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In a rather embarrassing state of affairs, Apple lost their second iPhone prototype in the space of two years. According to a report on AppleInsider today the company have recently posted some job openings for Managers for ‘New Product Security' to help tighten up future situations. Apple listed two job …

It is hard to escape the iPad in daily news, and the latest adopters in the US are schools. According to reports, some schools are ditching textbooks while offering their students an iPad. According to the news, students in Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School and Burlington High School near Boston …

Dell have announced a partnership with Baidu, a company best known for their search engine based in China. Baidu are launching a new operating system called ‘Yi'. It is apparently based around Android and Baidu and will have its own maps and other services including cloud storage, cloud backup and …

A Lenovo executive has spoken to the Guardian newspaper saying that Samsung have only sold 20,000 of 1,000,000 tablets that it shipped last year. He claims that they are trying to buy share from market leader Apple. This low figure has came as a shock to many but Andrew Darrow, …

As with all Apple launches, the iPhone 5 launch date has been predicted many times, but the latest report shows that Best Buy are preparing for an October launch. A leaked document received by BGR from Best Buy shows that the Apple iPhone 5 will be launched in the first …

Samsung have pulled their Galaxy Tab 7.7 out of the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin as Apple have won an injunction which blocks sales and marketing of the product. A Dusseldorf court granted Apple the injunction, after Apple claimed that Samsung were copying their device technology. Apple winning this …

Earlier this week we reported on the ‘stolen iPhone 5'. Since then the press have been active on the story, with some reporters claiming that Apple planned the whole event for marketing reasons. In the last day however, some publications are even saying that Apple impersonated police officers in the …

Hewlett Packard have been in the press recently for dropping the price of their doomed Touchpad to $99 in the US, translating to a whopping $300 loss per tablet sold. Best Buy have dropped the price of the Playbook to try and clean some of their inventory. Best Buy are …

Techcrunch have had a hands on with the upcoming full colour Kindle tablet and author MG Siegler says it is ‘going to be a big deal'. Rumours of an Amazon full colour tablet have been rife now for months, and Kitguru has reported on the news before. This is the …

Gaming laptops are for an elite audience, where ultimate performance is paramount. Sadly they aren't cheap either, often costing £1,500, or more. Fear ye not, for today because we are looking at the MSI GE 620, a 15.6 inch portable which packs in a Core i7 quad core processor, 4GB …

Hewlett Packard have shown that there is a huge market for cut price tablet sales, but with a $300 loss on every unit sold it certainly won't be a business plan that other companies will want to copy. Lenovo have released their new IdeaPad A1, at only $199 ….. but …

Yesterday we reported that Apple had lost a prototype of the iPhone 5, in a bar. Many people couldn't believe that the same thing happened almost a year before. The International Business Times however have a different take on the matter – was it a clever ploy for media attention? …

Apple are facing criticism over environmental issues for the second time this year. A leading Chinese environment activist are targeting the American computer maker over ‘polluted water' and ‘hazardous gas' concerns. According to a report on the Wall Street Journal, Ma Jun, a director of the Institute of Public & …

The Apple iPad is one of the decades success stories. They have already sold millions and have generated Apple several billion dollars in the space of a year. Sony have entered the tablet market with their latest range, but so far critics don't seem impressed. It is common knowledge that …

The Hewlett Packard Touchpad has been one of the hottest selling pieces of technology in the last month – thanks to the incredible loss generating price reductions. It appears that HP are not ditching support for the tablet however, with updates coming in the future. HP spoke to CNET this …

This might seem hard to believe, god knows we had a hard time digesting it this morning but according to CNET an Apple employee has left a new iPhone prototype in a bar. A rerun of events from April last year. The new iPhone is set for launch fairly soon, …

With Tim Cook now as acting CEO, analysts and industry experts have been pondering the possible changes within the company. Famous co-founder Steve Wozniak has already been speaking out in interviews and has said that he would consider returning to an active role at Apple if he was offered. He …

It has been an unusual year for Hewlett Packard. Their Touchpad was promoted as being a viable alternative to the ever popular Apple iPad. Sadly they killed support for WebOS and the price plummeted to under $100 in the US and £89 in the UK. Stocks sold out in a …

Over the last week there have been many stories about Apple and their future. Since Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO, some are questioning Tim Cook's abilities as a leader, as to whether he would be able to help create, direct and develop new products. Out of all the articles …

Kitguru has written many articles now on the upcoming tablet release from etail giant Amazon. We have predicted that while they won't be able to overthrow Apple as the market leader, that they should be able to shift quite a few units and take second place. It appears that analyst …

SprintFeed have published a story, based on a leaked memo from Sprint to their employees. In the memo they instruct all their staff to issue a ‘no comment' response when asked about the upcoming iPhone 5, the latest product from Apple which has been causing much debate within the industry. …

The laptop market right now is extremely competitive. With Dell and other big players offering cut throat prices, it is difficult for many companies to get a foothold at all. This is not putting off Razer, a company best known for their quality range of peripherals. The Razer Blade is …

According to reports on VentureBeat Apple are working on a digital television which will be powered by the iOS operating system. They claim sources in Silicon Valley. VentureBeat say they have interviewed sources who confirm the news, although it seems to be just a ‘rumour' rather than anything confirmed. Apple …

The ongoing battle between Apple and Samsung still rages – Apple claim that Samsung are imitating their design ideas. Apple have won a further delay in the sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia – until the end of September at least. Apple have sued Samsung in Sydney …

As the UK's biggest LAN event ever prepares to kick off at the International Centre in Telford over this Bank Holiday weekend, major sponsor Medion is launching a huge competition to win a £1,000 Pro-Gamer Laptop. Entry is simple and one lucky reader will be enjoying the mobile gaming goodness …

“If you can't beat 'em join 'em” Or in this case ‘if you can't beat em' hire 'em. Yes, Famous iOS hacker Comex has tweeted online that he is taking up a new job position with Apple. The author of JailBreakMe has been releasing hacks for Apple users now for …

Research In Motion have released their new BBM Music service, a messenger based software extra for Blackberry phones. BBM Music is a cloud based music service which allows BlackBerry Messenger users to share music through a community based music library. During the UK riots, RIM were faced with negative press …

All week we have been covering the news on the TouchPad. When Hewlett Packard announced that they were dropping the price to $99/£89 the online audience snapped them up, by the truckload. Within a few days Hewlett Packard announced that they had sold out, giving people an opt in button …

We have reported on the failed HP TouchPad in the last week, detailing huge price reductions after the product platform was basically ditched. It was released for $99 in the USA and promptly sold out, then the UK dropped the price to £89 and none were left in retail stores …

The Apple board of Directors have announced that iconic leader Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer. They have named Tim Cook as the new CEO. Tim Cook has been the Chief Operating Officer for Apple for some time and his move to replace Steve Jobs has not came …