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We don't often review the gimmicky stuff here at KitGuru. To be honest, we really use up far too much time on in-depth, world-class reviews of the hardcore kit you spend most of your free money on. But every now and then, something lands in the KitGuru Labs that can't …

UK mobile phone provider O2 has announced that by 2015 it will no longer offer phone chargers with its handsets, as part of a new initiative called “Charger out of the Box,” which suggests that since most people have a compatible charger anyway, they don't need another. According to the …

If you've been a fan of Youtube show, FPS Russia for a while now, you will already be aware that the reason no videos have been posted recently is because one of the show's producers, Keith Ratliff, was found dead on the 3rd January with a single bullet wound in …

The folks over at Func are very pleased with themselves. Originally founded in 1999 by a group of gamers, Func is one of the oldest gaming brands on the market and today sees the launch of its MS-3 professional quality gaming mouse. . KitGuru gives the product a scan to …

Australian gamers may get beautiful weather, fantastic scenery and the envy of almost every holiday maker in the world, but they do get shafted when it comes to games. Prices are often far higher than elsewhere in the world, release dates are behind everyone else and it took until January …

Despite suffering through its own administration less than a year ago and ultimately closing half of its outlets and letting go a big portion of its staff, GAME is apparently looking to buy up HMV locations in a move to expand current business. Revealed by GAME boss Martyn Gibbs in …

Days after rumours starting to circulate around Lenovo's involvement with Chrome OS, the first such device has been revealed. Lenovo has introduced the ThinkPad X131e, an 11.6 inch Chromebook aimed exclusively at K-12 (kindergarten through to the end of high-school) education segment. Availability will commence from February 26th via special bid volume pricing …

There is nothing worse than getting up early in the morning when you comfortable. If you struggle every morning then why not force yourself out of bed with an electric shock? The singNshock clock is a new concept which might cure the problem of late risers. The first part of …

SamMobile have leaked information regarding the upcoming Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet. They claim that the new tablet will feature an 8 inch 1280×800 TFT (Super Clear LCD) display. They say there will be two versions – the Samsung GT-N5100, a 3G+WiFi version and the GT-N5110, which is Wi-Fi only. The …

Sony said they are selling their U.S. headquarters building in Manhattan. The sale will net the corporation $1.1 billion. AFP reported that the Japanese electronics maker has sold the 37 storey building to a consortium led by New York based commerical property firm Chetrit Group in a deal expected to …

It's hard to know why a young chap who grew up near the German border with Holland would end up speaking Mandarin Chinese and running European sales for a major motherboard manufacturer, but that's exactly what Martin Thyssen has ended up doing. KitGuru was fortunate enough to catch up with …

While we've seen a lot of high street businesses fold in recent times thanks to a huge upsurge in online sales, Intel has come up with a way to improve the retail shopping experience in the real world that could mean for a much nicer experience when out looking for …

New information has come to light about the dodgy business practices of online payment platform Paypal, suggesting that it deliberately delays payments to banks in order to gain interest from the money deposited by its users. According to documents shown to Wirenews, one user found that any balance withdrawal requests …

Even with a heavily worded request from US authorities for 32 Megaupload servers, a Canadian court has rejected the proposal, suggesting that since personal information could be part of the data, that it must first ascertain what is stored on them before the hand over. Despite having lost almost every …

As if anyone didn't see this coming. If GAME, HMV, Comet, Jessops and more could go under – the former admittedly only temporarily – then Blockbuster was surely not far behind. As parodied in the South Park episode A Nightmare on Facetime, nobody rents DVDs any more – at very …

ASUS has revealed in a recent interview that the Taiwanese company who is typically better known for PC components and laptops are looking into producing smartphones based on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. In the interview Benson Lin, corporate vice president of mobile communication products at ASUS says that they are …

A USB drive which had malware installed on it was responsible for infecting a U.S. power plant turbine control system in early October. The malicious software managed to delay the restart by three weeks, according to the Homeland Security Department. Another plant was checked and found to have ‘common and …

LG was an original Windows Phone 7 partner way back when the platform originally launched in late 2010 but apart from a couple of launch day devices we have yet to see a follow-up Windows Phone device from them. Now, new rumours suggest that the Korean company will debut a …

Sources in the Taipei channel spoke to me last night and the consensus is  that notebook shipments will drop in Q1 2013. The figures should drop around 11% sequentially with a global market share around 89%. Digitimes have more detailed research on the matter than they claim “Of the first-quarter …

The Blackberry 10 operating system in due for release at the end of the month, alongside a new range of smartphones which Research In Motion will help reverse their steady market decline. In anticipation for the launch, more than 1,600 businesses are registered to join a training program. The BlackBerry …

If there was going to be a fatal car crash – with a 4 door saloon plunging over a cliff and exploding into a million pieces – wouldn't it be cool if the driver wasn't you, but you got to claim on the insurance anyway? Outsourcing stuff can be fun, …

Our pals from Subterranean games have been given another boon in their development of a spiritual sequel/remake of Dungeon Keeper, as War For The Overworld has now been Greenlit by the Steam community, meaning once it's ready – likely on the promised 30th August date – then it will be …

You know it's the end where the simple to maintain website is taken down. Administrators for HMV, Deloitte, have now killed off the HMV.com website, leading it with a simple message explaining that until further notice, the website would no longer be in operation. HMV staff have said in the …

Facebook has announced the implementation of a new search feature that will help you find people if you don't know their names, or want to look them up via certain criteria. Putting in a query like “People named Andrew who are friends with Jacquie,” would help find that person you …

Lenovo has been the something of the company to watch recently as their revenues have more than tripled to $33 billion in 2012 in just a few years. Reports are suggesting that some enterprises are looking to trial Chromebooks and they want Lenovo to supply them on the back on their high …

Move over 3Dmark, Unigine, Furmark, a new benchmark has rolled into town and it's bigger, badder and fluffier than the lot of them. Catzilla, the PC stress test from AllBenchmark that we talked about in October, it's finally here. How does your system fare against its furry might? If you …

Taiwan based manufacturer Aerocool is announcing the new addition to its product portfolio. Brand new GT series aims for ambitious gamers and enthusiasts, coming with total of eight different models starting with 500 Watts and ending with 1.050 Watts. The acronym “GT” is coming from the Italian words „Gran Turismo“, …

Sony can now dismiss previous reports that they were abandoning the OLED TV market with the announcement of their new 56 inch OLED High Definition television set. The new prototype has been announced as the “world’s first and largest 56-inch 4K OLED TV.” OLED technology will be a fantastic next …

For those of us who have a problem controlling our drinking, MIT student Dhairya Dand may have a cure. He has developed a new intelligent ‘ice cube' which will track how much you drink and flash red when you have had enough. The solution was developed when Dand experienced a …

The Sony Xperia Z smartphone impressed at CES and the company's next equally impressive device could be an equally flagship Android tablet. The possible Xperia Tablet Z replicates the recently announced smartphone in some respects with the same IP55 and IP57 water and dust resistance certifications. While Sony has not …