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“If you can't beat 'em join 'em” Or in this case ‘if you can't beat em' hire 'em. Yes, Famous iOS hacker Comex has tweeted online that he is taking up a new job position with Apple. The author of JailBreakMe has been releasing hacks for Apple users now for …

The brightest Supernova in 40 years have been found in the PinWheel Galaxy. This is around 21 million light years away from Earth. It is being called ‘PTF11kly' and is classified as a 1a supernova. A supernova is a stellar explosion that creates more energy than a ‘nova'. They are …

Facebook continues to grow, with the latest figures released showing a staggering 1 trillion hits a month for the organisation. This is considerable more than even Youtube, which ‘only' claims 100 million. Behind FaceBook and Youtube, is the ever popular Yahoo.com which claims 78 million page views every month. Facebook …

Research In Motion have released their new BBM Music service, a messenger based software extra for Blackberry phones. BBM Music is a cloud based music service which allows BlackBerry Messenger users to share music through a community based music library. During the UK riots, RIM were faced with negative press …

All week we have been covering the news on the TouchPad. When Hewlett Packard announced that they were dropping the price to $99/£89 the online audience snapped them up, by the truckload. Within a few days Hewlett Packard announced that they had sold out, giving people an opt in button …

While the vast majority of the 250,000 audience at GamesCom 2011 was hell-bent of hardcore gaming, some smart operators realised that games get played on hardware – so they made sure that there was lots on show for hungry eyes. KitGuru has operatives everywhere, and some of them were sneaking …

Social networking has taken over many peoples lives, and it appears that even the Robots can't escape it. The first astronaut Robot – R2, has been activated at the International Space Station. One of his first actions wasn't to walk around and start analysing data – they had him make …

While many people have yet to upgrade to a regular Solid State Storage drive, there are professional users who demand even more performance. For this high end audience, OCZ have specially crafted the RevoDrive 3 x2, which is said to be the fastest consumer drive by a considerable margin. Gone …

The world (of mostly Germans) has now had a chance to play Modern Warfare 3 alongside the latest iterations of all the most popular games, over at GamesCom 2011. But was it all about long queues and smiles of ‘I have and you have not' satisfaction? Not a chance. . …

Almost every young adult on the planet now uses social networking on some level or another, but the latest reports are indicating that it may also be influencing teenagers to drink and take drugs. Obviously poor parenting is a part of the problem, but the new report by the Columbia …

The Apple board of Directors have announced that iconic leader Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer. They have named Tim Cook as the new CEO. Tim Cook has been the Chief Operating Officer for Apple for some time and his move to replace Steve Jobs has not came …

Gaming Editor Emma Boyes has written up an interesting article regarding the DRM on popular indie game ‘From Dust'. According to her report, people are being offered refunds if they are unhappy with the system in place. “Gamers were in uproar when they downloaded Ubisoft’s god game From Dust only …

Research In Motion are to release three new phones in the Curve range in the UK by September. The 9350, 9360 and 9370 will be running the latest BlackBerry 7 operating system. RIM are keen to point out that the new operating system is much snappier than previous versions, especially …

According to MicGadget, Apple are planning an exciting 3 day party for the Hong Kong flagship store opening. They report that this store will be their most expensive to date, and it totals the 100th ‘overseas' opening. They say that Apple are planning a 3 day opening ‘party'. They report …

China has overtaken the US in Q2 to become the world's largest market for PC computers. The US market is declining while the Chinese market is growing. The International Data Corp released details earlier this week saying that 18.5 million units shipped in China, totaling $11.9 billion. This compares against …

We have covered the news on the demise of the doomed HP Touchpad this week. If you want a bargain and don't mind a lack of support then you can pick them up for next to nothing. Just as the HP Touchpad becomes a footnote in tech history, Lenovo are …

NZXT has just released their latest offering in the fan controller market, The Sentry Mix.  The Sentry Mix is very similar in design to the Sentry Mesh that we looked at in back in June.  The front panel design once again simulates the look of a graphic equalizer. It is …

Reuters have published a news report quoting two unknown sources who claim that there will be an 8GB iPhone 4 released in the near future. The 8GB flash drive is being manufactured by a Korean company, although the source and manufacturing company have not been mentioned. Apple at this point …

The Hewlett Packard TouchPad was said to be a challenger for the Apple iPad, but sadly it was not to be . They ditched support for WebOS and as we reported yesterday, the tablet dropped in price to $99 in the US, causing a huge influx of sales across America. …

Forbes have issued their latest report which shows that Macintosh sales are outperforming PC sales by a staggering 22% growth. The PC market sales have increased by 4% which is actually a healthy figure, considering the state of the economy right now. Their figures show however that Apple sales are …

Visiontek are well known as one of AMD's US partners and have released a series of HD6000 series cards for entry level, mid range and high end markets. They are expanding their product portfolio and today we are reviewing their latest 8GB DDR1600mhz memory kit targeting both Intel Sandybridge and …

The Raleigh Convention Center is a match up of professional video gamers, set for this coming weekend. News has broken which claims that Epic Games are ready to showcase Gears Of War 3 to the audience. Two teams of professional gamers are going to be playing four people from Epic's …

NASA have said that the James Webb Space Telescope will cost $8.7bn to run and maintain over a period of five years, when the project is started in 2018. According to documents which were sent to the US Congress, the updated figures are $2 bn higher than the previous estimates. …

Anonymous helped to hold a protest yesterday evening, and it grew to around 200 people before winding down around 9pm. All stations were reopened shortly afterward. The demonstration yesterday forced the closure of two Bay Area Rapid Transit stations close to City Hall in San Francisco. BART police had opened …

Deux Ex: Human Revolution is one of this years most eagerly awaited games. And Kitguru Gaming has just published a review from Gaming Editor Emma Boyes. Emma has many years experience within the industry and has worked for IGN and GameSpot – she has joined the elite ranks at Kitguru, …

For years, car companies have been souping up and turbo charging their smallest vehicles. On the one hand, it seems a little crazy, but on the other hand it is hugely appealing. KitGuru spies sniffed around the Alternate stand at GamesCom 2011 and got the whiff of something meaty. Take …

MSI have just launched an all new scheme to provide exceptional value on a number of notebooks with up to £100 cashback until the end of the Summer period! Cashback is applicable on a number of notebook models, including a range of their ultimate G-Series range, aimed specifically at gamers. …

In February, we thought the Touchpad could mount a serious challenge against the Apple iPad. Sadly when it was released the product just wasn't selling, leaving retail stores with huge overstock. With the news that Hewlett Packard had cut support for the platform other stores ditched it completely. HP have …

One of the most beautiful cars ever made has just sold for $16.4 million (around £10 million) at a Gooding and Co auction. The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa prototype was involved in the Le Mans 24 hour race and when it went on auction in front of collectors and enthusiast …

Skype are in the process of being taken over by Microsoft in a $8.5 billion deal. The latest news revolves around the upcoming takeover of GroupMe, a messaging start up company, by Skype. The financial details of the takeover have not been announced but reports via All Things Digital would …