While Intel might have coined the phrase ‘computing continuum', the ongoing state of flux seems to belong well and truly to AMD at the moment. Even more changes are being executed as we type. This time it's the channel that's changing. KitGuru checks AMD's inventory for any missing spices. At …
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Analysts are sure that the iPad mini is coming
Whispers are growing louder on the rumored mini iPad we've been hearing more of lately. The latest from analysts shows increasing confidence that Apple will be introducing a smaller and cheaper iPad to market sometime later this year (after the iPad 3's hit the market in volume). Several analysts are …
Read More »Nokia says ‘get ready to capture a pure view’
Just slightly ahead of Mobile World Congress next week, Nokia has posted up a rather curious and alluring video on its YouTube channel that hints at some sort of big announcement they have on the cards for next week's event. The brief video merely whispers at this time that we …
Read More »60% of UK’s office-employees to work from home within 10 years?
With continual technological advancements in the workplace, more than half of the UK's office bound employees could well be working remotely (ie. from home) within the next decade. A study carried out by LM Research toward the end of last year points to this scenario after 5000 directors and business-owners …
Read More »HSPA+ Multiflow could double 3G data speeds
Nokia Siemens Networks has recently announced it will demonstrate what is currently know as “HSPA+ Multiflow” at MWC in Barcelona next week. HSPA+ Multiflow is a technology that allows a device to connect to two HSPA+ enabled towers at the same time, or to another when signal from one tower …
Read More »LG announces a new 3D smartphone, the Optimus 3D Max
While the LG Optimus 3D was not an overwhelming sucess when it was debuted last year it did open up a new market of smartphones, namely 3D smartphones. Now LG has announced the sucessor to the Optimus 3D claiming it is “real proof of LG’s commitment to portable 3D entertainment.” This successor will …
Read More »Phanteks PH-TC14PE (vs. Noctua NH-D14) CPU Cooler Review
Competition is fierce in the high-end air cooling market as there are a plethora of performance CPU coolers available from numerous brands. The highest performance air cooler to date is still the Noctua NH-D14. It still hasn't been matched by any other model in our tests, letting us achieve some …
Read More »Foxconn may be hiding underage workers from authorities
Foxconn workers have said that the company have transferred under age employees to other departments or did not schedule them to work, to avoid them being discovered by authorities investigating the factories under the Fair Labor Association. AppleInsider have gathered a report which makes for interesting reading “Students & Scholars …
Read More »25 iPhones nicked from Apple store: inside job, apparently
25 iPhones valued at 16 grand have been nicked from an Apple store in Charlotte, North Carolina. While Apple stores are prime targets for robberies, it would appear that the suspect in this case is an employee. The Charlotte Observer reported “The iPhones were stolen from the Genius Room located …
Read More »Dell revenue falling below expectations, share value drops
Dell have forecast fiscal first quarter revenue below Wall Street's expectations which is causing concern that the PC industry has not fully emerged from the downturn. The company shares have dropped by 4 percent. Dell are ranked number 3 in the world in the personal computer sector and they have …
Read More »Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail
It has been exactly a month and two days since Kim Dotcom and three of his high-ranking employees were arrested in Auckland over file-sharing and copyright allegations and today Mr Dotcom was granted bail. The other three have already been released on bail. The North Shore District Court (literally 5 minutes …
Read More »RIM outs BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 Update
Without any real prior confirmation, Research in Motion (RIM) has released its second generation OS for its BlackBerry Playbook tablet today. BlackBerry OS 2.0 for the Playbook brings with it quite the list of updates, some of the most notable being much needed native email, contacts and calendar apps, BlackBerry …
Read More »ARIA Cooler Master wipe out deals!
ARIA have a huge range of Cooler Master products on offer today at cut price prices in the United Kingdom. It is this time of the year when the credit card bills from Christmas might be getting under control. What better way to hit them hard again with some cut …
Read More »Noctua presents NH-L12 low-profile CPU cooler
Noctua today presented its new NH-L12 low-profile cooler for Small Form Factor cases and HTPC environments. The NH-L12 features a flexible NF-F12 (120mm) / NF-B9 (92mm) dual PWM fan setup that can be configured either for full performance in dual fan mode or extra-low profile (66mm) with the top fan …
Read More »SilverStone Grandia Series GD06 Chassis Review
The Media PC market has been thriving in the last year with leading manufacturers such as Lian Li releasing a raft of capable, attractive chassis designs specifically for this audience. Today we are looking at the Silverstone Grandia Series GD06 Chassis which builds on the GD04 and GD05 heritage. Silverstone …
Read More »ONDA gives us a look at upcoming Z77 mATX mainboard
A Chinese motherboard manufacturer most of us wouldn't have heard of before has allowed pictures of its next micro-ATX sized motherboard to appear online which is based on Intel's Z77 Ivy Bridge-ready chipset. For the most part this little value oriented board from “ONDA” follows the Z77 chipset's feature set …
Read More »Exclusive sneak preview of upcoming Sapphire GFX
We have had in our hands a sample of an upcoming Sapphire card which is due for release soon. As you can see it is passively cooled – can you guess what it is?
Read More »Nvidia powered ZTE Mimosa X released
Chinese smartphone maker ZTE have announced their Mimosa X which is powered by Nvidia hardware. This is the first Android smartphone to use Nvidia technology for both applications processing and wireless communications since they took over wireless modem maker Icera in June last year. The attractive smartphone is powered by …
Read More »Workers at Chinese tech factories ‘too poor to pay income taxes’
Nightline presenter/anchor Bill Weir was invited to the factories that build Apple products such as the iPad and iPhone. In his report for the ABC ‘Nightline' show which is due to air tonight he said that building them is boring and that the pay isn't good either. Apple aren't the …
Read More »The history of Samsung includes a lot more than just smartphones
Samsung: the South Korean based technology giant everyone is talking about, mainly due to anticipation of the Samsung Galaxy S III, the follow up of arguably the best Android phone ever. It also turns out they manufacture boatloads (literally) of different products in massively varied industries. While they are mostly …
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. “News about New Star Trek Game” Last year’s E3 brought the announcement of a new Star Trek game …
Read More »Sapphire EDGE HD3 Mini PC Review
We review many high end, power sapping systems destined to power through a variety of intensive Direct X 11 games at super high resolutions. They also cause a huge dent with your electricity bill. Not everyone wants or needs such a high powered system however and today we have the …
Read More »Samsung announces sequels for the Galaxy Ace and Mini
Samsung has just announced two new Android smartphones ahead of Mobile World Congress; the Galaxy Ace 2 and the Galaxy Mini 2. The original Ace and Mini were some of Samsung's most sucessful phones in 2011 and Samsung have now renewed each phone with healthy specifications. The Samsung Galaxy Ace …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Nexus takes a decent price drop in the UK
Saving your pennies for a shmick new Galaxy Nexus? Today might be your lucky day with Expansys significantly decreasing the price of this high end handset to just £399, down from the usual price of £549. You must be super quick however, as this offer is limited to today only …
Read More »Nokia’s Lumia 800 bundle now listed at MS’ Online Store
You can now pick up Nokia's Lumia 800 smartphone in the U.S. from Microsoft's online store which comes bundled with a number of additional accessories for US $899, SIM free and unlocked. This option comes days after Microsoft started selling the bundle at its 16 brick and mortar stores across …
Read More »Details are out on HD 7800 ‘Pitcairn’ Series
The next SKUs to appear in AMD's HD 7000 series lineup target the upper mid-range segment. These will be the Radeon HD 7850 (in both 1 and 2GB GDDR5 flavours) and the HD 7870, all of which are said to be on track for arrival in March. The ‘Pitcairn' 28nm …
Read More »Google says faster Chromebooks are coming
A little turned off by Google's first generation of of Chromebooks due to underwhelming, sometimes sluggish performance? If you're otherwise keen on having one you'll be interested to know Google's second wave of Chromebooks will supposedly be a lot better not only in that dept. but in terms of simplicity …
Read More »Slow flash storage leads to slow smartphones
If I ran a poll asking our readers what features are most important to them when purchasing a new smartphone, I would be willing to bet the top three would be the display, chipset and the brand of phone. However researchers at NEC have found embedded flash memory modules and …
Read More »BitFenix Merc Alpha Chassis Review
BitFenix have taken the market by storm over the previous 18 months and after a somewhat rocky launch period, we have seen their quality control and construction materials consistently improve. Today we look at their Merc Alpha Chassis, which is set to offer high value for money with strong cooling …
Read More »Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 gets showcased ahead of MWC
Qualcomm's next generation mobile chipset is known as Snapdragon S4 “Krait” and will integrate a quad core processor, a more advanced Adreno 225 GPU and LTE connectivity. This will be the first major new architecture in a couple of generations of Snapdragon chipsets. The new System on Chip from Qualcomm is …
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