The Hale90 series of power supplies has been a great success for NZXT, targeting the high end enthusiast audience. Today we are looking at a power supply in their new Hale82 range, which targets a wider, cost aware user base. All of the Hale82 power supplies feature 80 Plus Bronze …
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ARCTIC’s Protection Film DUO – complete protection for iPhone 4/4S
Arctic, best known for their CPU coolers, have been expanding this year into different markets. The latest product they have released is the new ‘Protection Film DUO – a protection system for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. They are making a ‘Glossy' and a ‘Matt' version, both of which …
Read More »Kitguru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don't always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “What Happened at Tonight's Video Game Awards?!” KitGuru followed the Video Game Awards closely as the night unfolded. …
Read More »KitGuru Lite’s analysis of the Apple Siri morality challenge
While the idea that technology moves from being a tool to being a companion is attractive, it's useful to know exactly what kind of personality your new life partner has. Upon examining the logic Siri uses on the iPhone 4s, we've discovered that it might be a little more ‘Fox …
Read More »Blackberry loses £47 Billion. Now that’s just careless.
One thing that KitGuru's known for a long, long time and that's the fact that the world never stops turning – and each revolution brings its own, revolution. In the field of mobile phones, the king is dead and the prince is now taking a beating. KitGuru pulls out the …
Read More »Win an ADATA S510 120GB Solid State Drive
Is your computer slow and in dire need of an upgrade? Then today's competition will help solve part of the problem! Thanks to ADATA, Kitguru is giving away their latest S510 120GB Solid State drive, to one lucky reader. Regular readers will have already studied Zardon's review of the new …
Read More »Motorola 1 Apple 0 – wireless patent fight
Motorola executives will be smiling today, as a German court has ruled against Apple in an ongoing battle over patents. Motorola have complained that Apple failed to license one of their wireless intellectual properties. Apple use this technology in their 3G iPads and iPhones. Motorola may now try to force …
Read More »Hewlett Packard has new plans for WebOS
Hewlett Packard have been in the news this year for all the wrong reasons. After their botched release of the TouchPad tablet, which ended up on sale at rock bottom prices it appears they have had a change of heart in regards to WebOS. Chief Officer Meg Whitman has verified …
Read More »How productive are Apple Store employees?
No company is analysed and stripped apart more than Apple, and this latest report from ASYMCO is slightly bizarre yet fascinating. According to the correlated information the Apple stores generate over $100k per employee, every quarter. In 2010 the revenue was $481,000 per employee. This year this has increased to …
Read More »Samsung tablet to use staggering 2560×1600 resolution
The Apple audience are waiting with baited breath for the upcoming iPad 3, which is said to feature a super high resolution ‘retina' display with 2048×1536 resolution. We have been following the rumours now for many months. Breaking news last night however would indicate that Samsung are keen to beat …
Read More »Twitter expanding, new look and headquarters
Twitter showcased their new headquarters yesterday in San Francisco. They have invested a lot of money in the new expansion and are also improving their microblogging service. The new Twitter headquarters will be 215,000 square feet and is based inside a Art Deco building in downtown San Francisco. Employees will …
Read More »MSI GeForce N570 Twin Frozr III Power Edition OC Review
Today we are looking at a highly modified Nvidia GTX 570 solution from MSI, featuring an uprated power configuration, voltage adjustment and a dual fan Twin Frozr III cooler. Not only has the card been modified from the ground up for ultimate performance, but MSI have included new Propeller Blade …
Read More »Weekend Sale: Gaming Console ARCTIC Gym and GC Pro
Many companies are trying to grab some sales at this time of the year, and Arctic have just announced another range of products at cut prices. If you want to get healthy after that big Christmas feed, then Arctic are offering their Gym product at just under 30 euros. They …
Read More »SAPPHIRE HD 6450 FleX released – entry level Eyefinity
SAPPHIRE Technology has just introduced a new mainstream model to its FleX family of graphics cards that can support three standard DVI monitors in AMD Eyefinity mode, out of the box, without the need for costly DisplayPort monitors or active adapters. The SAPPHIRE HD 6450 FleX incorporates this SAPPHIRE exclusive …
Read More »Samsung vying to get permission for chip plant in China
Samsung Electronics have issued a statement detailing their plans to build a new flash memory chip plant in China. They said they have applied with the Korea government to build a new semiconductor production line overseas. As they wait for approval to come through they are holding further negotiations with …
Read More »TomTom restructure – axing 10% of workforce
TomTom, the well known Satellite navigation system manufacturer are undergoing a ‘restructuring' process which will mean that 10 percent of their workforce will be made redundant. They also plan to reorganise the R&D budget to speed up the time they take to get products to market. The firm wants to …
Read More »Microsoft under fire for 30% cut on Windows 8 App Store software
Microsoft are under fire today for their announcement that they will be taking a 30 percent cut of all sales in the Windows 8 App Store. This will drop to 20 percent however once the software generates over $25,000. The money grabbing doesn't stop there, as they want $49 from …
Read More »NAVX triple Google suit to £20 million
French navigation data provider NavX have filed another lawsuit against Google, claiming that the company have abused their position in online advertising and have tripled their claim for damages. In June 2010 the French Competition Authority ordered Google to change their practices in a settlement of a complaint from NavX …
Read More »Apple iPad 3 said to be ‘thicker’
Rumors are circulating that the upcoming Apple iPad 3 will be thicker than the current version. Asian intelligence sources spoke with Macotakara and the change in size is said to be noticeable. They report that cases fitting the back of an iPad 2 will be useless, although smart covers which …
Read More »Apple to open a Megastore at Grand Central Station
Apple retail stores account for a huge portion of their annual income, and the latest plans are to open a new mega retail store at Grand Central Station. The new store is said to open on December 9th and is currently masked from view by black curtains. It apparently has …
Read More »Win Cooler Master Storm Trooper, 2x GX550 PSU’s & 5x Notebook adapters!
Today we have another fantastic competition on offer to our readers, courtesy of Cooler Master. They have handed us a ton of goodies for you guys to claim in the New Year ! 1st Prize is: Cooler Master Storm Trooper Case This is one of the finest cases on the …
Read More »Adobe working on emergency patch for windows software
Adobe are facing more software troubles, by malicious code which exploits a flaw in their software. This allows the hacker to crash Adobe Reader and Acrobat, taking control of the machine. Adobe plan on releasing an update by next week for Windows based systems only. Brad Arkin, senior director of …
Read More »RIM told not to use BBX Trademark at Conference
Research In Motion have been ordered by a federal judge not to use Basis International Ltd's “BBX” trademark at an industry conference in Asia that starts later today. The judge ruled that Research In Motion are not allowed to use the BBX trademark at the high profile DevCon conference in …
Read More »Apple may face legal battle to protect ‘iPad’ trademark in China
It may sound bizarre but Apple are facing an unusual situation in China, as they try to protect their ‘iPad' trademark. The Chinese court has rejected Apple's lawsuits to get control of their trademark. The Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court issued a statement yesterday which said that they rejected Apple's …
Read More »Google Android – 10th billionth app download achieved
Google Android is going from strength to strength – they have just achieved a record of 10 billion applications downloaded. Google have decided to cut the price of their applications by 10p each to celebrate the achievement. Google are claiming that there are one billion downloads now every single month, …
Read More »ADATA S510 120GB Solid State Drive Review
Today we are looking at a new solid state drive from ADATA – the S510 120GB. This drive is being marketed as their ‘budget friendly' offering, with a UK retail price of only £119.99 inc vat, available on pre-order from Overclockers UK. It is based around the excellent Sandforce SF …
Read More »AT&T suck – its official. Tesco top the UK charts.
AT&T are one of Americas largest carriers, but if reports are anything to go by, their customer service is appalling. For the second year in a row they have been ranked last in Consumer Reports annual customer satisfaction survey. Customers have complained that they deliver a poor voice service and …
Read More »Kindle Fire on track to take 50% of Android Tablet market in 2012
Amazon are on track to dominate the Android tablet market in 2012, according to Evercore Partner's Robert Cihra in a note to investors. CNN reported on the story, and Cihra said “While Amazon's Kindle Fire has come out of the gates strong, as expected, we see Apple maintaining its competitive …
Read More »Earth like planet discovered by NASA spacecraft
NASA's planet hunting spacecraft Kepler has discovered a new alien world in its host star's habitable zone. This find could mean the planet is capable of holding water. This latest find is the 2,326 find from Kepler, in the first 16 months of it being active. These findings, if confirmed …
Read More »Asus P8Z68-V LX Motherboard Review
Intel's Z68 platform has proven popular with the enthusiast audience, as the combination of stellar performance and competitive pricing is tough to match. In September Gigabyte released the GA Z68AP D3, a budget priced board which targeted a huge audience and I really thought it offered great value for money. …
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