Something of a collector's item has been authorised by The Jedi Council. It's an evolution of the XBox 360 into something unbelievably cute. But if you already own one – would you buy another? KitGuru considers what this new model means. The pain in the arse about Microsoft's updates to …

If you are in the market for a system overhaul, then today's review will be particularly interesting. Due to some recent price drops it is possible now to pick up a HD6870 for less than £150. If you have £300 to spare, how about buying two of the latest XFX …

Latest reports have emerged that scientists have found evidence of volcano activity on the surface of the far side of the Moon. The Nature Geoscience journal has reported the rare example of volcano activity on the surface, not associated with asteroid, comet or meteor impact events. There are examples of …

The Chinese oceanic institution announced that the Jialong submersible has achieved the lowest ever dive. The manned submarine, with three men onboard managed to dive down to a depth of more than 16,404 feet in the space of only three hours. This is the first underwater craft to be able …

We generally take surveys with a large pinch of salt, but the latest poll from PriceGrabber shows that 35 percent of people from an audience of 2,852 consumers are planning to buy a new iPhone 5, when it is released. 52 percent of people polled claim they will buy the …

Anonymous have published a preview of 8GB of confidential files which apparently belong to the Italian Cybercrime task force. The Italian wing of the Anonymous hacking group have showcased an extensive folder of items on their regional specific blog page over here. AnonOps Italy said the information they have would …

Research In Motion have announced that they will be cutting 11 percent of their workforce, making 2,000 redundant. The company have been struggling in recent months and the streamlining process is set to help them cope in the tough economic climate. Research In Motion have been finding it hard maintaining …

So far, majors have been sticking to Intel and AMD for laptop designs like fly paper, but next week Acer looks to  break ranks and push out ARM solution in attempt to recover some of its old market share. Old company has tumbled from 1st to 4th in second quarter …

The bigger resellers move such a huge quantity of kit, that their warehousing operations look more like production centres for jumbo jets. Periodically, they need to ‘flush the system' in order to keep things healthy. Right now, that's what Play.com is doing. On a jumbo scale. Delivering anything from A …

The Android Operating system is coming under fire after a hacker published a report showing that passwords were just listed as plain text. Well known publication HackerNews has highlighted that Android passwords are not stored securely and are easily accessible from the phone, if you know what area to look …

We have reviewed several Bigfoot networking products in the past and have found them to be a big step up for enthusiast users when compared against the native onboard solutions. Today we are looking at the new Killer Wireless N 1102 which is geared from the ground up for streaming …

Virgin Media announced plans to trial 1.5GBps in East London, way back in April this year. The first stage in their trial happened on Friday. The trial, in London's Old Street ‘Silicon Roundabout' is a 1.5Gb downstream/150mb upstream speed test for future areas. They are using the same infrastructure and …

Chinese authorities have closed two stores in Kunming that were using the Apple logo without authorisation. Kitguru has reported in the last couple of weeks on the exposure of unofficial Apple stores which are selling genuine goods. Apple haven't been forced to intervene as two stores were ordered to close …

9to5mac have received photos of what appears to be a forthcoming white iPod Touch device. The legitimacy of the photos can not be confirmed however they do seem to be based around the fourth generation iPod touch build standards. Concord Security analyst Ming Chi Kuo said earlier that a new …

Earlier in the week we reported on a fake Apple store in China which has been the centerpoint of media frenzy in the last couple of days. Leading news organisation Reuters decided to investigate the store and they found that while customers were angry, staff were defiant. After the media …

Astronomers have found the largest water body in the universe. The volume is enough to fill the earth's oceans by more than 100 trillion times and it was located on a quasar. It was located about 12 billion light years from the earth. Quasars are extremely luminous and were first …

The culture of Italy is rich with jokes about the Carabinieri, the national police force. While the population might sit around cracking puns, the Carabinieri themselves are busy buying the best vehicles they can find. KitGuru just noticed a story on Top Gear that suggests the carabinieri is setting itself …

LG have said that they are not going to develop Organic Light Emitting Diode Displays (OLED) for smaller portable devices. Kown Young Soo, the chief executive of LG Display said in a meeting with reporters last week “Samsung is misleading the market because OLED displays are not suitable in terms …

Research In Motion might be struggling in the consumer market, but they have received certification for use within the U.S. Government. RIM said that the Playbook now has Federal Information Processing Standard Certification – meaning it can be used within the official federation government agencies. According to RIM, this is …

Apple are apparently in talks to bid for the video streaming service Hulu, according to sources close to Bloomberg. They were unwilling to reveal the source under claims that the person is not authorised to talk about the subject. According to the report, Hulu offer a subscription streaming service which …

Whichever way you look at it, the Sandia National Laboratory can’t help but describe itself in grandiose and emotional ways. It’s nice to know that, every now and then, the billions invested into its various programmes, produces something which doesn’t improve the way we kill people. KitGuru eats re-fried beans …

Thermaltake Technology began its road of innovation in the year 1999, and the mission “delivering the perfect user experience” has always been the indicator of all followers. Thermaltake, the go-ahead for the liquid-cooling system Bigwater SE to the PC gaming hardware and DIY market development was presented in 2002, the …

After the successful partnership between Beyond Technologies and Sharkoon, Beyond technologies is proud to have been selected as a sole distributor by the world acclaimed Thermaltake brand. Beyond Technologies was chosen for its commitment and determination that was shown to what was once a little known brand in the UK, …

I said last month that Apple had the ultra low £20.99 price point of their new OSX ‘Lion' right on the mark. It appears that my views have now been shared by many Macintosh users, as Apple are claiming that over 1 million people have already downloaded OSX Lion, in …

It was June 2010 when KitGuru spies discovered that Sapphire had managed to secure key elements of EVGA’s mainboard design team. In the 13 months since KitGuru broke the news, Sapphire has ramped up the number of designs coming to market – many of which have been Intel chipsets. Now, …

While many companies struggle, Apple and Microsoft are continuing to make very healthy profits. Microsoft reported very strong quarterly financial estimates, helped by Office software and the sales of Xbox 360 consoles. Microsoft reported an eight percent growth in revenue, taking in $17.4 billion. Profit increased by four percent, totaling …

We have already reviewed several 990FX motherboards, but today we are looking at one of the latest boards from Gigabyte, the Bulldozer supporting 990 FXA-UD7. The UD7 series has a great reputation among enthusiast users, so we have high expectations today that this will continue the success story for Gigabyte. …

A blogger on BirdAbroad wrote an article about a fake Apple store in Kunming which has since been picked up by many of the major news sites. In surprise relevations, it appears that the four genuine Apple stores in the province are being ‘supplemented' by a fake store, outside Apple …

While Apple have released financial reports indicating huge growth, other companies have been struggling in the current climate to make profits. Nokia released their results yesterday and it is clear they are facing tough times in the year ahead. Nokia were once the leaders in the mobile space and had …

Reports just in claim that a team of hackers have breached NATO security and have gained access to a substantial amount of sensitive data. Anonymous, the well known hacking group who have targeted many businesses, governments and corporations in recent months are said to be behind the attacks. They have …