It was only a matter of time before someone hacked the iPhone 4 software and the iPhone Dev Team have demonstrated a software unlock for Apples new phone. The iPhone Dev Team have broken every software release that Apple have put on the market and it appears that the newest …
Read More »Apple to hold surprise press conference Friday
Apple are holding a surprise press conference on Friday as they continue to deal with disgruntled customers complaining about iPhone 4 reception issues. Steve Dowling, a spokesperson for Apple said that they would hold the conference on Friday at 10am from their HQ in Cupertino, California. He has yet to …
Read More »ThermalTake Armor A60 Case Review
Thermaltake has released some great products lately and KitGuru's reviewed many of them. We had a look at the excellent Frio and Contact29 Coolers and we also were impressed with the Toughpower XT 675W power supply. Today we are going to be looking at their latest budget gaming chassis called …
Read More »Interview with HIS – Peter Yeung: Director of Marketing
We recently had some time to sit down with Peter Yeung: Director of Marketing with HIS. Peter graduated in the US with a major in Business Administration and Economics. He lived in New York, Silicon Valley and is now based in Hong Kong. His role and responsibility is to continue …
Read More »Intel ‘best quarter ever’ – revenue of $10.8 billion
It has been a good year for Intel, they have posted their earnings for the 2nd quarter of 2010 and have reported a revenue of $10.8 billion and a net income of $2.9 billion. This is their best quarter ever recorded. Paul Otellini, Intel CEO and President said “Strong demand …
Read More »eBay sued for $3.8 billion – patent infringing
Ebay have been sued for around $3.8 billion yesterday by a Connecticut company who accused the online auctioneer of infringing six patents which revolve around payment systems such as Paypal. According to the complaint filed by XPRT Ventures LLC in Delaware, eBay have reportedly stolen information shared in confidence by …
Read More »Will Apple recall the iPhone 4?
The iPhone 4 launch has been a financial success for Apple, however when we come to talk about the actual hardware, the launch has been far from idyllic. Unless you have been offline and locked in your house for the last 2 months, we are sure you will have heard …
Read More »AMD prepares to brief Wall Street as KitGuru makes its financial predictions
Around 5pm this Thursday, on the East Coast of America, AMD executives will pack like sardines into a conference call and thousands of interested parties from across the globe will ‘dial in' to hear the Q2 Earnings Call. But what will they be listening to? KitGuru makes some predictions. First …
Read More »NZXT is NOT going out of business – site was hacked
Yesterday there were reports that NZXT were going out of business, due to an email sent by the co founder. This came as somewhat of a blow to many people who have valued the companies products for many years. We spoke to NZXT PR today and it appears that their …
Read More »BigFoot Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card Review
The KitGuru audience love to frag, and while many of us have a high definition console, we know the primary gaming machine will always be a PC. Thats the way it should be. KitGuru review many processors, coolers, motherboards and graphics cards, but what we don't often focus on is …
Read More »Mafia 2 HD video – showcasing the upcoming physX support
We are sure many of you have been reading the reviews of the awesome new nVidia GTX460 graphics card, hopefully you also managed to catch our review yesterday of the eVGA Superclocked 768MB version. This is a card which is going to sell bucketloads, due to the heady combination of …
Read More »Pakbugs hack site shut down
Pakistani authorities have closed down the Pakbugs hacking and carding forum. This site was apparently linked to a series of hack attacks and website defacements across the globe over the last year. The Pakspider blog reports that Pakbugs has been blamed for destroying thousands of websites belonging to various government …
Read More »Clevo to adjust operating strategies – due to low sales
Clevo, one of the largest Taiwan based notebook makers are set to hold an internal conference to adjust their generalised operation strategies this week. This is due to lower than expected shipments of notebooks in 2010. Clevo supply the chassis for many notebook manufacturers and their sales in 2010 have …
Read More »Windows 7 SP1 Public beta available
KitGuru reported a few weeks ago that a public beta of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) was coming soon. Microsoft have delivered on time and you can now get the public beta for yourself. “As Gavriella Schuster and I have mentioned in previous blogs, SP1 for Windows 7 does …
Read More »Apple recall faulty Time Capsules
TUAW are reporting that Apple are recalling a plethora of their Time Capsule range from 2008 for repair or replacement. These apparently fail after 18 months of use. The recall is detailed now on Apple's Knowledge base and it covers units with serial numbers in the range XX807XXXXXX – XX814XXXXXX …
Read More »Apple Desktop orders go to Pegatron Technology
Pegatron Technology are a Taiwan notebook maker and our sources today tell us that they may have landed a deal with Apple to get a portion of their desktop orders. They recently lost a portion of the MacBook production partnership with Apple which hit them hard. This information has been …
Read More »Facebook to protect children with new app
The all encompassing social networking site Facebook has agreed to use an application which should help protect the online safety of the younger userbase, according to a Reuters report. This application will appear on a user profile page when they add/bookmark it and it will allow children to report suspicious …
Read More »Windows XP SP2 32 bit support stops tomorrow
With all the nVidia GTX460 excitement today it would be easy to forget that Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is no longer being supported by updates from tomorrow. Yes, in case you missed it, Microsoft stop support for XP SP2 tomorrow, the six year old edition of the operating …
Read More »GTX460 SLi overclocked, mated and put in context
Has the time finally come for multi-GPU solutions? nVidia stakes its claim again with the GTX460 – although the lack of true scalability (to 3 or 4-way SLi) tells us something very important about this market. At the end of this special article is a single graph that will tell …
Read More »eVGA GTX 460 768MB Superclocked Review
GTX460 is ‘Fermi done right' That's what nVidia wants us to believe after a tough year. On Wednesday 30th September 2009, Jen Hsun Huang stood on a global stage with a ‘Fermi card' in his hand and the watching world was treated to a series of demonstrations. Subsequently, we were told …
Read More »KitGuru dBA Testing. What’s all the noise about?
KitGuru plans to cut through the subjective with noise and try to establish a baseline for all of the future work we do in the Lab. This article will lay down the foundation for what we believe is true. As ever, we will listen to you, The Reader, as well …
Read More »Pirate Bay gets plundered
Pirates Bay, favourite site of the RIAA was recently hacked by an Argentinian expert, and he has managed to grab email and IP address of over 4 million Pirates Bay users in the process. Hacker CH Russo has stated in a blog post that he only hacked the site to …
Read More »Windows 7 dominating market, Apple push Intel over 72%
Junes Steam Hardware Survey was released recently and it is a great tool to ascertain various adoption changes of the mass enthusiast market. Remember this tool has access to over 27 million gamers worldwide. Windows 7 is currently taking around 39% of the steam user base, surpassing Windows XP at …
Read More »MSI Big Bang XPOWER Intel X58 motherboard review
2010 has been a strong year for MSI so far. They have been releasing some amazing products, such as the R5870 Lightning which not only scored very highly on KitGuru but left us feeling that it was one of the best video cards ever made. Today we are going to …
Read More »Intel to phase out Celeron CPU’s in 2011
Intel has recently told their notebook partners that they plan to reduce the production of Celeron CPU's and will replace this range with Pentium and dual core Atom N processors. This is going to take place in 2011 according to sources in the Far East. This would tie in with …
Read More »Apple set to open Shanghai store
Apple are due to open a second store in China tomorrow, this time in the Shanghai financial district. This store is going to display a 40 foot cylindrical glass wall and will be the first store to open since the China store opened in Beijing two years ago. Apple's senior …
Read More »SteelSeries 7G Gaming Keyboard Review
There are many reasons why gamers might choose to buy a top-end gaming mouse which has a high-resolution sensor and a variety of configurable options. However with gaming keyboards, things are very different; the performance of a gaming keyboard cannot be configured so manufacturers differentiate them by including extra features …
Read More »MSI AE2420 AIO PC 23.6 inch announced
MSI have detailed the release of their upcoming 3D ready, all in one PC, which they have named the Wind Top AE2420. The Wind Top machine comes with a 23.6 inch LED backlit 120hz screen which is also multi touch, it is 1080p resolution and will be a good partner …
Read More »Solar Plane lands after first 24 hour flight
I was reading the UK Times newspaper (as I do every morning) and I found this story particularly exciting. An experimental solar powered plane landed on Thursday after completing its first 24 hour test flight. The solar powered plane can stay in the air indefinitely, as it can recharge its …
Read More »Enermax Modu87+ 700w PSU Review
Enermax Technology Corporation are one of the most highly regarded power supply providers to the enthusiast marketplace. I have owned many over the years myself, long before I worked for any publication. They have never let me down and they are one of the few companies I immediately shortlist if …
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