We recently tested Intel's latest desktop Sandy Bridge processors which really impressed us with their impressive performance. But we haven't yet had a chance to test any Sandy Bridge based laptops to see how they compare to the previous generation models. Kobalt Computers are renowned for producing some of the …
Read More »Dell Vostro 130 Review – the svelte business laptop
There are a plethora of laptops aimed at the business user, many of which fall into the ‘grey, boring and clunky category'. Dell are trying to shake this market up by offering a rather sexy alternative which stands out in a crowded market. No longer will a sharp dressed executive …
Read More »Work stops on KitGuru
Every now and then, something comes along that is totally engaging and completely useless. The frog ring tone and the Rubic's Cube are two examples. Sunday morning, KitGuru received a link in the inbox (ouch!), opened it and spent the next half hour doing nothing productive whatsoever. You have been …
Read More »Stuxnet worm a US and Israel project ?
One of the most serious security issues in recent years was the release of the Stuxnet worm. Latest reports from The New York Times suggest that the creation was a joint project between the US and Israeli governments. The report suggests that the virus was created by the Israelis while …
Read More »Hat trick complete: XFX sales guru moves to nVidia
Having found out that Miodrag Relic moved from EVGA to Asus and Iain Bristow from Asus to AMD, we had spent a while looking for a 3rd move to put this hat-trick of new year transfers together. We've found it, but it isn't the one we needed to complete the …
Read More »iPhone 5 to get dual core processor upgrade
In Hong Kong today the rumour mill is burning hot with news that Apple are working on the new generation iPhone and that it may be using the ARM architecture based A8 ‘system on a chip' for the next generation model. The Apple A4 processor which is clocked at 1GHz …
Read More »Channel marketing guru Bristow moves from Asus to AMD
As AMD begins a huge shake up of its company organisation, it looks like top personnel are being brought in at various levels to bolster the company, ready for a huge assault on the market in 2011. KitGuru has just learned of a significant movement in the local market, read …
Read More »Jewel in EVGA’s European marketing crown moves to Asus
Today KitGuru can exclusively reveal that, in a stunning move, EVGA has lost its European Marketing Manager to arch rival Asus. Given how successful EVGA has been over the previous 12 months, this is a real surprise. KitGuru analyses the situation to see what it means. Toward the end of …
Read More »HIS Multi View II USB Display Adapter Review
There are many people out there who use a laptop as their main machine, both on the move and at home. While a laptop is convenient when you're on the go, at home there is room for a large screen or multiple screens for an extended desktop. Most laptops support …
Read More »23 year old Facebook hacker admits nude media theft
A 23 year old California man admitted he used personal information from Facebook to hack into women's email accounts to download nude and seminude photos and videos sent from those accounts. He would then forward these to all of the women's contacts. Dozens of women in the US and England …
Read More »Will iPad 2 have 4x pixel count to 2048×1536?
Rumours are circulating in the channel that the next generation iPad will have a much higher resolution screen with four times the pixel count. Compared to the last generation, the iPhone 4 doubled the screen resolution in both directions from 320×480 to 640×960 giving it four times the pixels and …
Read More »Iiyama vows to break 30″ ‘price control cartel’
The year is 2011. We know a lot about technology. One of the things we know, 100% for certain, is that all products get cheaper. Even Microsoft Windows bows to market forces and drops in price periodically. As technology becomes more affordable, we have a tendency to upgrade. Everywhere that …
Read More »NZXT HALE90 750W Power Supply Review
NZXT are better known for their chassis design but they have also been expanding their power supply range, targeting a broad and demanding enthusiast audience in the process. Today we are reviewing our first power supply from the company, the 750W model from their newest HALE90 series. NZXT have been …
Read More »Intel report highest ever $11.7 billion net profit
Intel, the processor giant has posted their best earnings ever in 2010 with a net profit of $11.7 billion for the year on revenue of $43.6 billion, a 167 percent increase from the profit posted in 2009. “2010 was the best year in Intel's history,” Intel's chief executive Paul Otellini …
Read More »Adobe finally admit Flash ‘cookie’ privacy violation
Adobe have finally admitted in a blog post that there is a ‘weakness' in the implementation of Flash cookies, or as Adobe call them ‘local shared objects (LSOs). This issue allowed other websites, not Adobe, to track user behaviour, even after a user has cleared the traditional web cookie. This …
Read More »Director uses iPhone 4 to shoot $133,000 movie
A South Korean film director named Park Chan-Wook has used an iPhone 4 to shoot a movie entitled ‘Paranmanjang'. All of us are familar with the iPhone 4, but this is the first time we have heard of it being a source tool for a movie. This particular script is …
Read More »Youtube mobile views triple – causing issues for providers
Google, owner of YouTube has announced statistics which show that mobile viewers tripled by headcount in 2010. Today, they are receiving over 200 million video views a day from mobile devices, with the highest percentage from smartphones. This is a healthy indication of just how many people are using smartphone …
Read More »AMD’s perfect CEO candidate revealed by KitGuru
Using KitGuru's ring of global spy satellites, we have managed to piece together the job description for Dirk Meyer's replacement as CEO. It does not really look like a normal job description, but we're certain that this the basis of AMD's search for an ideal candidate. KitGuru prepares to reveal …
Read More »GTX560 outperforming GTX460 by 25 percent – early leaks
nVidia's upcoming GTX560 is a hot topic right now and KitGuru has revealed loads about it already. It now looks as if some benchmark figures were leaked on the chiphell.com forums. These numbers show that KitGuru's much earlier prediction actually seems to have nailed the GTX560's performance to within 3%. …
Read More »Cyborg R.A.T. 3 and R.A.T. 7 Review – the ultimate mice?
There comes a time in every man's life when he has to upgrade to a quality mouse. Thankfully, there are no shortage of killer products on the market from the likes of Steelseries, Razer, Roccat and even Microsoft. You would not immediately assume that mass market purveyor of distinctly forgettable …
Read More »SteelSeries Siberia V2 Special Edition Blue Sneak-Peak Review
The SteelSeries Siberia V2 is definitely one of KitGuru's favourite gaming headsets on the market at the moment, featuring decent sound quality and a great aesthetic design. When it was released back in 2009, it was only available in black and white but, since then, they have released a number of …
Read More »SteelSeries Siberia Neckband Headset Review
Over the past few months we have looked at quite a range of different products from SteelSeries, a few of which have been gaming headsets. They all scored well thanks to a combination of good performance and build quality leading to a number of awards being given out. Today we …
Read More »nVidia & TSMC ship 1 billionth Geforce GPU in 12 year span
The latest news to emerge from the green team shows that they have shipped 1 billion Geforce processors. With the help of TSMC this is certainly a stunning milestone. Jen Hsun Huang, the president and chief executive of nVidia said “Since inventing the GPU more than a decade ago, Nvidia …
Read More »Apple shares peak at all time high: company worth $315.94 billion
Apple shares rose yesterday in the US to $2.78, or 0.81%, on below average volume of 10,602,391 shares to achieve an all time closing high of $344.42. This beats their previous record of $342.46 which was set on January 10th. At market close, the market value of Apple is standing …
Read More »Wikileaks Julian Assange charged in US with ‘treason’
Julian Assange, the controversial founder of Wikileaks has been accused of treason by a Florida resident who is seeking damages for ‘distress' caused by the site's revelations about the US government. The unhappy chap, otherwise known as David Pitchford, is a trailer park resident in Florida and he names Assange …
Read More »Google to remove H.264 support from Chrome, but why?
HTML5 is an exciting proposition. Simply add a <video> tag and you can get web pages to embed video without the need for plugins. Strangely Google are moving the support for the ever popular H.264 codec in future versions of Chrome. We ask ourselves why? The company claim that they …
Read More »Asus triple slot GTX 580 Direct CU II on show
NordicHardware have some images on their site of the new Asus Geforce GTX580 DirectCU II graphics card that hasn't been showcased anywhere, not even at CES last week. The card is a triple slot design (!) which uses a custom PCB on a 10 phase VRM, with 8 phase on …
Read More »Eminent announce HD media player EM7195 – twin tuner
The market for media streaming devices has been one of great expansion in the latter half of 2010, and Eminent have just announced a new HD media player with a DVB-T twin tuner. The Eminent HD media player EM7195 with DVB-T, USB 3.0 and a next-generation Realtek chipset offers a …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS UK pre-orders up to £300
One of the most hotly awaited pieces of mobile hardware is coming to the UK on March 25th. The asking price is still pretty much guess work, but some retailers are asking for up to £300. WHSmith, Woolworths have targeted the price to be £300, but they are saying that …
Read More »Enermax Modu 82+ II 525W (ErP Lot 6) Power Supply Review
Enermax are highly respected in the enthusiast community, especially for their high quality power supplies. Today we are looking at an update on their new Modu 82+ II 525W unit, which adds EU regulation ‘ErPLot6' compliancy. These new revisions are being rolled out in 2011 to meet the new guidelines …
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