OldTweets was launched this week, providing users with the opportunity to look back to the first year of social network Twitter, to see what early adopters were talking about. While this might seem like a very dry way to spend your time, it has some interesting aspects that are worth …

Digg, the once rising star of the social news industry has been sold for only $500,000. Betaworks, a New York based technology development company bought the website however according to breaking news on the Wall Street Journal, it will not be retaining any of the staff. Digg was founded in …

July is hardware giveaway month! Are you fed up with your lackluster computer? Would you like to add a couple of new monitors but lack the graphics power to do it? Then today we have the answer to your conundrum. Our good friends at VTX3D are giving away the stunning …

G.Skill are running a new competition to win some very nice hardware along with T.shirts and Polo shirts. You can enter over here.

The Zoostorm brand may not be instantly recognisable to many but they have been around now for a few years. They are a UK based systems integrator who build budget friendly computers predominantly for the home and education markets.  Rather than sell PCs direct to the consumer however Zoostorm have …

If you are in the market for a new gaming laptop then today's review will be particularly interesting. UK system builder PC Specialist sent us their latest high end 17.3 inch Vortex III HD7S system complete with LED backlit screen, Solid State drive, Intel Core i7 processor, Killer 1102 wireless, …

Reports from the FBI say that over a quarter of a million users could lose internet access on Monday. The FBI are taking down a ‘safety net' which is protecting these people from a malicious piece of code infecting their systems. The FBI say that 64,000 Windows machines are infected …

Samsung has stolen the Android show in recent years with their Galaxy series and each iteration of its S line has taken the Korean brand ever closer to Apple-like levels of anticipation, excitement and sales figures. With the Galaxy S III, Samsung hopes to continue, and even exceed, their own …

Rape. Beyond the brutal act, simply the word itself is expressive and emotion invoking; though it has multiple connotations in today's world. It can describe a horrific sexual assault, or even that someone has logged into a Facebook account and made the user seem to say something foolish. It can …

The Beats brand, founded by Hip Hop artist Dr Dre and now with HTC as its majority share holder, has announced the acquisition of music streaming service MOG. Using a platform similar to the ever more popular Spotify, MOG offers a library of some 16 million songs, listenable to for …

Following on from KitGuru's report on the advances being made by EA with its Origin platform for online game delivery, it looks as though the Steam-style-powered future is going to be attractive to all of the major players in the content arena. KitGuru holds its breath and dives into the …

We have one heck of a prize to give away today, courtesy of Overclockers UK. We have teamed up with one of the UK's finest technology stores to give away the extremely rare KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB. This is not the slower clocked version, but the 1,268mhz …

In the UK, we accept that broadband speeds can be variable, but we also expect a connection to exist almost everywhere we go. Recently, BT has pushed a wad of money into the creation (and marketing) of its ‘Infinity' product. It's supposed to deliver the very best experience possible – …

We have another great competition up for grabs this weekend, courtesy of our friends over at noise specialist market leader BeQuiet! We have a fantastic Kitguru ‘Must have' 9.5 out of 10 award winning Dark Power Pro 10 850W Power Supply as first prize to one lucky reader, worldwide. The …

It's sad to see organisations like GAME going to the wall, but there is always a silver lining to any cloud. Other gaming retailers – that are left in the market – should be able to generate increased revenue from the year's big launches. Ahead of GamesCom in Cologne, KitGuru …

If you are in the market for a new, competitively priced gaming system then today's review will be of particular interest. We are taking a look at the new MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard due for release in July and the R7770 Power Edition graphics card with a rather unusual, proprietary single/dual …

Back in October we conducted an in-depth test of AMD's FX-8150 Black Edition, the range topping processor based on their latest Bulldozer architecture.  We were reasonably impressed with the chip as it overclocked well and outperformed the Intel Core i5-2500K in a number of tests. Over the last few weeks, AMD …

There is a comic depiction doing the rounds on Facebook right now. It shows Bill Gates launching the tablet concept a decade ago and no one caring – with a shot of Jobs and the iPad next to it. VIP is one of the UK's biggest distributors and its sales …

Today we are looking at the latest, 4th revision of the ever popular M17X laptop from market leader, Alienware. The M17X R4 features a quad core Ivy Bridge processor and AMD's Radeon HD7970M discrete mobile graphics solution for enhanced gaming performance. If you have a couple of grand spare is …

With the Euros in full swing and the Olympics coming up soon enough, the world plus dog seems to be getting more competitive. Today we have a challenge in from the PC integration team at CyberPower alongside the mainboard maestros at Gigabyte. Entry is easy – so read on. The …

Sony attempted to generate hype around its latest smartphone launch with a countdown timer through Facebook and this was the perhaps biggest giveaway we were given. The Xperia miro was unveiled when the timer hit zero and is a mid-range, social focused Android smartphone – although we don't many signs …

Apple released a rather disappointing update to their Mac Pro range yesterday, but Tim Cook, CEO said that they are planning on releasing a ‘really great' update for 2013. At least this dispels fears that Apple may can the high end desktop computer, due to flagging sales. Many publications had …

At the beginning of May we reviewed the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H which delivered great performance at a modest price point around £160. Today we are looking at the budget GA-Z77-D3H which retails in the UK for only £80. At half the price is this useless for the overclockers on a tight …

Last night at Apple's WWDC conference the latest version of their mobile operating system, iOS 6 was unveiled. The iPhone (3GS, 4 and 4S), iPad (2nd and 3rd gen) and iPod Touch (4th gen) will be getting the update this fall. Sadly, this means that it is end of the …

HTC took the fast track to smartphone fame with phones like the HD2 and the Desire family, but the Taiwanese company lost its way a bit last year. Now they hope to get back on top with a trio of Android 4.0 powered smartphones, known as the One series. What …

Thanks to our friends at ARIA we are giving away a stonking, brand new GTX680 from ASUS. We know how tired everyone is coming up to the weekend so this time we have kept the terms of entry really simple! There is no doubt about it the Nvidia GTX680 is …

Asus are renowned for releasing some of the finest motherboards and graphics cards on the market, for the enthusiast audience. Their Republic Of Gamers laptops have proven popular with a wide audience and today we are reviewing their latest Republic Of Gamers Tytan CG580 desktop system, loaded with high end …

I was emailed this today and thought it was worth letting our readers know about. Kogan are giving away a 7 inch Android Tablet to everyone who buys their 55 inch LED TV, which has recently dropped in price to £749. The offer only runs today, ending at midnight. FREE …

While everyone has a favourite scene from serious war epics like Saving Private Ryan, KitGuru has always been drawn to the lone sniper. The character who will remain motionless for as long as it takes to draw his enemy out – and then blow his head off with a single …

Once upon a time, music and movies were given away free of charge on TV and radio. The only ‘payment’ you had to make, was to wait for the TV or radio station to decide that it wanted to play the track/movie you wanted. Then along came Napster & Co …