A week ago today the Android 4.1.2 update started to roll out to the Nexus 7 tablet and now the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S are getting the same treatment. This latest version of Android is a rather minor update and brings improvements to the expandable notifications introduced in Jelly …
Read More »Samsung says Apple is moving away from using their technology
If you thought the recent and continuing patent struggles between Samsung and Apple were anything to go by, the strained relationship has spread much further than the companies' mobile divisions. Apple has depended upon Samsung for many components in its various iDevices but it appears that will change with the …
Read More »Aussie Woolworths ditch Blackberry for iPhone
Woolworths, the largest supermarket chain in Australia are ditching the Blackberry phones used by their staff, in favour of the Apple iPhone. Woolworth's head of customer technology Chris Stanley said that the staff would receive new iPhones shortly. The Australian.com.au wrote a detailed report on the change over. This blow …
Read More »Huawei’s Ascend W1 looks awfully familiar
Huawei was set to unveil their Windows Phone 8 line-up last month but was later delayed for reasons unknown. Fortunately, announcement delays don't affect leaks of rumoured devices and the Huawei Ascend W1 has been given that treatment. Straight away the pictures of the Ascend W1 reveal that Huawei's engineers have had …
Read More »Upcoming Gmail Android update will finally bring pinch-to-zoom
I have used many mobile platforms in the past and yet one of my main complaints about the largest of them all, Android, is that the default Gmail application does not support pinch-to-zoom. This always resulted in reading emails at exaggerated zoom levels on large, 720p resolution displays. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00xUH86sJV0′] Fortunately, pinch …
Read More »iPad Mini prices and configurations released
As with most Apple products, the upcoming ‘iPad Mini' hype has been building now for months. The pricing and configuration information has apparently been leaked thanks to a consumer electronic's giants inventory system. MobileGeeks published an inventory system screenshot which shows a total of 16 different memory and wirless configurations …
Read More »XBox Music set to launch
Prepare for a revolution. Sit down, strap in and get ready. Microsoft is on the verge of launching an amazing new system that will, wait for it, allow you to listen to the music you want, when you want and where you want. Wow. KitGuru finds a cool, dark room …
Read More »iPhone 5 increases global frieght charges
With more than 5 million iPhone 5 units shipping in the first few days after launch, someone, somewhere in the world, needs to load boxes into a van, drive them to an airport or ship loading bay and help them on their DHL/UPS way across the world. KitGuru wonders if …
Read More »Game Changer changes games and communication
The offices of KitGuru are regularly assailed with all manner of emails, brochures, presentations, videos and an assortment of other attention-grabbing ways to tell us that one company or other is doing well and launching something popular. While we can't say with 100% certainty that it is always the best …
Read More »2012 iPad Mini Rumors Infographic
Have you missed all the rumours on the upcoming Apple iPad Mini tablet? This ‘infographic' from Peter Brown at Gimmitech may prove useful then, it charts out all the rumours in an easy to read vertical formula. Obviously none of this has been confirmed by Apple themselves, but it is …
Read More »LG Nexus spied in clearest shots yet
A very possible, and likely LG Nexus smartphone has been making a strong statement in recent days with leak after leak. Overnight, more images of the LG E960 codenamed “Mako” have been revealed with some specifications. The reported specifications include a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, Adreno …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S III mini officially announced
We've known that Samsung was to launch a Galaxy S III mini sooner or later and now that is has been made official we are a bit disappointed. I was personally hoping for Galaxy S III hardware in a smaller shell, but instead they have announced a very watered down …
Read More »Samsung reportedly working on a high-end Nexus tablet
There are about a thousand rumours surrounding various Nexus devices on hand at present and now it's a thousand and one. According to information given to CNET by industry analyst Richard Shim Samsung and Google are working together to produce a high-end, 10.1 inch Nexus tablet. The device's display is …
Read More »Intel Gaming Pentathlon powered by everyday devices
Arriving at the plush downtown offices of Hill & Knowlton, one of the world's oldest PR companies, on a chilly October evening – you would have been greeted by the site of a heap of IT journalists squatting, jumping, dancing and laying around big screens playing what appeared to be …
Read More »iPhone 5 production slows to enforce stricter quality control
Just days after the launch of the iPhone 5 last month, early adopters found that the anodised aluminium rear casing of the device was prone to getting scratched rather easily. Apple’s Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller later tried to downplay it all by saying that what was occurring was perfectly normal. Yeah …
Read More »Lenovo release new laptop-tablet hybrids
Lenovo have launched a new series of Windows laptop-tablet hybrid systems that they hope will help boost sales in both business and consumer markets. The new devices will be running Windows 8 and Windows RT operating systems, and are touchscreen capable. These hybrids can easily transform between a tablet and …
Read More »More pictures leak of likely LG Nexus smartphone
Following yesterday's leak of the LG E960 hiding within a case, more pictures of the likely Nexus device have been leaked. This time without the exterior casing, revealing an interesting design mashup of LG's flagship Optimus G and the current Nexus smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The device looks very …
Read More »Android 4.1.2 rolling out to the Nexus 7 today
Since the Nexus 7 launched in July users wanting to use the tablet in landscape mode on the homescreens or application drawer have been left wanting. Today a new Android build, JZO54K to be exact is slowly rolling out to Nexus 7 devices around the world. This new build also …
Read More »Is LG’s Nexus smartphone the E960?
In the latest round of Nexus device rumours we have an entrance from LG. Images reveal a device that looks similar to the previously announced Optimus G, except with a slight difference. It is running stock Android rather than LG's own interface and could be the first member of the …
Read More »Acer hope Aspire S7 UltraBook will drive sales
Acer are one of the many companies who are struggling to generate sales, losing money last year. They are placing a lot of focus into their new Aspire S7 UltraBook – which we have to admit, looks beautiful. Acer have earned a strong reputation over the years for releasing competitive …
Read More »HTC post disappointing results: 79% profit drop
HTC are struggling in face of rising competition, posting their lowest quarterly profit results since 2006. The company has been suffering in the face of rising competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartphone sector. Their third quarter profit was $133 million. HTC was the biggest smartphone maker by shipments …
Read More »Apple pulls in iPad mini for October announcement
The best football teams in the world not only play their own game, they also mark the opposition off the pitch – preventing them from playing THEIR game. While Apple's initial plan was to push the iPad Mini into stores for 12th December, that date has moved ahead of announcements …
Read More »New iPod Touch with A5 SoC chip
Apple have today released a digital user guide for their 5th generation iPod Touch. According to AppleInsider there is a separate benchmark which shows an A5 processor running at 800mhz, giving performance figures close to the iPhone 4S. The Japanese language Apple blog ‘Mac Otakara' has posted screenshots (above) which …
Read More »If the Android 4.2 rumours are false, what do we have?
Just yesterday we reported on some rumours surrounding an upcoming version of Android, however these rumours have been revealed to be false. The original source did not verify its sources and it turns out they were nothing more than made up. Rumours will forever be rumours and we'd like to apologise for …
Read More »Google Nexus 7 set to get a storage boost
One of our biggest concerns about the ASUS-produced, Google-marketed Nexus 7 tablet in our review was the internal storage; or lack of it. However, the tablet is set to receive a 32 GB model, seemingly in the coming weeks. A Japanese customer bought a brand-new 16 GB model but on …
Read More »4G is improving life for 3G users claims T-Mobile
There's a buzz of excitement around the KitGuru offices. While everyone seemed to agree that ‘WAP is crap' when the mobile web first bumbled into life, and we all seem OK with the world of 3G – the promise of a ‘4G tomorrow' has us positively grinning with anticipation. But, …
Read More »Sony Xperia Tablet S pulled from sale due to water resistance issue
Over the weekend, Sony has decided to pull its latest Android tablet, the Xperia Tablet S from sale in Japan and elsewhere. Originally launched last month with claims of splash-proof operation a manufacturing defect has been found where there is a gap between the display and the body. It is unknown if …
Read More »Foxconn workers strike over iPhone 5 working conditions
Thousands of workers at a Foxconn factory went on strike this weekend to protest over working conditions on the iPhone 5 production lines. The report comes from an independent workers rights organisation. New York based China Labor Watch works closely with sources in China. The Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China …
Read More »Apple prepare 10 million iPad Mini tablets for Q4
Even though Apple have yet to officially announce the new iPad Mini it would appear they have prepared 10 million units for order in Q4 this year. The Wall Street Journal have said that the company have ordered so many by judging the orders from Asian component suppliers. The WSJ …
Read More »Apple acknowledge iPhone 5 lens flare issue
Apple have acknowledged that the iPhone 5 can experience imaging issues of a ‘purplish or other colored flare, haze, or spot'. They add that the problems can occur in ‘[m]ost small cameras, including those in every generation of iPhone.' Some publications reported on this issue over the last couple of …
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