The iconic Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be immortalised in a movie detailing his life. Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin said that he is working on the Steve Jobs biopic, although it is still in the very early stage. Sorkin spoke at the D10 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes. Sorkin has …
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Green pioneers direct current data centre with HP
While Dell is packing big and bad with the news that it has a brand new line up of tiny and powerful Copper servers with ARM technology, HP has not been resting. Instead, its engineers have been working with the biggest IT/communications service providers in Switzerland, to try and save …
Read More »Noontec A9 Smart TV Box Review
Noontec aren't a very well known company in the United Kingdom but they have a fairly broad range of products available. We recently looked at their MovieHome V8 NAS Media Player which was sadly a little disappointing. A lack of features and substandard software interface put a stop to a …
Read More »Privatisation of space is a success claims SpaceX
One of the more fascinating mornings was had by the KitGuru team today, as we hunkered down around live-feed HD screens to watch/listen/experience the wonder of privatised space flight, with the launch of the Dragon C2+ space craft in the direction of the International Space Station. KitGuru dons an orange …
Read More »Did Pakistan government overreact by blocking Twitter?
Pakistan blocked Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove some Tweets considered offensive to Islam. The report was fed by one of the countries top telecommunications officials. The tweets were promoting a competition on Facebook to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims consider depictions of the …
Read More »Zuckerberg ties the knot with long time girlfriend
Facebook founder and billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Priscilla Chan. It has been an eventful month for the young CEO after raising $16 billion when he took Facebook public. As would be expected Zuckerberg changed his Facebook status to ‘married' this weekend …
Read More »Sapphire give away Vid-2X !
Regular readers of Kitguru will remember our review of the excellent Sapphire Vid 2X products in January. Zardon even tested it with a Macbook Air, showing it powering two additional 24 inch screens! He gave it our highest award. You can read the review over here. If you fancy trying …
Read More »AlienWare X51 System Review (Core i7)
Are you tired of the same, boring looking desktop system? Alienware hope you are, because their X51 is designed from the ground up to turn heads. The system is built inside a diminutive, superslim chassis which can be used either vertically or horizontally. Think Xbox 360. The big question we …
Read More »Ex Yahoo CEO receives no severance
Yesterday we published a news story on Scott Thompson, who left Yahoo as CEO. Further news on the story today indicate that Thompson did not step down, but was in fact fired from his position on Sunday. It has been revealed that he falsely claimed he earned a computer science …
Read More »Zuckerberg turns 28: half the age of the ‘average’ CEO
Mark Zuckerberg, one of the world's youngest multi billionaires has turned 28 today. He is exactly half the age of the average S&P 500 CEO, according to reports from executive search firm Spencer Stuart. Even though he is only 28 years old, he has been the leader for Facebook now …
Read More »Win HIS HD7870 IceQ Turbo and IceQ X Turbo X Video Cards!
We just reviewed both of these new, class leading cards today. The good news is, HIS are letting us give them away to two lucky Kitguru readers! Not only are these cards fantastic, quiet, overclocked models but you could be one of the first people to own them! Do you …
Read More »Microsoft get Google in their sights with Bing revamp
Microsoft have Google's search engine in their sights as they prepare to change BING to offer new search terms, including Facebook and Twitter information. Microsoft are betting that people will like the new search options and they are planning to continue expanding their connections with social networking. If you are …
Read More »Electronic Arts boss inadvertently hurts Zynga
John Riccitiello, Electronic Arts CEO has caused the shares of Zynga Inc to drop to their lowest level earlier this week after he suggested that Zynga paid too much for a recent takeover deal. This caused analysts to ponder the decision. Riccitiello was holding a fourth quarter earnings call on …
Read More »Noontec MovieHome V8 NAS Media Player Review
There are a number of media streaming devices to choose from on the market and it can be difficult to decide which one best suits your needs. We have looked a number of impressive devices from AC Ryan in the past which have won our most prestigious awards. We hadn't …
Read More »Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Motherboard Review
Today we are taking a look at the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H, the latest Z77 motherboard targeting the mainstream enthusiast audience. This board is built for overclocking and stability using the 3D power system with Auto Voltage Compensation. Is this an ideal board to shortlist for your next system build? Over the …
Read More »Biostar TZ77XE4 Motherboard Review
The Biostar brand doesn't have a massive presence in the UK, at least not in the enthusiast segment of the market. We consider Asus, ASRock and Gigabyte to be the top three enthusiast brands on the market at the moment but this is something Biostar are looking to change with …
Read More »Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 Review
Asus surprised everyone with the aptly Transformer tablet in early 2011 which combined a 10.1 inch Android tablet and a dock that added a keyboard straight out of a netbook and a battery pack for valued battery life. Since then Asus announced the successor to the original TF101 Transformer and …
Read More »Sapphire Pure Platinum Z77K Motherboard Review
Kitguru has reviewed a handful of Z77 motherboards in previous weeks, and today we take a look at the new Pure Platinum Z77K from Sapphire. They face stiff competition in this sector from the likes of Asus, ASRock and MSI. But is the Pure Platinum Z77K worth a purchase? Over …
Read More »Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Review
Today we are looking at the new Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe motherboard when paired up with the flagship GTX680. Is this the ideal foundation for a new, high performance enthusiast system? A couple of weeks ago we reviewed the Asus Sabretooth Z77 motherboard when paired up with an overclocked Core i7 …
Read More »Eminent HD Media Player EM7280 Review
While many of our readers probably don't have a Media Player, for others, it has become an integral part of their entertainment within the house. Primarily, these devices allow you to store all of your Music and Films in one central location which can then be accessed by your TV …
Read More »ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Motherboard w/ Intel i7-3770K Review
ASRock have made a name for themselves in the past few years, releasing some very impressive motherboards such as the Fatal1ty 990FX Professional that we reviewed a few months back. They have a wide range of motherboards across multiple platforms, from mini-ITX HTPC motherboards to high-end ATX boards with a …
Read More »Asus ROG Maximus V Gene Z77 w/ Intel i7 3770K Review
Kitguru has been busy for the last week preparing multiple reviews for the latest Intel launch today. In this particular review we will look at the Asus Maximus V Gene when paired up with the Intel i7 3770k processor. In this review we will focus on this system as a …
Read More »HTC sees no reason to manufacture QWERTY phones
HTC's design team has recently shed some details on the company's plans going forward at an event in Seattle. We have already discovered that plans for phones with larger capactity batteries have been dropped, and now hardware QWERTY phones are destined for the same fate. Even though HTC are best …
Read More »Help prevent the end of Internet Privacy
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 …
Read More »Gmail experiences downtime, affects 5 million people
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 …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “The Actual U.S. Navy Needs Video Game Hackers!” Ever think the word “hacker” would look good on your …
Read More »FCC fines Google less than 30 seconds revenue – scary
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 …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy xCover (Extreme) Review
Samsung has been the leader of the Android smartphone world for over a year now with their market-leading smartphones such as the Galaxy S and its consequent successor, the Galaxy S II. However their lower end phones have never overly impressed me; so can the Samsung Galaxy xCover (also known …
Read More »OCUK Titan 8500i Vortex System Review (Z77)
Today we are looking at the latest system from UK etailer, Overclockers UK. The Titan 8500i Vortex is a special configuration for the Gadget Show Live in Birmingham and features a Core i5 2500k processor with liquid cooler, Gigabyte Z77 motherboard, SSD drive and Sapphire 7 series graphics. Overclockers UK …
Read More »Asus Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard Review (with OC GTX680)
Intel have a busy month in April, launching their 3rd generation processors within a couple of weeks time. Today however they release their much awaited Z77 platform, with a raft of motherboards hitting the market from all their partners. Under NDA we have to wait until a later date to …
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