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 …
Read More »UK getting new giant solar farm
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 …
Read More »Lenovo also working on a 1080p Android smartphone
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 …
Read More »FBI Child ID App helps locate missing children
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 …
Read More »Facebook and Yahoo! forming strategic alliance
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 …
Read More »Samsung rumoured to unveil a 5-inch, 1080p display at CES
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 …
Read More »BitTorrent teams up with author for promotion
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,” …
Read More »Google not a fan of Bitch magazine
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 …
Read More »Android malware is not nearly as bad as what many believe
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 …
Read More »New MySpace launches private beta
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 …
Read More »Ballmer talks down Android and Apple iOS
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 …
Read More »The Ultimate Kitguru Giveaway – Modded GTX690/SSD/RAM!
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 …
Read More »Kitguru fan winners announced !
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 …
Read More »Android takes 90% smartphone market in China
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 …
Read More »‘Journey’ leading Spike Video Game Awards nominees
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. …
Read More »Sparkle release dual fan GTX 660 OC, GTX 650Ti Super OC & GTX 650Ti OC
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 …
Read More »Twitter is an outlet for Israel and Hamas
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 …
Read More »Every Wii U will need an external hard drive
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 …
Read More »Samsung denies price hike for Apple mobile processors
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 …
Read More »Vevo débuts in EU
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 …
Read More »Cryengine SDK 3.4.3 is now freely available
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 …
Read More »Texas Instruments to axe 1,700 jobs
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 …
Read More »Microsoft hit with lawsuit over Surface storage capacity
Microsoft are on the receiving end of a lawsuit over the advertised 32GB storage space in the Surface tablet – as the device only ships with 16GB ‘free'. The software giant are being sued over misleading advertising regarding the amount of storage space in the 32GB Surface tablet. The lawsuit …
Read More »Samsung Nexus S and Motorola Xoom reach the end of the road
There are always victims of new Android updates; the countless handsets that will never be updated to the latest version by their manufacturers but past Nexus devices aren't exclusions either. As Android 4.2 Jelly Bean starts to roll out, lead Android developer Jean-Baptiste Quéru has confirmed that the Samsung Nexus …
Read More »Google Nexus 7 now receiving the Android 4.2 update
After receiving the minor Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update barely a month ago, the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update is now rolling out to the Google Nexus 7. A new feature in this version of Android include multiple user support. Multiple user accounts can be added (each with a separate Google …
Read More »New GTA V trailer now available
The new trailer for GTA V has been released, showing a lot. I won't spoil or discuss any of it before you've had a chance to watch this one, as it's a good one: [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzue74y7A84′] So for those skipping ahead a little, from here on in, there's SPOILERS, understand? This …
Read More »Google vs Doogle
Google has fired off a legal notice to online job search site, Doogle, suggesting that because of the similarities in name, it is harmful to the company's brand. The owner of Doogle, 22 year old Andries Maree Van Der Merwe, believes he has every right to continue its operation and …
Read More »Skype exploit lets you steal anyone’s account
Update: Skype has now disabled the password reset link, though there is another one that's supposedly active. Original Story: A new exploit for VOIP software client, Skype, has been discovered that has the potential to allow anyone to steal anyone else's account, if they have the person's login email. Fortunately …
Read More »Nintendo Power officially ends its run
While it's been known about for some time, today is the day when Nintendo Power finally shuts down for good. The gaming magazine that has run for almost 25 years has now come to an end. Fortunately the editor and staff have one final hurrah for the long standing publication. …
Read More »Steve Wozniak and Danny Trejo to star in iOS game
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is set to star in a new iOS game alongside Danny Trejo called “Danny Trejo’s Vengeance: Woz with a Coz.” The game seems simple enough, both real life personalities will team up to fight bad guys in a city. The game is 8 bit and due …
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