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Someone at Sears needs to get involved as they let a monumental error escape with one of their smaller vendor partners late last week, offering the iPad 2 for only $69. Many people thought they might be onto a good deal as Sears would be forced to sell orders at …

Latest news is circulating in the far east that Apple will be working with LG Display and Samsung Electronics for the next screen technology for the iPad 3. Various sources are quoting the news, such as the Korea Times and I spoke with a contact in Taipei today who indicated …

We normally get a handful of emails every week from readers asking if we have any good sources for picking up a new iPad 2, quickly. With UK waiting lists set to 2-3 weeks since it was launched, it has been a long wait for some people. Hopefully the situation …

In an interesting turn of events, Activision are taking action against website Modernwarfare3.com. The gaming company filed a domain name dispute on July 15th. So what is the big deal? Well, a week before the domain was redirecting visitors to Battlefield.com, a competing game from Electronic Arts. Activision didn't take …

These iPad things seem to be everywhere. Every time a major technology site runs with a rumor about the super-featured iPad 3 coming soon to a retailer near you, that your local store actually gets bombarded with cheap imports – promising an iPad like experience for pennies. KitGuru's been sent …

Microsoft announced yesterday to the press that they are tightening up their security system for Hotmail users. This update is coming in two stages, with the second phase – to ban common passwords rolling out in the near future. It would seem to be common sense not to have a …

A new survey released by a psychologist, Betsy Sparrow of Columbia University says that ‘The Google Effect' is changing the way people's brains choose to remember. We all know the situation, you get into a conversation with a friend and they say ‘I Google'd this', or ‘Google it!'. With the …

Search engine giant Google have had a good week, releasing reports that sales beat projections. Their sales rose to $6.92 billion, which was more than the %6.57 billion projection of analysts which were surveyed by Bloomberg. So far it seems a good start for Larry Page, who replaced Eric Schmidt …

Old folk always twitter on about the things they don't teach you in school. With a games industry flowing with customers, the next generation of games will need to be even more amazing. But who's going to program them? Epic has the answer with an express tutorial course. Just after …

Kitguru has reported before that Amazon are set to take on the Apple iPad, after the success of their Kindle E-Reader, but the Wall Street Journal has new information on the subject which would indicate that an October release is possible. Taking on the iPad is proving a tall order, …

Microsoft executive Tami Reller has spoken out at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, which took place yesterday in Los Angeles. She said that any PC today which is capable of running Windows 7 will be able to power the upcoming operating system. Leading UK news site thinq_ ran a story …

For many years robots have been unable to work alongside humans, due to safety issues. However recent developments in motion sensing could translate into massive improvements for various industries. NASA technicians sent a humanoid robot to the International Space Station last year. The Robonaut 2 (R2) was a torso with …

Yesterday we reported that AntiSec had compromised a defense and homeland consultant server. To prove the point they decided to publish 67,000 email addresses online, 53,000 of which were .mil origin. Associated Press analysed the list and said that there were 67,000 addresses, not 90,000 as first claimed by the …

Popcap, the maker of successful entertainment games such as Plants V Zombies have been bought over by Electronic Arts, in a deal worth around £815 million. EA have been aiming to compete in the ‘casual games' sector, against Zynga and this move will help them enhance their portfolio. EA are …

KitGuru has long been fascinated with the increased levels of parallelism in modern processors. The move to Core, showed the world that doing more work per cycle is usually much more powerful than simply cranking up the clock. Intel's research teams rapidly embraced this increased parallelism and now we're moving …

If you frequently take a train or a bus, like me, you may have noticed the growing population who are adopting tablets. This time last year, I would have been hard pressed to notice a single person using a tablet on my train. Last week there were at least 8 …

AntiSec, a well known hacking group claim to have broken into a military server and have made off with thousands of email addresses and passwords. This marks the latest in a long list of attacks of government and high profile businesses. According to reports, 90,000 email addresses were compromised, including …

The topsy-turvy world of senior management operates on a simple principal of ‘there were 10 in the bed and the CEO said roll over'. As soon as someone gets promoted, there is a gap. It's a time for change and for career advancement. KitGuru looks back at the LinkedIn updates …

Bigfoot Networksthe technology company behind the Killer line of high-performance networking products, today announced that Dell Computer Corporation is adding Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 high-performance network adapters as a option to all four of its latest gaming laptop PCs, including the Alienware M18x, M17x, M14x and M11x. Building on Bigfoot Networks’ …

Obama's administration have told a federal judge to order a woman, accused of a mortgage scam in America to decrypt her laptop so they can get access to files relating to the case. This news story is hitting hard on tech sites, as it could be an integral case for …

Social networking has been the topic of conversation for many news articles in recent months and when you look at the traffic figures, it is understandable. Facebook for instance was the first website to top 1 trillion page views in a single month. As the topic of money always comes …

While Microsoft has been the undisputed master of making software dollars, there's a new kid in town. Born in July 2008,  it looks like junior is set to hand out some mighty beatings over the next decade. KitGuru scans the web and does some calculations. The launch of the App …

Intel likes roadmap and planning. It likes to smooth transitions from generation to generation. As whole world prepare for the arrival of the strongest processors ever, KitGuru must ask. Why is the new name not logical? The X48 happily hosted something like 70 processors. Whether you have a lowly Celeron …

Even if you're only a casual reader of the technology sites, you can't help but come across the expression ‘grey market'. When there were hundreds of suppliers in the market for systems and components, then it was such a complex issue that no one really tried to tackle it. Now …

Right now in the UK, the subject of phone hacking is a delicate subject. The News Of The World are closing down this weekend due to a scandal involving phone hacking. If you live outside the UK, or under a rock and want to find out what this is all …

According to news reports, USA consumers may be facing a much tougher time if they want to download illegal warez online. In the states, the leading television, music and film companies are going to be working with Internet companies to police people who are downloading illegal files and media online. …

Google's Eric Schmidt told reporters at the Allen & Co media conference in Sun Valley that Google Plus is becoming an integral aspect of the business. “The whole company is ramping up on top of it.” he said. Google Plus is a serious effect by the organisation to challenge Facebook …

A couple of days ago we ran a story relating to HDMI cables, and the current UK pricing, which many people have considered a rip off for years. Kogan got involved and they emailed us today to let us know that John Lewis and Currys responded to their pricing investigation. …

Apple bigwigs won't be too happy, after the latest news that a federal judge has denied their request to stop Amazon from using the term ‘AppStore'. Judge Phylis Hamilton filed an 18 page opinion with the U.S. District Court for Northern California and denied Apple a request for a preliminary …

High profile hacking group Anonymous, have spoken to leading UK news site thinq_ saying that they have formed a ‘political wing'. It has been hard to escape the diluge of hacking news in recent months, with Lulzsec and Anonymous taking the headlines, almost daily. With the recent news of Lulzsec …