Following an announcement from KDE developer Aaron Seigo last month on its upcoming Spark tablet, the device is now available for pre-order over at the Make Play Live website. A credit card is not required at this time as it just secures you a place in line to purchase the …
Read More »Intel Core i7 3930K & Asus P9X79 WS LGA2011 WorkStation Review
The latest Intel Core i7 processors are class leading performers and we have already reviewed the i7-3820 and flagship i7-3960X Extreme Edition. Today we are looking at the 3930K which should offer much of the 3960X performance, at almost half the price. To power the system today we thought it …
Read More »Love WinZip? Got an iOS device? It’s your lucky day
Remember back to the days when you couldn't survive without WinZip on your PC? Ever since the early nineties this has been the file compression software of choice for the majority of folks, at least until those pesky registration popups pushed many across to alternative nag-free solutions as they came …
Read More »New 95W TDP quad, hexa and octo-core FX CPUs from AMD coming
A freshly leaked slide updating us on future models in AMD's FX Series desktop processor lineup has made its way onto the web from the powers that be and what we can learn from this particular leak is that there will be three new AM3+ 32nm FX models arriving before …
Read More »Huawei engineers participate in the world’s largest desktop cloud
No matter what we think of the cloud and its possibilities, it will no doubt start to take over many tasks we once thought were loyal to the physical PC. All my articles are drafted and saved to WordPress, other documents live on Google Docs, while images I use are stored …
Read More »Point of View invites you to shoot them in the bath
While everyone works hard to make sure that their core products (the ‘bread and butter' if you will) are working well, at the same time these companies always have one eye open for the ‘silver bullet'. The iPad like product that will change the market and everyone can retire. Point …
Read More »VTX3D sharpens pricing – opens new channels
While the experts can argue all day long over whether the UK will buy more or less than 600,000 graphic cards in 2012, one thing is for certain: The proportion of cards bought from each of the main manufacturers WILL change. With stories on the new Radeon 77xx everywhere, KitGuru …
Read More »Apple iOS sales in 2011 beat Mac sales over 28 years
Asymco published an interesting report yesterday which highlighted the incredible strength of the Apple iOS platform. Apple have sold 140 million Macintosh computers in the 28 years they have been available on the market. They have sold 55 million iPads to date and 22 million iPods in the first five …
Read More »Apple’s China problems could roll over into US
Regular readers of Kitguru will already know that Apple are facing a potential customs ban in China over a trademark dispute for the iPad name. The problem now looks as if it could expand into the US territory. A representative for Proview in China said “I think in the future …
Read More »Nomophobia rates on the rise in the UK, now at 66%
Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact and according to research conducted by OnePoll the percentage affected by this strange phobia is on the rise. OnePoll surveyed 1000 people in employment in the UK and found that two in three people fear misplacing or spending time …
Read More »Apple victorious in Germany, pain felt by Motorola is minimal
Germany is well and truly Apple's stomping ground when it comes to anything related to lawsuits and today German courts have ruled in favour of Apple in a lawsuit against Motorola. Apple has been granted an injunction against Motorola for utilizing the “slide to unlock” style lockscreen which is patented …
Read More »J&W give HTPC builders new Cedar Trail based mITX options
J&W has now jumped on the Cedar Trail bandwagon in releasing a pair of mini-ITX motherboards for HTPC users in particular. Falling under the company's Minix line, the D2700-DC and D2500-DC are essentially the same board in terms of layout and specs, only they differ in the Atom chips embedded …
Read More »Samsung decides not to release the 32GB Galaxy Nexus
It has become apparent through several retailers and distributors that Samsung has decided to pull the plug on bringing a 32GB Galaxy Nexus to market, leaving us only with the 16GB launch model. This would be particularly disappointing news for the many folks who were holding out for some Ice …
Read More »Can you review? ADATA want you!
Are you a tech-head? Would you love the opportunity to review a product and get it published online under your own name? We have an very interesting opportunity for an enthusiast courtesy of ADATA. Instead of relying purely on employees with established review sites, ADATA want to ship their new …
Read More »ViewSonic to roll out Windows 8 tablets by Q3
According to ViewSonic's product marketing director in the Asia Pacific region, Max Liu, ViewSonic is planning to expand on its ViewPad line of Android-powered tablets and bring some Windows 8-based models to market later this year when Microsoft outs its next Metro UI wielding OS. During his brief discussion with …
Read More »Enermax Briskie Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Bundle Review
Kitguru spends a lot of time looking at the latest and greatest gaming peripherals on the market and seeing how they can improve our gaming experience. We do however spend less time looking at more ‘mainstream' products which appeal to a wider audience and fall within the budget constraints of …
Read More »Could you help Apple spend their $90 billion cash reserves?
Conference attendees wanted to know what Apple are going to do with their $90 billion cash reserves, according to Venturebeat. At the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook was asked why Apple haven't taking the usual moves of buying back stock or issuing a dividend to …
Read More »Apple lawsuit against Samsung in US covers 17 products
The Apple lawsuit against Samsung in America is bigger than initially reported. AppleInsider have information which shows that the company name patents for 13 smartphones, two media players and two tablets. FOSS Patents writer Florian Muller reports that the Apple suit targets 17 Samsung products with a total of 8 …
Read More »iPad growing in popularity as an educational tool
The Apple App store is the store to rule them all, according to latest information released. Last year, the British Version of the App Store received a total of 255,922 applications, which averaged around 21,326 a month. We can't verify the quality of the applications, but for those people who …
Read More »Study shows that BitTorrent doesn’t damage US boxoffice
An interesting study was released that shows BitTorrent piracy may not have such a bad impact on box office sales. The University of Minnesota and Wellesley College indicated that BitTorrent piracy doesn't have a significant impact on movie sales even though industry executives may feel otherwise. The report says that …
Read More »Android Jelly Bean may bring live dual-boot and reach out to laptops
Google's next iteration of Android is rumoured to be known as Android 5.0 Jelly Bean, which may launch as soon as the second quarter of this year. I have read in the past that some features and optimisations were planned to be part of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich but were …
Read More »LG’s X3 smartphone will pack in a Tegra 3 chipset
In the second LG smartphone related leak in as many days (the first being the successor to the Optimus 3D,) the upcoming X3 has been shown off with some specification and benchmark information. The upcoming and presumably flagship LG smartphone will run on the mighty powerful Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset, just like …
Read More »SOCA take down music share site, threaten visitors with prison
Sometimes in life, things can come as a bit of shock. For instance, the first time you look in the mirror and realise you have a pot belly, and grey hairs. I had a shock today, when I was least expecting it ... as I was listening to Radio 2 …
Read More »AMD HD6850 pricing hits HD7770 hard
AMD launched their HD7770 today, and it was met with a mixed reception in our reviews. The performance isn't bad, but the price point seems a little high. The issue hasn't been helped with the very low pricing of the last generation HD6850 via etailers today. It would appear the …
Read More »Tegra 3 powered Acer Iconia Tab to launch in the EU next month
Acer's upcoming Iconia Tab A510 which was announced last month at CES is reportedly due for a launch in Europe next month attached with a healthy price tag. The latest Acer tablet packs in Nvidia's latest Tegra 3 chipset and a full gigabyte of RAM but it gets exciting when the …
Read More »PayPal doesn’t see the light in NFC
It now appears as if PayPal are now working on their own form of payment technology; turning their back on Near Field Communications (NFC). Although they have experimented with NFC in their Android application and as a point of sales system in Sweden recently, they do not see the brilliance …
Read More »Intel facing tough Ultrabook sell in Europe
Intel have been focusing lately on their Ultrabook range of computers, working with partners to release many machines this year. Their plans are to offer a variety of machines with excellent processing power and stylish design cues. It has already worked well for Apple with their Macbook Air, but Intel …
Read More »iPad 3 could face customs ban in China
Apple may face problems in China for the upcoming release of their iPad 3 tablet computer. They are locked in battle with Proview, a company who claim that Apple are infringing on the ‘iPad trademark'. Proview have filed for a customs ban with local authorities to stop the import and …
Read More »Images leaked of RIM’s BlackBerry 10 OS in action
CrackBerry has published a number of images purporting to show off the new look of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphone OS. The images were taken from a 14-page RIM briefing document that was sent out to advertisers just recently. RIM is putting a lot of its eggs into one basket …
Read More »HP brings 27-inch Z1 AIO Workstation to market
Got a thing for the cleanliness of All-in-One PCs at the home or office but haven't found anything big and bold enough to tickle your fancy yet? – HP's Z1 might be more your cup of tea with the company claiming it as the world's first AIO “Workstation” positioned PC, …
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