At the end of 2008, AMD's share price was just under $1.82. At the time we sat down to write this article, they were trading at $9.18. You don't need a degree from the London School of Economics to see a 500% rise. There will have been lots of factors, …
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Windows 8 beta as soon as Q4 2011? (with ARM support)
A leaked roadmap of Windows 8 Milestone 2 development is hinting that the next version of Windows could be very close to release, educated sources have even indicated that it might get a beta release in Q4 this year. Windows 8 is said to be a hugely progressive release from …
Read More »Adobe say that Honeycomb OS will get Flash soon
Adobe have announced that Google's new ‘Honeycomb' version of the Android Operating System will be available in the coming weeks. Honeycomb is a much awaited version of Android as it is designed specifically for tablet PCs and is set to offer a whole new array of features. The first high …
Read More »Kinect gets Windows SDK release from Microsoft
The Kinect device has been a massive seller for Microsoft in the last couple of months. The modding community have also taken to it with open arms, with many videos already on Youtube showing it doing all sorts of weird, and sometimes wonderful things. Microsoft have announced that they are …
Read More »New Sandybridge boards (B3 stepping) listed for release
It looks like it won't be long now before consumers can get their hands on B3 stepping Sandy Bridge boards with the Cougar Point fixes in place. More than 30 Sandy Bridge boards are listed in Europe with the new B3 stepping but none of them can as yet be …
Read More »Ipad 2 delayed until June ?
The iPad 2 is the hottest new product of 2011 and it was originally expected to be released around April. Latest rumours indicate that the release might be delayed until June. The reason is tied in with production bottlenecks. Analysts Vincent Chen and Alison Chen with Taiwan based research firm …
Read More »Apple to release new Macbook Pro in coming week
Apple are planning to introduce the new MacBook Pro notebooks as early as this coming week according to leaked information. Apple have been informing some of their larger European resellers that they can expect delivery of sealed product pallets to their stores as early as Monday which coincides with President's …
Read More »Watson supercomputer to transform healthcare
Regular readers of KitGuru will have been following our stories on the Watson Supercomputer. This computer beat two world class opponents in the Jeopardy game show, scoring more than both of them put together. Watson was able to answer complex Jeopardy questions at almost real time, however now the indications …
Read More »MSI P67A-GD65 Sandybridge Motherboard Review
KitGuru has covered the Sandybridge platform fairly regularly in the last month, analysing Intel's K processors, and pushing them to their limits. Today however we are taking our first look at an MSI board, the fully loaded P67A-GD65. This features MSI's clever Icy Choke Technology. These MSI chokes run up …
Read More »Intel plan ‘Fab 42’ – 14nm process, costing $5 billion
Intel have announced their plans to build a new semiconductor fabrication facility in Arizona. Their goals are to achieve a 14nm process which will cost around $5 billion. This new facility is called ‘Fab 42' (Thunderbirds are go?), and will be built from the ground up to produce Intel's next …
Read More »Apple Light Peak connectors with up to 100GBps bandwidth
Apple could be on the verge of releasing a new high speed connection to some of its upcoming Macintosh range of computers, according to a report that speculates the announcement that the company could release revised MacBook Pros as early as next week. CNET have announced that a source has …
Read More »Egyptian Man names his daughter ‘FaceBook’
An Egyptian man has named his daughter after the popular social networking site – ‘FaceBook'. The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram is reporting that 20 year old Jamal Ibrahim has decided to call his daughter ‘Facebook' in honor of the service that has helped anti government protests overthrow Egyptian dictator Muhammad Hosni …
Read More »Is gaming too expensive? sales figures drop in 2011
2011 isn't off to a good start for the videogame industry, according to the latest figures for January. Sales of new videogame hardware, software and accessories dropped by 5 percent in the US from $1.22 billion to $1.16 billion, going on figures from 2010. Things would have been much worse …
Read More »Motorola Xoom to get preorders at Best Buy
Best Buy in the US are showing the Motorola Xoom listed for $799, this version is 3G capable and upgradeable to 4G. This 10.1 inch Tablet is set to target the Apple iPad and if adoption rates are as good as the smartphone Droid marketplace then it may cost Apple …
Read More »Corsair HS1A Analogue Gaming Headset review
Corsair have a well earned reputation for producing quality products, regardless of the market they are targeting. Last summer they released their USB HS1 gaming headset which offered built in USB processing and quality audio output, all for a reasonable asking price of £70. Today we are looking at the …
Read More »New Intel Core i3 chips set to hit stores
While the Sandy Bridge/Cougar Point affair is still very much in the public domain, Intel is pushing ahead with its launch schedule unhindered. We're presently hearing that the launch for the new chips will be on a Sunday. Strange timing. KitGuru gives the specs a once over. Searching Google for …
Read More »Dabs follows AMD price cuts with further discounts
Until all of the sales data is in from across the globe, AMD won't know just how big a bump it got from the Sandy Bridge recall. That will take some time. What we can do is analyse the behaviour of the major resellers – to see what kind of …
Read More »Fixed Intel Sandy Bridge boxes ready to print
The original ‘just in time' philosophy might have been Japanese, but it seems that Intel's engineers are passing around the parable as well. So, how close are they? KitGuru attaches safety lines and prepares to investigate the bridge. Working like flayed demons, Intel chipset engineers across the globe have been …
Read More »Asus E35M1-I Deluxe Fusion Mobo & Thermaltake Armor A30 Review
KitGuru has looked at several new Fusion boards from AMD partners MSI and Sapphire. Both products left us with positive feelings – the mixture of low power drain, competitive pricing and excellent high definition media performance is certainly a heady combination. Today we are building a more expensive media system …
Read More »Steve Jobs only with 6 weeks to live?
The National Enquirer have published a story which indicates that Steve Jobs has only six weeks left to live. Apple CEO Jobs has stepped down from active duty in Apple HQ, although rumours were circulating that he was working from home when possible, helping to steer new designs and upcoming …
Read More »Hackers tell Sony, you can’t ban our Playstation 3
Yesterday we reported that Sony were set to ban people who were using modified Playstation 3's. Hackers have already responded with claims that they have an immediate workaround so Sony can't ban them. According to Destructoid, the hackers have a system to adjust the unique identifier of the console which …
Read More »New ‘anti laser’ creation could aid in fight against cancer
There is something extremely cool about laser technology. If you even mention the word ‘laser' to a geek you can be sure of an excited response. Two scientists at Yale University have built the world's first ‘anti laser'. A device to stop a laser beam. A conventional laser emits a …
Read More »Enermax to release new range of CPU coolers
Enermax are well known for their high quality power supplies and like many manufacturers in today's climate they are expanding their range, with an upcoming focus on CPU coolers. Enermax have yet to release any of the names of these upcoming coolers, but six of them are being launched at …
Read More »IBM showcase technology behind quiz supercomputer
Last week KitGuru reported on the fascinating new computer from IBM nicknamed ‘Watson' which trashed two of Jeopardy's greatest human players this week. Not only that, but it earned more than both of the human players put together. Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings earned $21,600 and $24,000 respectively, while IBM's …
Read More »MSI N560GTX Ti Twin Frozr II Review – the ultimate 560 ?
Today we are looking at one of the sexiest GTX 560's released to date. This card is supplied in a pre overclocked state and features the awesome MSI Twin Frozr II cooler. We have very high expectations for this product and we will be comparing it to a wide variety …
Read More »Sony to ban Playstation 3 jailbreakers: Hotz modder sued
It was big news recently when the Playstation 3 was jailbroken. Sony never released a public statement about the new hacks, but they have now, saying that anyone caught installing third party software will get immediately banned. George Hotz, an enterprising modder has released a custom firmware for the console, …
Read More »HTC win award for Device Manufacturer of the Year
Apple didn't even attend the World Congress in Barcelona, but they walked away with the top award for a mobile device. The World Congress event in Barcelona is one of the biggest events of its kind in the world, but Apple decided not to make an appearance, much as they …
Read More »Nvidia Kal-El quad core Tegra: more processing power, less drain
Nvidia have announced their ‘Kal-El' quad core processor for tablets and smartphones. Nvidia's senior vice president of mobile business unit Phil Carmack said “Just as the world has rallied around the concept of dual core, the world is about to see that quad core raises the bar, delivers a lot …
Read More »Nvidia CEO says that future laptops will mimic Apple design
Nvidia's outspoken CEO has said that he feels that future laptops will borrow the design of the Macbook Air. Brooke Crothers at Cnet, spoke to Jen Hsun Huang in a phone interview and he said “You'll have trouble finding one that doesn't look like the MacBook Air, I think the …
Read More »Jobs, Schmidt and Zuckerberg to meet Obama
Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Are going to be meeting up with President Obama in San Francisco Thursday evening. Obama will be holding an event to meet to meet up with business leaders in technology and innovation. “The president and the business …
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