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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Silverstone Grandia GD07 HTPC Case Review

A few months ago we looked at the Grandia GD06 case from Silverstone which impressed us due to solid build quality and competitive pricing. However, it was only capable of accepting Micro-ATX motherboards which was likely to alienate a substantial audience. Today we are going to look at the Silverstone …

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Google warns YoutubeMP3 of “legal consequences”

Youtube-Mp3.org Legal Threat

While many might not bat an eye at ripping a song or favourite audio track from Youtube using one of the many conversion sites, browser add-ons or applications, Google has spoken out about the practice, in particular targeting Youtube-mp3.org with a warning. Claiming that these sort of websites break the …

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KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up

For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “The Intro of Matt Stone and Trey Parker's South Park RPG” Remember the excitement surrounding the announcement of …

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Cubitek ATX ICE Case Review

Last year we looked at the impressive Cubitek Tattoo Fire case which offered a winning combination of a generous feature set, good build quality and aesthetics that made it stand out from the crowd. Despite being quite a new player in the PC case market, Cubitek have been hard at …

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Facebook buy Face.com for $60 million

Facebook have bought Face.com – the Israeli facial recognition system. Techcrunch initially reported that the cost was around $100 million, but they revised the cost to $55-60 million. Facebook will be adopting the facial recognition technology for their own projects. Face.com have been developing mobile facial recognition and the theory …

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Microsoft reveal new ‘Surface’ tablets

Yesterday Microsoft showcased their new tablet which runs on the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. They are diverting resources to mount a viable attack on the Apple and Google machines. Ballmer said the device would offer “Windows without compromise”. The new Microsoft Surface tablet has a built in stand and …

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Amazon set to drop Kindle Fire price to $149?

Rumours in recent weeks have been pointing towards a refresh of the 7 inch Kindle Fire tablet coming soon from Amazon; in addition to further mumblings of brand new 8.9″ and 10.1″ models. In an effort to push sales further before the launch of these new tablets, Amazon may drop the current …

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Transcend goes under £12 for 32GB SD

We all know that the memory market is going through a harsh evolutionary phase. As processes shrink and improve – so the overall capacity of the world's foundries is increasing – with a corresponding drop in price. Regular KitGuru readers will know that Kingston as dropped the price of a …

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Antec ramps up the AMPs for 2012/13

With a strong brand and excellent reputation for quality, Antec has decided to spread its (product) wings and launch a whole series of Antec Mobile Products under the banner ‘AMP'. KitGuru scans the line up and brings you the best bits. Pause for a second and think to yourself, “So …

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G.Skill set five memory overclocking records during Computex

During the week of Computex 2012, five overclocking records have been achieved with G.SKILL high performance DDR3 memory by several renowned extreme overclockers. Super Pi 32M – 4mins 44.734sec With the astonishing G.SKILL memory speed of DDR3 2646MHz CL5-9-7-18 1T, the two legendary overclockers, Fredyama-san and Shamino have both achieved …

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Facebook settle $10 million lawsuit – paying charity

Facebook has agreed to pay out $10 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the site of violating users' rights to control the use of their own names, photographs and likenesses. Court documents were released over the weekend. Facebook are paying the $10 million to charity. The lawsuit was initiated …

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Steve Wozniak calls Apple Assistant Siri ‘poo-poo’

Apple's Siri assistant has been getting a lot of headlines since it was released however it has also been receiving its fair share of criticism from the press and user base. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he doesn't have a lot of appreciation for the voice recognition application. He added …

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The most important takeaway from Computex 2012

Speaking with our correspondents after the world's best technology show ended, one thing became clear. There has been a sea-change in the market and the new world order has been established. KitGuru opens up a nutshell in which to store this new truth. During the first 10 days of June, …

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Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler Review

Phanteks are a relatively new brand to the high end air cooling market but are certainly a force to be reckoned with.  We tested their first CPU cooler, the PH-TC14PE a few months back and it achieved great results, beating the almighty Noctua NH-D14 in our temperature tests.  So we …

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NZXT Aperture M Card Reader Review

NZXT have introduced numerous cases, fans, heatsinks and fan controllers over the years which have earned them a lot attention from the PC enthusiast audience.  Today we will look at their new Aperture M card reader. The Aperture M is a 5.25” mesh style reader that looks to set a new …

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Retina Macbook Pro – ‘the least repairable laptop’

Apple have been receiving a lot of praise for their latest Macbook Pro update with Retina display. Popular teardown site iFixit have published their detailed analysis on taking one apart and their findings are interesting. They say that the Retina Macbook is the least repairable laptop they have ever taken …

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Microsoft to launch tablet targeting Apple iPad

According to the latest reports, Microsoft will announce their own tablet next week at an event in Los Angeles. Microsoft usually leave device announcements to their partners, such as Acer and Asus – who showcased Windows 8 tablets at Computex. AllThingsD have said that Microsoft have developed their own tablet …

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Prevent Facebook using YOU to sell products

During a BBC documentary that aired just ahead of the Facebook IPO, one of the more worrying aspects of Facebook's future advertising policy was exposed. And quite shocking it was too. But there is a way around it. KitGuru shows you how to hide behind the sofa when Facebook wants …

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Nokia plan on axing another 10,000 staff by end of 2013

Nokia said today that they are planning to cut another 10,000 staff globally by the end of 2013. They are also selling luxury phone maker Vertu in a bid to cut costs even though they plan to boost investments in creating new smartphones based on Windows Phone. Nokia also announced …

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