. KitGuru's been sent …

Microsoft announced yesterday to the press that they are tightening up their security system for Hotmail users. This update is coming in two stages, with the second phase – to ban common passwords rolling out in the near future. It would seem to be common sense not to have a …

A new survey released by a psychologist, Betsy Sparrow of Columbia University says that ‘The Google Effect' is changing the way people's brains choose to remember. We all know the situation, you get into a conversation with a friend and they say ‘I Google'd this', or ‘Google it!'. With the …

Search engine giant Google have had a good week, releasing reports that sales beat projections. Their sales rose to $6.92 billion, which was more than the %6.57 billion projection of analysts which were surveyed by Bloomberg. So far it seems a good start for Larry Page, who replaced Eric Schmidt …

Old folk always twitter on about the things they don't teach you in school. With a games industry flowing with customers, the next generation of games will need to be even more amazing. But who's going to program them? Epic has the answer with an express tutorial course. Just after …

Kitguru has reported before that Amazon are set to take on the Apple iPad, after the success of their Kindle E-Reader, but the Wall Street Journal has new information on the subject which would indicate that an October release is possible. Taking on the iPad is proving a tall order, …

Microsoft executive Tami Reller has spoken out at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, which took place yesterday in Los Angeles. She said that any PC today which is capable of running Windows 7 will be able to power the upcoming operating system. Leading UK news site thinq_ ran a story …

For many years robots have been unable to work alongside humans, due to safety issues. However recent developments in motion sensing could translate into massive improvements for various industries. NASA technicians sent a humanoid robot to the International Space Station last year. The Robonaut 2 (R2) was a torso with …

Yesterday we reported that AntiSec had compromised a defense and homeland consultant server. To prove the point they decided to publish 67,000 email addresses online, 53,000 of which were .mil origin. Associated Press analysed the list and said that there were 67,000 addresses, not 90,000 as first claimed by the …

Popcap, the maker of successful entertainment games such as Plants V Zombies have been bought over by Electronic Arts, in a deal worth around £815 million. EA have been aiming to compete in the ‘casual games' sector, against Zynga and this move will help them enhance their portfolio. EA are …

KitGuru has long been fascinated with the increased levels of parallelism in modern processors. The move to Core, showed the world that doing more work per cycle is usually much more powerful than simply cranking up the clock. Intel's research teams rapidly embraced this increased parallelism and now we're moving …