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Samsung will be proud of their latest achievement – selling over 1 million Galaxy S Phones in the USA across a 6 week time peroid. While this falls way short of the 1.7 million iPhone 4's sold in a single weekend (!), it still proves that there is a large …

EUROCOM have released a new laptop called the Panther 2 which is surely staking a solid claim to becoming the world's most powerful laptop ever released. It features 6 core Intel Xeon 5550/5600 series 4 and 6 core processors with SLI GTX 480M graphics card solutions. How does 4.4TB of …

iPad sales have been both a blessing and a curse for Apple – they have broken records but have been struggling to meet with the extraordinary demand. With 3.27 million iPads sold to date the demand has been higher than expected and Apple has been forced to push back release …

The Apple iPad has been a huge success story for Apple, KitGuru rated the device very highly indeed when we reviewed it months ago. News reached KitGuru weeks ago that Apple were planned to make a 7 inch version of the iPad to appeal to users who find the 9.7 …

Microsoft are taking their reentry into the smartphone sector seriously as they will spend over half a billion dollars in marketing costs alone for the Windows Phone 7 launch. TechCrunch posted information according to guest poster Kim Mai Cutler which detailed the fact that Microsoft are throwing serious wads of …

One of the coolest gadgets we have seen in a long time has been recently released and is available from UK retailer GearZap for £59.95. The KeyCase iPad Folio has an integrated Bluetooth Keyboard and looks to be a ‘must buy' for iPad business users. This innovative product seemlessly connects …

Rumours are rife right now that Apple are planning an event in San Francisco on September 7th, two weeks ahead of the new prime time TV season. Apple normally hold an event in San Francisco around this time, but the date this year has yet to be nailed. We have …

The Apple iPhone is one of the worlds most popular portable devices, but the release of the iPad has opened up a new world of ‘big screen' interaction which is appealing to many people. The problem is, that for many the 9.7 inch screen is just too big to carry …

KitGuru's often find themselves on the move with various gadgets including laptops, smartphones and MP3 players and usually have to carry around a small mountain of chargers to accompany these devices. Today we are going to look at the Innergie mCube Mini which Innergie claim to be the worlds smallest …

Apple have a fairly unifed operating system which shares similar code algorithms between the main OS X and iOS platforms. Patently Apple have discovered a patent application filed with the World Intellectual Property Organisation earlier this year which points to potentially major interface changes. Apple love touch input, the iPad …

Finland's University of Oulu have made an announcement today saying that they are working with Nokia and Intel to develop a join research center to create software for 3D and virtual reality interfaces to be used on mobile devices. The cutting edge software is going to be developed by 24 …

Here at KitGuru we've been eagerly awaiting the Android 2.2 update on our Vodafone HTC Desire, especially since the recent 2.1 update that added a vast amount of bloatware to our phone!  This update removes all this bloatware (due to numerous complaints on Vodafone's forum) and brings with it all …

KitGuru has been reporting recently on the fact that Apple have been fighting a losing battle to stop their products from being hacked (jailbreaking as its commonly known to all you kewl g33ks). The courts in the US have actually ruled that it is fine to hack your own phone …

Macintosh executives have never been keen to promote their machines as gaming computers but they have been swallowing a bitter pill recently with Valve's release of the Steam client for OSx. Adoption has been phenomenal and this has had the positive effect of pushing their departments to update drivers. The …

KitGuru spoke with sources in Taipei yesterday and we were told that LG Display, the company responsible for the screen in the iPad are finally catching up to the demand from Apple. Apple are reflecting this improvement on their store with wait times now down from ten days to five …

City Of London police have arrested nine suspected members of a crime conspiracy ring involving thousands of stolen iPhones and millions of pounds worth of fraudulent phone charges. Police performed a series of raids on Wednesday and seized many phones, fake passports, SIM cards and noted a sophisicated network of …

KitGuru reported last week regarding rumours of a new 7 inch iPad set to hit retail with a Cortex A9 processor. While these were only rumours from far eastern shores, it appears that another Taiwanese publication has detailed more information. Chinese language Economic Daily News reported on Tuesday that Apple …

It seems that all in one computers are the rage lately with companies such as Asus trying to break the mould with exciting designs and interesting concepts. Bart Reardon of The MacBook Air Project thought it would be a cool idea to fit a MacBook Air into an apple keyboard …

We published a story yesterday on the Apple executive who was under fire for accepting kick backs for leaking sensitive information. Plantiff Mr Devine yesterday pleaded not guilty to these accusations. Paul Shin Devine was lead in handcuffs and an orange prison suit to appear in Federal court in San …

While Apple have had a very healthy 2010 financially, it seems that lately the company are continually dealing with issues on one level or another. The latest problem has emerged that product manager Paul Shin Devine has been possibly involved in kick backs to Asian suppliers. Businessinsider have released information …

KitGuru recently looked at a high quality Urbano 13 inch protective case for the Apple 13 inch MacBook. Today we are following up with a look at one of the most luxurious cases available for the flagsship 17 inch MacBook Pro. The beautiful ‘Leather Window Case' made out of genuine …

Legendary ID co founder John Carmack showcased the new Rage ID tech 5 gaming engine running at 60 fps on the iPhone 4. His Quakecon presentation has press across the world dribbling over their phones this morning. His demonstration keynote speech which was covered in a live blog by Kotaku …

Dell have released their new ‘Streak' in the USA but what has surprised KitGuru is the total lack of hype around what many would consider a very unusual and appealing product. Press reaction to the Streak has been lukewarm and many reviewers (myself included) are confused as to why Dell …

KitGuru has reported recently that the Apple share in the PC world is slowly growing and it appears that Microsoft are starting to acknowledge that this may prove an issue, long term. They have launched a new section on their Windows 7 website which directly compares their latest and greatest …

KitGuru recently reported on the rumours of a new 7 inch iPad – what our sources in the far east have told us today however is that the new handheld may very well sport the faster Cortex A9 processor meaning it would be ideal to take on the gaming market. …

While Verizon and Motorola still fumble with official responses as to its existance, according to Engadget it appears that Best Buy in North Carolina have placed some Droid 2 units on shelves with some pricing information. The phone appears to be launching for $199 with a carrier subsidy and $599 …

KitGuru reported over the weekend that Apple executive Mark Papermaster, who was in charge of iPhone engineering left the company. The Wall Street Journal have said that his departure was due to “broader cultural incompatibility” rather than a direct link to the iPhone 4's antenna issues as reason for his …

News has just filtered into KitGuru that the Apple executive who was in charge of iPhone engineering and therefore responsible for the antenna design on the iPhone 4 has left the company. Many people are filing in the blanks however and are assuming that Mark Papermasters departure from Apple may …

Brazilian news site MacMagazine are claiming that the annual refresh of the iPod lineup is coming sooner than expected between August 14th and August 16th. MacMagazine claim to have insider information from Apple sources saying that the new line up is due for release very soon. For the last four …

The netbook phenomenon has exploded in recent years with almost every major manufacturer entering into this lucrative market. MSI were one of the pioneers with the 2008 Wind U100 selling en masse to a cost conscious audience. I had one of these units for 9 months and I have to …