AMD put a lot of effort into the development, launch and popularisation of its new Crimson driver that replaced the Catalyst Control Centre. It changed the aesthetic and function of AMD's drivers in many ways, but seemed to cause some nasty issues with fan-speed settings too. Fortunately AMD responded rather …
Read More »BAE Systems hired by TalkTalk for hack investigation
Following the hack of its website and theft of its customer data last week that may have affected as many as four million people, Talk Talk has hired on defence contractor BAE Systems to investigate how exactly those responsible were able to infiltrate TalkTalk's systems. It will also be making …
Read More »Almost every Android handset vulnerable to new Stagefright 2.0 bug
As much as it can often be handy to use the most popular technological platform as it tends to get plenty of updates and support from various sources, the downside is that it's more prone to attacks. As Apple devices have become more common place in the past decade, we've …
Read More »Use Whatsapp on your PC? You could be at risk
While most people use their smartphone for the WhatsApp encrypted messaging service, some use WhatsApp Web to do the same thing. Available to Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and iOS users on their PCs, it lets people look at messages they've received and sent, including images and videos. However, those that …
Read More »WHSmith data gaff sends form details to entire mailing list
When you fill in a form on a website, you expect that information to go straight to the company who owns the site (and the NSA), not its entire mailing list of customers. But that's exactly what happened recently with WHSmith's site, which had a misconfigured “contact us” form on …
Read More »Caselabs publishes retraction over Thermaltake case theft claims
One of the most scandalous claims in recent years hit the tech industry in early June this year, when CaseLabs, maker of some quite innovative chassis designs accused industry giant Thermaltake of ripping off its cases, as well as the designs of other manufacturers like Fractal and NZXT. While this …
Read More »Nvidia CEO addresses GeForce GTX 970 scandal in a letter to customers
Jen-Hsun Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday wrote an open letter to the company’s customers covering the recent GeForce GTX 970 controversy. The head of the GPU developer admitted that the company failed to communicate how memory sub-system works on the GeForce GTX 970, but said that …
Read More »Nvidia slammed with class-action lawsuit over GeForce GTX 970 specifications
While only a small fraction of GeForce GTX 970 owners plan to return their graphics cards to stores following a scandal with the product's specs, there are still quite a lot of people, who got upset not only because the company originally published incorrect specifications, but because it decided to …
Read More »Nvidia will not admit guilt of the GeForce GTX 970 scandal
Although Nvidia Corp.’s partners will clearly suffer financial losses because of the scandal with incorrect specifications of the GeForce GTX 970, the designer of graphics processing units does not plan to admit its mistake at all costs, according to a media report. Even though return rates of the GeForce GTX …
Read More »Return rate of GeForce GTX 970 after memory scandal is below 5%
Although the buzz in various forums and social networks about memory allocation issues of Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 970 is fairly loud, the amount of customers wishing to return their graphics cards to stores or manufacturers is fairly low. According to various sources polled by KitGuru, the actual return rate …
Read More »Multiple graphics cards vendors accept returns of GeForce GTX 970 adapters
Although Nvidia Corp. still have not made any decisions about how to handle the situation with GeForce GTX 970 graphics cards and their incorrect specifications, a number of graphics cards suppliers now accept returns of such adapters, at least, in the U.K. and Germany. In the recent weeks it was …
Read More »AMD to offer special discounts to owners of GeForce GTX 970
Advanced Micro Devices said this week that it would provide special discounts to owners of the GeForce GTX 970 graphics cards. It is not surprising that AMD is trying to capitalize on the scandal with incorrect specifications of the GTX 970. Unfortunately, AMD did not provide any exact details on …
Read More »Nvidia: We will not boost GeForce GTX 970 performance with drivers
Nvidia Corp. on Thursday retracted its promise to improve performance of the GeForce GTX 970 using new drivers. According to the company, one of its representatives made an incorrect statement and there is no new driver with a fix for the graphics card incoming. As discovered by numerous enthusiasts and confirmed …
Read More »Nvidia vows to boost GeForce GTX 970 performance with driver update
FOLLOW UP: Nvidia: We will not boost GeForce GTX 970 performance with drivers. Nvidia Corp. admitted early this week that it initially published wrong specifications of the GeForce GTX 970 and did not correct its mistake until recently after numerous people reported issues regarding usage of onboard memory. The company promised …
Read More »Sale bargains – check those labels carefully
Walking around the Boxing Day bargains, some KitGuru readers were keen to share their experience of what appears to be some quite blatant product mis-labeling. Naturally, we investigated, here are the initial results. Over the years, there have been some classic mis-labeling incidents across the tech world. Some are legitimate, …
Read More »Sky offers up to 5 million people a FREE solution for poor Wi-Fi speeds
As you would expect from a site like KitGuru, the vast majority of our readers are connecting at regular and fibre optic broadband speeds. In our most recent survey, only 3% of you are using a non-broadband connection. But what happens when that connection hits the router and you're reliant …
Read More »iPhone 5S battery defect affecting users
This has not been the week for Apple users, first the new Macbook Pro's with retina display were experiencing keyboard and trackpad issues and now the new iPhone 5S is suffering from a battery defect. These problems have come from Apple using a new battery that it said would last …
Read More »HTC encounters serious supply problems with One Mini
Successful companies know how to build momentum. They inject interest into the market and motivate us to buy product that is available on the shelves. Mis-timing a launch is an expensive business, because you will have shot your powder too early and have no ‘bang' left when the product finally …
Read More »Samsung delays S4 Mini in face of sluggish market
While a lot of news outlets have reported that the Samsung S4 Mini was scheduled for launch between May and July, KitGuru's sources are saying that August or even September are much more likely dates. We look at the pressures surrounding launches into a softening market. When the market for …
Read More »Apple stores set to fall foul of Trading Standards?
Here at KitGuru, we like the idea that all advertising needs to be legal, honest and decent. It's a cornerstone of how the world does business and it's to be applauded. Photos sent in from a shopping centre in North London have given cause for concern with the packaging of …
Read More »Working around Sandy Bridge problem
But how safe is it? Intel doesn't really do ‘Total Recalls' like this. It's scary stuff. The company that effectively made the global market for microprocessors is such a galactically huge corporation, with advanced R&D the like of which has never been seen before, that no one ever really expected …
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