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Samsung are currently locked in legal battle with Apple over patent infringement, however it looks as if Samsung are preempting an attack from Microsoft by offering them a royalty fee for every Android device they sell. Google won't be happy with the way some things are panning out so far …

Amazon have announced their new Kindle Fire tablet, which is set to launch at a low price point of only $199. This extremely competitive price point is lower than initial expectations and follows the Amazon strategy of allowing the audience to buy the hardware at a cutthroat price, only to …

Kitguru often focuses on the ultra high end hardware, but today we are building a system around the Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Z68 motherboard, a new product which aims to deliver the best price point possible. At a shade under £85 we wanted to test this new mobo with the award winning …

Apple have failed in their efforts to trademark the term ‘multi touch'. The US Patent and TradeMark Office has rejected their claims for ownership. The USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board have issued an indepth 18 page review of the Apple appeal. They concluded with this statement “Simply because the …

Facebook have been under fire this week for tracking logged out users. The company released an 'emergency' patch to remove this tracking feature. It would appear that Facebook claim it is a ‘bug'. Nik Cubrilovic said that he found out that Facebook were loading personally identifiable cookies from logged out …

Lets be honest, punters can't get enough of zombies and vampires this year. News has hit that game ‘Dead Island' could very well be turned into a movie. Lionsgate boss Joe Drake said ‘The film Dead Island will be an innovation of the zombie genre because of its focus on …

Google CEO Larry Page spoke at the Google Zeitgeist conference yesterday in Paradise Valley, Ariz. He was outspoken about many things and when asked what may lie ahead for the companies next 13 years he said “You'll have a Google in your pocket.” The quietly spoken Page might not have …

Microsoft have released the latest version of Windows 7 Phone operating system. Version 7.5 (Mango) features calender integration and an enhanced social network contact system. There are also performance improvements, including multitasking enhancements. With 500 new features it is a rather large update for the company. This update is free …

Web traffic organisation Experian Hitwise have reported huge growth for Google+ with a increase of 1269 percent recorded within the space of a month. Heather Doughtery, a director of research at Hitwise in the US said “Google+ emerged as the third largest site in the Social Network and Forums category …

Apple have issued invites to an event on October 4th which is based around the new iPhone. The email they sent to selected members of the press was called ‘Let's talk iPhone' and it will take place at their HQ in Cupertino. This event comes at a strong time for …

Lenovo have announced a new range of 11 ThinkVision monitors, which have achieved Gold status under the UL Environment's Sustainable Product Certification (SPC) program. This means that Lenovo are technically the PC-maker with the largest portfolio of UL Environment Gold-rated products. The ThinkVision monitors cater to a wide range of …

LEPA may not be a well known brand, but we have reviewed a handful of their products on Kitguru before. LEPA is Enermax's ‘mid-range' brand, developing products directed towards the price sensitive consumer audience.  That said, some of LEPA's products are simply rebranded Enermax models, including some of their power …

Samsung have been under fire lately for possibly ‘exaggerating' their figures, and Lenovo's boss recently said “they are trying to buy share from market leader Apple.” It seems they are having no such a problem with their Galaxy S II Phones, as they claim to have sold 10 million units …

This is another (not so) regular gaming news update from KitGuru Gaming. Last week, we went to Eurogamer! It was fantastic, with more games on show than ever before. We already have some juicy stories on the Gaming section of Kitguru, and more are coming. Here's what has been happening …

An AMD roadmap has leaked on the 3DCenter forum which shows that Trinity, the replacement for Llano, could be released in Q1 2012. According to the information, there will be four SKU's. Trinity is going to be based on AMD's new Piledriver core which originates from Bulldozer and will be …

We reported last week on Lulzsec hacker Cody Kretsinger, aka ‘Recursion' who could be spending up to 15 years in jail. An interesting twist in the case came to light, in that UK company HideMyAss passed over his IP address to the Feds. A report on news site Thinq shows …

Over the years Apple have launched major products in San Francisco, however according to AllThingsD the upcoming iPhone media event will be held at their Campus, in Cupertino. According to their sources, the event will be launched on October 4th but the reasons for the event location and timing is …

Challenging the iPad hasn't been easy. Many well known companies have tried, and failed. The Motorola Xoom is a great tablet, but sales haven't been phenomenal. Other products such as the BlackBerry Playbook have failed to excite the public. The HP Touchpad was a complete flop, dying before it even …

Alienware have a well earned reputation for creating some of the most exotic, ludicrously specified gaming machines and today we look at their M18x laptop which features the latest flagship Intel Core i7 2960XM Extreme Edition processor, Bluray drive, 8GB of 1600mhz DDR3 memory and dual Nvidia GTX560m graphics. The …

The most popular cases on the market are mid-tower models as they offer a good compromise between size, features and price.  There is a large amount of competition in the mid tower market, especially around the £50 – £60 mark.  This is the point at which we start to see …

Albert Einstean, the German born theoretical physicist has been one of our greatest minds. His theory of general relativity caused a revolution in physics. For all of his hard work he has been regarded as the father of modern physics and a true intellectual of our time. Scientists in Switzerland …

The authorities have arrested Cody Kretsinger, aged 23 from Arizona. He has been charged with conspiracy and the unauthorised impairment of a protected computer in conjunction with an attack in May and June. Reuters have reported that Kretsinger was arrested yesterday by the FBI. He was apparently a member of …

It may sound like an idea out of a bad science fiction movie, but according to research, scientists at UC Berkeley have designed a system that can decode, then recreate human perception. This means that imagery can be created ‘inside' the minds of people. Jack Gallant, a UC Berkeley Neuroscientist …

Apple have been involved in a lot of legal action in the last couple of months, noticeably with Samsung. The latest news to hit involves VIA, who are suing Apple for infringing on three patents which are associated with the microprocessors used in their iPhone and iPad. VIA have applied …

Apple dominate the tablet market, that isn't breaking news because we all knew it months ago. However Gartner, the well known research and analysis organisation have just released a new report which shows that this isn't set to change, anytime soon. According to their findings, the iPad is going to …

If you go shopping this month for a Solid State Drive, then you will be presented with a bewildering array of choices. If we are being honest, most people tend to buy an SSD based around the price and the Pyro may appeal, as it is a cheaper version of …

Today we are giving away a stunning HD6870 Dual Fan Overclock Edition graphics card, courtesy of Sapphire. In our recent review this product won our highest award and is one of the finest choices for the end user today. The new card has dual 90mm fans with thin impellers to …

Microsoft will be rolling out ‘Mango' very shortly, the new update for the Windows Phone software. Reports suggest that this should be ready and available to customers within 2 weeks. Microsoft have been on time with this release, as they suggested an October release months ago when it was announced. …

MSI and ASUS have been producing some of the finest video cards this year, and today we are reviewing the R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edtion card which features the latest Twin Frozr cooler with dual fans. This design utilises Propeller Blade Technology for 20% more airflow when compared against …

Hewlett Packard have had a rocky ride in 2011 and the latest news would indicate that the company are considering big internal changes. The company stock has dropped significantly in recent weeks and shareholders are very angry over management decisions. Hewlett Packard's board are considering a replacement of the CEO …