While the vast majority of the phones being connected in the future will be on ‘Full Monty – totally unlimited' contracts, we're still living at the end of the dark ages when it comes to mobile charges. Every now and then a bill doesn't make sense – and the rare …
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UK ISPs block Promo Bay
While Pirate Bay spinoff promotional tool The Promo Bay, has no links with copyright protected material – in-fact it by definition promotes submissions from unsigned artists – it has now been blocked by most of the major ISPs in the UK, mere days after its own domain was launched. Presumably …
Read More »Religious conflict could end with video conference
While the internet has let us do many things in the last couple of decades, one of its overarching achievements has been bringing people from around the world together and humanising them. In an effort to continue this trend, muslims and christians from the Philippines on either side of a forty year conflict are …
Read More »Humble THQ Bundle raises stock price and millions of dollars
THQ hasn't had a good run of things in the past year, with stock price problems, studio firings, game sales below expectations and more. However, one bright spot in the murky waters has been the new Humble THQ Bundle, which has seen over $3 million generated in the past few …
Read More »ASUS finally announces docking station for the Nexus 7
One of the major complaints I have about Android is the general lack of accessories available for even top tier devices. Walk into any store and there will be a plethora of iPhone and iPad related accessories. Try and find the same thing for any Android device and the range …
Read More »Now that’s how you play a board game, online
Wolfire Games, the original creators of the Humble Bundle indi funding initiative, has released a new game that shows just how board games should be played online: with far less rules and real time players. One of the problems with online board gaming – and card games to a similar …
Read More »Windows Phone app downloads have doubled since WP8 debut
A recent tweet from the Senior Director of the Windows Phone Apps Team, Todd Brix, announced some good news for Windows Phone followers. Brix said that since the launch of Windows Phone 8 in November the number of application downloads, as well as developer revenue has more than doubled. These …
Read More »And they wonder why retail is dying ….
I was having a chat with my father today, and to be honest he knows very little about technology. I would imagine quite a few people (although not all) in their late 50's/60's+ would find technology rather bewildering. Especially as they aren't living it daily, like us. He was complaining …
Read More »Winner of the ADATA and GEIL memory kits!
Kitguru runs a lot of competitions every month, and two have just ended this weekend. We had to go through all the data and pick the winners. Geil kindly gave away two EVO Veloce 8GB 1866mhz kits and the two winners have been picked today. The answer was ‘a: Golden …
Read More »Kingston SSDNow V+200 480GB SSD Review
Today we are going to look at the Kingston SSDNow V+200 480 GB solid state drive. This is aimed at those users who require a high capacity solid state drive but don't want to pay a premium for the performance offered by a HyperX drive. It features the SandForce SF-2281 …
Read More »UK Xmas spend hits £222k a minute on busiest day ever
With the last of the year's wage packets safely deposited and the kids/significant others off to school and work respectively, Monday 3rd December will be a bumper, bonanza day for online stores across the UK with spending projected to pass £222,222 a minute at some point today. KitGuru munches a …
Read More »BioShock Infinite facing criticism for the box artwork
When I buy a PC game, its generally on STEAM or one of the lesser known online download platforms. For me, the box artwork isn't such an issue, but there are still some people who feel it is incredibly important. Bioshock Infinite has raised a lot of attention already and …
Read More »New iMac assembled in USA
iFixit, the teardown site have laid hands on the new 21.5 inch iMac. While most of it is ‘business as usual' the interesting news is that they are being ‘Assembled in USA'. Nearly all of Apple's gadgets and computers are assembled in China, however the new product shows that Apple …
Read More »Apple iPad still dominating China market
Apple are facing stiff competition worldwide by many Android and Windows tablets, however they are still the dominant force in China where they are claiming over 71 percent share. Analysys International figures show that the tablet market in China is very strong, and growing – with 2.6 million devices sold …
Read More »Intel launches 4×4 for all IT terrains
Given that KitGuru has had quite a few conversations with AMD in the past about the benefits for creating a simple PC, in the smallest possible form factor, that could perform a wide variety of tasks – it's ironic that Intel is the company to launch the device. KitGuru takes …
Read More »Arctic F12 Pro PWM 120mm Fan Review
Today we are going to take a look at one of Arctic’s fans, the F12 Pro PWM. This is a 120mm model which is designed to be ultra quiet. It has a number of interesting features including a unique two-part rubber damped enclosure and PWM fan speed control.
Read More »KitGuru visits Multiplay i47
Gamers from across Europe have battled the adverse weather conditions and descended upon the International Centre in Telford for the last i-Series LAN of the year, i47. This is a smaller event than the summer i-Series (i46 this year). KitGuru's reporters were on hand to take a look around. We …
Read More »Is a Polish hacker using your credit card right now?
Are you security aware? Most of us shop online fairly regularly. I use multiple passwords for all my accounts and play it safe, as best as I can. I was asked to help a friend (not the brightest guy you could meet if I was being honest) with his system …
Read More »Eating out and mobile phones, do they mix?
I posted earlier this week about the increasing dominance of technology in our lives. I think we all struggle when we don't have our phones, or tablets, or laptops handy. I was in a restaurant earlier this week for dinner with a couple of friends, and I noticed around me …
Read More »Apple ‘anti fanboys’, just as bad?
Did I ever tell you about my friend Dave? Dave simply hates Apple computers. Dave isn't his real name, but he has a Facebook account and reads this page, and likes his privacy. I like that about him. He likes the Kitguru Facebook page because ‘Most people commenting there seem …
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