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The new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 launch has not went according to plan, according to many analyst reports. Microsoft claim they have shipped 2 million units to carriers, but no one is delivering actual sales figures. When Microsoft are questioned on their sales figures, they have spoken to the press …

It was bound to happen, especially after the release of the recent movie, but Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's page was hacked on Tuesday. This is certainly a good indication that the security in place still needs to be improved. The message that the hackers left read “Let the hacking begin: …

In KitGuru's most recent survey, a whopping 70% of readers said that they would go and buy a 30″ TFT panel (2560×1600) at the end of the month if the price was less than £500. That's a HUGE amount of sales. Why are the panel guys ignoring it? KitGuru is …

With the release of the stunning new Sandybridge platform from Intel, memory manufacturers are releasing kits designed specifically to maximise system performance. Today we look at a stunning new 4GB kit from GSKILL which operates at 2133mhz while maintaining the tightest possible timings. In the past, getting memory close to …

Pcinlife have been able to get some images of AMD's upcoming entry level HD6570 and HD6670 cards that will be based on the 40nm Turks GPU. There are still not details on these new cards or the upcoming Antilles dual GPU solution from AMD, but they are expected in the …

James Murdoch, son of industry mogul Rupert Murdoch has said that the iPad exclusive paper ‘The Daily' should be available within the next two weeks. The Daily is the heavily promoted digital only publication which was originally planned for a January 19th launch but was pushed back at the last …

We know our readers love competitions, and we have a pretty cool one to announce today. Cooler Master have informed us that they are giving away three Spawn Mice to lucky participants. The competition is going to be ideal for those of you who hate complex entry methods. You simply …

Investigators are faced with many problems when trying to find people responsible for child pornography. Internet service providers only retain user data for a short period of time and this is a fundamental part of prosecuting almost every time of crime. In Europe ISPs hang onto logs for a minimum …

Parallel processing is something which graphics cards do amazingly well and which regular CPUs are only slowly waking up to. AMD's developer kit has just been updated, so KitGuru decided to (in GPGPU's honour) multi-task by typing this story, while biting our nails, catching up on One Tree Hill and …

ASRock are stepping up their game. It has taken a lot of time persuading the enthusiast audience, but in the last year we have seen the company develop and progress, especially with their motherboard designs. Today we are looking at the ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Professional motherboard, which is targeted at …

They might not be that well known in the West, but Huawei are a Chinese telecommunications behemoth. They are planning to sue Motorola to stop their former partner from transferring trade secrets to a rival company. This is one of the first big cases in which a Chinese company has …

Hitachi are shipping the worlds first enterprise class 3TB hard drive. The Ultrastar 7k3000 is a 7,200rpm drive that is supplied with either 6 Gbit/sec. serial SCSI or SATA interfaces. The 3.5 inch 7K3000 replaces the A7K2000 and has 5 platters. It increases areal density however on those disks by …

Gail Davis, a woman from Orpington, England received a call from Apple offering a prize of $10,000 and she hung up the phone saying ‘Thank you very much, I'm not interested'. She had assumed it was a fake, spam related call looking for personal information. Her household was the one …

We have been awaiting the Motorola Xoom with baited breath now for quite some time. This will be the first Android tablet to use V3.0 and it will be upgradable to a 4G connection. We heard some rumours behind closed doors this morning – it might cost a whopping $800. …

Insides sources are just after speaking with the KitGuru newsdesk with a report that Nokia are considering using Intel Atom processors inside their upcoming range of smartphones. Our sources claim that the Nokia N9 is going to feature an Atom processor clocked at 1.2ghz or 1.4ghz. This phone is set …

We recently looked at one of Asus' high end M4A90GTD Pro/USB3 motherboards that impressed us with its extensive feature set and strong performance.  The only drawback of this board was the high price which put it out into the ‘deeper wallet' category.  So we were excited when Asus offered us …

AMD are going to be targeting Llano APUs that are aimed at the mainstream business, desktop and AIO PC sectors. The Llano APU is part of AMD's Lynx platform and will feature a dual core CPU mated with a Direct X 11 GPU. The new multi GPU technology will pair …

Apples upcoming plans for the iPhone 5 are rumoured to see it move a large number of parts from Japan to Taiwan. Foxconn Electronics, Foxlink, Epistar and Gold Circuit Electronics are all supplying parts such as the white headphones, LED lights and boards. Apple are said to be looking for …

Under pressure from enterprise clients, Apple have hired cybersecurity expert and author David Rice as its director of global security. Several sources in the industry have verified that Apple have hired Rice who is due to take his position in March. Rice is a respected name in IT security circles …

Security group Imperva accidentally came across a hacker's offer in an underground forum in the black market of a US Army's Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) website. Imperva said the hacker claims websites control that includes military, universities and government websites. The hacker is charging between $33 and $499 depending on …

Ever since we were kids, we've known that the day would come when lasers, phasers and disruptors would become the weapon of choice. Now it seems that, at some level, that day is at hand. Los Alamos, America's famous ‘Can we kill them better/faster/more efficiently' centre has issued a statement …

One of the biggest surprises of 2010 was the CPU cooling launches by Thermaltake. While the company has created some of the neatest looking coolers you're likely to see (think V1), the cooling capability was not always there (think V1). The Contac29 and Frio changed that dramatically in 2010, but …

Sources close to Kitguru in China have leaked that the 3DS will have a battery life of up to seven hours with 3D mode disabled. The information we were given last night indicate that under normal ‘3D enabled' conditions the battery should last around 4 hours under heavy use. Every …

During a recent visit to a test facility, KitGuru undercover agents managed to gain entry to a very unusual meeting. It was at Thermaltake's brand new Taipei office block and the meeting was to find the ladies who would be running the all important booth at Computex 2011 in June. …

2010 seemed like the ‘Year of the Tablet', however we are positive that in 2011 sales figures are going to soar to new heights. With many companies stepping up and offering an alternative to the iPad which one you should be buying? CES 2011 showcased many new designs, from Android …

Hewlett Packard have been undergoing some radical changes behind the scenes with over a third of their board of directors replaced under new chief executive Leo Apotheker and chairman Ray Lane. They are bringing in five new directors, including former ebay chief executive Meg Whitman. Mark Hurd, the former CEO …

There is no doubting that 2010 was a turning point for Arctic Cooling, they focused on enhancing their portfolio and released a steady flow of products throughout the year. KitGuru reviewed a wide cross section of their product catalogue and were often impressed with the focus on quality products at …

The HD6850 has been a strong seller for AMD since it was released last year, combining great gaming performance at a very competitive price point. Today we are looking at the new HIS HD 6850 which is supplied in a pre overclocked state and features a high performance ‘Ice Q …

Yesterday we reported that Acer were focusing on new tablet designs, featuring Sandybridge technology. This would also mean that their production of netbooks would suffer. Or so we thought. It appears that an Acer employee was speaking out of turn and that he has had his wings clipped. Acer have …

Someone send for a plumber, it seems we have a lot of leaks today, with CoolPC having shown some images of the upcoming reference design GTX560. This product launches next week. Website CoolPC seem to have pulled the images down now, but TechConnect are hosting them still over here. Based …