KitGuru staff always use the best quality fans we can find and this week we already reviewed the excellent Silverstone 18cm Penetrator. Today we are going to look at several fans within new cooling ranges, from Enermax. The 120mm and 140mm TB Silence fans (UCTB12 and UCTB14) and a glitzy …
Read More »Corsair A50 and A70 Coolers Review
KitGuru has been impressed in 2010 with Corsair's range of products. A short while ago the Corsair AX1200 power supply walked away with our most prestigious award and is to date the highest scoring product in our reviews database with a phenomenal rating of 9.5/10. The latest products Corsair have …
Read More »Twitter create giant data centres
Twitter have been growing at an exponential rate in recent months and this has unfortunately had the side effect of causing some downtime for the social networking service. Its fair to say that when 300,000 new accounts are created every day that you would expect this however. To counter these …
Read More »Apple start delivering refunds for iPhone 4 bumpers
The Apple iPhone 4 antenna issues have been dominating press reports for weeks now and Apple stated a while ago that they were going to give away bumper cases for nothing and to offer refunds to customers. They have stuck to their word and have begun processing refunds for the …
Read More »GF106 still not delivered to partners – nVidia GT440/GTS450 delays
KitGuru has spoken with 3 different graphic card companies and none of them has any visibility on the new GF106 core parts that nVidia will market under the GT440 to GTX450 brands. Interesting, but what does it mean for technology buyers? Back at the start of May, KitGuru put its …
Read More »Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB Review
KitGuru loves SSD's – and with small affordable units hitting the market such as the excellent Intel X25-V 40GB and the upcoming Corsair 40GB Force there has never been a better time to take the plunge. Many of the new performance units feature the SandForce controller however the model are …
Read More »Geforce GTS 450 to have a 128 bit memory interface?
With the release of the GTX 460 which received a glowing review on KitGuru, Nvidia are due to release a new series of DX11 cards, specifically models which will go head to head with lower end ATi boards such as the excellent HD5770. Turkish site Donanim Haber posted some details …
Read More »iPad generates $2.2 billion revenue in June Quarter
One of the great success stories of 2010 so far is Apple's iPad with over 3 million sales in a very short space of time. Figures just in show that the iPad has already generated over $2.2 billion in revenue for Apple in the June Quarter. “Apple's iPad is already …
Read More »Sexy Crucial C300 series out of stock (almost) everywhere
Every now and then, a product comes along that tickles a lot of fancies. SSD is already sexy, the idea of running your whole system from RAM is like a dream come true for the hundreds of millions of geeks out there who can still remember when a 1.2MB floppy …
Read More »iPad application of the week: Flipboard
We have reviewed several games for the iPad on our gaming site recently but today we thought we would make our readers aware of a rather cool application just released for the iPad. Flipboard is a social magazine with high objectives which looks to be one of the most exciting …
Read More »Corsair release 40GB, 80GB and 160GB Force SSD’s
Corsairs latest range of SSD drives have proven very popular within the enthusiast community and today they have announced a new range of Sandforce based drives with 40gb, 80gb and 160GB to fit within the current lineup. These new drives are going to be shipping in the next month and …
Read More »Silverstone Air Penetrator SST AP181 Fan review
At KitGuru we believe that good cooling is a primary concern when maintaining stability with a system build, especially if you are overclocking. While we haven't looked at many fans since we opened a few months ago, today we are going to be reviewing an exciting new product from Silverstone …
Read More »Can AMD sack its way to success?
Word has been leaking out over the past 3 weeks of another wave of culling over at AMD. Having started with the more obvious dead weight back in 2006, each round of ‘voluntary' redundancies etc has resulted in people who are more and more popular being let go. Can AMD …
Read More »Samsung 1TB 2.5 inch Drive launched
Samsungs latest 2.5 inch drive is going to appeal to many demanding enthusiast users with the need for maximum storage on the move. They have released their latest Spinpoint series unit with a 1TB capacity. The Spinpoint MT2, utilises 333GB platters to create the 1TB solution and Samsung are claiming …
Read More »Apples Q3 figures break records
Apple announced their earnings for the third fiscal quarter yesterday and once again, they have surprised analysts, surpassing even Wall Street's estimates. Dan Gallagher reporting for Marketwatch said: “Shares of Apple rose nearly 2% in after-hours trading, after jumping nearly 2.6% to close at $251.89 late in the regular session. …
Read More »Google overhaul image search service
The Google image search is a massively popular aspect of their online portfolio and the people in charge at the company feel its time it underwent some coding surgery. Google are adding a raft of new features which allow end users to find online pictures and art more easily. This …
Read More »BloodHound 1000mph SSC car – Intel ATOM powered
Last year Intel signed a deal with Bloodhound to become their official IT Partner. Intel have been hard at work with the guys creating a high tech car which runs on ATOM processors. Recently KitGuru sat and chatted with Alistair Kemp, Intels friendly PR Manager – he was keen to …
Read More »Corsair AX1200 Power Supply Review
Corsair are well known as one of the leading suppliers of high quality memory for the discerning enthusiast and in recent years they have expanded their range into other areas such as cooling and power supplies. The Corsair motto seems simple, create the best products they can without compromising … …
Read More »How to unlock a GTX465 to a GTX470
ATI and nVidia are well known for downclocking higher end cards and branding them as cheaper models. This satisfies demand and helps to sell more boards – the same principle applies with Intel and AMD processors with many people having unlocked extra cores on their CPU for more performance. It …
Read More »PS3 720p limitations – HDMI 1.4
There has been much talk on our forums about the Playstations 720p 3D gaming limitation. Many people have assumed that the issue is with the hardware but Sony have stated that it is actually the HDMI 1.4 standard which is the cause of the resolution limitation. HDMI 1.4 is a …
Read More »Amazon Kindle still alive and kicking
Against all odds, Amazon's Kindle has not been put to death by Apple's all conquering iPad – latest reports show that each month sales are getting stronger. Amazon dropped the price of their e-reading device to $189 recently and this has helped the adoption rate. Keff Bezos, founder and CEO …
Read More »Windows 7 – serious USB drive malware exploit
Most of us agree that Windows 7 is Microsoft's finest operating system since the glory days of XP and they are doing a good job of keeping the operating system pretty secure so far. Unfortunately some are slipping through the cracks, and the latest issue is a new Malware routine …
Read More »Valve releasing free game today
Valve are releasing Alien Swarm later for free – with the full source code as a bonus. This is an updated version of the old Unreal Tournament mod. Alien Swarm has been recoded into the famous Source Engine and is set to look rather attractive if the videos are anything …
Read More »Buffalo LinkStation Duo Review (1TB)
While once elusive toys of the rich, NAS systems are becoming more popular, especially as prices drop and people become more aware of the benefits they bring. Having one connected to your home network means that you can access files from multiple machines in any room and they also make …
Read More »Intel Core i7 970 now available
Reports have reached us that the Intel Gulftown Core i7 970 has started shipping in the US and Europe with the asking price set around 850 euros/$900. This processor is a 32nm six core Gulftown cpu which runs at 3.2ghz and has 12mb of Level 3 cache and just like …
Read More »Facebook hit a milestone – 500 million users
Facebook are due to announce that they have managed to achieve a user base of 500 million users. This prediction was originally set earlier in the year when analysts judged that in 2010 they would hit half a billion users. Interestingly they have launched Facebook Stories – a ‘visual memorial' …
Read More »AMD Radeon HD 6870 benchmark performance
KitGuru is old in the tooth and likes naming conventions which don't change. With the launch of the Radeon HD 6000 series, AMD has altered its naming strategy. The high end cards will now be the 6900 series (due November) and the 6800 cards that we're looking at today, will …
Read More »Apple – are they really an arrogant company?
Even if you tried really hard, it would have been almost impossible to avoid the iPhone 4 antenna issues which have been dominating the news on almost every publication for the last two weeks. We look today at recent press coverage and ask ourselves, are Apple really an arrogant company? …
Read More »Antec Dark Fleet DF 85 Full Tower Case Review
KitGuru has reviewed a range of budget cases since we opened but today we decided to move up into a higher price bracket by taking a look at the Antec Dark Fleet DF 85 Full Tower case. Last month Antec released a new series of cases which they dramatically called …
Read More »If Mars II rocks up in August at £1,250 will it be the first GTX490 to market?
If combining a pair of GTX470-class chips onto a single PCB gives you GTX490, then Asus appears to be on schedule to get to market first with the launch of the Asus Mars II in August 2010. Or is it? It could be a simple toe in the water to …
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