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Citigroup, the US giant bank corporation has told clients that around 360,000 credit cards were compromised by a hacking attack last month, this is twice the number that was originally stated. Citigroup said late last night that the security hack has hit 360,083 North American Citi branded credit cards, after …

Both Acer and Samsung were slow off the mark, with Kogan releasing the first Agora Chromebook on June 7th. Both market leaders however have released new laptops based around Google's Chrome operating system. The Agora machine was being marketed at a very respectable £269 inc vat. Google have revealed that …

The WII U won't make for an ideal media console as it won't support either DVD or BluRay technology, according to Nintendo. Currently the Xbox 360 supports DVD and the Playstation 3 both DVD and Bluray discs. Nintendo spoke to analysts at a question and answer sessions at the E3 …

The latest AMD driver was released last night – Catalyst 11.6, which is the first driver release which supports the new Llano based APUs. The latest driver highlights some new additions, such as the feature called ‘Steady Video'. This helps with stabilisation for video content which we first noticed in …

One of the most shocking things on show at Computex 2011, was the a complete ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) desktop system. While no one in the local channel much minds if Asus produces EeePCs, tablets or regular laptops – the idea of a $12Bn giant starting to make gaming …

Facebook are due to release a photosharing application, according to documents which have been seen by TechCrunch. This new, upcoming application will enhance the experience for the end users, allowing tagging and sharing of photos via Facebook and it also appears to build in functionality which has been integral in …

Steve Jobs has called Adobe Flash a security risk. This is part of the reason he refuses to support it on any of the Apple devices. For the second time in nine days Adobe has patched a critical vulnerability in Flash Player which the hacking community was already exploiting. We …

Lulzsec, one of the highest profile hacking groups have continued their campaign of site takedowns by breaching the US Central Intelligence Agencies homepage. Lulzsec announced the attack with a comment on their twitter page which read “Tango down – cia.gov – for the lulz.”. Lulzsec seem to be unstoppable right …

In these days of micro-managed-mega-branding, corporations search far and wide to come up with the perfect positioning statement. Something that will stir the hearts and minds of all who see it. Searching through the Computex B-roll, it seems that our happy snappy chappies captured the next evolution of AMD's messaging. …

We're not in the habit of flagging individual deals from resellers, but every now and then you come across something that's so far outside the norm that you need to step back, check the facts and let your jaw drop slowly down. This seems to be one of those moments. …

One of AMD's most active partners in recent months has been PowerColor. They have been releasing a wide selection of quality HD6000 series cards with custom PCB and proprietary cooler designs. Today we are looking at an affordable CrossfireX configuration which will work perfectly inside a chassis with limited physical …

Today at The Cable Show, Intel Corporation announced that its Intel CE media processors are helping power Comcast’s next-generation Xfinity TV experience which uses a new guide and user interface to make the television more interactive, personal and social. The Intel-based set-top box, designed and developed by Pace, enables Comcast …

USB 3.0 has been promoted heavily in recent months, but sales figures so far are not encouraging. According to market researchers In-Stat however this is due to change, very soon. They are forecasting huge growth in the next year saying that close to 80 million peripherals should ship in the …

Yesterday we reported on the upcoming iPad3 display, as our sources indicated Apple were making the move in 2012. More information was shared yesterday that highlights a possible move, due to the twitter.framework within the iOS SDK having huge images, over twice the size needed for the current iPad display …

Electronic Arts have had to issue a statement after they have came under fire for making a special edition of Battlefield 3 available to Game or Gamestation shops. The problem occured when EA announced that they were releasing a special version of the game with the ‘Physical Warfare Pack'. This …

Lulzsec have been in the press a lot recently, targeting several high profile agencies. Their latest attacks this week have been aimed at gaming companies such as Minecraft and Eve Online. LulzSec said they took down the Web site for CCP games EVE online and also Escapist Magazine. They also …

Google have released information on a new search feature, which they are calling ‘Instant Pages'. This will give Chrome users faster connections to websites from links on search results. Instant Pages will apparently reduce times taken with a search process and it will be included in the latest test version …

Facebook monitoring site Inside Facebook have issued a report recently which says that during May Facebook have lost six million users in the USA and 100,000 in the UK. Facebook have questioned the figures. While Inside Facebook show a huge drop in the user count for the social networking site, …

This year AMD's Fusion low cost platform has hit the spotlight, offering hardware accelerated performance with miniscule power demands and heat output. While this will suit many people, some of the enthusiast audience will want to spend more money and aim higher up the food chain. Today's article should tickle …

The whole world plus dog loves it when the brave boys of the graphics world launch a new top-end product for the price of a brand new motor scooter. That said, computer stores across the country still do good business in baseline graphic cards. KitGuru sticks a sieve under the …

Last night I spoke with an insider in Taipei who claims that Apple are set to adopt a new high resolution screen for the upcoming iPad 3. Those people who have skipped over on the iPad 2 release will be happy to hear the latest news. Of course, I can't …

Firefox has long been the browser of choice for Ubuntu, but Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth told Network World that he is a big fan of Google's Chrome. The interesting news is that Canonical may replace Firefox with Chrome as the default browser in the operating system. The indication was that …

AMD's Fusion has been a great success this year, with millions of units already shipped. Kitguru has reviewed many motherboards and systems powered by Fusion hardware. AMD are updating the range with the new A-Series chips which are targeting consumer notebooks and desktops. The Fusion APU places both GPU and …

Google are dealing with a growing infestation of Malware which threatens to damage the Android market. They have had to remove more dodgy programs in the last week. A security researcher who found the rogue software reported it to Google who acted swiftly, but it begs the question. Do they …

Nintendo are banking much of their future revenue on the Wii U launch. Analysts however are already saying that the release of the Wii U is not going to have the impact that Nintendo might expect. Michael Pachter, a highly respected Gaming financial analyst says that the chances of the …

Apple are rumored to be starting a new campaign featuring unlocked iPhone 4's in the USA. The pricing is apparently going to be around the $649 mark for the 16GB model and $749 for the 32GB model. Unlocked iPhone 4's have been available internationally now for some time, but it …

Lulzsec, a well known hacking group managed to break into the Senate website at the weekend. US officials have ordered a security review into the incident to ensure it doesn't happen again. Lulzsec are a high profile group of hackers who have previously targeted Nintendo, Sony and Fox News. An …

Apple and Nokia have been locked into legal wrangles now for years over patents for the mobile phone sector. Apple are agreeing to pay Nokia licensing fees which will be a huge cash revenue boost for the Finland based Nokia. This deal is going to settle all the patent litigation …

Cooler Master have been releasing power supplies now for many years and today we are looking at an upgrade to their long standing 650w non modular unit. It receives 80 Plus Certification and a range of internal design changes, with a new Enhance implementation. Cooler Master are also aiming for …

High profile hackers Anonymous, who targeted Sony in recent months are under attack by Turkish authorities. Police have arrested 32 people allegedly connected to the group, according to a report by Anatolia, a Turkish news agency. The suspects have apparently been taken into custody after a series of raids in …