If you missed the news a few days ago, Google are keen to enter the retail space, by opening stores. The first one opened in Melbourne, Australia recently and so far it seems to be have been a hit with the punters. Google partnered with Telstra to open the store …
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Pileup in Japan trashes 12 supersports cars
A crash in Japan has been in the spotlight, due to the fact that it was a pileup of ultra expensive sports cars. Eight Ferrari's, a Lamborghini and three Mercedes sports cars were involved in the accident, costing more than $1 million. Apparently it started when one of the drivers …
Read More »Siri port H1Siri breaks your iPhone
Apple's Siri has been one of the most exciting new additions to the iPhone range in many years. The latest H1Siri port can bring the Apple digital assistant to the iPhone 4. Techcrunch writer Sarah Perez has posted that the new hack might be more trouble than its worth however, …
Read More »Intel to help smaller companies build ultrabooks
Intel are planning to help smaller companies to build ultrabooks, with the goal of ensuring the customer base has a wide selection of options to choose from. CNET published an article which claims that Intel will be meeting with companies tomorrow in Taipei to act as a ‘matchmaker'. They will …
Read More »Details leaked on Intel ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors
XBIT labs have published information related to the upcoming Core i5 and Core i7 Ivy Bridge processors from Intel. These will be available in Q2 2012, and are quad core, except for one, which is a budget model. The remainder of the Core i5 processors have a 6MB cache and …
Read More »AMD’s Bulldozer is a sales success
AMD's Bulldozer was launched to a mixed, predominately negative press reaction as the performance results were lower than expected. High power consumption has also been a kicking point for the company on the forums. It may come as a surprise to many then that they are selling very well. We …
Read More »Apple patent covers new iPhone Camera Technologies
In the last week the US Patent & Trademark Office have published a new pair of patent applications from Apple that is revealing another series of iPhone camera technologies. Patently Apple, a site dedicated to Apple patents has news on this application. They say “One of Apple's latest inventions relating …
Read More »Kindle Fire outperforming Galaxy Tab, already
As expected the Kindle Fire is already proving a success for Amazon, as they have shipped more tablets in Q4 than Samsung. Market research firm IHS iSuppli show 3.9 million Kindle Fire tablets shipped in Q3 of 2011, meaning around 14 percent of the overall market. Apple are without question …
Read More »Be Quiet! Straight Power E9 580W Power Supply Review
Be Quiet! have been creating a wide range of power supplies now for many years, with a focus on high quality, low noise designs for enthusiast gaming and media system builds. Today we are looking at their latest Straight Power E9 580W power supply, an 80 Plus Gold certified modular …
Read More »Apple fail to get block on Samsung Galaxy devices in U.S.
Samsung have had a rise (up to 2.2 percent) in Seoul trading, due to Apple losing a bid to block the Galaxy range of phones and tablet computers in America. The U.S District Court in San Jose, California have ruled against Apple's plan to ban Samsung from selling their 4G …
Read More »Apple Siri refuses to direct people towards abortion services
Apple are facing some negative press over their Siri voice software which is apparently refusing to direct people to find abortion services. The news has caused a ripple across the industry and mainstream news sites such as the Telegraph paper in the UK are reporting on the controversial claims. Siri …
Read More »Enermax Briskie Keyboard-Mouse Combo released
Enermax introduces Briskie, an elegant and robust wireless keyboard and mouse combo with excellent price-performance ratio. The powerful 2.4 GHz RF technology offers an operating range of up to 10 meters, so that Briskie is an excellent solution for mobile usage such as for HTPC and multimedia centers. Also Notebook …
Read More »Google may be working on Amazon Prime competitor
Reports from the Wall Street Journal are surfacing that Google may be going to challenge Amazon's Prime service, launching sometime in 2012. Google reportedly want to set up a service which would allow their customers to receive products bought online within a 24 hour period. Like Amazon Prime, it would …
Read More »Analyst claims tablets are not killing PC sales
For many months now we have been hearing that tablets are killing PC sales. A leading analyst has defunked these statements, writing on BetaNews he said that the increasing sales of tablet computers are not negatively effecting PC sales. Mike Feibus said “Yes, actually. It’s tempting to witness the appearance …
Read More »Amazon Kindle Fire – how is it selling?
The Amazon Kindle is reckoned to be the most serious tablet challenger for Apple to date. Analysts have been quick to post that they feel it will slip into the number 2 spot soon, if sales are as initially predicted. How is the tablet selling so far? Amazon have not …
Read More »Exclusive interview with Oliver Baltuch, Futuremark President
You don't have to be the world's biggest sports buff to know that refereeing is a thankless task. When competitors go head-to-head for the biggest prizes, creating the leading benchmark by which all of their multi-multi-million dollar research and development will be judged is a serious business. Presiding over Futuremark …
Read More »Win a new XFX Pro Black Edition 1250W PSU & HD6950 DD!
Our last competition with XFX was such a success that they wanted to reward our readers again with the chance to win their new flagship 1250W Black Edition power supply and a gorgeous HD6950 DD graphics card! This power supply is a stunning showcase of engineering prowess from the guys …
Read More »Orange lies to customers and gets away with it?
As the world's economy lurches nearer and nearer to a double-dip recession, all of us are looking at our expenditure and wondering what we can do to secure our finances. For people who trusted Orange to deliver a ‘fixed price phone plan', Santa has a big stocking full of nasty …
Read More »Competition Winners November
We have closed some competitions today and the winners will be informed by email shortly. Congratulations to those who won, and don't worry if you didn't we have already several more competitions waiting in the wings. Keep your eyes posted on Kitguru for more news soon! Firstly, the Synology DS212j …
Read More »Apple close to launching iTunes in Brazil
Brazilian music lovers will be pleased to hear that Apple are close to launching iTunes in their country. the music publishers group say they are almost ready to sign a deal with Apple which would offer iTunes within Latin America's largest nation. The executive director Michaela Couto of the Brazilian …
Read More »Samsung 830 Series 512GB SSD Review
2011 has certainly been the ‘Year Of The Solid State Drive', with many manufacturers vying for sales in various, competitive sectors. Today we are looking at the new Samsung 830 Series 512GB SSD which embraces the SATA 6 Gb/s interface, claiming speeds up to 520 Mb/s read and 400 Mb/s …
Read More »Disney president joins Apple board, buying $1 million of stock
Bob Iger, Disney President has joined the Apple board and has recently purchased just over $1 million of stock (2,670 shares) on the open market, according to a filing lodged with the SEC. The average purchase price of the shares is $375, making the purchase worth $1,001,250. Pocket change to …
Read More »Facebook and Germany in battle over privacy laws
Facebook have been in the spotlight recently over privacy concerns and Mark Zuckerberg has admitted some mistakes in the United States saying they would make policy changes to appease the American regulators. The Federal Trade investigation have accused Facebook of ‘unfair and deceptive' practices which can invade user privacy. They …
Read More »Energizer scores a massive win with new packaging
There's a very simple question that's been bugging a lot of people close to KitGuru over the past few months. It all centres on Energizer's amazing rechargeable batteries and the huge variety of batter/charger options they offer. KitGuru dons a bunny suit and heads to a local supermarket close to …
Read More »Shockproof, waterproof USB3 drive from ADATA
While you can be as careful as you like with data when you are transporting it between sites, there's always the possibility of a complete accident. The one small slip that will see your drive fall down a load of stairs or into water (hot or otherwise). For those occasions, …
Read More »Youtube Hit: UK woman arrested for Racial abuse recorded on camera
One of the more unpleasant stories this week was supplied courtesy of Emma West, aged 34 who lives in Croydon, UK. She insulted an array of people on a Croydon to Wimbledon tram shouting that people of ethic minorities should ‘get back to their own country'. The disturbing video has …
Read More »AC RYAN VEOLO Android Media Streamer Review
AC Ryan have been at the forefront of easy to use, compact media streaming devices in 2011 and today we are looking at their latest VEOLO Android Media Streamer. This product is a ‘smart android hub' which is sold as a complete entertainment experience. AC Ryan also promise a low …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Tab ban in Australia is overturned
Samsung will be able to sell their Galaxy Tab 10.1 again in Australia as the Federal Court of Australia has overturned the preliminary injunction which was initiated by Apple, who claim that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringes on the design of their own products. Luke Hopewell reported for ZDNet Australia …
Read More »Can hackers really set fire to your printer? HP say ‘no’
A story was published yesterday on MSNBC.com which suggested that hackers could compromise a printer and give it instructions so that it could overheat and potentially catch fire. This was picked up by many news related publications and they debated the possibility it was true. The story was actually based …
Read More »KitGuru Lite – Weekly News Video Update
At Kitguru we know a portion of our audience won’t want to read 30-40 page reviews on the latest technology. With this in mind we are starting a new series of videos which demystify all the tech talk and lay out the cold hard facts. Kitguru Lite is tech without …
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