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According to insider news, Sony Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer may step down, passing the leadership to a new, fresh successor. The New York Post say they have received information on the subject claiming ‘sources close to the situation'. Howard Stringer has had one of the worst years he could …

With the death of iconic Apple leader Steve Jobs, the biography of his life by Walter Isaacson entitled ‘Steve Jobs' is the top selling book in America. It has sold 380,000 copies in the US during the first week of sale, becoming the biggest seller since the debut of George …

A trip to Mars is the dream of many astronauts and Moscow have finally allowed 6 volunteers to leave isolation after spending around one and a half years locked away in isolation at a Russian research center. This was to test the effects of a flight to Mars. The high …

Canon have launched a new high end video camera which is marketed directly at professional movie makers. The C300 was showcased at an event in Los Angeles yesterday, attended by Ron Howard and Martin Scorsese. At the event, Canon showcased the camera with some lenses which they are aiming at …

AMD have announced a restructuring plan which is designed to strengthen the company's competitive positioning. AMD claim that the restructuring will make for a more competitive cost structure and to ‘rebalance the company's global workforce skillsets'. Rory Read, AMD President and CEO said “Reducing our cost structure and focusing our …

VTX3D are a relative newcomer to the graphics sector, although we have reviewed several of their graphics cards in the past. VTX3D stands for Vertex / 3D and they are the ‘price aggressive' brand from the TUL Corporation, the parent company of PowerColor. We are looking at two of their …

According to whisperings in Taipei, Apple may be planning to launch the iPad 3 in Q3 next year. I have heard from a source close to Apple last night that the date may be set for October 2012. There is some confusion however as to the naming conventions of the …

Apple will be releasing a software patch within a few weeks to address the bug in iOS5 which has been causing battery life problems for owners of their smartphones. The problem seems to have been widespread, with many customers complaining of very short battery life with their new iPhone 4S …

Amazon are launching a new digital book loaning library that will be made available to their most important customers – Kindle and Kindle Fire owners who also subscribe to the Amazon Prime delivery program every year. According to the WSJ, the new service is going to be focused on titles …

Duracell are universally recognized as being one of the leading manufacturers of battery technology. What many of our readers might not know however is that they also make a range of peripherals to support device charging. Today we are looking at their 5 Hour Portable USB charger, created for mobile …

Almost everyone reading this article today will have either a USB 2.0 flash drive, or removable hard drive. Keeping an offline backup of sensitive and important documents is a very wise move. Today we are looking at the latest USB 3.0 drive from ADATA, the ‘Pro' version of their popular …

Microsoft have admitted that a security flaw in Windows operating systems have allowed the Duqu virus to run amok. Microsoft issued a statement which reads “We are working diligently to address this issue and will release a security update for customers.” Symantec found the virus in October and has been …

Hewlett Packard are planning to create a new range of lower power servers and may associate with companies such as AMD and AHP Inc in the creation of the products. According to reports HP are looking into ways to create machines which demand lower power to save businesses money when …

If you ever wondered why Microsoft have been so weak in the tablet sector then the the inside story has been published on CNET – it is called ‘The Inside Story of How Microsoft Killed Its Courier Tablet'. It makes for interesting reading. In 2010, Microsoft apparently had two teams …

A new study which was part funded by Microsoft shows that children under 13 are signing up for Facebook, which breaches the federal laws in America, to protect children's online privacy. According to the report, there are millions of underage kids signing up for Facebook, and many parents are helping …

Well it has been a little while since I tried to promote our Kitguru Folding@Home team, but I thought id give our readers a quick update on what we have achieved so far. Kitguru is currently ranked just outside the top 200 teams which is already a hell of an …

We know that Kitguru readers love video cards with enhanced cooling, so today's product review will certainly get the juices flowing. We are going to be testing two of the latest KFA2 Geforce GTX580 ‘Anarchy Edition' cards in SLI. These cards feature the excellent Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus with …

When they created the iPad 2, Apple also designed the ‘Smart Cover' which gives the iPad 2 screen an extra level of protection whilst interacting with it so that when you open the cover, it automatically turns on.  The only problem with this cover is that it only protects the …

Rumors are circulating that Apple may be ditching their professional series of Macintosh Pro high end systems. These computers are the most expensive in their range and can be configured to cost upwards of £10,000 via the online store. According to AppleInsider, the company are ‘evaluating' if they should continue …

Pete Townshend isn't too happy with Apple's iTunes and has called it a ‘digital vampire', claiming that it profits from music without supporting the artists who create it. Townshend has said that the internet has destroyed established copyright protections and that iTunes should offer some services that used to be …

China released the worlds fastest supercomputer last year, beating even the America leader at the time by quite some distance. The latest news circulating is that they have ditched Intel and AMD designs to concentrate on their own. This new supercomputer will not likely break into the top ten, but …

Barnes and Noble have been forced into second place in the e-reader sector, behind Amazon's Kindle device. They are however due to release a new tablet on November 7th, according to internet gossip. The makers of the Nook tablet sent our invitations for an event on Monday, as mentioned by …

Cooler Master have released many quality products this year, from CPU coolers and power supplies to computer chassis. Today we are looking at the latest headphones from their Storm series – the CM Storm Sirus 5.1 Headphones. The Sirus is a product which hopes to target both the gaming and …

The floods in Thailand will cause problems for the IT industry. Samsung and Acer have said that PC supplies will be lowered and subsequently prices will rise. The shortage of hard disk drives will have ramifications globally. Western Digital have also said that the floods have forced the closure of …

Steve Jobs sister Mona Simpson revealed his last words in a eulogy she save at the Memorial Church of Stanford University. She said he looked at her, then his children, his wife and then beyond them all and said ‘Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow'. The New York times printed …

Apple have taken over a Swedish 3D mapping company – which would be the third mapping company they have purchased in the space of only two years. According to AppleInsider, the debate over which firm published C3 Technologies has now emerged as Apple. C3 Technologies are a major player in …

One of the more creative Halloween costumes emerged online this weekend, when a NASA engineer decided to use two iPad tablets to create a rather unusual concept idea. He taped two iPad's to the insides of torn clothing, covered in fake blood, to pretend that he was walking around, in …

Scientists have found an asteroid that may have been an ancient baby planet, formed when the earth was only in its infancy. The European Space Agency's probe Rosetta flew past the asteroid Lutetia last year, between Mars and Jupiter and they have studied it closely with spectroscopic and thermal sensors. …

Panasonic have had great success with their latest range of cameras, and it looks as if they are bring out a new range of Micro Four Thirds cameras in the coming months. A series of photographs leaked on the Mobile01 forums showing what appears to be the upcoming GX1 MFT …

In the last week many people have raised concerns with problems regarding the new iPhone 4s battery life. It appears this has been shortlisted to a bug in the Apple location services system in the latest iOS 5 operating system. This has been the cause of short battery life for …