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The supply chain are preparing for the launch of the second version of the Kindle Fire in 2012. Industry sources spoke to Digitimes to confirm that parts and components for the production of the new tablet are already underway. There are rumors that Amazon may be buying processors from Nvidia …

Sony have a lot riding on the success of the new Vita handheld, which was released in Japan at the weekend. Gamers queued up overnight to be first to get hold of the new portable handheld console. Reports quickly filtered in that there were touch screen issues and freezing problems. …

Mozilla have released Firefox 9 which features some new code changes, including a faster Javascript engine. Reports show that this engine is up to 30% faster in most instances which should improve performance on some websites. This new Javascript addition is called ‘Type Inference' and Mozilla have also improved the …

Amazon have broken the homebrewing root on the Kindle Fire, with their latest 6.2.1. update. The update which is rolling out as we speak disables root and the SuperOneClick utility. Amazon are clearly not too happy about a portion of the user base modifying their new tablet. Engadget add “If …

According to reports from IDC, Samsung have leapfrogged Apple in Australia to take the top spot in the mobile market. Their victory over Apple to overturn the ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been the stepping stone to claiming No1 sales position. The IDC report says that Android now …

Anyone who has been involved in the gaming industry for any length of time, knows just how massive and powerful the Call of Duty dynasty has proven. With each generation, takings both the audience size and size of the takings, seems to increase by another huge amount. We put this …

To end the year, we have opened many competitions, so what have you missed so far? Well right now you can win loads of goodies with Coolermaster, including the fantastic Storm Trooper case, a couple of power supplies and five laptop adapters. XFX have teamed up with us to win …

The wacky Lady GAGA has been dealing with more than a dress made from meat. Her Facebook fan page was hacked, and an iPad themed scam was implanted, in the efforts to scam some of her 45 million fans. Yes, 45 million fans visit her page, so it would only …

Club 3D today announces the immediate availability of the GeForce GTX 570 Battlefield 3 Limited Edition, the latest addition to the Limited Edition Series. Club 3D CoolStream features high performance heatpipes that keeps the components cool and outperforms standard cooling solutions. Paired with a unique fan blade design it increases …

We would imagine that executives at Apple and Samsung won't be exchanging Christmas gifts this year, as they have been at legal loggerheads all year. The latest news to be released today indicates that Samsung are on the counter attack against Apple in regards to another patent claim. Samsung have …

Now seems a good time to be buying a new AMD processor, as they are offering a £20 off cashback with their top of the range 8 core processors. The AMD ‘More Cores, More Cashback’ rebate is available on a range of the FXs which enable overclocking for huge performance …

Google have the Christmas spirit in full flow, with the latest ‘easter egg' to target their search engine. If you type in ‘let it snow' in the google search window, the screen starts to fill up with snow. Snowflakes fall from the top of the screen and eventually everything becomes …

Last week the NASA Rossi X Ray Timing Explorer may have found the smallest known black hole. Using the RTXE, which can detect X rays coming from cosmic sources, a group of astronomers have been able to identify an X ray pattern, known as a ‘hearbeat'. This indicates that a …

Santa has had a busy month, preparing for a huge round of deliveries in the next week, but he has taken time out to appear in the new Apple advert featuring the personal SIRI assistant. In the ad Santa asks “How do I get to Charlie Grant’s house?” – and …

UK communications giant British Telecom have decided to sue Google over alleged Android patent infringement. They are claiming that the search engine leader ‘willfully infringes' on six patents that they hold. The company have said in the suit “BT brings this action to recover the just compensation it is owed …

News has just reached us that Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has just invested $300 million into Twitter. He already has stakes in Apple Inc and Citigroup Inc. The agreement to purchase a ‘strategic stake' in Twitter has followed after ‘several months of negotiations' according to a statement issued today. Twitter …

Akasa are well known for producing a wide range of products for the enthusiast market, such as fans, laptop cooling pads, power supplies and CPU coolers. They have had good sales success with their range of cases and today we are looking at the Venom Toxic, a full ATX design …

For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week! “Asura's Wrath – Cheesy or Awesome?” Asura’s Wrath will quite possibly be the most insane game of 2012.  …

Following the announcement from Futuremark on 13th December, it seems that PowerMark is destined to become one of the most widely used benchmarks for determining battery life on Windows 7 devices. Not satisfied with re-running the release, KitGuru managed to send a spy to intercept President Oliver Baltuch.  Will we …

Globally, Asus is now one of the five biggest manufacturers of laptop computers. While its known for high-end components, it actually broke into the portable PC market by inventing the EeePC, effectively creating the netbook market sector overnight. But where will the Asus portable focus be for 2012? Good question. …

Steve Jobs made it clear that anything under 10 inches didn't make the grade as a fully fledged tablet, but it appears that according to a report on Digitimes that Apple may be preparing to launch a new 7.85 inch iPad by the end of 2012. The report also indicates …

The tech world is a fast moving industry, and we have noticed this year that the multimedia sector has been developing at an incredible pace. A few weeks ago we looked at the AC Ryan VEOLO Media Streamer, an ultra low power Android device which can be connected directly to …

The memory market is facing a dramatic turn of events. By simply looking online you can see that pricing is at an all time low point. Great for consumers, but what about the companies who make a living from the sales? An enthusiast user can now buy quality, ‘value' branded …

Google have earned a patent for driverless car technology which means a computer system can completely take over control of a vehicle from the human driver. The technology appears to be an enhanced version of cruise control, a firm favourite for many luxury cars owners. The new Google system uses …

Corsair's new PC gaming peripherals line includes four new HID products: The Vengeance K60 and Vengeance K90 gaming keyboards and the Vengeance M60 and Vengeance M90 laser gaming mice. A key feature of all four of these new Vengeance Series products is the use of an aluminum structure to provide …

Offering a fresh take on one of the best-selling gaming mouse pads in history, ROCCAT Studios – the Hamburg, Germany-based manufacturer of professional PC gaming devices and equipment – today announced that the legendary ROCCAT Taito Shiny Black Gaming Mousepad now comes in two thicknesses of 3mm and 5mm, as …

Leading international mainboard and graphics card manufacturer MSI today announces the official release of its X79A-GD45 (8D) mainboard. This new mainboard is based on Intel's latest X79 chipset and uses the LGA 2011 socket supporting the 2nd generation Core i7 processors. The X79A-GD45 (8D) features 8 memory DIMMs and supports …

Customers who spend time on Amazon will already be aware of the handy ‘one click' purchasing option which is tied into their user account. You can simply log in, enabled the ‘one click' purchasing option and buy items without having to wade through multiple pages of confirmation. Concerns however have …

Inspiration, like the list of people you know you should get something for but can't be asked, never ends. We've been scouring the web, bus shelters and the backs of toilet doors for ideas to hit you with this December – and here's the latest instalment. Enjoy! To be honest, …

Sony executives will be celebrating in the boardroom today as they have issued a statement to say that they have sold out of the Playstation Vita portable device, via preorders in Japan. Andrew House, chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment told reporters yesterday “There were lines to make reservations …