Video of Kim Dotcom's arrest for copyright infringement and the operation behind it, has appeared as part of the ongoing trial of the Megaupload owner. Filmed from the undercarriage of the first helicopter to arrive on the scene, as well as one of Dotcom's own security cameras on the grounds, …

While many people are consistently impressed with contemporary web developments, one of the questions often asked is “what will the internet of the future be like?” One company believes it'll be real-time and it's not too far away either. Having renamed itself from the dull sounding Internet Business Technologies, into …

Human beings love to be able to control their environment. When you spend hours in front of a PC, you want that experience to be as pleasant as possible. Antec has a new idea up its (transparent plastic) sleeve. KitGuru pulls out an LED torch and goes looking for the …

Ever since Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was released as source code last month, the number of custom firmwares is very likely to be in the hundreds. Nevertheless, some of us wish to remain on stock firmware that is provided to our devices by the manufacturer or carrier. Taking this into …

The actual creation of next generation content is one of the most processor-intensive tasks you can demand from your system. With the launch of its next-generation Maximus products at SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles, nVidia is aiming to place the bar high enough that no one else can touch the customers …

Samsung Electronics have been reporting great success in Europe, claiming 45% of the smartphone market. The analysis also claims that the company have pushed the Android market share to 65%. Samsung hold 30% of the global smartphone market share and the company have experienced stunning sales figures from the Galaxy …

Sometime last month, we at KitGuru posted up some very enticing images of an iPhone 5 mockup that looked like it would be used by case manufacturers. However, these images were later taken down by us (we're certain you can find them elsewhere) but they still revealed one interesting clue – …

There is no doubt about it, Microsoft are playing hardball. They want to become a part of the thriving tablet mobile space, even if it means annoying the partners who will be building similar tablets running Windows 8. Tech Radar spotted a raft of job advertisements over at the Microsoft …

We have had mixed experiences with Thermaltake power supplies in the past. A few of them have delivered excellent results while others have left us disappointed. Today we are looking at the Smart M 750W power supply, a modular unit with 80 Plus Bronze Certification. Thermaltake claim the design can …

So finally, after more than half a year's deliberation, AMD has decided to fill the Chief Sales Officer role at AMD with the appointment of Senior Vice President John Byrne. KitGuru has been looking carefully at this situation for many months and is cautiously optimistic for AMD's future financials. When …

The European Commission has announced it is undergoing a public consultation that aims to look into the “aspects of transparency, traffic management,” with a view to keeping the internet free, and open. Net neutrality is a big issue for campaigners of internet freedom, since it prevents ISPs and other organisations …

Day Z, the zombie survival, permadeath mod for the three year old ARMA II, has now finally been given the go ahead as a full game. The original creator of the mod, Dean “Rocket” Hall will be the project lead, with ARMA II creator, Bohemia handling the publishing. The announcement …

If you are in the market for a competitively priced high capacity Solid State drive, then today's product will be particularly interesting. It wasn't so long ago that we were waiting for Solid State pricing to crack the £1 per GB barrier. The Agility 4 is a value oriented SSD, …

If 720p displays weren't already enough with PPI ratios sitting in the low 300's, reports are circulating that HTC could launch a smartphone with a 5 inch, 1080p display. The resulting pixel density? 440, well ahead of anything currently available. This device from HTC could launch as soon as September …

Wikipedia was back online yesterday after a fiber optic cable connection between two American data centers was cut. This caused an outage of an hour. The cable line between Virginia and Florida was cut around 1PM GMT, according to the Wikimedia Foundation, who run Wikipedia.org. The websites were restored after …

Microsoft's Surface tablet has been in the news recently, however their partners don't seem to happy with the planned October release. We spoke to an industry insider a couple of hours ago who said that a handful of leading executives are thinking of pulling out of the Windows 8 tablet …

A new Comscore report has been released which shows that people are happiest with their tablets. King among the tablets is (not surprisingly) the Apple iPad. The report says “New TabLens data showed that tablet owners were highly satisfied with their respective devices, with the average overall satisfaction rating reaching …

The battle between Apple and Samsung rages, with both companies intent on proving that the other copied their designs. Apple are now saying that Samsung stole their icon designs. CNET posted a series of gallery images highlighting the Apple graphic trademarks and comparing them against a series of icons used …

After endless leaks in recent weeks Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 10.1. Just like the 5.3 inch Note smartphone a S Pen is included for all of your stylus requirements. It will also find itself at home in a slot in the bottom right of the tablet. Other …

The Motion Picture Association of America is continuing its campaign to get the founder of streaming site TV Shack, Richard O'Dwyer, extradited to the United States to stand trial for copyright infringement. However in a leaked memo posted by TorrentFreak, it's been revealed that one of the most “challenging” aspects …

How many distributors a manufacturer needs for a product is a very personal thing. It's a decision that will be based on a number of factors – including price range, volume and the speed at which new lines are introduced. KitGuru considers AMD's new move to focus CPU and APU …

Online retailer Amazon has announced that it now sells more eBooks than hardbacks and paperbacks combined. This can be broken down by the statistic that for every 100 print books that leave the company's digital shelves, 114 eBooks are downloaded. Much of the growth of eBook sales has been put …

One of the most successful MSI mainboard ranges of recent times was the Big Bang. While very appealing in terms of pure specification, the boards were priced high and not accessible to everyone. Now MSI's engineers have taken a step back, pulled out the best features from Big Bang and …

With an abundance of cooling configurations, support for 480mm radiators and the ability to house two systems, can Xilence prove that they are ready to compete on the basis of innovation?

For those people looking for a relatively affordable yet powerful Android smartphone then the HTC ‘Proto' is one to look out for. It is rumoured to launch in Autumn (or fall) and will come in between the current One V and One S smartphones from HTC. Coming in at 9.62mm thin the …

Today we look at the latest power supply from Corsair, the Professional Series AX1200i. This is the first desktop power supply to use a digital signal processor (DSP) to digitally control the power output. Corsair class the AX1200i as the ‘ultimate performance power supply for a dream PC system'. This …

If you've been watching a lot of TV, either because of the Olympics or out of pure laziness chances are you would have noticed of two different ad campaigns from the two largest giants in the mobile space. First off, Google's ad captures father and son in the wilderness, which …

Electronics giant Foxconn have said that they have reached an agreement with Sharp to purchase a stake in the company. They posted a statement on the Taiwan Stock Exchange website on August 6th. Foxconn said they opened talks with Sharp on August 3rd and an agreement is now in place. …

I worry about my brother, he is 21 and addicted to gaming. He spends all of his spare time playing games online with friends and distant strangers. Getting him outside of his house can be difficult at times, and I always wondered – is it ‘medically' possible to be totally …

Research In Motion have released Playbook OS 2.0.1 update, alongside their 4G version of the Playbook. The company are still dealing with a leak of Playbook OS 2.1 from a couple of days ago. The 2.0.1. update is primarily a performance related upgrade for Blackberry Playbook WiFi versions. RIM have …