The battle between Apple and Samsung rages, with both companies intent on proving that the other copied their designs. Apple are now saying that Samsung stole their icon designs. CNET posted a series of gallery images highlighting the Apple graphic trademarks and comparing them against a series of icons used …
Read More »Samsung officially takes the cover off the Galaxy Note 10.1
After endless leaks in recent weeks Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 10.1. Just like the 5.3 inch Note smartphone a S Pen is included for all of your stylus requirements. It will also find itself at home in a slot in the bottom right of the tablet. Other …
Read More »MPAA looking to recruit pro-copyright bloggers
The Motion Picture Association of America is continuing its campaign to get the founder of streaming site TV Shack, Richard O'Dwyer, extradited to the United States to stand trial for copyright infringement. However in a leaked memo posted by TorrentFreak, it's been revealed that one of the most “challenging” aspects …
Read More »AMD brings new focus to UK processor strategy
How many distributors a manufacturer needs for a product is a very personal thing. It's a decision that will be based on a number of factors – including price range, volume and the speed at which new lines are introduced. KitGuru considers AMD's new move to focus CPU and APU …
Read More »Amazon selling more eBooks than print
Online retailer Amazon has announced that it now sells more eBooks than hardbacks and paperbacks combined. This can be broken down by the statistic that for every 100 print books that leave the company's digital shelves, 114 eBooks are downloaded. Much of the growth of eBook sales has been put …
Read More »Channel prepares to launch MSI Z77 MPower at £179
One of the most successful MSI mainboard ranges of recent times was the Big Bang. While very appealing in terms of pure specification, the boards were priced high and not accessible to everyone. Now MSI's engineers have taken a step back, pulled out the best features from Big Bang and …
Read More »HTC ‘Proto’ rumoured for launch later this year
For those people looking for a relatively affordable yet powerful Android smartphone then the HTC ‘Proto' is one to look out for. It is rumoured to launch in Autumn (or fall) and will come in between the current One V and One S smartphones from HTC. Coming in at 9.62mm thin the …
Read More »Study finds Google’s latest ads to be more effective than Apple’s
If you've been watching a lot of TV, either because of the Olympics or out of pure laziness chances are you would have noticed of two different ad campaigns from the two largest giants in the mobile space. First off, Google's ad captures father and son in the wilderness, which …
Read More »Foxconn agree 10 percent stake in Sharp
Electronics giant Foxconn have said that they have reached an agreement with Sharp to purchase a stake in the company. They posted a statement on the Taiwan Stock Exchange website on August 6th. Foxconn said they opened talks with Sharp on August 3rd and an agreement is now in place. …
Read More »Is gaming addiction caused by ‘real life’ problems?
I worry about my brother, he is 21 and addicted to gaming. He spends all of his spare time playing games online with friends and distant strangers. Getting him outside of his house can be difficult at times, and I always wondered – is it ‘medically' possible to be totally …
Read More »RIM release BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0.1.
Research In Motion have released Playbook OS 2.0.1 update, alongside their 4G version of the Playbook. The company are still dealing with a leak of Playbook OS 2.1 from a couple of days ago. The 2.0.1. update is primarily a performance related upgrade for Blackberry Playbook WiFi versions. RIM have …
Read More »Curiosity touches down successfully – Tweets Curiosity
At 06:32 this morning, the Mars Science Lab completed the second stage in its journey to discover if the Red Planet ever supported life. KitGuru breathes a sigh of relief. In a novel twist to space exploration, NASA scientists have programmed Curiosity to behave exactly like a human on holiday. …
Read More »Curiosity prepares for Monday morning Martian landing
At the time KitGuru sits down to write this story, NASA's Curiosity space rover is closer to Mars than the moon is to Earth. Around 6am UK time, the world's most expensive landing vehicle will try and nestle its 1 ton bulk on the surface of the Red Planet and …
Read More »Low-priced, refurbished, guaranteed Corsair SSD?
We live in a price sensitive world, so when KitGuru noticed that Aria was offering 80GB and 240GB refurbished SSDs from Corsair, we decided to dig a little deeper and consider what actual value these offers have. We warn you, if you have been seriously considering putting an SSD in …
Read More »Kodak strikes Apple a court room blow
Kodak filed for bankruptcy in January of this year and has been trying to sell some patents in order to pay off creditors. Apple wasn't keen on that, since it claimed to own a fair few of the patents Kodak was shopping around. However, this week a Judge sided with …
Read More »France could drop its three strikes anti-piracy law
One of Europe's proponents of the controversial three strikes anti-piracy law could be set to drop it, after an announcement by French culture minister Aurelie Filipetti described it as “too expensive to justify.” Hadopi is both the name of the anti-piracy law itself and the organisation that is in charge …
Read More »A quick peak at the Google Nexus 7
While the debate about whether Samsung copied Apple or Apple copied Samsung rages away in California, Google has decided to put its paw in the water with a low cost tablet of its own. Before our mobile expert Blair McClelland publishes a full, indepth analysis of the tablet within the …
Read More »Software update threatens Knight Capital’s survival
With Windows 8 on the verge of release, ‘software disasters' are foremost on KitGuru's mind. News has surfaced in the US of A that shows the perils of automating mission-critical tasks. As 1,500 people at Knight Capital wonder if they will have a job next week, KitGuru checks its piggy …
Read More »RIM CEO: “We may need to look at licensing” for BB10
Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins has said that their upcoming mobile operating system, Blackberry 10, could move away from how the company has traditionally operated. In an effort to increase its dwindling user based, Heins admits that licensing Blackberry 10 could be part of the company's future. “To deliver …
Read More »Sony Xperia SL leaked – doesn’t appear to offer big improvements
The successor to Sony's current flagship smartphone, the Xperia S, has been leaked and will be known as the Xperia SL. Courtesy of the Chinese website ePrice, some renders and specifications of the device have been revealed. Externally, the Xperia SL looks much the same as its predecessor. However, it will be …
Read More »Nasa wants you – to make infographics
NASA is an organisation that likes to look at space, take pictures and take notes. In other words, looking up at that big black canvas, Nasa has determined a lot of things, which means a lot of data. In-fact, NASA has so much data that it's difficult to sift through …
Read More »Demonoid still down, directing some to malware
One of the world's most recognisable and popular torrent websites, Demonoid, along with its tracker, is still down. However some are now reporting that upon visiting the URL, they are being redirected to other websites infected with malware. Demonoid has now been down for almost a week, following a large …
Read More »Android 4.0 ported to the Raspberry Pi
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to the $25 Raspberry Pi, giving some users a long awaited taste of Android on the tiny device. The port allows the device, better known for running various versions of Linux, to act much like a smartphone or tablet, albeit at a …
Read More »Toyota recall 878,000 cars over suspension concerns
Toyota are recalling 878,000 cars due to suspension issues. 859,000 RAV4 sports utility vehicles and 19,000 Lexus HS 250h cars are to be recalled. The rear suspension arm is the cause of concern, and it could rust and ‘separate' if the suspension nuts are not tightened properly during the servicing. …
Read More »Android Ice Cream Sandwich adoption jumps to 16%
Google has today released the latest Android distribution figures. The data is collected from devices that have accessed the Google Play Store in the last two weeks and while it is perhaps most useful for developers, we like to have a look at it to see how “fragmented” the Android …
Read More »HP and Dell preparing Windows RT tablet for Oct launch
Hewlett Packard and Dell are preparing to release Windows RT based tablet PC's for the October Windows 8 launch by Microsoft. Dell are using Qualcomm chips in their designs and Hewlett Packard have opted for Texas Instruments hardware. We spoke to an industry insider in the channel in Taipei last …
Read More »Microsoft Surface could cannibalise Ultrabook sales
A Taiwanese analyst company called Trendforce are claiming that Microsoft could hurt the market for Ultrabooks with their upcoming release of the Surface tablet. Additionally they add that it will put additional pressure on Android tablets and cause more confusion for the average punter in the street. Research director Eric …
Read More »Apple seek sanctions against Samsung statement
Apple are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions against a statement that Samsung issued which included evidence the judge excluded from the high profile patent infringement trial. Apple sent a letter to U.S. District judge Lucy Koh in San Jose. they said that Samsung's July 31st release through the …
Read More »Digg is reborn with Facebook integration
Digg has returned to the internet after a month and a half of development from new owners Betaworks. Bought for half a million dollars on 12th July, despite the fact that it was once valued at $164 million and was considered the forefront of web news sharing, Digg is trying …
Read More »Apple chip designer Jim Keller (re)joins AMD
AMD seem to be having a tough period right now facing stiff competition from Intel and Nvidia, however they have acquired a high profile chip veteran – Jim Keller. Jim Keller is returning to the roost, he worked for AMD for more than a decade, designing their chips. His recent …
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