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AMD Fusion Black Edition ready to rock and roll

For years, car companies have been souping up and turbo charging their smallest vehicles. On the one hand, it seems a little crazy, but on the other hand it is hugely appealing. KitGuru spies sniffed around the Alternate stand at GamesCom 2011 and got the whiff of something meaty. Take …

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HP Touchpad killed: but people snap it up for $99

In February, we thought the Touchpad could mount a serious challenge against the Apple iPad. Sadly when it was released the product just wasn't selling, leaving retail stores with huge overstock. With the news that Hewlett Packard had cut support for the platform other stores ditched it completely. HP have …

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Anonymous plan BART protest today at Civic Center Station

Anonymous have been one of the most active organisations in 2011, causing headaches for many companies and government bodies. Today they are planning another protest at 5pm in the Civic Center Station in Downtown SF. The movement has its own Facebook page, called #opBART and it is becoming increasingly active. …

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Skype spend $85 million on GroupMe takeover

Skype are in the process of being taken over by Microsoft in a $8.5 billion deal. The latest news revolves around the upcoming takeover of GroupMe, a messaging start up company, by Skype. The financial details of the takeover have not been announced but reports via All Things Digital would …

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AMD Boosts Fusion APUs for Notebooks, Ultrathins & All-in-Ones

Today, AMD  updated its awardwinning C- and E-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for ultrathin and value notebooks, netbooks, all-in-ones and desktop PCs with top of the line features. The updated APUs deliver; Enhanced HD graphics capabilities; Performance boosts with enhanced memory; DisplayPort ++ for connecting to any HDMI or DisplayPort-enabled …

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iPad 3 trial under development

According to reports in from the Far East, Apple are working with suppliers and their partners in Asia for the trial production of the iPad 3. Apple have been ordering display panels and other components in the last couple of weeks aiming to launch the iPad 3 in early 2012. …

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HP runs out of the PC market

It would be great to say “Told you so”, but we did not actually nail this scoop on the head. KitGuru spent much of the past 2 weeks analysing the available (and unavailable!) data on the PC market and we came to the published conclusion that HP was completely and …

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Multiplay i43 is the biggest UK LAN ever – official

Gaming is hugely popular, even for people who sit at home alone playing Angry Birds on the iPad. But the true thrill of gaming is in a competitive environment, competing for days against like minded individuals. Enter the world of the LAN event. KitGuru prepares to strain neck muscles to …

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Patriot Wildfire 120GB SSD Review

In recent months we have seen a flood of Solid State Drives released, powered by the new class leading 2281 Sandforce controller. Today we are analysing the latest drive from Patriot – the Wildfire 120GB. This specific drive is using 32nm Toshiba MLC NAND, the same memory used in the …

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Win an OCZ 1250W Power Supply!

It is that time of the month again. This time we are giving away a stunning OCZ ZX 1250W power supply which is more than enough to power even the most demanding SLI and Crossfire gaming systems on the market. Kitguru reviewed the ZX 1250W power supply earlier this year …

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Xigmatek Gigas surrounded by Playboy Playmates

This whole industry is based on innovation. Like the man said, it’s not the most intelligent creature that wins – it’s the more adaptable. Having been inundated with images from the show, some of the most interesting came from Xigmatek. Let’s see what the company’s design and marketing guru, Tony …

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Harvey Norman ditch HP TouchPad, is the tablet doomed?

Harvey Norman, the well known electronics retailer has instructed their stores to remove thousands of webOS powered HP Touchpads from shelves today. Hewlett Packard have announced that they are no longer producing the device. Harvey Norman's general manager of computers in Australia Ben McIntosh spoke to ZDNET and said the …

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Will the Bold 9900 help rescue BlackBerry?

We have a soft spot for BlackBerry phones. Many of us remember the glory days, when they were leading the way, offering email support that other companies could only dream about supporting. Lately, it seems all doom and gloom for Research In Motion who are struggling to get a foothold …

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RIM to share music through BlackBerry Messenger

The BlackBerry Messenger system was in the press last week for all the wrong reasons, being blamed as platform for rioters in the United Kingdom. In more positive news today however Research In Motion have been holding discussions with the major record labels so they can launch a new BlackBerry …

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IBM chip hailed as step towards cognitive computing

IBM have created a new microchip design which could be a major move towards ‘cognitive computing', meaning that machines could perform human like functions, even learning and adapting. A report today from the Telegraph shows that IBM are pushing the technology forward. The new chip design could also mean faster …

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Asus ROG MARS II Graphics Card Review

When it comes to creating custom, eye poppingly powerful graphics cards not many companies can compete with ASUS. They will be remembered for the ARES and MARS video cards, as they outperformed anything on the market at the time while costing as much as an inexpensive car. They also granted …

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Enermax release new range of CPU coolers

The time has come to start the sale of the first Enermax CPU cooler series ETS-T40. Three models are available from today. The coolers offer an excellent price-performance ratio and are equipped with a durable and silent 12cm Twister fan. Hamburg, 18th of August 2011. ETS-T40 is a simple name …

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Bono rakes in $800 million profit from Facebook shares

Irish pop singer Bono, has made a tasty profit from his shares in Facebook, raking in a profit of $800 million in just a few years. His investment firm Elevation Partners, named after a U2 song spent $210 million on Facebook shares in November 2009. This stake in the company …

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Who hacked the BART police website?

Hackers have launched an attack against the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) website. This is an attack after BART shut down cellphone and wifi services during a protest over a police shooting. According to a report on CNET, a database which belonged to the BART Police Officers Association …

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Is the Moon younger than we thought?

New research has shown that the Moon might be 200 million years younger than we originally thought. The new, detailed analysis of a rock which was brought to Earth in 1972 by Apollo 16 has led to the breakthrough findings. The findings were published yesterday by the journal Nature will …

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Nokia CEO issues a warning to Android phone makers

Nokia recently teamed up with Microsoft, to launch a new attack on the mobile marketplace. Nokia leader Stephen Elop has issued a warning this week to Android phone makers, saying they should be concerned. The news that Google are going to buy Motorola for $12.5 billion has caused much debate …

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