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Titan Supercomputer upgraded: 20 petaflops

Did you buy a high powered Core i7 computer this year? If you are feeling smug, then be prepared for a reality check, because the Titan SuperComputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has recently received an upgrade. This is the world's most powerful supercomputer for open science with a theoretical …

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Samsung’s Nexus 10 tablet gets leaked

Obviously new mobile devices are becoming forever harder to prevent leaks of. We've seen it recently with the Nexus 4 and iPad mini and now Samsung and Google's  Nexus 10 tablet has been leaked. The tablet itself has been rumoured for a long time but this is the first time we've …

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Downtime this weekend

Just a quick update this weekend that there may be some downtime for our readers when accessing both the reviews/news and forum. We are updating software and some behind the scenes configurations. So if the site disappears for a while don't be too concerned. We should be up and running …

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Square Enix is tracking gamers play styles

Tracking

It's becoming an increasing trend in gaming, that not only do publishers and developers want you to buy their new releases, but they want to know how you play them. They aren't asking for that information either, they're taking it and that's just what Square Enix has been doing with …

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Apple quarterly profit hits $8 billion

Apple

As if anyone is surprised, Apple is doing rather well financially at the moment and has announced that for the fourth quarter of 2012, it has made a profit over $8.2 billion. Compared with the same period last year, things are on the up, as it made ‘only' $6.6 billion. …

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Win the super sexy Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 Motherboard!

Regular readers will have already read our review of the incredible Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 Motherboard. If ever the Z77 platform had a flagship motherboard this would be it. Most people won't be spending £310 on a motherboard so we have worked with Gigabyte on giving away a full retail product to …

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be quiet! design competition winners announced

On 28th September, KitGuru kicked off one of the strangest competitions we're ever done. Forget the 'email this address and we'll pull your name out of a hat' scenarios of old – be quiet's Marketing Gurus wanted our readers to pick up pen, paper and Photoshop, in order to position …

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Samsung smartphones outselling Apple by 2 to 1

The battle between Apple and Samsung shows no signs of slowing down however there have been some very interesting statistics released which show that Samsung are outperforming Apple significantly in the smartphone market. According to ABI Research and Strategy Analytics, Samsung claimed a third of the market in Q3. Strategy …

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Android to be more common than Windows by 2016

On the same day as Windows 8 official launch, a research study by Gartner reveals that Google's mobile platform Android will be seen on more computer systems than Microsoft's Windows by 2016. As the world slowly shifts to mobile platforms Android will undoubtedly become ever popular. The study expects that …

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iPad Mini now on sale from £269-£529

The iPad Mini is finally available to buy today, starting at £269 in the UK. The store was down for a short while last night while Apple updated the pages. It is available in Black/Slate and White/Silver with the following prices: 16GB £269.00 32GB £349.00 64GB £429.00 If you want …

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Xbox Smartglass launching tomorrow

Smartglass

While we might have discussed a fair bit here about how the Wii U could potentially open up some interesting new avenues of gaming, thanks to its inclusion of a tablet controller in the standard gaming environment, Microsoft Smartglass for Xbox has even more potential – and it launches tomorrow, …

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How many hours went into testing Windows 8?

Windows 8

While I'm sure many of you will immediately jump to the smart ass answer of “not enough,” the actual figure for the man hours put into testing Windows 8 is quite staggering. The one that came out of Microsoft today during its official launch event for the new operating system, …

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First GTA V artwork released

GTA V

The first artwork for Grand Theft Auto V has been released by Rockstar and true to tradition it's done in the same cartoonish style we've seen in the past. It comes with the promise from the developer that there will be: “lots of info coming next month,” and a warning …

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Dress Like Ezio – Assassin’s Creed Clothing

Assassin's Creed Clothing

If you've always thought to yourself, “man, I like these Assassin's Creed games, but that Ezio sure is a snappy dresser – I wish I could buy clothes like that,” then you're one of the few people who wants to wear an off-white, hooded, open collar shirt. However if you …

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Amazon Kindle & the growing threat of eBook piracy

Today Amazon is releasing its two flagship Kindle devices as the battle of the tablets heats up for Christmas. The Kindle Fire aims to challenge big players in the tablet space, whilst the launch of the Kindle Paperwhite highlights that Amazon is looking to consolidate its position as the eBook …

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Microsoft Touch Cover Keyboard getting rave reviews

The Microsoft Surface Tablet has been featured in Global news now since it was announced months ago. The most exciting part of the Surface Tablet design however is with their new magnetic keyboard concept which is offered in two versions. The Touch Cover version is a laser etched soft keyboard …

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US judge says Samsung infringe four Apple patents

Samsung have lost the first round of a U.S. trade case against Apple. This will count as the second big defeat this year in America as both companies continue to sue and countersue across the globe. Samsung are said to infringe on four patents, including one for touch screen technology …

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Microsoft charged with anti trust violation in Europe

Microsoft were charged yesterday in Europe with an antitrust violation for failing to live up to a prior agreement to give users of Windows software equal access to rival Internet browsers. The decision was made by Joaquín Almunia, the European Union antitrust commissioner. The ruling could be costly for Microsoft …

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Asus launches ET2300 All-in-One for Windows 8

While PC users across the globe will be complaining bitterly about the Windows 8 interface change, there's no doubt that it will work wonders for tablet and other touch screen users. Asus already has a brand new product ready for your special touch. KitGuru gives its dirty fingers a good …

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