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Microsoft have been fairly tight lipped about Windows Phone 7 sales figures, but Informationweek have published details on their annual report which would indicate that the company has generated under $613 million from WP7. Seatlepi.com reported that Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division generated $8.716 billion. The Xbox 360 took $8.103 …

Apple has won an agreement from Samsung Electronics, meaning that the company won't sell the newest version of their tablet in Australia until a patent lawsuit in the country is resolved. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 apparently infringes ten patents from Apple which include touchscreen technology in the iPad. Apple went …

Microsoft have changed their Windows Phone logo, according to Engadget. Gone is the circular icon, which has been replaced with a red square shaped version. The new logo better reflects the company branding and single tone theme. Initially it was shown at the Fujitsu IS12T event last week, but it …

Foxconn have had to deal with a raft of suicides in recent years, and it seems their latest plans might help resolve the issue completely. They are planning to replace some of their staff with 1 million robots within the next three years. Terry Gou, the chairman of the company …

Apple have had an incredible year, breaking all sales records and currently hold more money than the US government. Behind the scenes however, Steve Jobs is still technically, on medical leave. Jobs took leave over six months ago, trying to distance himself a little from the everyday processes within the …

Regular Kitguru readers will be aware that Amazon and Apple are currently involved in legal wrangles over the term ‘App Store', with Apple claiming they should have exclusive rights to use the phrase. While early injunctions have failed, Apple have apparently caused problems for Google in Germany as they have …

AptiQuant, a Vancouver consulting firm decided to check the intelligence of 101,326 users by holding an IQ test and monitoring the browser they were using at the time. The findings show that users who completed the test using Internet Explorer scored lower than average. Other results show that Firefox, Chrome …

Rumours are curious things. They can start anywhere and, depending on who's transmitting them, will either grow in the psyche or wither away quickly. KitGuru's heard something very interesting about AMD's traditional CPU lines. Is it true? While there is still significant inventory of AMD's basic dual core and quad …

We reported a few days ago that Nintendo are cutting the price of their 3DS portable unit. Sales have not met expectations and the reduction in price is sure to drive more sales. The latest news is that Nintendo employees will also have to face reductions in salary. Nintendo have …

Nokia have been restructuring as they try to bounce back from one of their toughest years on record. Latest reports however show that they have slipped to third place in the global market, dropping to 15 percent share. Nokia drop behind Apple and Samsung with 19 percent and 18 percent …

Warranty Direct have held a study of 50,000 cars and the damning news for European cars – they are more likely to fail than Japanese models. Many petrol heads won't be shocked by the report, but we found it interesting especially as Warranty Direct used a substantial pool of 50,000 …

Steve Jobs will go down in history as one of the most successful leaders of all time, as Apple continue to grow into one of the largest companies in the world. Latest reports show that Apple now have more cash on hand than the US government. Washington have a total …

Reports in earlier today claim that 35 million South Koreans have had their personal information exposed after a hack on the company who run the countries largest social network. SK Communications, who manage the Cyworld social networking site and the Nate portal site have been victims of code which has …

Valve have removed Dragon Age 2 from their STEAM platform, and as yet the reasons have not been announced. Popular online publication Escapist Magazine filed a report on the removal saying “There's no information as to why the game has been removed, although some are speculating that it might have …

They closed the first Newzbin site and now the movie industry is out to close the second generation of the site, all to stop users from getting access to free movies, games and tv shows. A High Court judge has ruled in the favour of the movie industry and has …

Virgin Media have been recently trialing a mega fast new 1.5Gbps service in the UK, which has taken some of the heat from unhappy customers complaining about their standard of service. As detailed in a new report on The Register, Virgin Media have lost 36,000 customers in the three months …

As we reported yesterday, Samsung have the top selling Google Android Tablet in the shape of the Galaxy Tab. Latest news in from the channel show that Samsung have already sold 5 million Galaxy S II phones via preorders. The Galaxy S II is Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, which is …

Scotland Yard have arrested ‘Topiary', a well known hacker, who is said to be involved with prolific organisations Lulzsec and Anonymous. The 19 year old man has been arrested in the Shetland Islands and is currently being held in a central London police station. The Metropolian Police issued a statement …

Research firm Informa announced some interesting analysis today, claiming that sales of Google Android tablets will surpass Apple's iPad by 2016. Informa are claiming that Apple's current 75 percent dominance will drop to 39 percent by 2015, while Google Android will grow to 38 percent. David McQueen, a member of …

Science Fiction fans will be saddened to hear that we won't be traveling through time, well at least not according to a group of Hong Kong scientists, who claim that their research proves it is impossible. The team, which is based at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology …

Microsoft have showcased the new ‘Mango' edition of their Windows Phone platform in Tokyo. The phone is the first in a new range of products which will be released between now and the end of the year and Microsoft are hoping that the new range will help drive sales in …

Research, published this week shows that 48 billion application downloads could take place by 2015. The research, completed by Researcher In-Stat says that App store downloads are continually on the increase, thanks to the popularity of Apple's App Store and the Android Market. Both stores offer 425,000 and 200,000 programs …

Amazon have announced a huge 51 percent rise in sales, which has helped the company stock to increase. This surpassed Wall Street expectations. Amazon filed a report showing that the 51 percent increase in sales accounted for $9.91 billion (around £6 billion) for the first quarter, ending June 30th. This …

As regular readers of Kitguru will already know, Apple and HTC are in the middle of some legal wranglings over a patent dispute. HTC want to sit down with Apple and end the stalemate. HTC have said they are willing to negotiate with Apple to settle the patent battle, but …

Something of a collector's item has been authorised by The Jedi Council. It's an evolution of the XBox 360 into something unbelievably cute. But if you already own one – would you buy another? KitGuru considers what this new model means. The pain in the arse about Microsoft's updates to …

Latest reports have emerged that scientists have found evidence of volcano activity on the surface of the far side of the Moon. The Nature Geoscience journal has reported the rare example of volcano activity on the surface, not associated with asteroid, comet or meteor impact events. There are examples of …

The Chinese oceanic institution announced that the Jialong submersible has achieved the lowest ever dive. The manned submarine, with three men onboard managed to dive down to a depth of more than 16,404 feet in the space of only three hours. This is the first underwater craft to be able …

Anonymous have published a preview of 8GB of confidential files which apparently belong to the Italian Cybercrime task force. The Italian wing of the Anonymous hacking group have showcased an extensive folder of items on their regional specific blog page over here. AnonOps Italy said the information they have would …

Research In Motion have announced that they will be cutting 11 percent of their workforce, making 2,000 redundant. The company have been struggling in recent months and the streamlining process is set to help them cope in the tough economic climate. Research In Motion have been finding it hard maintaining …

So far, majors have been sticking to Intel and AMD for laptop designs like fly paper, but next week Acer looks to  break ranks and push out ARM solution in attempt to recover some of its old market share. Old company has tumbled from 1st to 4th in second quarter …