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Sapphire HD7950 MAC Edition Review

Today we are looking at the new graphics card from Sapphire, The HD7950 MAC Edition. As the name would suggest this discrete solution has been designed specifically for Apple computers, namely the flagship Mac Pro Desktop. Until today the most powerful AMD graphics card that you could get for the …

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Samsung goes with 1.9GHz quad core S4

As reported on KitGuru a while back, the new Samsung S4 products will have the kind of processing power and storage specification that would not have looked out of place in a desktop PC 10 years ago. It now seems that the UK launch spec for the S4 has been …

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Apple sued on patent infringement claim

Apple are being sued by Intertrust Technologies Corp, a leader in digital copyright protection. They are alleging patent infringement on 15 of Intertrust patents. According to the Wall Street Journal, the suit against Apple covers a lot of products, including the iPad, iPhone, computers and laptops, Apple TV and even …

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Samsung watch will be released before Apple ‘iWatch’

According to industry insiders I spoke with last night close to manufacturing, it would appear that Samsung will be in a position to release their new electronic watch before Apple. There have been many rumours of Apple releasing their upcoming ‘iWatch', a device that they reckon will sell very well, …

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Why does Adobe Flash need so many updates?

When software works, the updates are few and far between. When things go wrong on a regular basis and you're always picking up new faults, then you need to issue loads of updates. KitGuru has noticed a lot of Adobe updates for Flash recently and is wondering ‘What, exactly, is …

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Wozniak’s old house goes on sale again

Think of Apple and you think immediately of Steve Jobs, however if it wasn't for Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder, the company would never have been in a starting position and history today would be very different. Sadly being co-founder of Apple hasn't helped Wozniak sell his old house, which is …

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Lenovo release all new T431s UltraBook

Lenovo's ThinkPad range has been updated after an 18 month period of planning. They have just showcased the new ThinkPad T431s Ultrabook. The design is still very much a ‘ThinkPad' design, but they have slimmed it down and changed areas. Lenovo have ditched the physical track pad click buttons and …

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Samsung Galaxy S IV. The phone to have in 2013?

We are all used to the hype surrounding the latest Apple iPhone, but we think Samsung have outdone themselves with the Galaxy S IV launch. While the details are still being released, the Wall Street Journal managed to get a hands on with the phone and have posted a ‘first …

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Apple say Android phones are inferior to iPhone

Apple have attempted to put a spanner in Samsung's flagship smartphone launch day by speaking out against Android powered products. Apple marketing boss Phil Schiller said yesterday that he believes that products which run Google Android are inferior to Apple's iPhone. Schiller shared his data on the popularity of the …

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Blackberry land 1 million smartphone deal

Blackberry have received a record order of 1 million smartphones from one of their partners. The company have never had a single order this size and will certainly help their financials in 2013. Slashgear reported that the company shares increased substantially after this announcement. The details of the partner were …

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Android tablet shipments to surpass iPad

Android fans will be rejoicing to hear that Android tablet shipments will be passing Apple iPad this year, for the first time ever. Research house IDC say that Android will be claiming more market share in 2013. Android tablets are made in a variety of sizes and shapes, however Apple …

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Marvel bringing weekly comics to mobile

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We learned yesterday that Comixology had made available over 700 comics to those that got hold of its app and downloaded them before the early hours of Wednesday morning – so you still have a bit of time – and now Marvel is getting in on the mobile comic action. …

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Samsung tweet tease Galaxy S IV picture

Samsung are releasing the Galaxy S IV soon, which will replace the big selling Galaxy S III. To augment the video they released earlier this month a new image has been tweeted showing part of the Galaxy S IV, partially hidden in shadow. The tweet preempts the ‘Who's ready for …

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No SSD? Why are laptop companies so sad?

Since 2010, KitGuru has been driving the notion that all systems should boot off an SSD. With the pricing on SSDs so competitive across the board – and laptop companies telling us how important battery life is – why do the vast majority of notebooks come with a cruddy old …

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Microsoft suspend Phone 7.8 update: Nokia confirm

Microsoft have suspended the distribution of Windows Phone 7.8 to older Lumia devices, including the Lumia 800. Nokia have confirmed the delay on the official Russian Twitter account. A week earlier, Joe Belfiore Manager of the Windows Phone program confirmed on Twitter that Microsoft had identified a minor problem with …

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Analyst wonders if Apple can play ‘defense’ this year

Apple are one of the world's largest, most profitable and financially successful companies. The competition has been heating up in the last six months however especially from Samsung and Google. UBS Analyst Steve Milunovich has sent out an email to clients which read ‘Identity Crisis: Can Apple Play Defense?'. He …

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Google celebrate store 1st birthday with sale

Google are celebrating their 1st Play Store birthday with a huge sale on a variety of software. They are also giving away free goodies to Android users. The gifts target a wide audience, from games to applications, with special offers on a wide range of downloads.  The deals will be …

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Google not happy with Motorola smartphone pipeline

Google have publicly commented on the Motorola pipeline, after buying the company last year. This will come as a blow to many people who had hoped that the Google/Motorola deal would lead to an array of exciting smartphones in the near future. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference, Google …

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Google champions Glass, describes phones as “emasculating”

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Staring down at a screen is “emasculating”, according to Google Boss Sergey Brin, who has been talking up the Google Glass project that sees most of a smartphone's functions incorporated into a piece of semi-intrusive eye wear. The comment was made to an audience at a TED conference in LA about the …

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Google’s Sergei Brin says smartphones are ‘antisocial’

Google are making a lot of money from their Android powered smartphones however the Google co-founder Sergei Brin spoke out about his opinions on the devices saying they were 'emasculating' and saying that Google Glass would be a solution to the societal problems they pose. Brin was on stage at …

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Apple settle lawsuit over ‘bait’ apps for kids

Apple have offered to pay some money to parents who are frustrated that their kids have been buying applications via iTunes without their permission. They will be offering a $6 iTunes credit or cash if the amount was more than $30. The company have said they will pay to settle …

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