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Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the sleek and functional Wi-Drive, built to address the ever-increasing storage needs of Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users (www.kingston.com/flash/wi_drive.asp). Wi-Drive, a wireless, portable storage solution, allows users to …

Windows 8 demonstrated the next version of their operating system at the All Things D conference on a prototype touch screen tablet, as well as a few laptop systems with a mouse and keyboard attached. Many people are saying that it looks a lot like Windows Phone 7. The interface …

It seems there is a story now every week on some major hacking incident, and the latest involves Google's Gmail. The hackers are said to have originated from China and they have tried to steal passwords of hundreds of account holders, including high profile US government officials as well as …

This has been a debate for many years – does using a mobile phone give you cancer? In the UK this week there seems to be a reinvigorated debate discussing all the implications of using a mobile phone. The World Health Organisation thinks that mobile phones will give you brain …

The GTX580 has been Nvidia's finest moment. The card has been a big seller since it was released and it leads many of the performance charts when we factor out the dual GPU solutions. Today we are looking at the MSI N580GTX Lightning, a heavily modified card designed to target …

We all love our graphics cards, playing the latest games and being able to crank the eye candy is one of life's little luxuries. There are other uses for video cards however, and one of them showcases the bruteforce capabilities for cracking passwords. Vijay Devakumar, from India said that GPU's …

MacDefender has been one of the most high profile pieces of Macintosh based malware in recent years, even causing Apple to intervene. If you want to read more about MacDefender and what it does, then follow this link. Apple have released a security update to help cure the problem. Security …

V.P. of Corporate Communication at Microsoft, Frank Shaw has said that 40% of all Xbox 360 related activities are now non gaming related. This statistic highlights that many users are enjoying other activities on Microsofts console, including using the built in DVD player to watch movies. Facebook, messaging and Zune …

SCEE had a maintenance schedule set up for last night, but they cancelled it. No one is sure what happened but the service outages that were planned for 7pm to 1am were halted. ‘PSN Network Maintenance that was scheduled to take place this evening from Tuesday 31st May at 19.00 …

Apple are offering free replacements for the bottom panel for some of their Macbook computers. Apple have said that there is a problem with some of the machines when the rubber surface separates from the case – but fear not because they will be replacing the parts free of charge …

Console games are expensive, with leading titles often selling for £40-£45 in the UK. The latest news to reach us today is that the publisher behind Call Of Duty will be wanting to charge a monthly fee for online gaming services. Activision Blizzard will be under fire for their plans …

Microsoft have told chipmakers who want to use the upcoming version of Windows for tablet computers to work with only one manufacturer, to speed up the delivery. Bloomberg claim that people close to the companies have detailed the information. Chipmakers who agree to Microsoft's terms will get incentives in exchange …

Google Executive chairman Eric Schmidt said yesterday that they have reached an agreement with Apple to continue providing maps and search technology for the iPhone. Schmidt spoke at the D9 conference and said that Google's relationship with Apple had gotten ‘rough' as competition between iOS and Android was getting more …

Antec have a lot of faith in their Rockus speaker system. They are putting a new 60 day trial system behind a potential order, allowing the customer time to listen to them, and if they aren't happy then a full refund will be given. What brands come to mind when …

We just got word from one of our associates in the industry that there is a very interesting study being undertaken. We can't unfortunately reveal who the company is, but we guarantee it will be very fun to be involved with this. If you want to be involved or to …

Hewlett Packard seem to be jinxed in May. They recalled 70,000 laptop batteries in May 2009, 54,000 in May 2010 and another 162,000 are apparently potentially dangerous. According to sources, the batteries may cause skin burns due to overheating and even potentially catch fire in extreme circumstances. The US Product …

This month Kitguru has been at the forefront of many Solid State Drive reviews including the new models from ADATA and OCZ. Today we are looking at the new model from Corsair, the Force 3 120GB which is set to target a wide audience, offering high levels of SATA III …

We have some shots for you from Computex of the upcoming Powercolor HD6990 Custom design, which is not yet finished. The HD6870X2 which will be available very shortly and the HD6850 SCS3. Yes, the custom HD6970x2 has three power connectors, its not a mistake ! Stay tuned for more Computex …

We have been watching many discussion forums in recent months and the overriding consensus seems to be that Apple really have the tablet market wrapped up. We don't just mean in terms of sales, but with the interface and overall product design. While reviews and journalists are only a small …

CyberLink Corp and MasterImage 3D will today, at Computex 2011, demonstrate the cutting-edge auto-stereo 3D solution enabling glasses-free stereo 3D playback on MasterImage 3D’s new CELL reference tablets running Android. The advancement of auto-stereo 3D technology enables users to watch 3D movies, photos and videos with PowerDVD without 3D glasses, …

According to insider information Microsoft are going to be announcing a new raft of games for their flagging Windows Phone 7 platform at the E3 conference. The company have been working overtime to support developers and to entice a wider audience to adopt their latest mobile platform. One of Microsoft's …

Asus have announced the new ultrathin 11 inch UX PC which looks to be a direct competitor against the successful Apple MacBook Air. The UX has an 11 inch screen with an aluminum alloy chassis which has a polished appearance. The company are aiming high saying that it ‘takes inspiration …

Sandisk are updating their range of solid state drives with new models offering higher levels of performance. The new drives have a SATA III Interface and can will almost double the performance of the previous P4 range. Solid State drives are slowly gaining momentum with the enthusiast audience appreciating the …

Sony said last night that they will have restored most of the services in Europe, America and most of Asia by the end of the week. So far they have yet to commit to a timeframe for services to be fixed in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea but that …

Today AMD are launching their new 990FX chipset motherboards and we are looking at the Asus Sabertooth model which is a board loaded with a plethora of features. The Ultimate Force (TUF) Sabertooth 990FX has a 10 phase Digi+ VRM and it is wired to four DDR3 DIMM slots which …

Powercolor have been one of the more active AMD partners in recent months, releasing many modified cards with custom cooling solutions for all sectors of the market. Today we are looking at their latest HD6870 PCS++ which is supplied with a proprietary cooler and substantial ‘out of the box' overclocks. …

Government ministers have released a list of entertaining and often hilarious reasons why people claim to be defrauding the UK government. One guy when questioned about the benefit claimed by his wife said “I wasn't aware my wife was working because her hours of work coincided with the times I …

Macintosh users have been targeted in recent weeks with one of the most sophisticated and clever pieces of scamware ever created. MacDefender has been such a success story for the developer that Apple themselves had to step in to issue warnings (they normally avoid discussing these problems) and are even …

It has been a tough lesson to learn for Sony, but it appears that at least Microsoft are learning from their mistakes. Microsoft General Manager in Ireland Paul Rellis has revealed that the company has learned from Sony's aggressive stance to the PS3 hacking and the damage that was caused …

Zuckerberg is quickly becoming one of the industries younger ‘eccentric' personalities and his latest claim will certainly only be enhancing his status as being seen as a ‘little odd'. The young multi billionaire says that he likes to set himself challenges and this time he claims he is only going …