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First Agora 12in Chromebook launched for £269

Today the UK is being treated to the first Chromebook laptop, which is created by Australian IT company Kogan. This machine is based around Google's new Chromium OS and comes ahead of releases from market leaders Samsung and Acer which will launch in a weeks time. Chromium is a browser …

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Jobs speaks about iCloud ‘It just all works’

Steve Jobs is one of the tech industries more dynamic speakers and he received a standing ovation from the 5,000 Mac faithful after his presentation at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Jobs has not been well, and he looked thin and rather poorly on stage, although he never mentioned his health …

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Motorola Droid 3 videos leak online

Motorola's upcoming, but still not announced Droid 3 smartphone has not been the world's best kept secret. Images leaked online in recent weeks, and now video has also appeared online. Three tutorials of the device leaked on Youtube thanks to PhonePads, however Motorola have stepped in and have forced Youtube …

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Apple store defaced with Windows logo

A group of German jokers decided to pose as construction workers – targeting the Apple store in Hamburg, Germany that is currently being built. They used a ladder to climb the fascia outside the building and then stuck a huge Windows logo to the side of it. The logo wasn't …

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Would you sell a body part to get an iPad 2?

Apple have a very strong following, and it would be fair to say that a portion of their audience are fanatical. A story emerged late this week that a 17 year old boy by the name of Zheng confessed to his mother than he had sold his kidney so he …

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iPad 2 Foxconn factory back online, but overloaded

Kitguru has reported on recent events which led to the shutdown of the iPad factory. Recent updates show that the polishing workshops are back online. This is good news for Foxconn, but Kitguru is hearing from insiders that the relationship between Apple and Foxconn is very strained right now. Foxconn …

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Apple security patch bypassed same day with new trojan

Apple released a new security patch yesterday to stop the dreaded MacDefender malware that has caused a plethora of issues for Macintosh owners. Only a short while later however a new version was released which bypasses Apple's security patch. The trojan is incorporated within a pkg file called mdinstall – …

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iPhone 5 will have support of new iCloud

Many people are waiting on Apple's upcoming iPhone 5, however industry insiders are claiming that the most outstanding new feature won't be hardware related, but more directed at iOS5 and iCloud support. Apple have been busy creating a huge data farm in Maiden, North Carolina to make the next generation …

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Does using a mobile phone give you cancer?

This has been a debate for many years – does using a mobile phone give you cancer? In the UK this week there seems to be a reinvigorated debate discussing all the implications of using a mobile phone. The World Health Organisation thinks that mobile phones will give you brain …

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Google’s Schimdt admits ‘rough’ relationship with Apple

Google Executive chairman Eric Schmidt said yesterday that they have reached an agreement with Apple to continue providing maps and search technology for the iPhone. Schmidt spoke at the D9 conference and said that Google's relationship with Apple had gotten ‘rough' as competition between iOS and Android was getting more …

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Are Android tablets a poor man’s iPad?

We have been watching many discussion forums in recent months and the overriding consensus seems to be that Apple really have the tablet market wrapped up. We don't just mean in terms of sales, but with the interface and overall product design. While reviews and journalists are only a small …

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Windows Phone to enhance gaming capabilities

According to insider information Microsoft are going to be announcing a new raft of games for their flagging Windows Phone 7 platform at the E3 conference. The company have been working overtime to support developers and to entice a wider audience to adopt their latest mobile platform. One of Microsoft's …

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Asus announce 11 inch UX ultrathin PC – i5/i7

Asus have announced the new ultrathin 11 inch UX PC which looks to be a direct competitor against the successful Apple MacBook Air. The UX has an 11 inch screen with an aluminum alloy chassis which has a polished appearance. The company are aiming high saying that it ‘takes inspiration …

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Is Macintosh now a good target for Malware/Scamware?

Macintosh users have been targeted in recent weeks with one of the most sophisticated and clever pieces of scamware ever created. MacDefender has been such a success story for the developer that Apple themselves had to step in to issue warnings (they normally avoid discussing these problems) and are even …

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iPad 2 sells out in Russia

It may be later than many countries, but Russia embraced the release of the iPad 2 with open arms. The official release will help stop black market sales in Russia, a good thing considering the insane prices being asked. Some retailers have claimed that the iPad 2 in Russia are …

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Asus to release new Padfone – phone/tablet hybrid

Last week, we reported on a new upcoming Asus product which combines both tablet and smartphone functionality. Insider information has leaked which indicate that Asus will be calling the product the ‘Padfone' – a rather cool concept of merging both sectors into a single design. Pocketnow have released some pictures …

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Macbook Air with ARM A5 chip spotted in wild

Apple are apparently looking at British chip maker ARM for a potential upcoming laptop design. Japanese language site Macotakara have a writer who has claimed to have seen a Macbook Air which is based on Apple's A5 ARM processor. This test machine was supposedly made for Apple by Quanta, a …

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Dodgy MacDefender software traced to Russian ChronoPay

The Macintosh isn't normally associated with malware, but the latest software which has caused problems for a large portion of the user base has been traced back to Russian online payment processor ChronoPay. The MacDefender software, a fake security suite set to cause Macintosh users to panic, forcing a sale …

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Asus plan new super thin EEE PC and tablet phone

Asus changed the world when they released the EEE PC. It was an inexpensive, superportable computer which many enthusiast users bought by the million, especially as it could be easily modded and run Linux out of the box. Computex is ready to rock and Asus are building up hype, promising …

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Apple iPad: not used as a book reader

The publishing industry has been gathering at their annual four day national convention and Amazon's Kindle is certainly being seen as the dominant force in the growing e-reader market. Barnes and Noble are gaining momentum and Apple are not delivering at all in this specific market. It is not often …

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Foxconn ready to meltdown at 300,000 iPads a day

Although Foxconn is one of the largest 3rd party manufacturing operations in the world, Terry Gou's company is on the verge of meltdown – trying to deal with the phenomenal demand for iPad 2 products from Apple customers. KitGuru considers the company's plight. While the company has struggled to promote …

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The upcoming Amazon tablet: will it be enough?

KitGuru reported a few weeks ago that Amazon had planned to release a tablet to target the same market as Apple's iPad. In all honesty, this is a daunting challenge for any tablet maker as Apple are dominating the sector with a ruthless efficiency. Contacts in Taipei have spoken to …

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Microsoft to update Windows Phone with 500 new features

Microsoft announced an update to their Windows Phone operating system which adds 500 new features. They also have highlighted new partnerships with Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE. They have also been keen to announce new language availability for the software. Microsoft are aiming to get their Windows Phone into new markets …

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Apple confirm malicious software attacks on userbase

Apple can sometimes be slow to respond, but they have published a support note this week saying that there have been a series of attacks on Macintosh users – namely the spreading of fake ‘security' products. Macintosh owners have been subjected in recent weeks to a rogue anti virus application …

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