One of the most eagerly awaited emails of the past 12 months has just arrived in the inboxes of the chosen few. What is the message and what does it mean? KitGuru engages iLiedown and gives it a ponder. The Daily Telegraph (of all the socialist press) ran a footy-score, …
Read More »Monthly Archives: March 2012
Thailand block 5,000 websites that insult Royal family
The authorities in Thailand don't like people insulting the Royal Family and have taken action to silence the disbelievers. They have blocked over 5,000 webpages which insult their monarcy on some level. These pages were taken down between December and March, according to Piya Utayo, the national police spokesman. He …
Read More »iPad 3 reviews: another winner for Apple
The iPad 3 officially launches tomorrow, if you were lucky enough to get your preorder in early enough, and the first reviews have hit the net. The consensus? Apple have created another winner. If you have missed all the news on Apple's iPad 3 then a quick recap is in …
Read More »Nokia confirm Tablet PC is coming
Many people will be pleased to hear that Nokia will be entering into the tablet wars, a sector currently dominated by Apple's iPad. Nokia chief design guru Marko Ahtisaari is spending a lot of his time creating the new tablet for Nokia which they want to stand out in a …
Read More »Google Chrome in development for Windows 8
Google has spoken with Mashable to say that they are working on a version of Chrome that will run in the Metro interface of Windows 8. Mozilla are also building Firefox for Metro. The spokesperson said that Chrome would be based on the desktop browser, instead of the Android version. …
Read More »Archos teases the G10 XS, slimmest 10 inch tablet to date
Something that is not often talked about is the thickness (or thinness) of tablets. Toshiba's AT200 currently holds that title but Archos' G10 XS is to soon take this particular featherweight title. The G10 XS will be a mere 7.6mm thick, just 0.1mm thinner than Toshiba's own 10 inch tablet. The tablet …
Read More »iPad 3 – first camera shots leak online
The iPad 3 hype is reaching fever pitch as we head into the ‘launch phase' in the next couple of days. The new technology has been at the forefront of debate, with many publications discussing the new super high resolution screen and enhanced processing power. One area that we haven't …
Read More »iPad 3 demand exceeds all expectations. 66million to sell in 2012
We all knew the new iPad3 was a significant improvement when compared to the previous versions, but according to Analyst Michael Walkley with Canaccord Genuity Apple have already broken their own preorder records. Genuity has checked with Apple's distribution channels and the orders are already backlogged for weeks. The initial …
Read More »GIGABYTE release HD 7800 Overclock Series Graphics Cards
GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD present Radeon HD 7800 Overclock Series Graphics Card: GV-R787OC-2GD, GV-R785OC-2GD. Built with AMD’s latest 28nm GPU and GDDR5 memory, GIGABYTE makes these cards with higher core clock. Equipped with GIGABYTE’s latest in-house cooling design and adapted with GIGABYTE Ultra Durable materials, GIGABYTE makes sure that Radeon …
Read More »Sapphire HD7970 Overclock Edition (Dual-X) Review
Very few manufacturers can compete with Sapphire when it comes to creating a flagship video card. Over the last year they have consistently released some of the finest graphics cards to market. Today we are looking at their latest high end HD7970 Overclock Edition which is supplied with twin bios …
Read More »HIS release the HIS 6670 iSilence 5 – silent GPU
Hightech Information System (HIS) today announced the launch of the HIS 6670 iSilence 5 1GB, the ideal graphics card for multi-media and home entertainment enthusiasts looking for a completely silent yet powerful GPU. The card creates zero noise and is ideal for those building a bespoke super silent media centre …
Read More »Wikipedia kills Encyclopaedia Britannica
Following a 200 year reign at the top of the reference pile, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is set to close its doors and stop its printing presses forever. KitGuru ponders if Internet really did kill the Reference Star. In a sadly out of touch statement, Jorge Cauz, president of Encyclopaedia Britannica, …
Read More »Ex Google exec says company is obsessed with advertising
A former Google executive has published details about the company strategy on his personal blog. He says that the company has become obsessed with advertising and with taking over online social networking dominance from Facebook. James Whittaker left Microsoft in 2009 to join Google as a high level software engineer. …
Read More »Siri facing a Japanese language barrier
Siri has proven a great success worldwide, but the software is facing a problem with the Japanese market. Apple added Japanese language support last week with the release of iOS 5.1, but some Japanese speakers don't seem to be understood by the voice assistant. Reader Tom Bailey sent us a …
Read More »Sharp continue to face panel delays for iPad 3
Apple will start selling their new tablet computer later this week, but they won't feature panel technology from Sharp in the early phases due to deliver delays, according to a report published on the Wall Street Journal. Sharp are well known for creating a quality panel, and have experienced success …
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. “A New Way of Playing RPG's” As games move away from controllers and into truly motion-based controls, will …
Read More »HTC confirms smartphones that will get Android 4.0
Not wanting to be left in the dark after Samsung's announcement of its own Android 4.0 upgrade plans, HTC has today revealed a full list of smartphones that will recieve the latest Android version in the coming months. The 16 lucky phones set to recieve the upgrade are as follows: …
Read More »Win a DS212j NAS with Synology!
Is your home network in need of an upgrade? Today we have teamed with Synology and are giving away a brand new DS212j NAS system! Kitguru reviewed the DS212j and said “If you have never owned a NAS system before then this should be your first choice. It is inexpensive …
Read More »Asus P8Z68-V Pro Gen 3 Motherboard Review
When it comes to creating a quality motherboard very few manufacturers can match ASUS in regards to build quality, bios stability and overclocking capabilities. Today we are looking at their latest Asus P8Z68-V Pro Gen 3 Motherboard, based around the Z68 platform with full support for Quad SLI and Quad …
Read More »Sony announces Xperia sola smartphone
Sony has just announced its latest smartphone to follow the new Sony Xperia styling that has already been seen in the Xperia S, the Xpera sola. The NFC equipped Android smartphone will come bundled with two Xperia SmartTags. These can be configured to do things on the phone, such as …
Read More »Google Chrome has been confirmed for Windows 8
I've been running Chrome since its market share was in single digits and am constantly updating it to the latest beta version every three days, so why would I want to use anything different if I were to use Windows 8 in the not so distant future? Frankly, I just wouldn't want …
Read More »Mini iPad will adopt new slim bezel design
I spoke a few hours ago with an industry insider in Taipei, close to the Apple supply chain. He verified that Apple are adopting a new super slim bezel for the upcoming ‘mini iPad' tablet, said to be 7.85 inch. Apple are known to dominate the high end, and their …
Read More »US Apple stores may open 8am for iPad 3 launch
The demand for the upcoming Apple iPad 3 is reaching fever pitch. All initial stocks are accounted for, with delays now set for 3 weeks in most parts of the world. To help cope with the demand, some Apple stores in America are said to open at 8am on the …
Read More »Twitter buy Posterous, social blogging service
Twitter have announced that they have acquired Posterous, an exciting new microblogging service. The company said on their blog “Today we are welcoming a very talented group from Posterous to Twitter. This team has built an innovative product that makes sharing across the web and mobile devices simple – a …
Read More »OCZ Z-Drive R4 PCI-e SSDs deployed in new COLFAX Enterprise Servers
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that Colfax International will deploy OCZ Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSDs into Colfax's new lines of enterprise servers based on Intel's recently announced dual socket Sandy Bridge-EP platform. Providing a compact, power-efficient …
Read More »Samsung rolls out Ice Cream Sandwich to the Galaxy S II
Samsung has finally announced the availability of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the world's most popular Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II. The update will begin in European countries, starting with Poland, Hungary, Sweden plus Samsung's homeland, Korea. The Korean smartphone giant also confirmed that Android 4.0 …
Read More »60,000 laptops burn to a crisp
If you find yourself easily attached to electronics on an emotional level (and I'm not just talking about those times when you stroke the side of your iPad with lust in your eyes and whisper, “I love you so much baby”); first of all, you should probably seek professional help! …
Read More »Nokia reportedly working on a Windows 8 tablet
Rumour has surfaced that Finnish phone maker Nokia is planning to hit up the tablet PC market later this year with a Windows 8 + ARM entrant. Very little was said / known by the source about the tablet's specs at this early stage other than it supposedly being 10-inches …
Read More »Win two 8GB Kits of G.Skill Low Profile Extreme DDR3 ARES Memory!
Today we are happy to give away two 8GB kits of G.Skill memory to our readers. These are the new low profile memory kits from G.Skill with beautiful headspreaders! Stylish Low Profile Heat Spreader Featured with low profile heat spreader design (3.2cm in height), G.Skill Ares series DDR3 memory modules …
Read More »GAME group facing crisis as suppliers pull out
GAME Group have been struggling now for some time, but it has came to a head as some suppliers are refusing to work with the company, sending their shares plummeting by 77 percent. Game has said they were “working actively to resolve these issues as quickly as possible”, but it …
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