The Fuji X series of cameras has proven popular with the enthusiast audience, especially those who want a handy secondary camera for general shots, rather than having to carry around a bulky SLR all the time. The Fuji XF1 will be sold with three ‘classic' leather colours which will cover …
Read More »iPhone 5 benchmarks appear online: is it a monster?
The Apple hype machine is rolling across our landscape and information has been published by GeekBench which shows the iPhone 5 A6 processor is a performance monster. Whether they are completely accurate or not, remains to be seen. The results published show a score of 1,601 points, which hammers the …
Read More »Microsoft: Malware pre-installed on 20 per cent of Chinese PCs
A Microsoft investigation has discovered that malware is being installed by criminals on to brand new machines in China, before they even leave the factory. It also found that in most cases, the PCs were shipping with counterfeit versions of Windows. While some might roll their eyes at this story, …
Read More »Wozniak speaks on Apple vs Samsung lawsuit: “I hate it”
While many of associate Steve Wozniak as the co-founder and programming and technical genius behind the early days of Apple, he is also an avid technology fan. In a recent interview he was asked about the ongoing patent battles between ex-employee Apple and Samsung and doesn't appear to like what …
Read More »Could you tell the iPhone 5 from its predecessors?
Following yesterday's launch of Apple iPhone 5 which offers a very slightly tweaked design and a larger 4 inch, 1136×640 resolution IPS display, an American late night TV host, Jimmy Kemmel has passed some basic tests onto the uninformed public. In it, he tells them that the device he has …
Read More »Microsoft give employees Windows 8 tablets, handsets and PC’s
Microsoft don't want their staff using competitor products. Steve Ballmer, their colourful CEO recently held their annual employee meeting and announced a series of freebies that Microsoft employees will be getting. 90,000 Microsoft employees worldwide will be getting a new Surface RT tablet, a new work PC with Windows 8 …
Read More »Apple store down in preparation for iPhone 5 preorders
The Apple store has been taken down in preparation for the bombardment from customers who want to pre-order the new iPhone 5. Apple expect that demand will be high and are working behind the scenes to ensure their infrastructure can cope with the Apple fanatics pounding their network of servers …
Read More »Ebay debuts logo refresh
Today Ebay showed off its newly designed logo, though it has yet to go live on either the .com or .co.uk domains. It looks sharp and sleek and all the letters are lined up correctly now – though similar to Microsoft's redesign, I can't help but wonder how much the auction …
Read More »Wii U Europe dates and prices announced
Having slated the release of the Wii U in its native Japan for the 8th of December just yesterday, Nintendo was expected to announce a closer-to-Christmas date for the rest of the world. However those fears have proved false, with Nintendo announcing today that its next-generation console would land in …
Read More »HTC and Samsung already taking legal action against iPhone 5
HTC and Samsung have threatened Apple in the past couple of weeks by promising to sue the company if the iPhone 5 had LTE. Well, this morning Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 complete with LTE and HTC and Samsung are taking immediate legal action. The two companies own several patents related …
Read More »Iranian scientist pioneers deep space freeze programming
Here on Earth, we think that temperature extremes involve moving from summer in the Middle East (regularly up to 50 degrees) right through to winter in the Arctic (regularly down to -50 degrees). But when you move into space, the numbers change. Work by an Iranian scientist has pushed the …
Read More »Apple sell 84 million iPads & 400 Million iOS devices
Apple have the iPhone 5 waiting in the wings, set to drive record sales in Q4, however their figures so far aren't too bad either. According to announcements made at the iPhone 5 event Apple have 380 Apple stores worldwide, placed in 12 different countries. A new Apple store is …
Read More »Apple heading to record sales with iPhone 5
The Apple hype train continues to roll and market researcher IHS iSuppli say that the company are on track for the biggest quarter for iPhone sales, in history. The iPhone 5 is set to drive Apple smartphone shipments in 2012 to 149 million units, up 60 percent from 93 million …
Read More »Intel VP claims RiverTrail will rule in 2013
The world is becoming an inherently more graphical, more tactile place where we – as users – are being pulled to the mainframe data storage concepts of old (where all the important stuff is being held elsewhere), while at the same time seeing big increases in locally available compute power …
Read More »Apple doesn’t like torrent apps afterall
Despite many publications, including ourselves, reporting just a few days ago that Apple had seemingly reversed its stance on torrent promoting applications on its app store, it has now proved initial hopes unfounded, by announcing the impending removal of both Conttrol and Transmission RPC. The first news the creator of Conttrol …
Read More »AMD reshuffles EMEA looking for winning hand
Rumours off the grapevine this morning indicate a big set of changes down at AMD, with the new Chief Sales Officer determined to put the company on the right track in the face of the toughest market conditions the chip specialists have ever faced. KitGuru stands around the mini-kitchenette and …
Read More »Samsung set to copy Apple stores roll out
Surprise job postings on the interweb have given KitGuru a strong indication of where Samsung might go next in pursuit of the gross profit needed to fill the $1 Billion sized hole in its cash situation left by the court's award to Apple for nicking IP. Expecting a Samsung store …
Read More »GoDaddy not hacked, claim router table problems
We reported yesterday that an Anonymous source had claimed responsibility for the raft of websites taken down in an ‘attack' on GoDaddy.com. The company issued a statement claiming that the problem was based on corrupted router tables, not ‘external influences'. GoDaddy interim CEO Scott Wagner, wrote a small announcement which …
Read More »Undercover reporter works in Foxconn iPhone plant
The Shanghai Evening Post published a very interesting insider report detailing what it is like to work at the Foxconn Tai Yuan factory to assemble the device. It certainly doesn't look to be a dream job for anyone, thats our views on it. The report was published by a Chinese …
Read More »New site for censored news and images to launch in October
Wikileaks has a new competitor in the form of WeFightCensorship.com, coming from freedom lobbyist organisation, Reporters Without Borders. Described as a “virtual shelter” to allow people to share and distribute banned and censored materials, the site is designed to help those suffering under repressive government regimes where social networking and …
Read More »Aria sell OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB for £42.95, free del.
We love to point out the bargain deals for all our tech hungry readers. ARIA are selling the OCZ Vertex 120GB Solid State Drive for only £42.95 which includes free delivery to the UK. If you want to buy more than one then ARIA have you covered as they are …
Read More »Bohemia Interactive scouts arrested by Greek authorities
Two members of staff from ARMA developer, Bohemia Interactive, have been arrested by authorities for espionage on a military installation on an island off the Greek coast, called Lemnos. Apparently the island is set to feature in the next instalment of the ARMA series, with the two staff members – believed both …
Read More »Samsung to target iPhone 5 with legal action
An Industry source has spoken to the Korean Times claiming that Samsung will take ‘immediate legal action' against Apple. The iPhone 5 is due to be showcased by Apple soon in an official press briefing however the news is that Samsung could put a spanner in the works. Samsung are …
Read More »Godaddy.com hacked, websites down
Millions of websites hosted by Godaddy.com were taken down yesterday for a couple of hours before the services started to come back online in the afternoon. A hacker who was apparently associated with the Anonymous group took responsibility on Twitter.com. Another Twitter account associated with the group has disputed the …
Read More »Apple patent could disable cellphones based on location
We have all been annoyed by the endless “please turn your cellphone off and put it on flight mode if it has such a feature” at such some stage in our lives – yet a patent granted to Apple could end this and also bring about some more worry-worthy consequences. …
Read More »Spotify to launch web-browser version
Since its inception, Spotify has only been available through its desktop or mobile application. However, that's all about to change as the streaming music service will soon be accessible through a simple web browser, making it possible to access all the music you could ask for, from wherever you are …
Read More »Google acquire VirusTotal
Google have been placing some of their focus lately into improving security credentials and this weekend it was announced that they had acquired VirusTotal, a company who provide a free service to analyse suspicious files and URL's. It can detect viruses, worms, trojans and other malware. The announcement was made …
Read More »Are retail game stores dying due to Valve’s STEAM ?
It is hard to believe that when Valve initially launched their STEAM platform many analysts felt it wouldn't last. Fast forward 10 years and it is now one of the strongest gaming platforms, worldwide. Valve are said to be valued at $2.5 billion today. STEAM is actually so powerful now, …
Read More »Amazon allow ‘opt out’ advertising on Kindle Fire devices
Many people aren't too happy with forced ‘advertisements' on the Kindle devices and Amazon have said that customers can pay extra to opt out. For $15 extra in America, customers can avoid viewing the ads that will be presented on the devices at random intervals. The announcement is set to …
Read More »How little money is there in games hardware?
We keep a pretty good eye on the way the channel operates. Specifically, looking for the deals that are being offered into stores – against what we know the stores sell the products for to customers (i.e. KitGuru readers). One offer in the trade press got us wondering, so we …
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