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OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), launched the Indilinx Everest-based Petrol SSD Series. The Petrol Series enables further adoption of SSDs in cost-sensitive applications, while taking advantage of real world performance and complete feature set of the Indilinx Everest platform. “Until today, SSD …

A simple three page contract that Steve Jobs signed, establishing Apple Computer sold for $1.59 million (£1 million) at a Sotheby's auction in New York today. The auction was estimated to generate around $100,000. According to a report on Bloomberg Businessweek, the bidding started at $70,000 in a room of …

Billions have been spent researching the little fellow, but it seems that scientists (mad, bad and downright boffin-like) may be ready to start discussing the physical characteristics of the Higgs Boson particle. KitGuru picks up a white coat, clipboard and pen to see what's what down in old Geneva town. …

Research group NPD have posted the latest domestic sales data from America which show the Macintosh range of computers have experienced 13 percent growth year over year in the first 2 months of Q4. This number is expected to increase in December as people rush for a new purchase and …

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has broken all records, to reach a sales income of $1 billion in just 16 days. Avatar was a monster hit for James Cameron, grossing $1 billion in just 17 days after release. No one would have expected that a computer game would trumph …

Intel have cut their Q4 sales projection by $1 billion, citing supply shortages due to the floods in Thailand. The flooding caused damage to many factories in Thailand that produce disk drives. Intel say that while they don't make disk drives, the shortage has caused wide spread problems within the …

The concept of Morality has been around for as long as there have been intelligent humans on the planet. Looking back at the Latin origins of the word, you can see that it's roots are in ‘moralitas', which means manners, character and the exhibiting of proper behaviour. Who are we …

The Xmas holidays seem to be a truly cross-cultural idea for the 21st century. No matter what your individual beliefs, there's something really cool about doing nice things for others – including trying to put a smile on their faces when they open up the presents. We may well hit …

Tweetsport, the real-time tweet by tweet sport news site, announced the winners of the Naughty and Nice Twitlist for 2011 today (Monday 12th December 2011). Tweetsport which reviewed tweets from over 1000 top sporting favourites to find the ‘Sweet Tweets’ and the ‘Sporting Sprouts’ in the categories of football, rugby, …

Cooler Master have announced a competition which they are running directly. They are giving away 50 black 5.5 whrs (1500 mAh) power forts! The contest runs from the 12th December until the 3rd of January 2012. They will be announcing the winners on 5th January 2012, posting the information on …

Amazon's Kindle Fire has been a huge success so far, thanks to the low cost and high standard of online store support. That said, many reviewers and consumers have been complaining about the lackluster performance. Amazon have taken the criticism on board and have announced they will release a software …

Hewlett Packard have a name immediately synonymous with technology. This year however is one they will want to forget, due to a bewildering array of decisions which have cost them literally billions of dollars. Leo Apotheker, the previous CEO decided that the company should no longer develop smartphones and tablets …

Motorola executives will be smiling today, as a German court has ruled against Apple in an ongoing battle over patents. Motorola have complained that Apple failed to license one of their wireless intellectual properties. Apple use this technology in their 3G iPads and iPhones. Motorola may now try to force …

Hewlett Packard have been in the news this year for all the wrong reasons. After their botched release of the TouchPad tablet, which ended up on sale at rock bottom prices it appears they have had a change of heart in regards to WebOS. Chief Officer Meg Whitman has verified …

No company is analysed and stripped apart more than Apple, and this latest report from ASYMCO is slightly bizarre yet fascinating. According to the correlated information the Apple stores generate over $100k per employee, every quarter. In 2010 the revenue was $481,000 per employee. This year this has increased to …

The Apple audience are waiting with baited breath for the upcoming iPad 3, which is said to feature a super high resolution ‘retina' display with 2048×1536 resolution. We have been following the rumours now for many months. Breaking news last night however would indicate that Samsung are keen to beat …

Twitter showcased their new headquarters yesterday in San Francisco. They have invested a lot of money in the new expansion and are also improving their microblogging service. The new Twitter headquarters will be 215,000 square feet and is based inside a Art Deco building in downtown San Francisco. Employees will …

Many companies are trying to grab some sales at this time of the year, and Arctic have just announced another range of products at cut prices. If you want to get healthy after that big Christmas feed, then Arctic are offering their Gym product at just under 30 euros. They …

Samsung Electronics have issued a statement detailing their plans to build a new flash memory chip plant in China. They said they have applied with the Korea government to build a new semiconductor production line overseas. As they wait for approval to come through they are holding further negotiations with …

TomTom, the well known Satellite navigation system manufacturer are undergoing a ‘restructuring' process which will mean that 10 percent of their workforce will be made redundant. They also plan to reorganise the R&D budget to speed up the time they take to get products to market. The firm wants to …

Microsoft are under fire today for their announcement that they will be taking a 30 percent cut of all sales in the Windows 8 App Store. This will drop to 20 percent however once the software generates over $25,000. The money grabbing doesn't stop there, as they want $49 from …

French navigation data provider NavX have filed another lawsuit against Google, claiming that the company have abused their position in online advertising and have tripled their claim for damages. In June 2010 the French Competition Authority ordered Google to change their practices in a settlement of a complaint from NavX …

Apple retail stores account for a huge portion of their annual income, and the latest plans are to open a new mega retail store at Grand Central Station. The new store is said to open on December 9th and is currently masked from view by black curtains. It apparently has …

Research In Motion have been ordered by a federal judge not  to use Basis International Ltd's “BBX” trademark at an industry conference in Asia that starts later today. The judge ruled that Research In Motion are not allowed to use the BBX trademark at the high profile DevCon conference in …

It may sound bizarre but Apple are facing an unusual situation in China, as they try to protect their ‘iPad' trademark. The Chinese court has rejected Apple's lawsuits to get control of their trademark. The Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court issued a statement yesterday which said that they rejected Apple's …

Google Android is going from strength to strength – they have just achieved a record of 10 billion applications downloaded. Google have decided to cut the price of their applications by 10p each to celebrate the achievement. Google are claiming that there are one billion downloads now every single month, …

AT&T are one of Americas largest carriers, but if reports are anything to go by, their customer service is appalling. For the second year in a row they have been ranked last in Consumer Reports annual customer satisfaction survey. Customers have complained that they deliver a poor voice service and …

Amazon are on track to dominate the Android tablet market in 2012, according to Evercore Partner's Robert Cihra in a note to investors. CNN reported on the story, and Cihra said “While Amazon's Kindle Fire has come out of the gates strong, as expected, we see Apple maintaining its competitive …

NASA's planet hunting spacecraft Kepler has discovered a new alien world in its host star's habitable zone. This find could mean the planet is capable of holding water. This latest find is the 2,326 find from Kepler, in the first 16 months of it being active. These findings, if confirmed …

If you missed the news a few days ago, Google are keen to enter the retail space, by opening stores. The first one opened in Melbourne, Australia recently and so far it seems to be have been a hit with the punters. Google partnered with Telstra to open the store …