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Our favourite tablet manufacturer Asus just released two new teasers for its event at Computex early next week. Both teasers could never be considered specific but it is clear Asus is doing something with Android and Windows. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GkdMsp7ZjE'] The first video involves a series of water drops and in …

Orange UK has recently unveiled the first Intel powered smartphone destined for the UK. The San Diego is powered by the Intel Atom Z2460 (more commonly known as Medfield) chipset clocked at 1.6 GHz. The 4 inch display has a 1024 x 600 resolution, while the rear camera has a …

As the whole world plus dog moves to a more mobile way of computing, wise companies who invested in flat panel manufacturing technology, are cashing in big time. But in this world of LED willy waving, who’s the alpha monkey? KitGuru steps into the ring to get hands on with …

Samsung has revealed two Galaxy S III variants for the Canadian market. What makes the two different from one another is purely radio baseband and internal memory related. The SGH-i747 comes with LTE support and comes with either 16GB or 32GB of internal memory. The other variant, the SGH-iT999 supports …

Newly formed mobile operator Everything Everywhere (the combined companies Orange and Vodafone) have today announced the launch of their new phone – called the “San Diego”. What makes this one different is that it’s the first mobile smart phone to be launched in Europe that will be powered by an …

In a recent interview with TechRadar, Linus Upson admits that Google is not working on a Chrome OS tablet. Google's vice president of engineering, with a focus on browser products said plainly that “we are not working on a Chrome OS tablet.” This comes the day after Google revealed Chrome …

The iconic Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be immortalised in a movie detailing his life. Hollywood screenwriter Aaron Sorkin said that he is working on the Steve Jobs biopic, although it is still in the very early stage. Sorkin spoke at the D10 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes. Sorkin has …

In life, things are rarely the right length. KitGuru can think of many occasions when ‘Just one more inch' would have been plenty, but we left unsatisfied. CurlyWurly is a case in hand. Other times, you wish that things had come to an end sooner. Here we're thinking about PSU …

According to Sony's market research water resistant phones have been a big request, so much so Sony has just announced two of them. The Sony Xperia go is without doubt the successor to last year's Xperia Active while the Xperia arco S appears to be a international version of the Xperia arco …

Research In Motion have been facing the toughest battle in the last 18 months against Apple iOS and Google Android. The latest news to reach us is that they could face a $1bn writedown from a huge stockpile of unsold smartphones and tablets. According to the BBC, the company are …

Steve Jobs may be dead, but his legacy still thrives. A handwritten note which he sent to Atari in 1974 could fetch up to $15,000 when it goes to auction. Before Jobs co-founded Apple, he worked for Atari, helping the game company improve their game design. A note that he …

The heavily anticipated Galaxy S III Android flagship has been officially launched today by the Korean mobile giant. This launch is Samsung' s largest for a single product ever with a simultaneous launch across 28 countries. They plan to continue this widespread availability of its latest smartphone, saying it will be in …

In recent times there have been rumours that RIM would bring their iconic BlackBerry Messenger service to Android and we are all for well implemented cross-platform integration. It's like being able to open a .zip on the desktop operating system you prefer best. However, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins doesn't see …

LG isn't the sort to sit back and be content with Samsung leading the mobile display evolution, today announcing their latest – perhaps even over the top – accomplishment. LG Display has today introduced a Full HD mobile display, complete with over 2 million pixels packed into a 5 inch …

Research In Motion are planning to axe 2,000 staff as part of their global restructuring plan, according to reports circulating this weekend. This restructuring is said to start in the next couple of weeks and will affect staff in all corners of the globe. The Globe and Mail said “Patrick …

Nvidia has just released some further information in addition to its Kai tablet platform, its Tegra 3 chipset will be in 30 smartphones by the end of the year. This number doesn't include tablets such as the recently reviewed Asus Transformer Prime. This number is twice as many as what …

Continuous rumours of a $200 Nvidia powered tablet have been around for some months now, yet rumours have not transformed into products just yet. At CES in January a 7 inch tablet from Asus was showcased which was powered by a Tegra 3 chipset and was set to retail for …

Apple have said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that CEO Tim Cook has asked to be excluded from a newly set up company program through which employees can gather dividends on their restricted stock units that are still vesting. The Telegraph says that Apple have …

Last month it was revealed that Samsung and Apple were pressured into entering settlement talks over the course of two of days at a Californian court. The two mobile giants met there this past Monday and Tuesday where Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero oversaw the proceedings. As you might have …

HTC has just released a detailed list of all their Android smartphones that will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the coming months. It isn't the first time we've seen the same sort of list but this one brings with it some added details. Here comes the …

All good (and bad) things eventually have to meet their fate and today some Windows Mobile and Phone marketplaces meet theirs. Those running on the ancient Windows Mobile platform will no longer have access to the official Marketplace starting from today. If you do happen to have a unmodified HTC …

When you think cheap computers you are probably reminded of the Raspberry Pi. However, the Raspberry Pi was originally designed as a tool to get kids into programming. Today VIA announced the first Android PC (APC) that will go on sale in June or July for just $49, targeted at …

Google has completed their $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility. The deal was sealed yesterday, nine months after Google made the announcement that they wanted to expand into the hardware sector. This is their biggest and most memorable takeover yet. Google have had great success with their Android platform, claiming …

It has been rumoured for a while that Verizon would enable a global setting on some of their handsets and this has just been confirmed by the American telco. Global GSM roaming will be enabled on the Motorola Droid 4, Droid RAZR, Droid RAZR Maxx and the HTC Rezound through …

Yesterday we briefly mentioned that Samsung's S Voice application had been leaked online and seemed to be working pretty well – even with a Kiwi (New Zealand) accent. However, this may have all been in vain as Samsung has since blocked anything other than the Galaxy S III from accessing …

We've known for a while the Samsung is an official sponsor of the Olympic Games commencing in London later this year but until today we have yet to see any results of this. A series of pictures have been dispersed onto the internet revealing a Olympic Games edition of the …

Majel has long been rumoured as the search giant's rival to Apple's Siri personal assistant service. It should become available on Android smartphones later this year – most likely in the last quarter. According to reports it will officially (and unoriginally) be known as “Assistant”. While Google has obviously not spent much …

An Samsung official who would love to remain anonymous in order to retain his job has revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S III unveiled a few weeks ago has had over 9 million units pre-ordered already. Samsung's latest Galaxy flagship is destined to launch later this month in the UK, but the remainder …

Samsung have lost $11 billion value, or 6 percent over a Taiwanese trade news outlet report earlier this week. The report said that Apple have started to place big memory orders with Japanese chipmaker Elpida. The relationship between Samsung and Apple is strained at the best of times, but Apple …

Amazon may have been shrinking the size of their Kindle e-reading devices, but it looks as if they are planning to make the Kindle Fire tablet larger, later this year. According to the latest rumours it would appear that they are planning to release a 10.1 inch Kindle Fire in …