Mobile

Nvidia has told several people that got in touch with the graphics card maker, that it's currently not looking to bring the Shield to the EU. Chances are, that will all depend on how many of our US based cousins pick up the device and they can now do so …

We've all done it at some point, got caught up in the atmosphere at a gig or event and decided we'd film a segment to show friends and family. Before you know it though you're watching the whole thing through your phone, making short clips you'll never watch again. Fortunately …

Nokia have announced a new series of products this week, including the new flagship Lumia 925. The new smartphone runs the latest version of Microsoft Windows Phone 8 software, available from T-Mobile in America and from other carriers around the world. Nokia have also introduced new camera focused software features, …

With gamers and enthusiasts still a crucial part of AMD's mobile GPU strategy, the California-based semiconductor company has launched HD 8900M – a series of products which it touts to include the “world's fastest notebook GPU”. Powered by AMD's GCN architecture and built on a 28nm process, the HD 8900M …

In what seems a clear violation of Intel's NDA for Haswell, NEC has launched its next generation laptop far too early. Now that the details are out on the web, it's hard to know what will prevent other system builders from following suit. If the info is in the public …

If you come from a Blackberry point of view, the idea of a smartphone with a sealed battery seems very silly, but manufacturers like Nokia and Apple work on the basis that your phone should be as slim/light as possible and locked in wherever it can be. Which might look …

If you buy a new smartphone, the chances are you will want to ensure it doesn't get wet, even in a heavy rain shower. Sony are trying to turn all this around by releasing the Xperia ZR which can not only handle being dropped into water, but will be able …

While Everything Everywhere and other mobile providers have been keen to push their 4G offerings on customers with big data habits, Samsung has apparently already figured out the next-generation of wireless data transfer, naming it cleverly: 5G. The speeds are huge too. This is beyond WiFi and even faster than …

Nokia are going to release a new smartphone with 48 days standby battery life, costing only $99. The Asha 501 will be shipping with a 1200 mAh battery which will allow for 17 hours of straight talk time and 56 hours of music playback before a recharge. They will supply …

Looking at people while you talk to them is a dubious pleasure. A quick straw poll around the various KitGuru offices reveals that many of us have had video call capability built into our phones for a long while – but never really use it. Then along came Apple. And …

Now that the Sony execs have done their UK tour, including Vodafone's head office in Newbury, it seems that more and more details of the up coming Apple/HTC name coupling ‘i1' are leaking out from our special sources close to the action. KitGuru polishes off another cup of tea and …

There was a time when mobile phones would not even capture a photograph, yet the new products being planned by Sony for the end of August will take video processing into a whole new realm for a smartphone. KitGuru has been listening to the rumblings and is ready to report …

2013 is proving a tougher year for Apple, as they face an increasing challenge from competitors such as Samsung. One of Apple's biggest selling products is the iPad Mini, so it makes sense for them to enhance its capabilities. According to the latest reports, Apple have two refreshes of the …

Just when you thought there wasn't any more room in the Smartphone universe for another Galaxy, Samsung comes along and shows off another. This one known as the Core, is a budget version, designed to offer a functional contemporary handset for a smaller fee than it's bigger brothers. Thanks to the TechRadar …

Check out the publicity documentation for almost any high end vehicle these days, and you can be sure of one thing. There will be greater investment options available for the in-car entertainment than there will for things like the breaking systems. Luxa2 has launched a neat little product that will …

US government officials could be the next poster boys and girls for the Samsung Galaxy S4, after the Pentagon gave the nod of approval for its Knox security software – meaning the S4 handset will soon be getting access to some of the world's most secretive information. Approval from the …

Google Glass has been getting a lot of heat lately. Whether it's discussions on its abilities, or even just that people have already found a way to gain root on it, Glass is making headlines. But not everyone thinks this is the smartphone trend of the future, but more the …

Apple have started to offer larger flash storage options for their 21.5 inch iMacs. These Macs have been shipping with a 1TB Fusion drive option now for some time, at a price premium of £200. As the image above shows, Apple are now offering a 256GB SSD at £240.00 extra, …

The U.S. Department of Defense has cleared Blackberry 10 smartphones and PlayBook tablets for use on their networks.  Reports hit yesterday that the department may also clear devices by Apple and Samsung. The company, which were formerly known as Research In Motion announced in November that their BlackBerry 10 platform …

Facebook has announced a significant boost in earnings over the past quarter, after it saw a big jump in revenue from mobile advertising and perhaps more impressively, an increase in user numbers, seeing active users on the site reach 1.1 billion throughout the quarter. While Facebook has been the world's …

Remember Peter Molyneux's high concept social game? Curosity? You know the one with all the cubes? Well when it was launched, there was a big furore over what was at the centre of the cube. Molyneux said it would be life changing and for a while, a lot of sites …

Lenovo have announced a new laptop to join the ThinkPad ranks – dubbed the S431. The new notebook has a multi finger touchscreen which opens to 180 degrees. The company have also included a huge touchpad and a backlit keyboard. The ThinkPad S431 has incorporated a 14 inch screen into …

Until the recent release of Blackberry's 10 series of handsets, you might be forgiven for forgetting the business centric firm ever had that much of an impact on the smartphone game. After all, it's been a while since Blackberry was considered up there with the big names in the game. …

While a lot of news outlets have reported that the Samsung S4 Mini was scheduled for launch between May and July, KitGuru's sources are saying that August or even September are much more likely dates. We look at the pressures surrounding launches into a softening market. When the market for …

We already published a story this morning on the new ‘bendy' LG OLED television set and researchers at Queen's University Human Media Lab in Belfast have just developed a new prototype smartphone which can change shape to alert the user, such as when receiving calls. The phone is built around …

Samsung are proving a major problem for Apple, in the last 6 months they have driven their own sales at the expense of Apple. There seems no sign of the Korean company slowing down either with announcements for a whole new range of devices targeting a wide audience. Interestingly, Samsung …

According to a new report, the best laptop to run Windows is an Apple MacBook Pro. The report gathered information from a plethora of crashes, long boot times and application hangs. The study comes from a company called Soluto. They provide remote management tools for PCs, and they recorded information …

Apple are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their iTunes service. If you head into the iTunes store there is now a feature called ‘A Decade Of iTunes'. The famous day is April 28th. The new feature allows the user to browse a timeline of events and stories following the growth …

Known for their range of Android based mini-PCs, Giada is announcing a new tablet based on Android, the T720. This is a significant step up for Giada showing a growing sophistication in design and engineering. The T720 is Giada’s latest Android tablet and the sleek design and hardware features make …

Microsoft has released an update on the intended release date for its Surface Pro tablet, letting eager UK buyers know that it'll be here before the end of the May and by the close of June, there won't be many places in the world you can't buy one. According to …