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Windows 8 successor coming this year

Remember Windows ME? Windows Vista? Windows 8? Microsoft would rather you didn't and to help brush your memory of the last one further under the mat, it's already planning the release of the sequel. It's called Windows Blue and it's coming later this year. It's not a complete overhaul like you might …

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Silverstone SG10 launch date and price set

The chaps in KitGuru Labs have been fans of Silverstone's Sugo range (on and off) since the original SG01. Sure, there have been some issues with size, noise and ease of assembly along the way but – overall – these chassis have filled a valuable gap in the market. We …

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Samsung shows off new Galaxy Core budget handset

Just when you thought there wasn't any more room in the Smartphone universe for another Galaxy, Samsung comes along and shows off another. This one known as the Core, is a budget version, designed to offer a functional contemporary handset for a smaller fee than it's bigger brothers. Thanks to the TechRadar …

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Rumour: Youtube may start charging for some videos

According to some hints floating around several different sites this morning, Youtube could be set to begin charging for certain channel subscriptions, marking the first time that its content has been restricted to a specific user base. According to the Mashable report and its sources, this payment model could be …

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The Arzum Firrin sliding toaster

We like our gadgets on Kitguru and one that has always grabbed our attention is the toaster. The new Arzum Firrin Toaster has won the 2012 Design Turkey award. Instead of popping the toast out vertically with a loud noise, the toaster has a sliding tray which means it can …

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Win power supplies, coolers and fans with bequiet!

Bequiet! really produce the finest quality hardware money can buy and they are offering a list of lovely prizes in conjunction with their partners Team-dignitas. To qualify for a chance to win, watch the video and send us the correct answer. Promotion runs until the 8th of May. All those …

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Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat creators are suing Warner Bros

Warner Bros is one of the biggest copyright enforcers in the world, going after individuals with lawsuits, Google with DMCA takedown requests and websites like The Pirate Bay with blocks – through sponsored groups like the BPI – and yes apparently, when it comes to internet cat memes, it's more than happy to steal …

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Winner of the CyberPower X7-100 Fangbook announced

CyberPower will have broken a lot of hearts today, but one lucky chap lands a spanking new X7-100 Fangbook in our very successful joint competition which has been running throughout April. Stuart Bayley is the lucky winner (Facebook page here). Congratulations Stuart and if you all want to pop him …

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Galaxy S4 security approved for US government use

US government officials could be the next poster boys and girls for the Samsung Galaxy S4, after the Pentagon gave the nod of approval for its Knox security software – meaning the S4 handset will soon be getting access to some of the world's most secretive information. Approval from the …

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Now everyone is selling the Wii U for £149

Yesterday we reported on how once again, ASDA was leading the way in Wii U price cuts,bringing it down to an impressively low £149.99 for the basic pack and £199.99 for the premium pack. Now everyone else has followed suit, with other big retailers dropping their prices in line with …

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Is Google Glass too dorky to succeed?

Google Glass has been getting a lot of heat lately. Whether it's discussions on its abilities, or even just that people have already found a way to gain root on it, Glass is making headlines. But not everyone thinks this is the smartphone trend of the future, but more the …

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Vincent Chin – system in a table

The Kitguru Facebook page is buzzing daily and our readers love to share their systems. Every day we publish a variety of kick ass computers and every so often we get one that really stands out from the crowd. Vincent Chin shared a picture of his latest system, and he …

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Kim Dotcom’s Mega appoints new CFO, launches devkit

Kim Dotcom's sequel file locker website, Mega, has announced the hiring of a new Chief Financial Officer, Stephen Hall. Having worked at other big tech firms as President, CEO and CFO before, Mega higher ups are hailing him as just what the company needs. MEGA CEO Vikram Kumar said, “MEGA …

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Facebook profits are up, thanks to mobile ads

Facebook has announced a significant boost in earnings over the past quarter, after it saw a big jump in revenue from mobile advertising and perhaps more impressively, an increase in user numbers, seeing active users on the site reach 1.1 billion throughout the quarter. While Facebook has been the world's …

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ASDA drops Wii U pricing to £149/£199

ASDA has announced new price cuts for Wii U hardware and accessories, bringing the basic and premium packs down to £149.99 and £199.99 respectively. Controllers are also slashed by a third, bringing them to just over £26 and several games have been reduced too. This price drop makes ASDA the cheapest place …

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ESEA is now blaming unnamed employee for bitcoin mining

Yesterday we reported on how the anti-cheat, esports organisation, ESEA, had somehow managed to setup GPU bitcoin mining processes alongside its server software. Initially they blamed a server restart for implementing what they claimed was an “April fools” gag, but now they're pointing the finger at an unnamed employee. The …

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IBM create world’s smallest movie with atoms

IBM scientists in California have created the world's smallest stop animation movie. Incredibly they used a scanning tunneling microscope to move individual atoms. The movie has been created more as a showcase of just what is possible rather than intended to hit the movie theaters. The movie is called ‘A …

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Jay Freeman speaks to Kitguru about Google Glass ‘hack’

Earlier today Kitguru writer Joseph McDonnell wrote about Google Glass being jailbroken and our story hit the net and was re-published on many sites across the net. Today alone we received over 100,000 hits on the article. Joseph referenced in our article that Jason Perlow, writer for ZDNET spoke to …

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