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Aerocool Strike-X Air Review

Today we are going to look at the Aerocool Strike-X Air which is a very innovative chassis, designed to appeal to those enthusiasts who spend a lot of time inside their PC and change hardware frequently.  It uses an open design, similar to a test bench, which features a large mesh cover …

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US authorities win appeal in Dotcom extradition case

Throughout the extradition war between Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and the US authorities attempting to send him to their homeland for a full criminal trial, one of the battlegrounds has been whether Dotcom's legal team should be given access to all the evidence against their client, or simply be given …

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Winners of the ASUS Competition announced!

Another very popular competition, we received many thousands of entries for this one over the last month. Having to pick two was difficult! The answer was very easy, it was ‘C'. Prize Number 1: Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Motherboard The winner of this prize is Liam O'Donnell. Check your email Liam …

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Win amazing prizes with Aerocool & KitGuru!

We know you guys never get enough hardware, so we are working with Aerocool over the coming weeks to give away some very tasty prizes to five very lucky people. Is there anything better than free tech goodies? 1st Prize AeroCool GT-1050SG Power Supply which we reviewed back in January …

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Coolship Android keyboard computer

I remember my ATARI ST with fondness. There was something about having the complete computer inside the keyboard which appealed to me, and still does. If you are like me, the computer in this story will bring back very warm memories. A Chinese company called FocusWill Information Technology have created …

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Zuckerberg and Gates video pushes kids into coding

Code.Org created a video to encourage kids to learn computer programming. The video has proved very popular and has been attracting the attention of a very wide audience, there are over 5 million views already on the YouTube video. The non-profit organisation created a video which includes people such as …

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Facebook buy digital ad service from Microsoft

Facebook said yesterday that they have agreed to buy the ATLAS digital advertising service from Microsoft. Facebook are driving forward to tackle rivals Google in online advertising. Neither company has detailed the terms of the deal. Facebook want to strengthen their money making platform, targeting their one billion users with …

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Bitcoin value tops at £21

Bitcoin

Bitcoin, the internet's own currency, has continued to grow in value, in a world economy that seems untrustworthy over half a decade along from the 2008 market crash. Now though it's reached a new peak, with the average Bitcoin now going for over $32 (£21). The high point was yesterday …

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UK High Court rules ISPs must block more torrent sites

Fenopy

While we've known this was likely to happen for some time, it's only today that the High Court has officially made its ruling: torrent search sites Fenopy, Kickass Torrents and H33T, must be blocked by all major ISPs thanks to pressure from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The BPI has …

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China points cyber finger at US

Unit 61398

While we might often hear stories of how the US is being targeted by Chinese hackers, the communist country has now pointed its finger at the US, suggesting most of the attacks against its nation come from the Western one. According to China's defence ministry, last year nearly 150,000 attacks …

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Google champions Glass, describes phones as “emasculating”

Google Glass

Staring down at a screen is “emasculating”, according to Google Boss Sergey Brin, who has been talking up the Google Glass project that sees most of a smartphone's functions incorporated into a piece of semi-intrusive eye wear. The comment was made to an audience at a TED conference in LA about the …

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Bulgarian and Romanian immigration to boost UK tech economy

When January 2014 rolls around, 29 million Bulgarian and Romanian citizens will have free right to passage across the European Union – able to settle and work in any country they choose – without the need for additional documentation. Many to the right of politics are concerned, but KitGuru caught …

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AMD’s new Communications VP, Taylor made?

Seems like we can't open our inboxes without more news about AMD re-vamping its internal structure. The latest appointment put John Taylor (no relation to Roy, or so we're told) into the communications hot seat. KitGuru considers the challenges he will face and whether he is perfectly suited to the …

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NZXT Kraken X40 Review

Today we are going to take a look at the Kraken X40, which is one of NZXT's first attempts at a performance liquid cooler.  It is a similar design to the X60, however it features a smaller 140 mm radiator for those who don't have room for a 280 mm …

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320 Gigapixel panorama of London showcased

A team of photographers set a record for the world's largest panoramic photograph with an incredible 320 Gigapixel, 360 degree image of London. The final image takes 48,000 pictures and stitches them all together for one whopping image. British Telecommunications contracted photography firm, 360Cities to create the panorama. The photographers …

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Google’s Sergei Brin says smartphones are ‘antisocial’

Google are making a lot of money from their Android powered smartphones however the Google co-founder Sergei Brin spoke out about his opinions on the devices saying they were 'emasculating' and saying that Google Glass would be a solution to the societal problems they pose. Brin was on stage at …

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SpaceTop 3D Transparent computer revealed

A transparent computer which will allow people to reach inside and touch digital content has been showcased at the TED conference in Los Angeles. TED fellow Jinha Lee has been working on the SpaceTop 3D desktop in partnership with Microsoft. According to a report by the BBC they are saying …

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Move over Raspberry Pi, Kinetis KL02 is the smallest

Kinetis

While it might not quite have all the features of the popular miniature computer on a PCB Raspberry Pi, the newly created Freescale Kinetis KL02 is offering up the building blocks of something much smaller. It's a full microcontroller featuring a processor, RAM, ROM, clock and I/O control unit – …

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The War Z is back on Steam

WarZ

We've covered The War Z a few times here at KitGuru, with its lying ways, apologies from major players at the company – which disturbingly still doesn't have its own website – and eventual removal from Steam for not offering a satisfactory build. Now though, it's been allowed back and …

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Music industry revenue is growing

Napster

In a move that will make it a little harder for groups like the BPI to cry poverty, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has announced that the music industry's revenue grew by 0.3 per cent throughout 2011, totalling nearly £11 billion. The reasoning behind the trend is …

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Adobe security updates fix zero day bugs

Everytime I turn on my computer I seem to get another update request for Adobe Flash, as the company seem to be working hard to plug security holes for their ever popular code. February has been a busy month for the update team. The Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team …

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Stuxnet code older than initially thought

Stuxnet is a celebrity among viral code, hitting the headlines some time ago for reportedly hitting an Iranian nuclear facility. A new cyber security report claims it is much older than initially thought. Symantec researchers, one of the firms involved in the initial analysis of the code when it was …

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Microsoft launching Surface in Japan

Microsoft are launching the Surface Windows 8 tablet in Japan next month according to reports from the Nikkei news service. A Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed with CNET that the Surface will reach Japan in the near future but didn't specify a precise date. The spokeswoman said “As part of our phased …

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Queensland now accepting 18+ games

Australia

For a long time Australia has been restricted to selling only titles that fall under the 15+ age rating, as there simply wasn't an 18+ rating to go on. Recently an adult rating was brought in, but Queensland, one of the larger and most populous provinces lagged behind – now …

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PlanetSide 2 EU accounts hacked

PlanetSide2

If you have an EU account with PlanetSide 2, it might be a good idea to change your login information. While the devs are claiming everything is under control, it appears a nefarious few may have managed to steal email addresses and passwords of some European accounts for the MMO …

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