Apple can do no wrong in recent months. Both the iPad 2 and MacBook Air have been generating a massive level of income in recent months. The buzz on the streets is that OSX Lion is going to rock the Mac user community by offering a more streamlined interface, incorporating …

Right now, everything about SSDs is sexy and exciting, so when the new Sandforce 2281 controller was rumoured – enthusiasts across the world worked extra shifts in their local comic book stores – ready to pay for it. It went wrong, but now it seems that the issues have been …

We reported a few days ago that Lulzsec announced that the attacks would stop, after they posted a notice saying they were disbanding. Security experts however say that this might not end attacks, which have already hit dozens of high profile sites and businesses. Lulzsec have been unstoppable in recent …

Kitguru reports earlier this month of a new MacBook Air update, seem to have been close as giant retailer Best Buy have put a hold on MacBook Air orders, which would indicate that Apple are about to release an updated version of the big selling laptop. According to information on …

Companies always come into the technology market with a range of products. You can normally expect a wide variety of colours, shapes, sizes and design philosophies. Not so much with Xigmatek. Everything, including the personnel, seem to be built to military grade. We caught up with Xigmatek's Marketing, Engineering and …

Lulzsec, one of the highest profile hacking groups in the history of the internet have disbanded. According to a post they made on popular torrent site the piratebay, they have ended a 50 day long attack on many of the industries leading organisations. Friends around the globe, We are Lulz …

A cool controversy has broken out on the world wide interwibble. As stories relating to the bizarrely named BAPCO Sysmark benchmark broke on the top news sites last week. With accusations of plagiarism running riot, KitGuru decided to tap into its own supply of special sauces to see what's what. …

Over the past year or so, we've seen a number of PC gaming peripheral manufacturers like SteelSeries and Sharkoon adding Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 headsets to their lineups, building on the products they have in their PC ranges.  Despite not having had a range of PC gaming headsets on …

While the majority of YouTube is full of stuff that wasn't worth the upload bandwidth that carried it to the great server farm in the sky, other clips put a smile on your face. Here's a handful of short vids to give you a soft Saturday smile. One might even …

At the weekend, it can be interesting to get a hold of marketing research and company financials – it looks like Matt Richman has been busy doing some profit calculations. Earlier this month Peter Misek of Jefferies and Company indicated that Mac gross margins were hovering around 28%. When we …

Jon S. von Tezchner, the founder of Opera is leaving the company in June, according to reports released yesterday. Tezchner released a memo to employees, and technology site TechCrunch managed to get a hold of it. He said in the memo to Opera employees “It has become clear that The …

Older Mac lovers will remember playing Marathon on their 68030 or 68040 powered computer many eons ago. The latest news is that the 1994 genre redefining shooter is coming to the iPad. Bungie, the makers of the original game however won't be involved because the port is being handled by …

Be Quiet! are well known in enthusiast circles, they combine quality German engineering with an attractively designed range of products. Today we are looking at their latest ‘P9' version of the Dark Power Pro 550W, a supply that will suit a wide audience of enthusiast user, especially those seeking an …

A Hungarian blog appears to have published some rather blurry pictures of a new Nokia Windows Phone. Fudzilla sourced the information today and it appears that the device is based around similar hardware used in the N9. Nokia are betting their companies future on Windows Mobile platform, a rather daring …

It is no secret, Intel have been making plans to take on ARM at their own game. Low power demands in the ultra portable sector, Kitguru has covered several articles on the subject but we ponder again. Are Intel able to take a significant market share from the successful British …

While everyone waits with baited breath for AMD to release their new range of processors, we felt it was a good time to have a look at another Intel Z68 motherboard – the Gigabyte Z68X-UD7-B3. Gigabyte have earned a good reputation in the industry over the years for producing quality …

Yesterday we ran a story on the arrest of a 19 year old hacker, said to be associated with high profile organisation Lulzsec. His mother Rita Cleary said that her 19 year old son was diagnosed with ADHD, agrophobia and Emotional Behaviour Disorder. Rita has been speaking with UK newspaper …

Comscore released a report which shows the popularity of the iPad within the growing tablet market. According to their report the iPad is responsible for 89 percent of all tablet traffic. The iPad seems to have a strong audience in Canada where it accounts for 33.5% of all non-computer related …

We take these kind of research claims with a pinch of salt, but Yankee Group, who are due to release their European Mobile User Study next month have offered a quick glimpse into their early findings. According to their research, 40% of European smartphone buyers are intending to buy an …

High profile hacking group Lulzsec are in the news almost daily in recent weeks, and their latest target according to industry sources is the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Lulzsec hacked into the network and downloaded hundreds of law enforcement files, which they released. This is the latest in a …

If you read Kitguru regularly, there is no chance you will have missed us singing the praises of the Noctua NH D14 cooler which we have affectionately dubbed ‘The Austrian Sandwich'. Even all this time after the initial release, competitors are still using it as the yardstick to judge cooling …

A teenager who is suspected of being linked to Lulzsec has been charged with five offenses. One of the offenses includes an attack on the British Security service. Ryan Cleary made news in recent weeks as a previously unknown 19 year old from Essex in the UK who is apparently …

Well, it's official, Tobias Brinkmann is back within the OCZ fold as Director of Caching and Hybrid Drives. So what is this new role all about and why was OCZ so keen to get their business development guru back on board? KitGuru peaks at satellite footage from San Jose and …

Lulzsec's recent high profile attacks have gained the attention of the FBI – who are now spending a lot of their resources trying to track and prosecute the organisation. In a series of raids, the agency targeted a datacentre in the US this week and walked away with a selection …

Regular readers of Kitguru will be aware that Apple are currently in the middle of a legal trademark wrangle with Amazon, trying to get them to stop using the term ‘App Store'. Apple have claimed that Amazon have used the term to confuse users as ‘App Store' is associated immediately …

Yesterday we ran a story, based around a press release that AMD sent out to the press. In the email they said Technology is evolving at an incredible pace, and customers need clear and reliable measurements to understand the expected performance and value of their systems,” said Nigel Dessau, senior …

The hacking scene is a very complex territory to delve into. High profile group Lulzsec have been in the press in recent weeks for hacking into many corporations, such as Sony, as well as US government bodies. Behind the scenes however it appears there is more than a little friction …

Apple received another patent grant a few days and people are unsure of how this will affect the competition. The media are wondering it they will they be able to start demanding money from other companies who use similar technology? Patent #7,966,578 which was granted on the 21st details the …

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell spoke to Joystiq at the 2011 Games For Change Festival and was happy to give his views on the upcoming Nintendo Wii U console. He said that the new Wii U console “sort of fits better into the scalability in terms of graphics performance and CPU …

OCZ have released a new firmware update to fix a small issue with the S3, A3 and V3 series solid state drives. Apparently some people were experiencing issues with BSOD's although we don't think the problem is widespread. OCZ have always had a good reputation for customer support and they …