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AMD launched their Lynx platform a couple of weeks back and we had a look at the top-end Vision A8-3850 APU and the Asus F1A75-M Pro motherboard in detail over here. We were very impressed with the overall performance of the platform, especially when factoring in the excellent graphics capabilities. …

The ever growing rise in social networking and online gaming is causing a problem for many teenagers. They are suffering from depression, anxiety, sleeping problems and stomach aches. According to Larry Rosen, a psychologist at Cal State Dominquez Hills there are many negative aspects to being online for too many …

Current MobileMe users have currently 20GB of storage at hand, however this is going to increase to 25GB when they move to iCloud. MobileMe and iCloud accounts are different in design, but as Macrumors point out, they do have some overlapping aspects. iCloud is continuing to support Calender, Contacts, Mail, …

We have discussed the growing market for Android smartphones in many editorials on Kitguru in recent months. We have been particularly interested in a new graphic designed by JumpTap which is based on data from 83 million users in the US. The graphic highlights the incredible growth of Android in …

It is amazing how quickly time flies. Wired published an interesting article over the weekend which showed that it is in fact 20 years now since the first website was published. It was created by 36 year old physicist Time Berners Lee who worked at a CERN facility in the …

Hackers taking part in the Defcon conference in Las Vegas have said that corporations are ‘ridiculously easy' to attack. They claim that staff are poorly trained with security making it straightforward to plan a cyber attack against them. Hackers at Defcon take part in weekend contests to test their skills …

Good news for iPhone users, it would appear that Apple could be using the new 8 megapixel camera which is 20 percent slimmer than any other 8 megapixel in commercial use today. Omnivision have built a new camera which is only 4.7mm in height, which is reduced from 6.5mm within …

The launch of the latest Windows Phone 7 has not helped Microsoft regain any marketshare. In fact according to data released by ComScore it would appear that their marketshare has dropped by 38% since the launch of the Windows Phone 7 platform. Informationweek writer Paul McDougall added “The last number …

AntiSec, the high profile hacking organisation formed from members of both Anonymous and Lulzsec have released more than 10GB of confidential data from 70 different law enforcement agencies in the United States. This is one of the largest data dumps yet in history and has been posted into the public …

As a kid, you always know that there was something a little magical about those simple shapes. You'd spend hours creating marvellous scenes and impossible inventions, which in all honesty, hardly looked the way you'd envisioned them. All that's changing. The plastic men are on the move. And they are …

We now expect every website and email to be a potential threat and we guard ourselves with firewalls, security software and malware protection at every corner. We also expect our ISPs to do some of the work for us in limiting the amount of spam we receive, and catching the …

We are giving away a Cooler Master GX650 power supply, an award winning product reviewed Kitguru in June this year. The GX650 is the mid range model in a new series of 550w, 650w and 750w power supplies. They are designed for enthusiast systems with a key focus on performance, …

Kitguru has been running a plethora of competitions over the last two months and many of them closed a few days ago. Today is the second phase in selecting more winners! Behind the scenes we have been scrambling to select the winners this week from the many thousands who entered …

GIGABYTE TECHNOLGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, announced the launch of the new G1.Sniper 2 motherboard, the latest G1-Killer Series motherboard designed for extreme gaming on the latest Intel Z68 chipset and Intel i7 Core ‘Sandy Bridge’ processors. Featuring several state-of-the-art onboard solutions from renowned …

No one will be sorry to hear that Sanford Wallace, a self entitled ‘spam king' has surrendered himself to the FBI after being accused of breaking into Facebook accounts to send 27 million spam related emails via the social networking system. The 43 year old man has been indicted by …

Chinese state media have denied suggestions that they were in any way linked to the massive global cyber spying campaign that was uncovered recently by security firm McAfee. McAfee have said that the long term hacks have been part of a “five-year targeted operation by one specific actor”. While they …

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) WorldWide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, companies have shipped 106.5 million units in Q2 2011, compared to only 64.4 million units in Q2 2010. IDC predicted a 67.3% growth which was close to the actual figure of 65.4%. There is a new leader in …

Scientists have found what they think may be signs of salty water, which has been spilling over the rims of craters. They have noticed that ‘finger like' features, which are seen as formations of dark lines, fading out during winter and reappearing in the spring time. Pictures have been taken …

Today we are looking at a set of speakers from KWorld, called the Classic C40. While the name of the company might be new to many readers, they are handmade and feature a wood enclosure. When the company contacted us they were brimming with enthusiasm, so we decided to test …

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions today announced a new overclocking competition in conjunction with HWBOT.org called the “A75 OC Challenge” during the month of August. Since the recent launch of the world’s first APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) from AMD, …

Vince Cable's announcement that some format shifting would be allowed, in law, by the end of this session of parliament – finally allows the corporations the chance to operate in an intelligent way. KitGuru believes that the real question is actually, “How many times should you pay for the same …

According to a report on AppleInsider, Apple are going to merge their iOS and OS X operating systems into a ‘unifed' platform for applications and cloud services. This could happen next year with the MacBook Air according to the sourced information. Peter Misek who works for Jefferies & Co wrote …

Trip Hawkins, the outspoken founder of Digital Chocolate has some strong views on Apple and their future. Hawkins has a much respected history in the industry. He worked for Apple in the early 80's as a director of strategy, he also helped with their marketing during the same time. He …

The iPhone 5 is one of the most lusted after pieces of technology to be released later this year and the latest views from well respected analyst Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray claim that Apple could in fact double their market share when it is released. His survey involved a …

A report was issued last week which said that users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer have a lower IQ than those who use competing browsers, such as Firefox. The fake company website published a blog entry yesterday which said that the whole thing was an elaborate joke. The news was reported …

According to latest reports, Google are accusing Apple, Oracle and Microsoft of trying to make Android phones more expensive to consumers, by undergoing a ‘hostile, organised campaign' by using ‘bogus patents' which were gained from the bankrupt Nortel, and their existing patent holdings. David Drummond, the chief legal officer alleges …

There certainly haven't been many exciting video cards released in the last couple of months, but today we are looking at the new Sapphire HD 6950 Toxic Edition 2GB which is supplied in a pre-overclocked state with a custom design. Is this an ideal upgrade for your next system? Sapphire's …

OK, it's gone from a love-fest to a blood-bath in a matter of minutes. KitGuru recently reported that Bolton-based Scan had pushed hard on Radeon pricing to offer the world a 1GB XFX 6850 for £128. Now it seem that might not be enough to capture top spot. KitGuru uses …

It's finally starting to look like a sticky summer. As temperatures rise, long trousers are swapped for shorts and skirt lengths decrease. Against that backdrop, you need to make your offers hot-hot-hot if you want to grab the punter's cash. Reduced Radeon prices seem to be AMD's answer. KitGuru slips …

The second quarter of this year was a disaster for electronics retain darling, DSG (Dixons Stores group). The press reported losses of around £224M, but the DSG board was quick to rally. What got blamed last time, what do we expect to be the issue this time and what will …