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We have all been annoyed by the endless “please turn your cellphone off and put it on flight mode if it has such a feature” at such some stage in our lives – yet a patent granted to Apple could end this and also bring about some more worry-worthy consequences. …

Valve is set to launch its latest expansive project today: Steam Big Picture. Designed to offer a decent Steam experience on your lounge TV – controlled via Xbox controller – Big Picture could end up having a very interesting impact on the industry. For one, while Valve has made it …

Since its inception, Spotify has only been available through its desktop or mobile application. However, that's all about to change as the streaming music service will soon be accessible through a simple web browser, making it possible to access all the music you could ask for, from wherever you are …

We love a price cut at KitGuru. Most of the time, they just breeze past and make us smile. But, every now and then, an offer comes along that really make you sit up and pay attention. This time it's a USB pen drive. And the price is quite scarily …

Following the announcement of the two upper tier models, the Lumia 920 and 820, from Nokia last week, rumours have started to surround the tier down from these devices. The Nokia Flame is rumoured to be a 4 inch low to mid range Windows Phone 8 device. Considering the upper …

We all know that nothing lasts forever. Even Bill Gates famously used to hold an annual dinner party for the bosses of companies like Compaq and Novell to discuss ‘extinction' and the fact that they would all, one day, no longer exist. Right now, Apple appears to have the big …

Google have been placing some of their focus lately into improving security credentials and this weekend it was announced that they had acquired VirusTotal, a company who provide a free service to analyse suspicious files and URL's. It can detect viruses, worms, trojans and other malware. The announcement was made …

It is hard to believe that when Valve initially launched their STEAM platform many analysts felt it wouldn't last. Fast forward 10 years and it is now one of the strongest gaming platforms, worldwide. Valve are said to be valued at $2.5 billion today. STEAM is actually so powerful now, …

Specifications of the HTC One X+ have been leaked by a reliable member of the XDA-Developers community, Football. If his information is correct, then the updated One X+ model will be a modest upgrade over the current One X flagship. It will include a slightly higher clocked NVIDIA Tegra 3 …

Many people aren't too happy with forced ‘advertisements' on the Kindle devices and Amazon have said that customers can pay extra to opt out. For $15 extra in America, customers can avoid viewing the ads that will be presented on the devices at random intervals. The announcement is set to …

Today we are going to look at the Cooler Master TPC 800 CPU heatsink which is the latest addition to the Cooler Master range.  While it may appear to be just like any other tower heatsink on the market, a closer look reveals that there is something quite different about …

Hewlett Packard have announced four new ‘all-in-one' PC's today, with the standout machine being the SpectreOne. Unlike others which were unveiled today, the SpectreOne is not a touchscreen all-in-one PC, but it is their thinnest ever system, measuring just 11.5mm. Making this system touchscreen would have made it thicker. The …

Although there might be some division in the KitGuru camp, there is a definite feeling among some of us that Windows 8 is going to completely miss the mark for desktop/laptop users. News from our sources inside Microsoft, however, says that we need not fear for our interface just yet. …

While the final result from KitGuru’s latest poll has yet to be confirmed, the majority of NAS users who expressed a preference – choose Synology as their ‘Best NAS device manufacturer’. Following on from that, it seemed like a great idea to put an expert in the KitGuru hot chair …

If you've been looking for a product that so similar to an iPad that Apple was forced to sue the creator and extract $1 billion in damages, then we all know Samsung is the place to go. Here at KitGuru HQ, we have just had word of an offer that …

We keep a pretty good eye on the way the channel operates. Specifically, looking for the deals that are being offered into stores – against what we know the stores sell the products for to customers (i.e. KitGuru readers). One offer in the trade press got us wondering, so we …

Apple looks to have lifted its ban on torrent applications on the iOS, having allowed Conttrol, an app that lets you manage your uTorrent software remotely with the use of your iPhone. It's not the only one that's shown up on the app store either, with Apple also certifying Transmission RPC a …

In a move that seems morally fishy, but far from surprising, Sweden has pledged aid in the form of 400 million Kronor (£37.5 million) to Cambodia, after the South-East Asian nation agreed to deport The Pirate Bay founder, Gottfried Svartholm – allowing Swedish authorities to arrest him. The money is …

Are you still one of the handful of people who haven't adopted a Solid State drive yet? Well ARIA might have the solution, especially if the bank account isn't looking too healthy this weekend. They have a selection of Solid State drives at ludicrous prices, including the Corsair Force GT …

One of the most important cornerstones of the UK economy is the concept that, no matter how dramatic and outrageous an advert is, the claims made must be decent, legal, honest and true. Paraphrasing Elvis, you can knock us down and stamp in our face – but don't tell porkies …

Today we are going to look at one of MySn's fully loaded gaming notebooks, the XMG P502, which combines a powerful Ivy Bridge CPU with nVidia's all singing, all dancing GTX 680M graphics card. All of this is contained within a 15.6" form factor which isn't much more bulky than your average multimedia machine.

Intel may dominate the desktop market right now, but in the handset sector they haven't been able to take control. Noel Hurley, vice president for Marketing & Strategy in the Processor Division within ARM spoke out. He said that Intel still have a long way to go to catch up …

Amazon placed the spotlight on four new Kindle Fire computers yesterday, including some with a larger colour screen. They are clearly now trying to sneak a few sales away from Apple just in time for end of year sales. Amazon launched the new products just before Apple get the opportunity …

Amazon has today announced three new Kindle Fire tablets. The flagship of the series will be the Fire HD 8.9″, there is also the Fire HD 7″ and a refresh of the original Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ has a very impressive 8.9 inch 1080p IPS display in …

The image of Bitcoin as a reliable option for investment and online transactions, has been hit once again, after trading site Bitfloor was hit by hackers – leading to the loss of over 24,000 (£160,000) of the digital currency. Wired reports, that the hackers were able to gain access to …

At least that's the message Miriam Bellard of No Reply Games got, when she received a notice that her company's game ‘Seduce Me,' had been kicked off of the Greenlight voting platform for breaking terms and conditions. Considering the only real two T&Cs that could get you removed were for …

The latest Android platform distribution numbers have been released, revealing that Android 2.3 Gingerbread is still present on most Android phones. The aging version of Android is still on 57.5% of devices, although it has dropped from 60.6% in August. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich encountered good growth month on …

Born from the radioactive dust of the Manhattan project, Sandia started life for real in 1948 as a focused laboratory whose prime area of interest was to support/create/develop the parts of nuclear weapons that were not nuclear. While other labs would focus on increasing the power of warheads etc, Sandia …

Farmville was one of the most successful ‘casual' games of all time and the company behind it, Zynga are focusing on the follow up – the aptly titled ‘Farmville 2'. The San Francisco based company released the new game this week and it is set to deliver a more ‘graphically …

Samsung have issued a statement to say that their Galaxy S III smartphone has sold more than 20 million units in just over three months. Samsung launched the popular smartphone in Europe in late May, powered by Google's Android operating system. They managed to get the phone to the consumer …