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Apple have called a stop to the delivery of some iPad 2's due to a manufacturing glitch, according to sources in the industry. These iPad 2's were on route to Verizon Wireless for shipments to customers later in the week. The problem from what we hear was a identity code …

Codemasters, the successful developer of many leading games for the PC and console market have been hacked, the second time in recent months. The hack took place last month and unfortunately, the hackers have been able to get details of their customers. Data downloaded indicates that email addresses, telephone numbers, …

If you are in the market for a new keyboard then there are literally thousands available today which use membrane technology – but this won't be the first choice for the discerning enthusiast user as they can often feel ‘spongy' when typing.  Where we really see a step up in …

In the UK, buying memory could hardly be more puritanical. You duck into your local PC store, whisper in the ear of the store assistant and leave a few minutes later with a brown paper bag under your arm. Nor so in Guang Hua. KitGuru ignores the Welsh jokes and …

Back in the nineties, computer companies were opening up all over the place and everyone seemed to know someone who was working in the UK system building industry. Now things are very different. As news of a spate of closures reaches KitGuru, we look around to see who's fallen and …

The UK is always behind the USA so this won't come as much of a shock to many readers today. Apple's iCloud service won't launch in the UK until early 2012. A spokesman from the Performing Rights Society issued the statement saying that negotiations with Apple about rights in the …

We don't often review many Foxconn related products but today we are looking at their new mini PC which is based around AMD's successful Fusion platform. Foxconn are a massive manufacturing organisation who produce many goods for leading tech companies such as Apple. Their NT-A3500 is based around an ultra …

In a surprising U-turn, the folks on the Shuttle stand at Computex 2011, were sharing their views on the imminent death of the notebook market. KitGuru examines, extrapolates and exercises its right to disagree. Back at the start of 2010, the world seemed like it was heading lock, stock and …

Ever since Apple implemented the App Store on their mobile devices, iOS has becoming a serious contender in the portable gaming space.  There are a huge number of games available on the app store from racing games to FPS games so there has never been a better time to buy …

Microsoft will be crying into their cornflakes this morning as the US Supreme Court ruled against them. The outcome is that they infringed patents held by i4i, a small Canadian company. The judgement forces Microsoft to hand over $290 million to i4i who accused Microsoft of infringing patents it holds …

Researchers have created a functional integrated circuit smaller than a grain of salt. This circuit is a broadband frequency mixer which according to IBM researcher Yu Ming Lin is “one of the most fundamental and important circuits in essentially all wireless communication devices and equipment.” The new circuit design is …

Cupertino City Major has given his full support for Apple's new campus in the city. Gilbert Wong said “Cupertino is ready for this.” KitGuru reported on this a few days ago and Steve Jobs will be very happy that his plans can go ahead. Their new building will be able …

While all of the world's top chassis designers fight it out in the mid-range to entry-level, only a select few have consistently battled for the accolade of the finest chassis ever produced. KitGuru was lucky enough to be allowed inside Silverstone's Taiwan headquarters for a 1-on-1 with Chassis guru and …

Roll the clock back 10 years and there was no BeQuiet. At Computex 2011, the company began to flex its muscles.By Computex 2012, the company will have a completely different profile. KitGuru pieces together the info and looks ahead. Germans are a meticulous bunch, by and large. So when a …

As gamer, of all levels, push the envelope harder and harder – so the control of your in-game character becomes more and more important. KitGuru investigates Roccat's latest innovation and wonders how useful it will be. Up on the 10th floor of the Hyatt in Taipei, Computex has evolved into …

Nintendo have admitted that their video footage used at the Electronics Entertainment Expo  this week was actually nicked from rival consoles, the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The Wii U was warmly received at the event and a lot of focus was placed on the tablet style controller, which seems …

Right now, the buzz word is ‘iCloud'. Many tech minded people reading this will already be groaning. Why? Well it seems that no matter what Apple do, it always gets saturated in the press, even if the technology is actually not new. iCloud has met with a huge level of …

Are you looking for that special gift for your better half this summer? Well why not check out the new ‘printed custom swimwear' from Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung of Continuum Fashion. They are using nylon discs of different sizes connected by springs – which can flow around the contours …

Assassins Creed Revelations has been getting a lot of attention after the amazing gameplay demo at E3 this week. Fans of the stealth games look to be getting worked up on the latest exploits of Ezio, the double jointed Assassin. For Ubisoft, there is no better source of income than …

A Macintosh technician from Orange County, California has been arrested after being caught tampering with women's computer webcams, allowing him to spy on them while in the privacy of their own homes. Trevor Harwell, an employee of Rezitech has been arrested on suspicion of installing software on women's laptops which …

Microsoft are said to be debating internally whether they should release a self branded Windows 8 tablet, for release in 2012. Microsoft representatives have not confirmed the rumor but sources close to Texas Instruments say they are involved in the joint design of an upcoming tablet. Apple are currently dominating …

Corsair have built up a great reputation over the years, and their power supplies have always scored very highly on KitGuru, with the AX range setting a new benchmark standard. Today we are looking at the new HX1050, the replacement for the successful HX1000 unit. Should this be on your …

Well they keep coming, with almost daily updates now, but Sony are contending with two more hacks on their servers. The company have suspended their Brazilian music entertainment website as they look into a possible breach. Sony are looking into further claims that a hacking group have stolen data relating …

AMD are proud of the fact that the new Wii U console is being powered by AMD's graphics. While very little information has been posted online, AMD are providing a custom GPU design for the new Nintendo console. AMD were the obvious choice for the Wii U console, as they …

Apple are feeling the pressure from Android and they are going to accelerate their iPhone and iPad release schedule to 2 times every year, according to Adnaan Ahmad of Berenberg Bank. Obviously, Kitguru can't confirm this, and we haven't heard anything from our sources in the industry, but the news …

There is certainly no shortage of high powered gaming laptops available on the market today, but it takes something really special to stand out in such a crowded marketplace. MSI have sent us their GT680 gaming laptop for review which features a dual drive configuration (with SSD), powerful Intel Core …

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has presented the companies plans to build a second campus in Cupertino, California which could hold 12,000 Apple employees. The current campus at One Infinite Loop holds around 2,600 employees. Jobs said “Apple's grown like a weed. And, as you know, we've always been in Cupertino. …

Apple have announced a new update for their iBooks application. V1.3 for the iPhone and iPod and iPad gets a new read aloud function for specific childrens books and unlike alternative systems, it actually uses a real narrator's voice rather than a computerised speech enabled method. By selected ‘enhanced ebooks' …

Skype have been dealing with multiple issues lately and they are down, again. Two weeks after initial problems users are reporting more log in problems from the VOIP service. Skype have acknowledged the problems on their Twitter page saying “A small number of you may have problems signing in to …

Nintendo are putting all their efforts into the new Wii U and The Nintendo 3DS. At the recent press conference they held the Wii was not even a point of focus at all. Is the Wii finally at the end of its cycle? Gamepro have an interesting article up on …