Just a couple of weeks after Hotmail became Outlook with a completely revamped interface, SkyDrive has been given the same treatment in anticipation for the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 later this year. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaWw0zLT67E'] Obvious tweaks include the presence of the not Metro but “modern” interface, as well …
Read More »ADATA Launches DashDrive HV610 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
ADATA™ Technology today launches the DashDrive™ HV610 external hard drive, which combines a unique puzzle piece design concept with a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. A slide-out smart cover provides a convenient and novel way to store the transmission cable. The exterior of the HV610 body comes in a choice of …
Read More »Samsung go on offensive against Apple in court
Samsung have gone on the offensive in court, calling an expert witness who testified against the Apple iPhone and iPad. The witness said that Apple are violating three of Samsung's patents with both products. The third week of the trial is heating up as Samsung called in Dr WoodWard Yang, …
Read More »Orange OPC Review
There are a large number of companies in the UK who would be willing to build a PC to your own specification providing you're willing to put up enough cash. There isn't a whole lot which differentiates these PCs from each other, though, as you're usually restricted to the same …
Read More »EA to bring Origin to Mac, Android next year
EA has today announced at GamesCon that it plans to bring its Origin game store to Macs, Android smartphones, Facebook and even Smart TVs. Electronic Arts has moved away from the Steam platform recently but now intends to follow in its footsteps. No specific release dates have been announced yet …
Read More »SurftheChannel owner gets four years, PirateParty comments
The man behind Surfthechannel.com, a site that offered links to websites streaming copyright protected content has been sentenced to four years in jail. Found guilty for fraud and facilitating copyright infringement, 38 year old Anton Vickerman, designed the site and took others onboard to help source movies and TV shows …
Read More »Half Life 3 could be debuted at Gamescom
Update: Since writing this story, Eurogamer is saying that the Half Life 3 rumour is “a mistake,” according to the organisers of Gamescom. The hotly anticipated sequel to 2004's Half Life 2 and its ensuing episodes, could appear for the first time at Gamescom, according to a PDF from the …
Read More »Mini Apple iPad to launch at £179 on 12th December
With original Apple founder in control, Apple would say no to small iPad. But with new boss man in charge the company is looking at a global economy and making the tough choices. Smaller iPad is one of these choices and the choice has been made. When OEM manufacturers in …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Intel refutes nVidia claims regarding HD4000 game compatibility
EXCLUSIVE INTEL INTERVIEW: At a recent Analyst's Day, nVidia went through its usual array of slides regarding a wonderful history, present conditions and how glorious the future is likely to be. All well and good, we'd have done the same if we had Tegra, Tesla, Quadro and GeForce in the …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S, S II and Ace removed from Apple vs Samsung trial
After accusing more than 20 Samsung devices of patent infringement, three have been removed from proceedings in the United States Apple vs Samsung court trial. Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that the Galaxy S GT-i9000, the S II GT-i9100 and Galaxy Ace will no longer be involved when the jury is …
Read More »What Windows Phone 8 features won’t make it to WP7.8?
Ever since Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8 and the watered down WP7.8 version for current Windows Phone devices there has been no real clues regarding what features from Windows Phone 8 will filter down other than the customisable tiles. Now a couple of images from a seemingly Nokia source reveal what …
Read More »Toshiba cancel Windows RT devices
Toshiba have canceled their plans to make Windows RT devices because of delays in getting the components they need. Microsoft have however named four other PC makers who will offer devices using their new Windows operating system. Dell, Asus, Samsung and Lenovo will be making computers using Windows RT – …
Read More »Blackberry OS 10 – will it save RIM?
It would be hard to escape the continual, negative news on Research In Motion, the company behind the iconic Blackberry smartphones. The company are at an all time low point and some analysts are even predicting their demise within 2 years. CEO Thorsten Hein's spoke to CNET in an interview …
Read More »Barnes & Noble axe Nook pricing
Barnes and Noble have decided to cut the pricing of their popular Nook Color and tablet computers as they face stiff competition from the likes of Google and Amazon. The Google Nexus will hit the market for only $199 and Amazon are expected to release an update to their Kindle …
Read More »HMV wants you to come in-store and save on postage
HMV is continuing its struggles to stay relevant in an increasingly digitally dominated media world, by offering a click and collect system, where users can reserve online and then buy and collect in-store. This saves on postage, which the company likely takes a small loss on – since it offers …
Read More »Demonoid domains for sale, uTorrent going ad supported
Lots of torrent news over the weekend for those downloading, legitimately and not. First up, Demonoid's domain names have now been listed for sale. The site has been down for some time, with some fans of the popular torrent search site suggesting that perhaps it was just a temporary outage; since that had …
Read More »Aria slashes pricing on 3TB and 4TB drives
It was almost a year ago that the world's weather patterns combined to cause the tragedy of the Thailand floods. Alongside the loss of life, Western Digital's hard drive production was knocked for six and the world suffered huge increases in price. As KitGuru predicted, summer 2012 saw prices return …
Read More »Electronic Arts claim ‘digital’ sales is the future
The death of retail stores is coming, if Electronic Arts chief operating officer Peter Moore's prediction is right. He spoke to Reuters and said “There will come a point, whether it is two or three years from now, when we say: ‘We are doing more in digital media now than …
Read More »HTC One X updated to Android 4.0.4, Sense 4.1
A couple of months ago we revealed that HTC had plans to update its flagship One X Android smartphone to Android 4.0.4. At the time we expected the update to roll out within a fortnight but for whatever reasons it was pushed back and returns with many speed improvements. Improvements …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note II rumoured to feature flexible display
Ahead of its late August debut, the Samsung Galaxy Note II has had another rumour attributed to it – the presence of a flexible AMOLED display. Samsung has been working on this technology for quite a while now and it is a fair possibility that it will make its debut …
Read More »Apple warned Samsung about ‘copying’ in 2010
The Apple V Samsung battle continues, with the latest news this weekend coming from Boris Teksler, the director of patent licensing and strategy for Apple. He told the Federal court in San Jose, California that Apple made a presentation to Samsung in August 2010 warning them against copying the iPhone. …
Read More »Motorola Mobility to slash 20 percent staff
Motorola Mobility are planning to cut their workforce by 20 percent while closing down around a third of their offices worldwide, according to a report on the New York Times. 4,000 people will lose their jobs as the company restructure their global plans, focusing on a smaller portfolio of products …
Read More »Speedlink Medusa NX Core (X360 & PS3) Gaming Headset Review
This year there are a vast number of gaming headsets on the market, making it much harder for the consumer to find the perfect model to suit their own tastes. Companies such as Razer and SteelSeries only produce gaming peripherals whereas others like Logitech produce a larger range of products …
Read More »Why can’t Tegra get mobile sales traction?
Following the launch of the late/fat/hot Fermi, nVidia's engineers buckled down to business and worked really hard to not only improve the rest of the Fermi range that followed, but also to achieve some extraordinary successes with low power parts into the Tegra family. Having seen the Nexus 7 up …
Read More »eBuyer and Amazon compete in SSD price-cut-athon
When KitGuru broke the news that Toshiba was cutting memory production in the quiet summer months to help firm up the price of SSDs etc, the affect was significant and immediate. Now that the initial concerns about availability have passed, the industry heavyweights are back in the ring to take …
Read More »Wii U release delayed in Europe
The release of Nintendo's next generation console, the Wii U, will be delayed in Europe due to a manufacturing issues, if the latest reports from people “familiar with the situation” are to be believed. The console itself isn't to blame apparently, but the fancy touch screen controller. Manufacturing issues aren't …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S III spotted in black
To date Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone has only been available in two colours; Pebble Blue and Marble White. While these two colours have been enough for the vast majority out there, I'm sure many owners had a lingering thought of “why is there not a black model?” Well, according …
Read More »HTC may unveil Windows Phone 8 devices in mid-September
The latest mumbling around the world are suggesting that HTC plans to unveil its Windows Phone 8 range in the third week of September at an event in either London or New York. The models in question have been leaked previously and have been codenamed as the Rio, Accord and …
Read More »Cyberpower Fang III Black Mamba Review -the £4,000 system
This year we have reviewed a number of custom gaming PCs including the Palicomp Alpha Pulse, which we looked at quite recently. This system offered good value for money and was ideal for someone looking for a capable gaming system without spending a ridiculous amount of money. We don't like …
Read More »Silverstone launching modular small form factor PSU
With the inexorable march toward miniaturisation, there is a corresponding pressure to reduce not only the size of a person's computer – but also its electrical footprint. On Monday 13th August, Silverstone will take a big step toward the future with a tiny power supply. KitGuru takes a trip down memory lane, …
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