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Nokia have had a tough year, facing stiff competition from Android and iOS smartphones. Their future success rides on the partnership with Microsoft which caused some concern for followers of the company when it was announced. According to information from sources, they are due to release a new range of …

Celebrating the launch of the much anticipated Battlefield 3 game, SAPPHIRE Technology is introducing the SAPPHIRE HD 6970 BF3 Special Edition – featuring two SAPPHIRE exclusive technologies, SAPPHIRE FleX and Vapor-X cooling as well as performance enhancing options for the enthusiast and access to a FREE copy of the full …

Kitguru loves high performance NAS systems, and we have been focusing lately on many of the new Synology range. Today however we are looking at a very competitively priced product from Buffalo – the TeraStation Pro 8 Bay which is supplied with 8x1TB hard drives. This is the most affordable …

OCZ have been at the forefront of the Solid State sector now for a very long time, and the news of their upcoming Octane drives is set to shake up the SSD market. We managed to speak with an insider over the weekend and the new units will use 2Xnm …

While the effects of Bulldozer on the market as a whole were interesting, at stock speeds it does not set the world alight. So what is Intel's response?  Strangely enough, they have taken a leaf from AMD's history books. KitGuru dons a toga and prepares to draw diagrams in the …

Well known hacking group Anonymous will be popular this week as they claim to have taken down 40 child pornography websites while publishing the names of 1,500 people involved. This happened around a week ago but has just surfaced at the weekend. They posted statements on pastebin saying that they …

Apple published a video on their website yesterday celebrating the life of Steve Jobs who died aged 56 after losing a battle against pancreatic cancer. The 80 minute video is called ‘Celebrating Steve' and includes a series of speakers from the Wednesday event, which wasn't available to the public. In …

Microsoft are dealing with a rather embarrassing situation today, as their Youtube channel appears to have been hacked at the weekend. All of their videos were removed and replaced with short clips. We checked this morning and they seem to have the situation under control now. According to Mashable, four …

Amazon look to have Apple in their sights, with the upcoming release of the bargain priced 7 inch Amazon Kindle Fire. For the last week or two however they have been dealing with privacy concerns over the upcoming Silk browser. The Kindle Fire has not been released yet, but technology …

Apple have always had a reputation for being an expensive option, when considering a new computer or smartphone, but in recent months some analysts and journalists have commented on pricing – we wonder are they becoming a good ‘value for money' supplier of tech goodies? When we look at the …

Those who read KitGuru on a regular basis will know that we review quite a number of gaming products from SteelSeries.  They are renowned for being one of the best gaming peripheral manufacturers on the planet and are held in high esteem by gamers across the globe.  Take a trip …

When Dennis Publishing set up the London International Technology Show, they knew that there would be a huge variation in the effort made by the various exhibitors when it comes to ‘What do we do with the stand space now we have paid for it'. By far and away the …

Looking around the game-related stands at Dennis Publishing's London International Technology Show at the Excel Centre, we noticed an aberration.  The problem is that some of these gaming people are complete perverts. Really out there. What are we talking about?  Well, it's that horrific affliction that no one dare talk …

If you own an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 console then today's review product might raise an eyebrow. Have you ever wanted to share video content showcasing your gaming exploits? The Hauppauge HD PVR Gaming Edition records high definition video from either console direct to your computer in compressed H.264 …

After the death of Steve Jobs, many concerns were raised that Apple may have lost some of their leading executive team. Board member and former US Vice President Al Gore said the concerns are unwarranted and that the team will remain strong. He spoke at the All Things D technology …

Google are set to release an updated version of Gmail. It will offer a redesigned conversation thread system and an enhanced search algorithm. A video was posted online explaining the new features and changes. The video is presented by Jason Cornwell, the user experience designer for Gmail. Access to the …

In one of the more bizarre stories this week, MC Hammer, the famous rapper with the baggy trousers is developing his own search engine. He has commented, claiming that it will be better than Google, or Bing. The rapper has announced the platform, called ‘WireDoo' which has been 24 months …

Scientists have been analysing the Ozone hole over the Antarctica and have came to a rather frightening conclusion. The hole reached its annual peak on September the 12th and stretched across 10.05 million square miles, according to a report that NASA filed yesterday. NASA work with the National Oceanographic and …

At Kitguru we know a portion of our audience won't want to read 30-40 page reviews on the latest technology. With this in mind we are starting a new series of videos which demystify all the tech talk and lay out the cold hard facts. Kitguru Lite is tech without …

Kogan have released a new low cost Tablet in the UK to target the audience who are unwilling or unable to spend more for a mobile device. The pricing in the UK for the 8 inch tablet is around the £120 price point. The 10 inch version is only £30 …

PowerColor today introduces all-new multimedia solution, SlingIt, which is designed to help centralize and distribute entertainment to various devices inside your home. SlingIt creates a gateway to wireless entertainment by offering a pair of devices that builds a bridge among multi rooms. Beams Digital Content from HDMI Source to HDTV …

Not everyone will be happy building a new system from the ground up, due to inexperience or time limitations. Thankfully for these people, the UK has many enthusiast grade system builders vying for attention – some of whom you might not have heard of. We admit we hadn't heard of …

Have you ever been hit with a high phone bill? Then you will probably have some pity for the woman in Florida who received a 43 page T-Mobile phone bill for $201,000. According to reports, the bill wasn't her own fault, but she was left dealing with the aftermath. DigitalTrends …

Microsoft said today that Nokia are going to be releasing new Windows OS phones within the next week. They hope that the new products from Nokia will help boost their sales in Europe and other parts of the world. Andy Lees, the Windows Phone division chief said that Nokia phones …

The tributes to Steve Jobs keep flooding in and Apple held a celebration for employees which featured music from ColdPlay and Norah Jones. Apple held the employee memorial yesterday and the new CEO Tim Cook spoke, according to postings that people made on Twitter who watched or attended the event. …

Noctua today announced its new NM-I2011 mounting kit for LGA2011. Continuing Noctua's tradition of supplying its customers with SecuFirm2™ mountings free of charge, the NM-I2011 kit allows Noctua users to upgrade to Intel's upcoming LGA2011 socket for Core i7-3000 (Sandy Bridge-E) processors. The new mounting is backwards compatible with all …

Competitive gaming is becoming increasingly popular and an ever expanding audience frequent LAN meetings such as Multiplay's Insomnia 43 in Telford.  Anyone who has attended an event such as Insomnia 43 will know that it is a pain lugging around a full size tower case PC.  As a result, small …

Apple will be holding a private memorial service for staff to mourn the loss of their co founder and iconic leader, Steve Jobs. Apple CEO Tim Cook sent his staff an email explaining that Apple will be holding a service at 10am at the company HQ in Cupertino. The service …

Are Android phones difficult to use? I use one daily and don't have a problem, but outspoken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says users need to be ‘computer scientists' to be able to use one. Ballmer spoke out at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco and he was asked to …

Motorola will be releasing their new version of the Razr smartphone in the UK from November. The new Android powered handset is just 7.1mm thick and is the replacement for the original phone which has sold 130 million units since 2004. The new version will feature a Kevlar body and …