News Corp., the organisation behind some of the worlds leading newspapers has just launched a tablet only news application called ‘The Daily'. While many applications for the iPad are ‘HD' upgrades, News Corp. has designed this program from the ground up, focusing on delivering the best newsreading experience possible. It …
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Alienware M17x R3 Laptop Review (Core i7 2630QM / 256GB SSD)
Alienware are an iconic system builder. For years they have been building radical, futuristically styled machines which have featured in many high profile TV shows and movies. Several years ago Dell took over the brand, incorporating them as their high end, customised system builds. Today we are looking at the …
Read More »MSI AMD Fusion Platform System Prototype – world first exclusive
First there was the promise, that Fusion was the future. Then, at CES, AMD revealed the combination of CPU and GPU that it calls an APU. Today, Kitguru has in its lab the world's first AMD Fusion Platform prototype from MSI, exclusively for our reader's delight. It is a model/concept …
Read More »MSI CX623 Laptop Review – Core i5/Geforce 310M
MSI have a wide range of laptops for the enthusiast user and today we are looking at the rather sexy multimedia based CX623, complete with Core i5 460m, LED screen and nVidia 310M. In a perfect world, everyone would be equipped with a £3,000 laptop, but sadly in the real …
Read More »Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Motherboard Review
Even after the launch of Sandy Bridge from Intel, there are still a lot of users out there who will opt for an AMD based system so it is our duty, as Gurus of Kit, to review some of the latest and greatest AMD based motherboards. Today we are going …
Read More »ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Profess1onal Series Motherboard Review
ASRock are stepping up their game. It has taken a lot of time persuading the enthusiast audience, but in the last year we have seen the company develop and progress, especially with their motherboard designs. Today we are looking at the ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Professional motherboard, which is targeted at …
Read More »Asus M4A87TD/USB3 Motherboard Review
We recently looked at one of Asus' high end M4A90GTD Pro/USB3 motherboards that impressed us with its extensive feature set and strong performance. The only drawback of this board was the high price which put it out into the ‘deeper wallet' category. So we were excited when Asus offered us …
Read More »HIS Radeon HD 5450 Silence PCIe 1x/16x Review
The AMD HD5450 has proven to be a popular card with the enthusiast HTPC audience, due to the low pricing and media acceleration capabilities. This particular series has also been adopted by the business audience who value a low cost strategy with support for multiple monitors. The HIS HD5450 Silence …
Read More »Dell Vostro 130 Review – the svelte business laptop
There are a plethora of laptops aimed at the business user, many of which fall into the ‘grey, boring and clunky category'. Dell are trying to shake this market up by offering a rather sexy alternative which stands out in a crowded market. No longer will a sharp dressed executive …
Read More »MySpace suffering badly, firing 500 workers
MySpace, the once popular social networking site is suffering from big advertising losses due to a declining user base. The latest news is that they are paying off 500 people in a restructuring change. Yahoo are already showing an interest in the business plan. Robert Murdoch, the chief honcho of …
Read More »Sapphire Pure Black X58 Motherboard Review – overclocking performance
Over the years Sapphire have earned a reputation as one of AMD's strongest partners, bringing to market high quality, performance graphics cards. Their VaporX and Toxic Editions have garnered a passionate enthusiast audience who wait patiently for their release. In the past Sapphire have successfully delved outside the graphics card …
Read More »Cyberlink PowerDirector 9 Ultra64 Review
Here at KitGuru we don't often find the time to look at the latest software offerings on the market but occasionally we make an exception. There are a number of different video editing packages available on the market from a number of companies to make your own professional movies. Today …
Read More »AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition Review – overclocking performance
Almost two years ago, AMD began to push its successful Dragon Platform for desktop systems. The fastest chip in the line-up was the Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition. Today, AMD releases the latest in a long line of Black Edition CPUs, in the shape of the quad core Phenom …
Read More »Intel Core i7 2600K and Core i5 2500K review
The release of Intel's second generation of Core Processors has been a hot topic of conversion among the enthusiast audience now for many months. They have a total of twenty nine new chips reaching retail and today KitGuru will be looking at the i5-2500k and the i7-2600k, both of which …
Read More »Dell XPS 15 (L501X): Intel Core i7 840QM/2GB nVidia GT435m Review
Dell have been releasing some great mobile products in 2010, and KitGuru has reviewed many of their range, including the fantastic Dell Streak smartphone which earned our coveted ‘must have' award. While Dell release a plethora of machines over the course of a year, one of their latest releases caught …
Read More »Dell Streak Review – ‘Ferrari red’ revisited with Android 2.2 (Froyo)
In August, KitGuru reviewed the Dell Streak and we thought it was one of the most exciting phones on the market. It was a dream combination of an iPad and a smartphone. The only downside was the early state of the Android operating system which meant it didn't quite walk …
Read More »MSI Wind Top AE2400 Review
The iMac has been selling well for Apple for many years and PC centric manufacturers are beginning to realise that there is a viable market for an attractive, capable ‘All In One' unit. Today we are looking at the MSI Wind Top AE2400 desktop system which features an Intel processor …
Read More »MSI FX600 Laptop Review (with nVidia Optimus Technology)
This year has been very healthy for the mobile sector with sales of tablets and mobile phones continuing to grow. Laptop sales are also thriving and many people are now able to pick up a well built machine with killer performance without breaking the bank balance. With this in mind, …
Read More »AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Review – overclocking performance
Today AMD release their new Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition processor, the successor to the ever popular 1090T Black Edition. As the 1100T doesn't look that exciting on paper (with a 100mhz clock increase), we felt we would approach this review from a slightly different angle – taking our …
Read More »ASRock Vision 3D System Review
KitGuru has reviewed many pre built systems in recent months and we have made sure to cover all market sectors from extreme high end gaming to more modest HTPC creations. What if you want a media and gaming system capable of handling everything you throw at it while still maintaining …
Read More »Antec Competition: 3 TPN 650’s, 3 HCG 620’s and five notebook coolers!
We have given away thousands of pounds of hardware in only a few short months at KitGuru and today we have a monster Antec competition for all our readers in the run up to Christmas. ‘Tis' the season to give away hardware', thats our motto. Antec have donated 11 very …
Read More »China blocks WikiLeaks website
China, in its usual heavy handed manner has blocked all links to the WikiLeaks websites after potentially embarassing claims were made in leaked U.S. diplomatic cables. People in China who tried to access either wikeleaks.org or cablegate.wikeleaks.org were delivered a page saying that the connection had been reset. This is …
Read More »Dell Inspiron One (All In One) 23 System Review
Whether you like them or not, Dell have been working hard to reinvent themselves lately with some very interesting and exciting releases. We have reviewed many of their products in the last 6 months and have often been impressed – particularly with their screen technology and Dell Streak smartphone running …
Read More »Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Motherboard Review
Here at KitGuru we have tested a whole host of motherboards from different manufacturers, encompassing all the major platforms on the market today. One variety that we haven’t ever tested is a Micro-ATX form factor board on any platform. Today we are going to look at the Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H motherboard …
Read More »Dell Streak to get Froyo update by end of month
Even though the Dell Streak didn't prove to be a hot seller, Kitguru really liked it when we were given one for review in August. Dell have announced that it will be getting an Android 2.2 Froyo update before the end of November. Dell UK posted a message to their …
Read More »XFX ATI Radeon HD5670 1GB Passive Heatpipe CFx Review
Buying a new HD5970 or GTX580 is sure to clean out your bank account, and for the majority of people it is totally pointless. If you are in the market for a new high quality graphics card for a media center or 720p gaming system then the product we have …
Read More »Amazon under fire for pedophilia literature
A book called “The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct” has caused customer outrage with threats to ban the online retailer unless it pulled the title. The book was no longer available when we last looked, and over 2,000 users commented on the title. Many …
Read More »Win a MSI HD 6870 Video Card with Kitguru !
Never let it be said that KitGuru doesn't have the best competitions online ! Today we are working with our good buddies over at MSI to give away a brand new, kick ass HD 6870! The latest bit of kit to be released from MSI is based around ATI’s all …
Read More »Dell Inspiron Zino HD 410 Review
Last week we reviewed the Atom powered ASRock ION3D which we felt offered a cost effective solution for media computing demands. Today we are looking at a similarly compact, higher specification system from Dell, featuring an AMD Phenom processor with HD5450 mobility graphics. Although Dell sometimes get a bad name …
Read More »Google Q1-3 $1.6 billion spend on 40 companies
Google have been on a massive spending spree lately, forking out $1.6 billion on Admob, Slide On2 and 37 other companies, so they can try and become competitive with Facebook and other leading social networking sites. Google have talled up 40 company buyovers in the first three quarters in 2010, …
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