The PC chassis market now is inundated with models from a plethora of manufacturers, so it gets harder and harder for a design to get noticed, especially by the demanding enthusiast audience. The size has to be right, the airflow has to good enough to cool the latest hot running …
Read More »Apple employee arrested over ‘kick backs’ for $1 million
While Apple have had a very healthy 2010 financially, it seems that lately the company are continually dealing with issues on one level or another. The latest problem has emerged that product manager Paul Shin Devine has been possibly involved in kick backs to Asian suppliers. Businessinsider have released information …
Read More »Capacitive touch panels show huge market growth
KitGuru was speaking this weekend with industry insiders in Taipei and we were informed that capactive touch technology is set to grow to around 50% marketshare in the handset sector in 2011. Young Fast Optoelectronics chairman TJ Lin also spoke to Digitimes about the growth and he said that around …
Read More »Google buys Jambool – $500 million invested in social networking
Google have bought Jambool, the company who make Solid Gold virtual currency which competes with Facebook Credits. Google have stated that the buy over took place on the 13th of August and this is a part of their new and aggressive social networking strategy to challenge the big players. This …
Read More »Coolink Corator DS and SWiF2 120P / 1201 fans Review
2010 has been a great year for processor heatsinks, there are a plethora of options available, from modest budget £12 heatsinks to wallet sapping high end solutions costing in excess of £60. Today we are looking at the Corator DS from Coolink, a company perhaps not recognised by many enthusiast …
Read More »Urbano Leather Window Case for 17inch Macbook Pro Unibody Review
KitGuru recently looked at a high quality Urbano 13 inch protective case for the Apple 13 inch MacBook. Today we are following up with a look at one of the most luxurious cases available for the flagsship 17 inch MacBook Pro. The beautiful ‘Leather Window Case' made out of genuine …
Read More »Sapphire HD5770 Flex Review on 3 monitors
ATI's HD5770 has been a monster success story for them – and rightly so, it combines a killer combination of gaming performance and value for money. KitGuru has reviewed many HD5770's in the past and we have also concentrated on Crossfire performance. Today however we have something special in mind …
Read More »Sandy Bridge Launch line up – info leaked
Computerbase appear to have leaked information on the Intel launch lineup for Sandy bridge. Both mobile and desktop parts are listed and while this is not confirmed it looks to be reasonably realistic going on previous reports. The move to Sandy Bridge will give customers new solutions with power via …
Read More »Oracle sue Google over Android
It seems we can't go a single week without a lawsuit and this week is no different as news has just filtered in that Oracle Corporation are suing Google over patent and copyright infringement in the development of the Android smartphone software. According to Reuters this suit was filed yesterday …
Read More »John Carmack showcases 60fps ‘Rage’ engine for iPhone 4
Legendary ID co founder John Carmack showcased the new Rage ID tech 5 gaming engine running at 60 fps on the iPhone 4. His Quakecon presentation has press across the world dribbling over their phones this morning. His demonstration keynote speech which was covered in a live blog by Kotaku …
Read More »Intel X25-V SSD 40Gb – QUAD Raid 0 performance
This week has been an ‘SSD-fest' on KitGuru and today we are going to take another look at the excellent Intel X25-V SSD 40GB units which we reviewed last month in both single and dual Raid 0 configurations. Why revisit them? A handful of our readers have asked me how …
Read More »53 users downloading gay porn faced with lawsuit
If you happen to like gay porn then you might want to be a little more careful using Bitorrent. Lucas Entertainment has filed its first lawsuit, targeting 53 Bitorrent users said to be sharing the film ‘Kings of New York'. Lucas Entertainment have yet to give detailed reports on why …
Read More »Dell Streak released with little fanfare
Dell have released their new ‘Streak' in the USA but what has surprised KitGuru is the total lack of hype around what many would consider a very unusual and appealing product. Press reaction to the Streak has been lukewarm and many reviewers (myself included) are confused as to why Dell …
Read More »Corsair Force F40 40GB SSD Review – in Raid 0
There has never been a better time to pick up an SSD boot drive with many of the leading manufacturers releasing 30-40GB units at very reasonable prices. KitGuru has already looked at the Intel X25-V 40GB and we were very impressed with the price to performance ratio, especially when set …
Read More »Brenthaven Laptop Bags Competition
Today we are giving two lucky readers the opportunity to win a quality Brenthaven Laptop Messenger Bag worth £79.99! “The Switch Messenger Bag caters to those who want the flexibility of 2 styles in 1. For a new look, just ‘flip it and clip it'. Suitable for laptops up to …
Read More »OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD review
SSD drives haven't quite reached ‘mainstream' yet, however as more enthusiast users are realising the performance benefits, sales figures are increasing and the adoption rate is improving. SSD performance is based around three areas, the Controller, the Firmware and the NAND. The controllers are massively important to the overall unit …
Read More »Toshiba announce new ‘self-wiping’ drives
Toshiba have just detailed new technology in the battle for data security – new drives which can automatically wipe sensitive data. These drives are going to be using AES 256 encryption to store data and while this is nothing new, there is a new system in place to increase data …
Read More »Google office in South Korea raided
South Korean police have raided Google offices yesterday as part of their investigation into whether the search engine giant had illegally collected and stored personal wireless data. Google are already facing several lawsuits in various countries in relation to claims of private wireless data being stored for use in ‘Street …
Read More »Oracle CEO Larry Ellison calls HP board ‘idiots’
It would be hard this week to have escaped the name “Mark Hurd” – Hewlett Packards infamous CEO who resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct. Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle has been speaking out in defense of Hurd and condemning HP's board for their actions. Hurd and Ellison are apparently …
Read More »ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard Review (1156)
ASrock have a huge variety of motherboards in their line up right now and they seem to be focusing on the lucrative 1156 market, with eight models currently on offer. Today we are going to look at their latest board, the P55 Extreme4 which has a very impressive feature list, …
Read More »AMD target nVidia Fermi with aggressive marketing campaign
AMD are making 2010 the start of a new aggressive marketing and advertising campaign and a video they have released pokes a little fun at nVidia's Fermi. KitGuru says: Did you raise a smile or did this offend you? Discuss!
Read More »Microsoft target Apple with new ‘PC v Mac’ section
KitGuru has reported recently that the Apple share in the PC world is slowly growing and it appears that Microsoft are starting to acknowledge that this may prove an issue, long term. They have launched a new section on their Windows 7 website which directly compares their latest and greatest …
Read More »7 inch iPad to have Cortex A9 CPU – industry insider info
KitGuru recently reported on the rumours of a new 7 inch iPad – what our sources in the far east have told us today however is that the new handheld may very well sport the faster Cortex A9 processor meaning it would be ideal to take on the gaming market. …
Read More »MSI N460GTX 1GD5 Cyclone 1GB Review
The nVidia GTX460 has been well received both by the enthusiast community and hard to please critics. It is the first card in the Fermi range that everyone seems to agree is a fantastic buy, even when against competition from ATI. We have already looked at the excellent GTX460 Superclocked …
Read More »HP CEO Mark Hurd gets apology from sex harassment ‘victim’
KitGuru reported on the forced resignation of HP CEO Mark Hurd a few days ago due to sexual harassment allegations. His ‘victim' Jodie Fisher issued a press release saying she was saddened he has lost his job. “I was surprised and saddened that Mark Hurd lost his job over this. …
Read More »Best Buy confirms Droid 2 pricing
While Verizon and Motorola still fumble with official responses as to its existance, according to Engadget it appears that Best Buy in North Carolina have placed some Droid 2 units on shelves with some pricing information. The phone appears to be launching for $199 with a carrier subsidy and $599 …
Read More »Papermaster leaves Apple due to ‘Cultural Incompatibility’
KitGuru reported over the weekend that Apple executive Mark Papermaster, who was in charge of iPhone engineering left the company. The Wall Street Journal have said that his departure was due to “broader cultural incompatibility” rather than a direct link to the iPhone 4's antenna issues as reason for his …
Read More »Apple exec responsible for troubled antenna design quits
News has just filtered into KitGuru that the Apple executive who was in charge of iPhone engineering and therefore responsible for the antenna design on the iPhone 4 has left the company. Many people are filing in the blanks however and are assuming that Mark Papermasters departure from Apple may …
Read More »HP CEO steps down after sexual harassment charges
Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd has resigned after embarrassing allegations of sexual misconduct – not an ideal way to be leaving such a high profile company. Mark Hurd has had a rather successful five years as HP CEO with his leadership driving the company into generating high levels of profit …
Read More »rumoured iPod update coming next week
Brazilian news site MacMagazine are claiming that the annual refresh of the iPod lineup is coming sooner than expected between August 14th and August 16th. MacMagazine claim to have insider information from Apple sources saying that the new line up is due for release very soon. For the last four …
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