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Apple have opened a new online store with cut down App Store for their customers in China. A move which is sure to help expansion after years of lower focus on this marketplace. Chinese customers can now order Apple hardware such as the iPad online and have them delivered directly …

One of Amazon's biggest rivals in the E-Reader sector are Barnes and Noble and the latest to hit our newsdesk last night is that they have released a colour version of the Nook reader. Pricing is said to be around $250 and the main new feature is the 8 inch …

The newest version of the Amazon Kindle is hot property, with sales already outperforming the older versions. They aren't however making it public exactly how many they have sold to date. Steve Kessel, senior vice president of Amazon Kindle said “It’s still October and we’ve already sold more Kindle devices …

The hotly awaited Samsung Galaxy Tab is coming to Best Buy in November with a $499 price for the WiFi version and a $599 price for the WiFi/3G version. They will be offered by Sprint and Verizon Wireless. Gadget blog Pocketables found Best Buy signs advertising the Galaxy Tab silver …

Melinda Gates was recently interviewed by the New York Times and she confirmed once again that no Apple devices are allowed inside the homes or lives of Microsofts ‘first' family. Deborah Solomon interviewed Melinda and asked her “What if one of your children says, ‘Mom, I have to have an …

Apple have released the new Macbook Air, a striking new wedge design which features an ULV Intel processor. The only thing, this looks to be extremely similar to the Sony Vaio X505 released six years ago, in 2004. Steve Jobs said that the new MacBook Air is ‘the future of …

Hewlett Packard are launching a full blown assault on the Apple iPad with the release of their Slate 500 Tablet, which is aimed at the thriviing business market. It will be set to cost $799 and is going to satisfy those people who have to omit the Blackberry Playbook due …

With the hotly awaited release of Windows Phone 7, the critics were clearly expecting more. Many have said already that Microsoft have a long way to go to catch up with Apples iPhone and Google's Android. While it is still early days, this hasn't been the ideal launch for Microsoft. …

Steve Jobs held a conference yesterday in Cupertino, California to talk about the new Macbook Air and the new operating system OSX 10.7 – codenamed ‘lion'. Steve Jobs revealed two new Macbook Air's and said they were ‘the future of notebooks'. There are two new Air products, 13.3 inch and …

Hewlett Packward has been talking about the benefits of webOS 2.0, saying that it would offer improved multitasking by ‘stacking' similar applications into logical groups for easier, faster switching. It will also support Adobe Flash ensuring that pages with embedded flash content can be viewed by their customers. The new …

KitGuru reported yesterday that Apple iPad sales didn't quite reach the 5 million estimated in the first quarter – peaking around 4.1 million, still an impressive figure. Steve Jobs said in a call with Wall Street analysts “we're already seeing tremendous interest in the iPad from education and, to my …

Apple are expected to launch a new MacBook Air at an event later today, and also give fans a peak at the new Mac OS X operating system. Apple are apparently going to be using a press conference to showcase the new Air, OSX 10.7 – code named ‘Lion', as …

After an incredible $20 billion quarterly income report, Apple have also announced that their critically slammed $99 Apple TV unit has sold around a quarter of a million units in only six weeks. In an earnings call with Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes Steve Jobs said “We don't talk about unannounced …

Well we never thought we would be reporting this after all the hype over the last three months, but it appears that Apple sold less iPads that expected, with 4.19 million sales falling short of the 5 million that was estimated. Strong sales of the iPhone helped Apple generate over …

Motorola has taken action against Apple in court by attempting to invalidate 11 iPhone related patents. Motorola have recently sued Apple over alleged patent violations and have just filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court in Delaware. This seeks to invalidate 11 patents given to Apple and Steve Job's …

KitGuru has already reported on rumours that Apple could be preparing a new Macbook, but news just reached us this morning from Taipei that this machine could be released as soon as later this week. This machine will be an 11.6 inch unit which contains a new form of storage …

According to The Register – Microsoft senior product manager Greg Sullivan surprisingly said that Phone 7 looks to be a poor choice for Tablets, prefering to focus on Windows 7 for this medium. “Windows 7 will provide a richer touch and applications experience and will be necessary on tablets.” he …

The iPad has been a resounding success this year for Apple, and justifiably so – it is a fantastic product with a huge diversity of application support. One of the big problems however is that in its ‘naked' form it is very vulnerable and somewhat easily dropped. This weekend, as …

Engadget have just received anonymous information on what appears to be the insides of an up and coming Macbook Air. It shows extra battery room, a 13.3 inch display, with unibody Macbook Style hinge and no space for a regular hard drive or SSD. It looks as if Apple are …

The second biggest U.S. mobile phone carrier AT&T are going to start pushing the Apple iPad to its business customers. This means Apple will have a healthy viable option outside the consumer market. KitGuru said last month that we felt that Research In Motion's (RIM) decision to launch their new …

If a simple iPhone 4 isn't enough for that special lady in your life, then perhaps the new iPhone from Stuart Hughes will hit the spot. He is only making two of these phones so you can get a matching pair if you want – the asking price? only £5,000,000 …

AMD Chief Executive Dirk Meyer has been measuring the impact that Apple's iPad has had on netbooks and notebook sales. His final conclusion was that the tablet has been killing both. AMD are also waiting on more market development before committing R&D resources to developing tablet processors. Meyer said in …

Many thought the iPad would spell the end of the Amazon Kindle when it was released, however these reports have proved to be wide of the mark. The Apple tablet which was launched in April has actually helped expand the market for digital books. Sales of the Kindle are expected …

Apple are hosting a new event on October the 20th called “Back To The Mac”. One of the key points of this upcoming event is that they will be showing the next major version of Mac OS X. It is rumoured that they may also use this event to refresh …

Outspoken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the Microsoft brand holds value for users, more than rival brands. He also said he is seeing more iPads in the real world than he wants to see. Ballmer sat down with Cnet news.com's Ina Fried and he was asked about the huge …

Last week news broke that Verizon Wireless will sell a CDMA version of Apple's iPhone early next year. This could help Verizon hold their lead against AT&T and boost iPhone sales by 10 million handsets in 2011. A CDMA iPhone can offer Apple huge sales growth as more than 543 …

The hotly awaited Nokia C7 has finally started shipping to customers. This is hot on the heels of the N8 shipment 2 weeks ago. While people had to wait a long time on the N8 however, the C7 shipped very quickly after the first announcement a month ago. The Nokia …

Kitguru reported week ago that the incredible success of the iPad had damaged laptop sales in 2010, and could also be mainly responsible for AMD's latest reported quarterly loss. Latest research however shows that other technological sectors are also experiencing dwindling sales. Analysts expect that the iPad will sell 40 …

One of the biggest selling points for Apple is based around the class leading device support via the Apple store. While this has always been an issue for their rivals, it appears that Amazon will lend the full weight of their online experience by opening a software applications store for …

Comscore have issued a report detailing growth of Google's Android platform. They say that Android was running on 19.6 percent of all smartphones through August with Apple sitting at 24.2 percent. This is the first time Android has been within 5 percent of iOS. From July to August Android market …