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With the recent launch of the Google distributed, LG produced Nexus 4 it was only a matter of time before someone decided to drop test one for the sake of science and thousands of interested mobile enthusiasts. In the video below two drops were done; one from the pocket and …

Despite the security hole that Microsoft was forced to patch in its VOIP software, Skype, just a few days ago, the software giant is continuing to populate retail outfits with physical gift cards, designed to get people using the service to call landlines and mobiles, as well as other Skype …

Ever wondered how Double Fine creates such wacky concepts as Costume Quest, or Stacking? Well now we know, thanks to an eight minute video of company founder Tim Schafer revealing a game concept process that takes place every year, called Amnesia Fortnight. However this time, it features you. On an …

Microsoft have launched Windows 8 to a mixed response. While sales figures are good, the enthusiast audience haven't embraced the new operating system with open arms, claiming the user interface changes are more suited to a touch screen tablet, than their prized desktop computer. Jakob Nielsen, the well known interface …

At a recent briefing between Nokia Singapore and Microsoft it was mentioned by the head of Nokia Asia Pacific Developer division that the Windows Phone 7.8 update has been shipped to manufacturers. This means that the update could be weeks, or perhaps even days away, we're not really sure. However, he did …

Zoe Lofgren, current representative for California's 16th congressional district, will be taking to Reddit on the 19th of November to ask the site's users how they think web freedoms would best be protected. Their responses will help build a new piece of legislation that will be put before congress in …

With the Wii U now available in the US, we can finally get a look at its innards. Some of the details emerging confirm that it has 2GB of RAM in four separate 512MB chips, that the AMD GPU core is built on 40nm technology and the IBM CPU is based on …

While Israel might have the support of Western governments with regards to its Palestinian conflict, it doesn't garner quite the same feelings from the online world. Apparently over the weekend, the Israeli government was hit by over 44 million hacking attempts, some of which came from the faceless hacktivist movement, …

I find it hard to believe that anyone would use a smartphone for anything but the most basic of photographs on the ‘spur of the moment', but research handled by Digitimes would indicate that camera sales in 2013 will drop. Digitimes say that the 7.2% drop to an estimated 93.8 …

A new solar power installation has been given planning permission in Leicester, which when constructed, will be the UK's biggest, producing 35 Megawatts in total – this could potentially power over 35,000 homes. Set to be built on a new World War 2 airfield known as Wymeswold, in Leicestershire, the …

After Samsung, Sony and HTC it now appears that Lenovo is set to join the 1080p Android smartphone line-up. While we currently don't know the device's name or any other specifications, a few screenshots of the device have leaked online. According to GSMArena these three screenshots reveal the device's 1080p …

In America, local police departments are informing the public about the new FBI Child ID Application which can be downloaded for free from the Android Apps section of Google Play or through iTunes. The software will let parents store pictures and vital information about their children in case they go …

The Sunday Telegraph has said that Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandburg may be forming an alliance between their companies – Yahoo! and Facebook. Mayer, CEO of Yahoo! and Sanberg, the COO of Facebook are in discussion on how they can work together to conquer the Internet. Unnamed sources said that …

After the HTC J Butterfly, Droid DNA for Verizon and the leaked Sony Yuga it seems rather obvious that the next big trend for high-end Android phones is 1080p displays. The latest rumours is that Samsung is set to join the trend by announcing a 4.99 inch display at the Consumer …

BitTorrent Inc has announced that it is joining forces with author Tim Ferriss in order to promote his new book, off the back of US book retailers stating that they wouldn't sell anything that was published through Amazon. Unfortunately for Mr Ferris, that's where his latest book, “The 4-Hour Chef,” …

While Google might be ranked up there as one of the top companies to work for in the world, partly for its progressive stance on employment, it isn't quite so forward thinking when it comes to language – denying certain groups Google accounts when they try and use a domain …

Android has been given a fair bit of stick recently for being very malware friendly. While the competition, including Steve Ballmer, are clearly rather subjective a recent report from F-Secure has a lot more credibility. Their most recent report for Q3 2012 reveals that there were 51,000 instances of malware, compared …

MySpace has today taken one more step towards its relaunch, letting a select group of users have access to its revamped features in a closed beta, that will be used to test the public's reactions to new features and iron out any potential bugs or issues with them. This is …

In a recent interview Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has talked down the threat from other mobile platforms including Google's Android and Apple's iOS on its own Windows Phone platform. The interview was conducted by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Ballmer said that Google's mobile platform is “wild,” “uncontrolled” and relatively …

We are coming up to the end of the year, so we wanted to create a bundle that would make grown men weak at the knees. This bundle is very special and we would like to thank our partners for donating the hardware. This really is something special, and worth …

We recently ran a competition to win some exclusive, limited Edition Kitguru branded fans. Today we are announcing the five winners! The five winners are: Hiren Patel from India – who wanted two fans. Check your email! Chris Maddocks from Sheffield in the UK – he wanted four fans. Check …

Google's Android platform is dominating the Chinese market, taking 90 percent share. Analysts expect this figure will drop however when the iPhone 5 and Windows Phone 8 models will be introduced to the China market at the end of the year. Market Research as shown that Android has already taken …

The downloadable game ‘Journey' is leading the pack of nominees for this year's Spike Video Game Awards. The Playstation 3 game has received many accolades since it was released and it has been nominated in several categories including those for graphics, independent game, game of the year and original score. …

Sparkle today releases the powerful Dual Fan series– SPARKLE GTX 660 OC Dual Fan, GTX 650Ti Super OC(SOC) Dual Fan and GTX 650Ti OC Dual Fan. The latest Dual Fan series features default overclocked setting, with up to 1006MHz core speed, the Dual Fan series delivers turbocharged performance, maximizing the …

At this stage in the life of social networking, we're all used to seeing downtrodden citizens using the site to show persecution by governments and their own struggles for freedom. However something a bit different is happening in the latest Israel/Hamas conflict: both sides are speaking out. The Israel Defence …

Now that we know Nintendo's basic Wii U save data allocation, user profiles and system data, will all add up to over 4GB, it's looking like even those with the Premium console will need an external hard drive if they want to download more than a couple of games. Of …

Earlier in the week we reported that Samsung is now charging nearly 20 percent more for the production of Apple's mobile processors. This includes those found in the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. However, this report may have been unfounded. The Hankyoreh, a Korean newspaper has been informed by an anonymous …

Vevo, the music video website and promoter of hideously censored Youtube tracks, is now set to launch across mainland Europe, beginning in France, Spain and Italy first. The service that has been available in the UK for just over a year now, is opening up country specific versions of its …

The last version of Crytek's Cryengine that was freely available  was 3.4.0, which was released back in April. Since then the company has made a lot of changes to its game creation tools, but none of them have been usable by those without a paid license. Now though, it's updated …

Texas Instruments have announced that they are axing 1,700 jobs worldwide in a strategy of reducing costs and to focus investments in their wireless business on embedded markets. They previously said they were going to focus OMAP processors and wireless connectivity solutions on a wider set of embedded applications with …