Today we are reviewing the new EFZ-120HA5 heatsink from SilenX Corporation. The EFZ-120HA5 is a tower style heatsink that utilizes three 6mm heatpipes that contact directly with the processor for maximum thermal dissipation. A universal mounting bracket supports the widest range of current AMD and Intel sockets, including the latest …
Read More »Samsung and Apple meet – settle on nothing
Last month it was revealed that Samsung and Apple were pressured into entering settlement talks over the course of two of days at a Californian court. The two mobile giants met there this past Monday and Tuesday where Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero oversaw the proceedings. As you might have …
Read More »Kingston drop SSD price to £69.99 – official
It seems that hardly a day passes without an exclamation of shock from at least one of the Gurus of the Kit. Today's news from Kingston has been highly anticipated, but why is the number being quoted so shocking? KitGuru prepares to go head to toe in order to find …
Read More »Hewlett Packard cut 27,000 jobs, company struggle
Hewlett Packard are facing tough times, they are axing 27,000 people while their profits continue to decline along with their revenues. Their profits for the latest financial quarter dropped by 33 percent while the revenues were also down 3 percent. This is a far cry from their glory days. Meg …
Read More »HTC publishes full list of phones to get Android 4.0 update
HTC has just released a detailed list of all their Android smartphones that will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the coming months. It isn't the first time we've seen the same sort of list but this one brings with it some added details. Here comes the …
Read More »Diablo 3 sales pass the 6.3 million mark. gamers still unhappy.
Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that they sold more than 3.5 million copies of Diablo 3 in the first 24 hours of release. In the first week they claim to have sold 6.3 million copies. Diablo 3 is the latest release in the Diablo franchise and a game that many people …
Read More »Research In Motion Global sales chief steps down
Research In Motion have faced one of their toughest years in the company history and it seems that things just keep getting worse for them. Patrick Spence, their head of global sales is stepping down to take a leadership role at a different company. A RIM spokeswoman said in email …
Read More »Xbox 360 gets US ban ‘recommendation’
GamesIndustry.biz have an interesting news feed up today regarding a possible ban of the Xbox 360 in America. International Trade Commission judge David Shaw has recommended that the Xbox 360 sales are stopped. They spoke to patent expert Florian Mueller who said “I've never seen an ITC judge make any …
Read More »Sapphire Custom ‘Snail’ Computer Giveaway!
This is one of the coolest competitions we have seen in a very long time. Internationally famous case modder from the UK, Tom “Snail” Portsmouth has created a very special system for Sapphire based on a SAPPHIRE motherboard and graphics housed in a limited edition snail shaped case! Using a …
Read More »Microsoft drops Marketplace support for older Windows phones
All good (and bad) things eventually have to meet their fate and today some Windows Mobile and Phone marketplaces meet theirs. Those running on the ancient Windows Mobile platform will no longer have access to the official Marketplace starting from today. If you do happen to have a unmodified HTC …
Read More »Via announces $49 Android PC for release this summer
When you think cheap computers you are probably reminded of the Raspberry Pi. However, the Raspberry Pi was originally designed as a tool to get kids into programming. Today VIA announced the first Android PC (APC) that will go on sale in June or July for just $49, targeted at …
Read More »35GB Max Payne 3 hitting PC platform in a week
The first two Max Payne games were brilliant so we have high hopes that the PC version will recapture of the magic of the original games. The game seems to have been well received on the console platform so far, but we are much more interested in the PC version. …
Read More »Tesla Model S battery car – 0 to 60mph in less than 6 seconds
Tesla Motors are going to start delivering the first raft of electric cars to customers in June. The flagship Model S will start being released to customers by June 22 in America, a month ahead of schedule. The Model s will cost between $49,900 to $97,900. The company are based …
Read More »nVidia’s Del Rizzo slams total recall lies
One of the more unusual and persistent rumours around the industry over the past few days concerns a complete recall of all nVidia's new 600 series graphic cards. Apart from this rumour, the launch seems to have gone swimmingly well. KitGuru splits a coconut in half and sticks one half …
Read More »Microsoft offer ‘new’ Windows 8 Multiple Monitor options.
I installed Windows 8 around a month ago on a spare machine and I have been battling with some aspects of the interface. I am still not sold that this is the ‘next greatest' thing, after using Windows 7. Perhaps it will take some time to adapt to the changes, …
Read More »Google close $12.5B Motorola Mobility takeover
Google has completed their $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility. The deal was sealed yesterday, nine months after Google made the announcement that they wanted to expand into the hardware sector. This is their biggest and most memorable takeover yet. Google have had great success with their Android platform, claiming …
Read More »Privatisation of space is a success claims SpaceX
One of the more fascinating mornings was had by the KitGuru team today, as we hunkered down around live-feed HD screens to watch/listen/experience the wonder of privatised space flight, with the launch of the Dragon C2+ space craft in the direction of the International Space Station. KitGuru dons an orange …
Read More »Verizon to enable global GSM roaming on some devices
It has been rumoured for a while that Verizon would enable a global setting on some of their handsets and this has just been confirmed by the American telco. Global GSM roaming will be enabled on the Motorola Droid 4, Droid RAZR, Droid RAZR Maxx and the HTC Rezound through …
Read More »ADATA comes in to land a 120GB closer to 70 quid
The initial move on SSD pricing from SanDisk, seems to have been answered in every part of the market. Now, we're seeing the £99 ADATA SSD drive coming in at less than £80. What should we expect to see next? KitGuru gives its balls a good rubbing and peers into …
Read More »Samsung locks down S Voice following leak
Yesterday we briefly mentioned that Samsung's S Voice application had been leaked online and seemed to be working pretty well – even with a Kiwi (New Zealand) accent. However, this may have all been in vain as Samsung has since blocked anything other than the Galaxy S III from accessing …
Read More »Did Pakistan government overreact by blocking Twitter?
Pakistan blocked Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove some Tweets considered offensive to Islam. The report was fed by one of the countries top telecommunications officials. The tweets were promoting a competition on Facebook to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims consider depictions of the …
Read More »Windows 7 breaks records, but what about Windows 8 ?
Microsoft have said that they expect to ship 350 million Windows 7 devices by the end of 2012. They also claim to have sold 350 million Windows 7 licenses over the last 18 months. According to a report on Bloomberg, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the May 21st forum …
Read More »Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer for top spot
According to a recent StatCounter release, The Google Chrome browser has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer to take the mantle of ‘World's most Popular Internet Web Browser'. Chrome has already overtaken Internet Explorer in various parts of the world. Until recently however it has never be able to beat Microsoft's browser …
Read More »Thunderbolt strikes Asus mainboards
Modern, internal drives are often described as delivering 6 gigabits of data transfer a second. That's the requirement for SATA III and the latest drives deliver. So how ironic is it that Asus would begin manufacturing mainboards where the EXTERNAL connection operates at 10 gigabits per second? KitGuru gets on …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note gets a taste of the Olympic Games
We've known for a while the Samsung is an official sponsor of the Olympic Games commencing in London later this year but until today we have yet to see any results of this. A series of pictures have been dispersed onto the internet revealing a Olympic Games edition of the …
Read More »Arctic Cooling Entertainment Center offer up for grabs!
Arctic Cooling are offering a cool deal right now. If you checkout with any MC001 Entertainment Center then you can get a $200 instant rebate with the rest of a purchase order. They are offering deals on headsets, gamepads, mice and keyboards. They sent us a press release which you …
Read More »OCZ slaps Sandisk with great anger and furious vengeance
While we can't be completely certain that OCZ has any 6′ 4″ assassins working in the sales team, Sandisk's price move on older SSD products with Dabs last week (reported on KitGuru) seems to have been followed by a strong price move on the latest OCZ Agility drives from eBuyer. …
Read More »Zuckerberg ties the knot with long time girlfriend
Facebook founder and billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Priscilla Chan. It has been an eventful month for the young CEO after raising $16 billion when he took Facebook public. As would be expected Zuckerberg changed his Facebook status to ‘married' this weekend …
Read More »Google to showcase Majel late next month
Majel has long been rumoured as the search giant's rival to Apple's Siri personal assistant service. It should become available on Android smartphones later this year – most likely in the last quarter. According to reports it will officially (and unoriginally) be known as “Assistant”. While Google has obviously not spent much …
Read More »‘Tweaked’ Wii U Controller image leaks online
It looks like a QA tester accidentally posted an image online of the new, tweaked controller for the Wii U. GamesRadar's Hollander Cooper said that the image was uploaded via the Twitter account of an employee at Traveller's Tale Games, who developed some of the Lego and Disney Interactive games. …
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