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BT are sure to be unpopular as they announce increasing charges for local calls, the second time this year. According to an article on TechEye, resident customers will have to deal with a five percent increase on the 3rd of December. This means a 7.95p a minute charge to make …

KitGuru spent the weekend atteding the UK's biggest gaming festival, Insomnia 43.  Those who have seen our coverage of previous i-Series events will notice that Multiplay have changed the location for i43 from Newbury Racecourse to the International Centre in Telford because of the massive demand for tickets. With the …

As the UK's biggest LAN event ever prepares to kick off at the International Centre in Telford over this Bank Holiday weekend, major sponsor Medion is launching a huge competition to win a £1,000 Pro-Gamer Laptop. Entry is simple and one lucky reader will be enjoying the mobile gaming goodness …

The brightest Supernova in 40 years have been found in the PinWheel Galaxy. This is around 21 million light years away from Earth. It is being called ‘PTF11kly' and is classified as a 1a supernova. A supernova is a stellar explosion that creates more energy than a ‘nova'. They are …

Facebook continues to grow, with the latest figures released showing a staggering 1 trillion hits a month for the organisation. This is considerable more than even Youtube, which ‘only' claims 100 million. Behind FaceBook and Youtube, is the ever popular Yahoo.com which claims 78 million page views every month. Facebook …

In what appears to be a fantastically powerful move, chip designer AMD is expected to announce that it has secured Lenovo's Chief Operating officer as its new CEO. KitGuru digs a little deeper into what this will mean for AMD specifically and the industry overall. Read recruitment anyone ? IBM …

While the vast majority of the 250,000 audience at GamesCom 2011 was hell-bent of hardcore gaming, some smart operators realised that games get played on hardware – so they made sure that there was lots on show for hungry eyes. KitGuru has operatives everywhere, and some of them were sneaking …

Social networking has taken over many peoples lives, and it appears that even the Robots can't escape it. The first astronaut Robot – R2, has been activated at the International Space Station. One of his first actions wasn't to walk around and start analysing data – they had him make …

The world (of mostly Germans) has now had a chance to play Modern Warfare 3 alongside the latest iterations of all the most popular games, over at GamesCom 2011. But was it all about long queues and smiles of ‘I have and you have not' satisfaction? Not a chance. . …

Almost every young adult on the planet now uses social networking on some level or another, but the latest reports are indicating that it may also be influencing teenagers to drink and take drugs. Obviously poor parenting is a part of the problem, but the new report by the Columbia …

The Apple board of Directors have announced that iconic leader Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer. They have named Tim Cook as the new CEO. Tim Cook has been the Chief Operating Officer for Apple for some time and his move to replace Steve Jobs has not came …

GamesCom 2011 was a MONSTER show, held in MONSTER halls in the MONSTER city of Cologne. Altogether, a great event, but a little nuts. We've already brought most of the key stories, but now it's time for some pure fun. Being a booth babe is big business in Cologne. The …

According to MicGadget, Apple are planning an exciting 3 day party for the Hong Kong flagship store opening. They report that this store will be their most expensive to date, and it totals the 100th ‘overseas' opening. They say that Apple are planning a 3 day opening ‘party'. They report …

China has overtaken the US in Q2 to become the world's largest market for PC computers. The US market is declining while the Chinese market is growing. The International Data Corp released details earlier this week saying that 18.5 million units shipped in China, totaling $11.9 billion. This compares against …

A while ago Kitguru predicted that Samsung were one of three companies interested in taking over the Hewlett Packard PC division. According to reports from Digitimes it looks as if Samsung might be the key player who are interested. They source ‘upstream vendors' in the PC component industry as the …

Forbes have issued their latest report which shows that Macintosh sales are outperforming PC sales by a staggering 22% growth. The PC market sales have increased by 4% which is actually a healthy figure, considering the state of the economy right now. Their figures show however that Apple sales are …

The Raleigh Convention Center is a match up of professional video gamers, set for this coming weekend. News has broken which claims that Epic Games are ready to showcase Gears Of War 3 to the audience. Two teams of professional gamers are going to be playing four people from Epic's …

NASA have said that the James Webb Space Telescope will cost $8.7bn to run and maintain over a period of five years, when the project is started in 2018. According to documents which were sent to the US Congress, the updated figures are $2 bn higher than the previous estimates. …

Anonymous helped to hold a protest yesterday evening, and it grew to around 200 people before winding down around 9pm. All stations were reopened shortly afterward. The demonstration yesterday forced the closure of two Bay Area Rapid Transit stations close to City Hall in San Francisco. BART police had opened …

MSI have just launched an all new scheme to provide exceptional value on a number of notebooks with up to £100 cashback until the end of the Summer period! Cashback is applicable on a number of notebook models, including a range of their ultimate G-Series range, aimed specifically at gamers. …

Anonymous have been one of the most active organisations in 2011, causing headaches for many companies and government bodies. Today they are planning another protest at 5pm in the Civic Center Station in Downtown SF. The movement has its own Facebook page, called #opBART and it is becoming increasingly active. …

One of the most beautiful cars ever made has just sold for $16.4 million (around £10 million) at a Gooding and Co auction. The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa prototype was involved in the Le Mans 24 hour race and when it went on auction in front of collectors and enthusiast …

Skype are in the process of being taken over by Microsoft in a $8.5 billion deal. The latest news revolves around the upcoming takeover of GroupMe, a messaging start up company, by Skype. The financial details of the takeover have not been announced but reports via All Things Digital would …

It's done. AMD has lined up its new CEO and the massed ranks of Phenom followers must now wait patiently in Texan Vatican square for the lucky winner to be revealed. Ideally, the chip giant would not have been without a CEO for even a day, but – as it …

The shocking news that HP, the world's largest PC company, cannot operate in the PC market has sent reverberations throughout markets across the world. With Leo ‘the Chemist' Apotheker at the helm, billions have been stripped from the value of HP's brand – with share prices dropping around 20% on …

It would be great to say “Told you so”, but we did not actually nail this scoop on the head. KitGuru spent much of the past 2 weeks analysing the available (and unavailable!) data on the PC market and we came to the published conclusion that HP was completely and …

We've already posted shots of the tastiest cars from the massive games convention which took place over the last 4 days in Cologne. With choices ranging from American Muscle to German Fibre – the choice of ‘Which one is the most desirable' is not easy. Here at KitGuru, we're in …

While most of the 250,000 people who have been attending GamesCom in the Cologne sunshine will have been there for the exceptional game play on offer, there's no doubt which were the most expensive toys on show. It was the cars. KitGuru lines up some snaps and, later, we'll ask …

Gaming is hugely popular, even for people who sit at home alone playing Angry Birds on the iPad. But the true thrill of gaming is in a competitive environment, competing for days against like minded individuals. Enter the world of the LAN event. KitGuru prepares to strain neck muscles to …

This whole industry is based on innovation. Like the man said, it’s not the most intelligent creature that wins – it’s the more adaptable. Having been inundated with images from the show, some of the most interesting came from Xigmatek. Let’s see what the company’s design and marketing guru, Tony …