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We received a press release this morning from AMD and it might be of interest to our readers. To demonstrate AMD’s unbeatable 6-core value with immersive visual experience, we’re giving our social media savvy fans the opportunity to win a AMD Radeon HD 6850 graphics card and a copy of …

Yesterday KitGuru reported that Google claimed China were blocking their citizens from accessing Gmail services. Today the Chinese Foreign Ministry have spoken out, denying the accusations. China's Foreign Ministry said today that it could not accept accusations from Google Inc that the government was making it difficult for Gmail users …

ICANN has finally agreed that xxx domains will be hitting the World Wide Web soon. The decision has taken many years and has a lot of supporters and dectractors, but it means that pornographic sites will be under a moderated and trusted domain for easier control and reliability. The decision …

Online store Amazon could be preparing to launch their app store tomorrow – aimed at the Google Android userbase. A source within Amazon has leaked information to Wired saying that the retail chain could be launching the app store tomorrow. This new Amazon store is set to lure users away …

Google have claimed that the Chinese government are blocking the Gmail service, after many users have complained they cannot access the site. Users of Gmail in China have not been able to access accounts and have had issues sending email and using other services for the last two weeks. Google …

The security division of EMC, RSA have been hit with a sophisicated cyber attack which might end reducing the effectiveness of their SecurID authentication services. Executive Chairman Art Coviello sent a letter to RSA customers and documented that the company had recently “identified an extremely sophisticated cyber attack in progress …

02 are officially the first UK mobile operator to roll out their superfast 3G network. Earlier today the company have started their 900mhz network which is using bandwidth from the old 2G intrastructure … which is no longer needed. This is boosting the speed and capacity to the 3G system, …

Microsoft and federal law agents have managed to seize equipment from Internet hosting facilities across America in the efforts to stop junk email being sent across the internet. Microsoft have launched these raids as part of a civil lawsuit which was filed in federal court in Seattle last month against …

The Nintendo 3DS pre order sales figures are breaking all records on Amazon UK, outperforming the previous console leader, the Sony Playstation 3. Chris Poad, the director of Video games at Amazon.co.uk said “It’s unusual for a handheld console to attract this amount of excitement in the run up to …

The disaster in Japan will have a knock on effect for the technology industry, affecting many devices, including Apple's newly released iPad 2. The iPad2 has sold over 1 million units already in the US, however the campaign has yet to hit the United Kingdom and parts of Europe. The …

Sony have been in the limelight in recent weeks thanks to their high profile campaign against the hacking audience who have been breaking into the Playstation 3 and compromising their technology. Reports floating around the news wire indicate that they might be looking to hire some hackers to help them …

TMSC chairman Morris Chang said that TSMC sales will not be affected by the recent Japan disaster, saying that the company is expecting 20% sales growth in 2011. Chang's company is currently the worlds No.1 pure silicon foundry and said that the implications of the earthquake are ‘under control' and …

nVidia have announced that they are losing their chief financial officer David White with corporate controller Karen Burns due to take over his position until a full time replacement can be made. White's departure from the company has been said to be for ‘personal reasons', and the companies high profile …

Intel have bought SySDSoft to help expand their wireless business, this egyptian based group build IP systems and RF/Analogue circuits for mobile platforms. The 100 engineers in SYSDSoft will be joining the Intel team to push forward new high speed technologies into the mainstream market. The SySDSoft deal will help …

A federal judge in San Francisco has granted Sony permission to subpoena PayPal records of George Hotz, the hacker who is being sued by Sony for jailbreaking the Playstation 3 console. US Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero said the information subject to Sony's subpoena ‘shall be provided on an Attorneys' …

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said that Twitter is now serving 1 billion tweets each week. Twitter have never released detailed information on their platform, but Dorsey wants this to change, highlighting the popularity of the platform. Dorsey obviously tweeted the information, giving them 1 billion and one tweets this week …

An Australian teenage girl posted a birthday invitation on Facebook, but due to a system hack she received more than 20,000 RSVP's. The 15 year old girl, identified as ‘Jess' had posted her address, home phone number and mobile number for her 16th birthday party on March 26th. She wrote …

Indilinx, a South Korean company who specialise in flash controller technology have been acquired by OCZ Technology. The takeover only cost OCZ £20 million in stock. Indilinx patents will be transferred over to OCZ as part of the deal, giving them a wide poll of technology to call from, including …

By any estimations, Microsoft have failed to give Apple's iPad a serious challenge. Demand for the Zune player has led the company to finally reevaluate their strategy and shift focus to other devices. According to an inside source within the company who has spoken to Bloomberg. Microsoft will now concentrate …

The terrible damage to Japan plants and infrastructure caused by the earthquake and tsunami threatens to disrupt the global manufacturing chain longer than many had expected. Many Japanese firms are keeping their plants closed while the extensive damage will take months to repair. Due to this many global companies are …

Kingston had a good 2010, their revenues in 2010 climbed to $6.5 billion, the biggest ever in company history. In 2009 their revenue was $2.4 billion. “Our company was able to take advantage of an improving global economy as well as catch some lucky breaks to achieve our best sales …

Dell have been having a good couple of months, as they rise past Acer to the number 2 position in the world, behind Hewlett Packard. Analysts have claimed that Acer have been having a tough time, thanks to Apple's iPad success, which has damaged the network and notebook markets in …

The Next Web, a respected technology blog, repeated their claim that Google's social service is going to launch in May. Google are not confirming the claims, saying ‘We do not comment on rumour and speculation.” Strengthening their social media networking makes sense for Google as it is one of their …

From nowhere, to absolute must have product, to ‘completely free' in the space of 18 months? Will that really be the fate of the tablet PC? Is mega-retailer Amazon, ready to do something Amazing?  KitGuru tries to read the after images on our Kindle. While Samsung, Motorola and others are …

Japan have requested help from the UK in the aid effort after the tsunami and earthquake have wrecked destruction killing hundreds of people. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake caused a 10 meter tsunami which has laid waste to many areas of Japan, causing horrendous damage. The UK embassy in Tokyo is …

Sales have dropped almost 20% at Compal, the world's second biggest contract manufacturer of laptops. This is a massive slump – big enough for KitGuru to want to dig a little deeper to see what's going on in the Neihu-based company. If you or any of your friends have ever …

KitGuru reported last week that the Playstation 3 was a victim of custom seizures. This was due to LG accusing Sony of using BluRay technology that LG had developed. They attempted to get Sony to pay for the technology by forcing a preliminary injunction against the import and sale of …

Hewlett Packard will be shipping WebOS on all their PC's starting next year. This will hurt Microsoft badly as their biggest hardware partner will be no longer exclusively tied into the Windows operating system. HP CEO Leo Apotheker has told Bloomberg News that HP ‘lost its soul' under former chief …

The UK government body for the environment sent an email out this morning alerting people that a new application has been released to offer flood warnings. The Environment Agency are trying to adopt new technology and social media to protect people against floods. The new ‘Flood Alert' application uses live …

Professor Les Valiant has received $250,000 prize money for his life's work, leading to machines which can almost ‘think' and can beat humans at complex intellectual tasks. His research has created complex mathematical algorithms which allow computers to ‘learn', leading to email spam filters, speech recognition software and stock market …