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Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that Apple will spend more than $100 million next year on building Macintosh computers in America. They are moving a portion of their manufacturing away from China, the country which handles the majority of their product range. Cook spoke to Bloomberg Businessweek and said …

The man behind one of the most well known names in home PC security, John McAfee has been arrested in Guatemala for entering the country illegally. He has been on the run for several days in neighbouring country Belize, after being described as a person of interest by the authorities, …

Bloomberg have reported that the joint Intel-Microsoft attack on the tablet market is off to a slow start. Both companies initially announced a dozen tablets which would run Windows 8. Only five of these can be purchased for immediately delivery. Craig Berger, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets has said …

Firework displays are good, but even if you spend £30 on an air-bomb battery of some kind, it's all over in a few seconds and the impression is rarely lasting. If you invest £10,000,000 on an event, you can bet your life that it will give you memories that will …

Apple and Samsung are back in court today as Samsung try to overturn a $1 billion patent penalty forced on them in August this year. While Samsung try to claim the money back, Apple are going for the throat, looking for another half a billion dollars from Samsung, and some …

Every year, designers up and down the country are tasked with creating a 728×90 or 300×250 banner that is so amazing, innovative and funky – that no tech-lover can ignore it. It's a touch challenge and one that Aria would like some KitGuru-reader help with .If you own a copy …

In a move that is likely to give Netflix a big leg up against its worldwide competitors, Disney has announced that in the future its new movies will be showcased on Netflix first and its back catalogue will also be made available on the streaming service. Unfortunately for those of …

The American Federal government has once again tried to rope in Google chairman Eric Schmidt, to join the cabinet as a Treasury or Commerce Secretary, but in true fashion, Schmidt declined, stating in an interview about it that Google was his “home.” While Mr Schmidt obviously has plenty to be …

Since Kickstarter became the latest vogue way to get your business off of the ground, we've seen everything under the sun appear on crowd funding sites: books, movies, games, wargaming models and more. However one thing we haven't seen much of is legal funding, for taking on Facebook. This is …

Microsoft have a lot riding on the success of their Surface tablet. They have spent more than $1.5 billion in marketing the Windows 8 operating system, which plays an integral part of the Surface experience. My colleague Carl seems in love with the Surface so they are clearly doing something …

On the very loose basis that eBay uses technology, we wanted to bring you an interesting story from the interweb about just how much a 1960 Original Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar is being offered for on the world's top electronic auction site. It's a little bit more than it …

Google's Android operating system is growing and it has accounted for a very high percentage of the mobile market share this year. According to a report, they will hold strong in top position for at least another four years. We see a lot of debate about mobile operating systems on …

Hewlett Packard have announced a new tablet/hybrid which seems all the rage lately. The EliteBook Revolve is targeting the business market. The EliteBook Revolve is a touch enabled laptop, and the display can be rotated and laid flat, turning the notebook into a tablet. It is due to launch in …

On 21st and 22nd November this year, a panel of expert design judges got together in Hannover to decide which companies had mad their best efforts count in the world of design. This morning , as the winners are announced, Thermaltake's Google-esque HQ in Taipei will be rocking  as its …

Following the 20th anniversary of the SMS message, the age old service is under threat from services such as WhatsApp, Kik Messenger and now Facebook. A recent update to the Android application, that is currently available only to select countries, allows users to use Facebook Messenger with nothing more than …

The BBC has announced a new coat of paint for its red button service, bringing a “connected experience triggered from your TV.” The update includes a newly designed dashboard as well as extra features that utilise internet connections through smart TVs. Apparently the main aim for the broadcaster was to …

We reported back in June this year about porn actor Ben Dover and how he felt because some people had illegally downloaded some of his movies, that he was entitled to recompense. While we haven't heard much since, it turns out that Mr Dover has been working behind the scenes …

In a move that can't possibly end well, the Vatican has announced that on 12th December the pope will be performing a question and answer session on Twitter. Not only that, but it's been said that the pope himself will be reading every tweet he gets sent. Using the handle …

AMD have announced that they will be focusing on ARM and x86 chips by 2014 and are improving their Opteron range. They have introduced new Opteron processors which are designed for use in cloud servers to process Web transactions. The new Opteron 4300 and 3300 x86 server chips have up …

Hunter Moore, the former owner of a ‘revenge porn site' has been threatened by famous hacking group Anonymous. Moore in the past was known for posting sexual images of women and men without their permission, linking to their social networking profiles. He helped people get ‘revenge' on ex partners. Moore …

Apple have announced today that the iTunes store is now available in 56 countries, including India, Indonesia and Russia. The iTunes package is now offered in 119 markets. The new launch means that Apple have almost doubled their audience and potential money making operation. Apple also sent out invitations yesterday …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …