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Apple warned Samsung about ‘copying’ in 2010
The Apple V Samsung battle continues, with the latest news this weekend coming from Boris Teksler, the director of patent licensing and strategy for Apple. He told the Federal court in San Jose, California that Apple made a presentation to Samsung in August 2010 warning them against copying the iPhone. …
Read More »Motorola Mobility to slash 20 percent staff
Motorola Mobility are planning to cut their workforce by 20 percent while closing down around a third of their offices worldwide, according to a report on the New York Times. 4,000 people will lose their jobs as the company restructure their global plans, focusing on a smaller portfolio of products …
Read More »Speedlink Medusa NX Core (X360 & PS3) Gaming Headset Review
This year there are a vast number of gaming headsets on the market, making it much harder for the consumer to find the perfect model to suit their own tastes. Companies such as Razer and SteelSeries only produce gaming peripherals whereas others like Logitech produce a larger range of products …
Read More »Why can’t Tegra get mobile sales traction?
Following the launch of the late/fat/hot Fermi, nVidia's engineers buckled down to business and worked really hard to not only improve the rest of the Fermi range that followed, but also to achieve some extraordinary successes with low power parts into the Tegra family. Having seen the Nexus 7 up …
Read More »ADATA XPG SX300 128GB mSATA Solid State Drive Review
The mSATA form factor is rising in popularity and more manufacturers are releasing high performance drives to target the growing audience. Today we are looking at the latest drive from ADATA, the XPG SX300 128GB. In June we looked at the mSATA MemoRight MS-701 240GB mSATA and I was extremely …
Read More »eBuyer and Amazon compete in SSD price-cut-athon
When KitGuru broke the news that Toshiba was cutting memory production in the quiet summer months to help firm up the price of SSDs etc, the affect was significant and immediate. Now that the initial concerns about availability have passed, the industry heavyweights are back in the ring to take …
Read More »Facebook targets scammers, settles FTC privacy dispute
Facebook has finally settled its argument with regulatory body, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), over what was described as, “unfair and deceptive” changes to its privacy policy in 2009. While it was initially thought that the social network might be fined for its actions – in a similar fashion …
Read More »Wii U release delayed in Europe
The release of Nintendo's next generation console, the Wii U, will be delayed in Europe due to a manufacturing issues, if the latest reports from people “familiar with the situation” are to be believed. The console itself isn't to blame apparently, but the fancy touch screen controller. Manufacturing issues aren't …
Read More »Aerocool X-Vision Fan Controller Review
Fan controllers are still considered a niche product, although a broader range of the enthusiast audience are adopting them to help reduce system noise. They allow the end user to control the speed of a number of fans in a computer chassis, without having to use any software. This can …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S III spotted in black
To date Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone has only been available in two colours; Pebble Blue and Marble White. While these two colours have been enough for the vast majority out there, I'm sure many owners had a lingering thought of “why is there not a black model?” Well, according …
Read More »HTC may unveil Windows Phone 8 devices in mid-September
The latest mumbling around the world are suggesting that HTC plans to unveil its Windows Phone 8 range in the third week of September at an event in either London or New York. The models in question have been leaked previously and have been codenamed as the Rio, Accord and …
Read More »Cyberpower Fang III Black Mamba Review -the £4,000 system
This year we have reviewed a number of custom gaming PCs including the Palicomp Alpha Pulse, which we looked at quite recently. This system offered good value for money and was ideal for someone looking for a capable gaming system without spending a ridiculous amount of money. We don't like …
Read More »Silverstone launching modular small form factor PSU
With the inexorable march toward miniaturisation, there is a corresponding pressure to reduce not only the size of a person's computer – but also its electrical footprint. On Monday 13th August, Silverstone will take a big step toward the future with a tiny power supply. KitGuru takes a trip down memory lane, …
Read More »IBM showing interest in RIM enterprise services
Yesterday we reported that Samsung had no intentions of acquiring Research In Motion, the troubled company behind the iconic BlackBerry smartphone. News today has highlighted that their enterprise services unit has attracted the interest of IBM, according to sources close to the link. IBM have approached RIM about a possible …
Read More »Gauss virus to hit banking systems. state funded?
Kaspersky Lab have found another virus, which they claim could be state funded. This virus, nicknamed GAUSS appears to be have been written by the same people who handled the Flame, data mining virus. GAUSS has been detected on 2,500 computers, mostly in Lebanon according to Kaspersky. The code tries …
Read More »Pentagon prepares army of robot worms
In an attempt to create the armed forces products of the future, the Pentagon has gone back to nature. Alongside a dog-like robot to carry a soldier's heavy equipment into the battlefield, they have also developed a tiny reconnaissance plane that emulates a hummingbird and another device that mimics a cheetah and …
Read More »Google fined $22m for tracking Apple users without permission
While PC users are warm and fuzzy with the idea that they are tracked all over the web, pretty much all the time, Apple users seem to have a much higher expectation of privacy. Google circumvented the Apple users' choice to remain anonymous and, now, will pay the $22.5m price. KitGuru fixes …
Read More »IFPI was behind Demonoid takedown
The IFPI, which claims to represent the music industry “world wide,” has also claimed responsibility for the Demonoid takedown. While of course it didn't raid the Demonoid offices itself, it was the complaints to Interpol that eventually led to the action. If you're not up to speed on the situation, …
Read More »Steam will feature desktop software in September
Valve's Steam digital download platform will offer more than just games once September rolls around, confirming the rumour from a few weeks ago that office like desktop software would be available through the service. As of yet, no confirmation has been given on what sort of applications will be available, …
Read More »NO!SE: The Game of Silence – win awesome prizes!
Nothing is more annoying than disturbing sounds inside your PC. As the name implies, be quiet! has always focused on providing products with unsurpassed noise free operation, at world class levels. This focus has earned be quiet! the honor of being the best selling power supply maker in Germany for …
Read More »Over two-thirds of smartphones shipped in last quarter were Androids
IDC has just released their figures for the second quarter of the year, detailing smartphone shipments during that time period. Year-on-year smartphone shipments have increased 42% to 154 million units, driven primarily by Android. 68.1% of all smartphones shipped in the last quarter were Androids, driven primarily by Samsung who …
Read More »AFOX HD7850 Single Slot Crossfire Review
Today we take a first look at the new single slot HD7850 graphics card from AFOX. The company claim this is the ‘world's most powerful single slot graphics card' and our review will highlight Crossfire performance. If you are building a space restricted media center but don't want to compromise …
Read More »Best Buy is dying – Schulze launches rescue bid
Founded in 1966, Best Buy enjoyed around 40 years of success. However, its decision to rapidly expand across the globe – just as the globe was beginning a nightmare financial meltdown – has left it on life support with a very poor prognosis from the financial spin doctors. KitGuru ponders …
Read More »Studies show that Galaxy Tab was ‘confused’ with iPad
Internal Samsung documents have shown that a percentage of the consumer audience were unable to tell the Galaxy Tab and iPad apart. Samsung admitted that this led to ‘strategical changes' in advertising. CNET reported that Samsung internal studies showed that consumers were confused over the Galaxy Tab tablet, mixing it …
Read More »HTC ‘Endeavour C2’ rumoured as One X successor for later this year
HTC's current flagship smartphone, the One X, may not hold that title for much longer. The latest rumours about the Taiwanese company reveal a device codenamed as the ‘Endeavour C2'. The current One X was codenamed the ‘Endeavour' so this device will likely be its interim successor with a few specification improvements. …
Read More »Samsung not buying troubled BlackBerry maker
Research In Motion are a troubled company. Their BlackBerry smartphones, once the staple of the business user have been steadily declining in popularity over the previous 2 years. Combined with bad management and multiple resignations their future looks in question. Rumours lately suggested that Samsung may be in line to …
Read More »Samung send team to investigate child labor in China
Samsung are the latest company to reports from the China Labor Watch, who claim that the company are using underage workers at one of their supplier factories. Samsung have acted quickly and are sending inspectors for a special investigation. Samsung are sending a team of inspectors from their headquarters to …
Read More »Intel engineer gets 3 years for stealing chip secrets
When Biswamohan Pani decided to leave Intel for AMD in the summer of 2008, he was asked point blank at an ‘exit interview' if he still had any Intel information or property. He lied and, as Intel would later find out, he'd also began working for chip rival AMD. KitGuru …
Read More »US Marines aim to cut electricity bill by 50%
War can be murder, sure, but that doesn't mean that you should kill the environment and/or your bank balance while laying your enemies to waste. KitGuru gets all thrifty in the light of a new revelation from Lockheed Martin. We've all been to outdoor concerts where the music etc is …
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