Spotify are positioning themselves in a strong position, after a somewhat rocky start, three years ago. Claims have been made that they were struggling to convert users from free ‘advertising funded' services into fully paying subscribers. There have also been some complaints made from artists and record labels over the …
Read More »Google simplify product range by killing seven programs
Google continue their cleaning cull and have decided to remove another seven programs from their software portfolio including Knol, Google Gears and Google Wave. This is the third time this year that the search engine giant has streamlined their operation by removing programs which haven't sparked the users imagination. They …
Read More »HIS Launches MAC-ximization Competition
HIS today launched its “MAC-ximization” Facebook competition for Mac enthusiasts to win one of five awesome prize bundles. If you are a Mac enthusiast and multitasking is second nature to you then please read on. Imagine surfing the web, working on a presentation, checking your emails and never missing out …
Read More »Will Amazon force Apple to release low cost tablet?
The upcoming release of the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet is set to cause some concern for Apple, even though they are the clear leader in the tablet sector. The Apple iPad has taken the world by storm, selling many millions of units since it was released and up to …
Read More »Is ‘fast’ UK Broadband a con? our readers think so
When it comes to broadband, the United Kingdom still lag behind many other countries. If you read many of the advertisements posted online and on television you would think that we had many ‘quality' high speed options to choose from. We reported in the past that Virgin Media advertise some …
Read More »Gates testifies in $1B WordPerfect Lawsuit against Microsoft
The iconic Microsoft leader Bill Gates is to testify again today, defending his company against a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit which is claiming that Microsoft tricked a competitor into huge losses. Novell Inc sued Microsoft in 2004. They claim that Gates fooled them into thinking he would include their WordPerfect …
Read More »Hard drive prices drop as SSD sales get a boost
With Western Digital's competitors pushing hard to increase production, the market itself has found a stabilising point for hard drives. Well, they couldn't keep going up forever. Could they? KitGuru does a quick Scan and comes back with good news. Back on 3rd November, KitGuru brought you news that the …
Read More »Are your passwords as bad as these?
All of us use passwords to protect our online accounts, such things as ebay, paypal and even sometimes our bank accounts. SplashData have compiled a list last week which show that many people are letting the hackers run away with their accounts. According to their research, the worst passwords online …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 devs battling and banning online cheaters
Since it was launched Modern Warfare 3 has had a huge problem with people cheating online. Infinity Ward, the primary developer have had to ban thousands of gamers for finding loopholes in the game code, to gain an unfair advantage against others. ComputerAndVideoGames have issued a report claiming that the …
Read More »Ice Cream Sandwich – no flash support yet
The new Samsung Galaxy Nexus may be a leading showcase for Android's new Ice Cream Sandwich operating system but it currently has no support for Adobe Flash. According to Google it will support it eventually, but Adobe need to update their Flash code for the new OS. Interestingly, Adobe stated …
Read More »Material created that is 99.9% air – lightest on Earth
According to the LA Times scientists have created the lightest material on earth, called ultralight metallic microlattice, is it 99.9% air. To get this into perspective, Styrofoam is 100 times heavier. This ultralight metallic microlattice is mainly made up from air, thanks to the microlattice cellular architecture. Thomas Shandler of …
Read More »Can stores like Micro Anvika survive 2012?
If you read KitGuru and you have lived anywhere near a big city over the past 30 years, then there is a good chance that you will have been drawn into a Micro Anvika store. Until the Apple shops launched, Micro Anvika was just about the best looking set of …
Read More »U.S. Army prepare for new age of war – testing hypersonic weapon
The US Army has been testing a new weapon capable of traveling and five times the speed of sound. They launched the new Advanced Hypersonic Weapon from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai at 1.30 am. The weapon's glide vehicle reached the destination of Kwajalein Atoll, around 2,300 miles …
Read More »BMWi concept will debut at LA Auto show
According to Slashgear, BMW are going to be launching a new range of ‘i Cars', which would have done Steve Jobs proud. The new range are electric lithium ion i3 ‘megacity vehicle's' with a ‘plug in hybrid i8 high performance model'. Rich Steinberg (love the name!), the manager of electric …
Read More »Apple sue Amazon for claims of false advertising
We reckon Apple and Amazon executives won't be exchanging Christmas cards this year. The latest news is that Apple are adding another claim to their current lawsuit – false advertising. Apple are already taking legal action against Amazon for the user of the term of ‘App Store' which they claim …
Read More »Nano-bots given 4×4 transport (and it’s not an X1, 3 or 5)
When you hear Clarkson and Co discussing the latest 4×4, you would be forgiven for thinking that the Top Gear team is about to blow another £100,000 of the TV licence payer's money on a trip to the Arctic or the Himalayas. Not so with the coolest new 4×4 in …
Read More »Marks and Spencer RUNS from electronics retail
Marks and Spencer has become the latest company to run screaming from the idea of selling electronics in the high street. We recently saw Best Buy announce plans for surrender, so why has the UK's retail darling joined the rush to the emergency exits? KitGuru scans the barcodes and tries …
Read More »Offensive Facebook material captured
Over the past few days, we have all read stories about horrible pages being delivered by the world's number one social network, Facebook. Imagine our horror when we were sent an example of some highly offensive material. Prepare yourself for the worst. Bloggers like Tom Loftus have been doing a …
Read More »Rambus lose $3.95 billion jury trial against Micron and Hynix
Rambus have lost a $3.95 billion jury trial over their allegations made against Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. They claim that both companies conspired to prevent Rambus memory from becoming an industry standard. Due to the outcome of this trial their company worth dropped 78 percent. The state jury …
Read More »Facebook battle sex and violence spam attack
Facebook have been battling to get the recent spam attack targeting their members under control. The attack shows images containing graphic sexual acts and violence. They have issued a statement warning their members to be careful and to help prevent their accounts from being hacked. Over 800 million people use …
Read More »Education turns a huge profit, in Texas anyway
Whether you're a student, parent, teacher or otherwise involved in education, a lot of us spend a lot of time focused on schools, colleges and universities. In most cases, here in the UK, we talk about the ‘cost of education'. The University of Texas at Austin has a different approach. …
Read More »Samsung rebrand and relaunch ‘Galaxy Tab 10.1N’ in Germany
While the Apple v Samsung battle rages on behind the scenes Samsung have attempted to bypass the claims of ‘copyright infringement' by modifying the design of their Galaxy Tab 10.1 and rereleasing it in Germany. They are calling their new tablet, the ‘Galaxy Tab 10.1N' (adding the N). What has …
Read More »Asda’s coming gunning – prices get ready to die
Powered by one of the world's most advanced price comparison engines (for professionals – not housewives), Asda has decided to take over the electronics market. Driven by almighty Walmart, can they deliver? KitGuru heads to the shop floor with a PDA. Late at night, as they drift off to sleep, …
Read More »Intel mark 40 year milestone since ‘4004’
Today Intel are celebrating 40 years of creating world class microprocessors. This day, 40 years ago they released the Intel 4004, which kick started the digital revolution. For those of you old enough to remember all of the 40 years with clarity then I envy you, because you have assuredly …
Read More »Samsung withdraw iPhone block in Korea
Samsung Electronics have decided to withdraw the injunction they had planned to try and stop sales of the iPhone 4S in Korea. The new iPhone 4S when on sale at the weekend and news hit that Samsung would do everything in their power to stop Apple selling the new phone …
Read More »Suns doomsday ‘flare’ wont wipe out earth next year
If you listen to the prophets (and mainstream news industry), some have been claiming that the earth will be destroyed next year. Some have even associated this with a massive Sun's flare due in 2012. Everyone can rest easy, because NASA have said that this huge flare will not destroy …
Read More »Laptops set to b*tch slap desktops by 3 to 1
Once upon a time, on the flashest sods in a company would be armed with laptops and mobile phones. The costs associated with these technologies were prohibitive. But things have changed. A lot. KitGuru takes a peak at the stats and wonders how much worse things can get for the …
Read More »Nvidia exceed analyst expectations
Nvidia have reported quarterly results which look very healthy indeed, exceeding analyst expectations. Their profit has more than doubled compared against the same period a year ago. They reported sales of $1.07 billion for the quarter which ended October 30th, up 4.9 percent from the previous quarter. This is up …
Read More »Sony V Apple in rush for ‘four screen’ release
The Wall Street Journal have issued a report after speaking with Sony CEO Howard Stringer. It would appear that Sony engineers are rushing to develop their own ‘four screen' strategy before Apple can get their own product to market. Stringer said “There’s a tremendous amount of R&D going into a …
Read More »An introduction to Synology NAS systems
Kitguru has worked hard over the last year reviewing many NAS systems and we have found that Synology really are leading the way in many key areas, including cutting edge performance and the fantastic multi tasking DiskManager Operating System. If you want to read our independent reviews on many products …
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