Intel have been pushing the latest generation of thin and beautiful ultrabooks, but the only problem for many people is the pricing. Often around £1,000 in the UK, pushing them out of range of the mainstream audience. AMD's vice president of global product and outbound marketing Leslie Sobon spoke to …
Read More »Gartner says Intel must do phone if it wants to grow. Doh.
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Gartner Guru Ken Dulaney has dropped a massive bombshell on the waiting masses. It seems that after much analysis and consideration, the research giant's advice to Intel is “Er, have you tried phones?”. KitGuru has a quick look at the genius …
Read More »Government solves boredom for kids in genius move
In a stunning piece of genuine insight, the government has decided that the way IT is taught in schools simply doesn't work. While David Cameron's education chief might look like Black Adder, he seems to be reaching for genuine change with bold public statements like “Imagine the dramatic change which …
Read More »Motorola and Lenovo choose Intel Medfield for smartphones
If you use the internet on the move, then Intel has a neat, 3-letter acronym lined up ready for you. MID. It stands for Mobile Internet Device. The latest version seems to be generating interest among the bit-part smartphone players at CES. KitGuru tunes into the available wireless using a …
Read More »Does O2 plan to charge £900 an hour for 4G?
In response to an earlier story about Nokia's decision to ship its coolest new phone technologies to the USA only, we've been contacted by a couple of readers to ask about UK data charges. We're not Watchdog, but the point raised is valid. KitGuru breaks out the Pedigree Chum and …
Read More »Asus G74SX-91013Z 17.3 inch Notebook Review
Asus have a reputation for creating great gaming laptops, and today we are revisiting a machine that has been available for a while now … the Republic Of Gamers G74SX complete with 8GB of DDR3 memory, Nvidia 560M graphics and Intel Core i7-2360QM processor. With a 17.3 inch screen running …
Read More »Nokia shuns origins, coolest features are USA-only
Over the past 5 years, Nokia's fall from grace has been spectacular. The Finnish frost giant is going to have to do something pretty amazing to save itself from further falls in the future. KitGuru has just learned that Nokia's technology and marketing teams have made an unusual choice with …
Read More »Belkin announce new Thunderbolt Express Dock
Belkin have announced their new Thunderbolt Express Dock. They are showcasing the device at CES in Las Vegas. It is designed for Apple Macintosh users, enabling the Macbook Air, Pro, Mac Mini and iMac users to connect multiple peripherals to a single connector. This dock means Mac users can connect …
Read More »Sony Prototype TV with 6 million ‘real’ LEDs
Sony have announced a new television which they are showcasing at CES in Las Vegas. This 55 inch screen uses miniature light emitting diodes in place of pixels. Current LED televisions are based on LCD technology with an LED light behind. The new Sony television uses 6 million LED's, 2 …
Read More »OCZ enhance performance & capacity for Cloud optimised SSD storage
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), today announces the debut of new and exciting SSD solutions. Using the world's most popular technology tradeshow as a platform, OCZ's latest SSDs demonstrate a commitment to advancing flash storage technology into greater realms of performance and …
Read More »Arctic announce new Xtreme 7970 Cooler
It didn't take long for Arctic to announce their latest cooler for AMD's HD7970 high end graphics card. The Accelero Xtreme 7970 looks to be a huge improvement over the reference cooling solution, it also comes with a whopping six year warranty. Specially compatible with AMD 7970/50 series Unmatched cooling …
Read More »ASUS Announces the MS-100 USB Speakers and HS-W1 Wireless USB Headset
ASUS has announced two new USB sound products, the MS-100 compact USB stereo speaker set, and HS-W1 wireless USB headset. Both are designed with sharp, striking looks, fantastic audio quality and a pure Plug ’n Play design, but with a minimal size that’s easily packed and to travelled with. The …
Read More »Asus claim 70% of X79 motherboard market share
Asus are highly regarded for the quality of their motherboards worldwide and are claiming to have gained a 70% marketshare for models equipped with the Intel X79 Express chipset. Their report also shows that their Z68 and P677 series motherboards have reached a global market share of 50-60%. According to …
Read More »Stephen Hawking health concerns on 70th birthday
Stephen Hawking, the iconic scientist was too unwell to deliver a speech at his own 70th birthday, with special guests such as Richard Branson missing the opportunity to meet the man face to face. Guests at the event were greeted instead with a recording of his lecture. The Telegraph in …
Read More »Toshiba prototype ultrabook with Windows 8
Slashgear have managed to get a hands on with a prototype Toshiba ultrabook which features Windows 8. The laptop is based on an Intel Core i3 1.3ghz processor which 4GB of memory and a 128GB SSD drive. They claim that Windows 8 runs on integrated graphics within this machine but …
Read More »Apple under channel attack due to unfair treatment of partners
Apple seem to be in the limelight this weekend as several organisations take legal action against them. The ChannelWeb site have reported that Apple are facing action from French Apple Premium reseller eBizcuss saying that they favour their own stores when sending supplies of products. This action by eBizcuss has …
Read More »Apple shares hit an all time high
Apple stock hit an all time high record on Friday of $422.40. CNN Money reported a few days ago saying that this was only a few points shy of the record intraday it reached on October 17th. They add “I'm not quite as cynical as Schwarz, but I've noticed that …
Read More »Apple sued by Chinese authors for copyright infringement
According to Chinese financial magazine Caixin, Apple have been sued by a group of Chinese authors for $1.9 million USD. This is based around providing copyright infringing books for download via their online store. Nine authors have formed a group called the China Written Works Copyright Society (CWWCS) and have …
Read More »HIS HD7970 Crossfire Review
AMD have lifted their partner NDA today, and in this review we will be looking at the performance of two HIS HD7970's in a Crossfire configuration. We already know that one of these cards has claimed the top ‘single GPU' performance spot from Nvidia's GTX580, so how will two of …
Read More »Sapphire Pure Black X79N Motherboard and HD7970 GPU Review
Today we are taking a look at the latest ‘Pure Black' X79N motherboard from Sapphire, based around Intel's enthusiast X79 platform (LGA2011). We have reviewed many Sapphire motherboards in the past and have admired their build quality and overall level of performance, even if their bios configurations have been lagging …
Read More »XFX R7970 Double Dissipation Graphics Card Review
AMD launched their new flagship HD7970 graphics card in December, and we have been extremely impressed with the solution as it has claimed the top performance slot … knocking the GTX580 from the throne. Today AMD have lifted the NDA on partner cards and we have several reviews for your …
Read More »SteelSeries Diablo III Mouse Review
We recently took a look at a rather attractive looking Diablo III headset from SteelSeries which impressed us with the extra features it offers over the standard Siberia V2 headset. While the most obvious differences were mainly cosmetic, there were a few hardware tweaks including a built in USB soundcard …
Read More »Worm claims 45,000 Facebook logins from users
A new Worm has hit Facebook, stealing login information from more than 45,000 users. The ‘Ramnit' worm has mainly targeted users in France and the United Kingdom according to Securlet, a security research firm. McAfee have added that this Worm can infect Windows executable files and Microsoft Office. Securlet said …
Read More »Apple take offense to Steve Jobs doll, threaten legal action
A few days ago we reported on the ultra realistic Steve Jobs doll which was due to go on sale in the coming months. Apple have gotten wind of the product and have taken offense, threatening legal action if the product is not removed. The 12 inch figurine is an …
Read More »Sweden recognise ‘Church of Kopimism’ as a religion: file sharing for all
The Swedish people are very open minded, and they have recognised the ‘Church of Kopimism' as a religious organisation. Their government agency Kammarkollegiet have registered the Church of Kopimism around Christmas, according to a statement issued late yesterday. The group applied three times to have their religion formally recognised in …
Read More »AMD sued by Quanta over heat related chip issues
Quanta have filed a lawsuit against AMD in a California court due to claims of using faulty processors in some computers. AMD are disputing these claims. A news report by Bloomberg highlights that Quanta have accused AMD of selling chips that can not tolerate specific heat levels, making them unusable …
Read More »Armed teenagers rob Apple store, shots fired at taxi driver
On the morning of the 3rd of January, six teenagers decided to try an armed robbery of an Apple store in Scottsdale Quarter. They smashed the glass at the front and stole between $70,000 – $80,000 of Apple hardware. The theft happened before normal working hours, so the store was …
Read More »Fuji announce details of X-S1 26x long zoom camera
FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the all-new FUJIFILM X-S1, a premium, high performance DSLR-styled long-zoom camera, built with careful craftsmanship for the sophisticated consumer and enthusiast photographer who are looking for maximum photographic performance – and true picture quality – with a versatile long-zoom lens housed in a durable, …
Read More »Lenovo add Thunderbolt to new Thinkpad range
Lenovo have announced today that they will be producing new Thinkpad laptops with upcoming third generation Intel Core processors and the new lightning quick Thunderbolt interconnect, currently found primarily on Apple Macbook machines. The new machines – the ThinkPad X1 Hybrid and the Thinkpad S430 will include Thunderbolt. Lenovo claim …
Read More »OCZ release new Deneva 2 mSATA SSD drives for Intel Ultrabook
OCZ Technology Group today announced that the OCZ Deneva2 30GB and 60GB mSATA SSDs, part numbers D2CSTEMS1A10-0030 and D2CSTEMS1A10-0060 have been tested with Intel® Smart Response Technology and have passed the performance benchmarks for the ‘While Using' portion of the responsiveness requirements in the 2012 Ultrabook Definition. “We are pleased …
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