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High profile hacking group Lulzsec are in the news almost daily in recent weeks, and their latest target according to industry sources is the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Lulzsec hacked into the network and downloaded hundreds of law enforcement files, which they released. This is the latest in a …

If you read Kitguru regularly, there is no chance you will have missed us singing the praises of the Noctua NH D14 cooler which we have affectionately dubbed ‘The Austrian Sandwich'. Even all this time after the initial release, competitors are still using it as the yardstick to judge cooling …

A teenager who is suspected of being linked to Lulzsec has been charged with five offenses. One of the offenses includes an attack on the British Security service. Ryan Cleary made news in recent weeks as a previously unknown 19 year old from Essex in the UK who is apparently …

Well, it's official, Tobias Brinkmann is back within the OCZ fold as Director of Caching and Hybrid Drives. So what is this new role all about and why was OCZ so keen to get their business development guru back on board? KitGuru peaks at satellite footage from San Jose and …

Lulzsec's recent high profile attacks have gained the attention of the FBI – who are now spending a lot of their resources trying to track and prosecute the organisation. In a series of raids, the agency targeted a datacentre in the US this week and walked away with a selection …

Regular readers of Kitguru will be aware that Apple are currently in the middle of a legal trademark wrangle with Amazon, trying to get them to stop using the term ‘App Store'. Apple have claimed that Amazon have used the term to confuse users as ‘App Store' is associated immediately …

Yesterday we ran a story, based around a press release that AMD sent out to the press. In the email they said Technology is evolving at an incredible pace, and customers need clear and reliable measurements to understand the expected performance and value of their systems,” said Nigel Dessau, senior …

The hacking scene is a very complex territory to delve into. High profile group Lulzsec have been in the press in recent weeks for hacking into many corporations, such as Sony, as well as US government bodies. Behind the scenes however it appears there is more than a little friction …

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell spoke to Joystiq at the 2011 Games For Change Festival and was happy to give his views on the upcoming Nintendo Wii U console. He said that the new Wii U console “sort of fits better into the scalability in terms of graphics performance and CPU …

OCZ have released a new firmware update to fix a small issue with the S3, A3 and V3 series solid state drives. Apparently some people were experiencing issues with BSOD's although we don't think the problem is widespread. OCZ have always had a good reputation for customer support and they …

KitGuru has finally given into peer pressure and created a Facebook page so you can access all our latest news and in-depth reviews from the comfort of your Wall – this compliments our Twitter page.  But we never miss an opportunity to give away some of the tastiest kit on …

Lian Li produce some of the most beautiful cases on the market. Today we are going to look at one of their newest designs – the PC-Z70. Designed for the serious enthusiast, this case features ventilated PCI expansion slots, support for graphics cards up to 390mm long, nine 3.5 inch …

AMD sent out a press release yesterday which indicates that they are not endorsing the SYSmark 2012 Benchmark. Not only that, but they have withdrawn from the BAPco organisation. “Technology is evolving at an incredible pace, and customers need clear and reliable measurements to understand the expected performance and value …

Nokia, the pride of Finland have completed job cut negotiations within some of their divisions at their headquarters. Nokia previously announced that they would be cutting jobs within the organisation over the coming years. They have structured the removal of staff within the Symbian and MeeGo software development teams and …

A new start up company are releasing one of the most exciting new technologies we have seen in recent years – a camera with the ability to fix a poorly taken, blurred photograph. The refocusing technology created by Lytro Inc. is going to be hitting the mainstream press over the …

The upcoming iPhone, is rumored to be released as early as September. Information we have posted before on Kitguru after we spoke to sources earlier in Taipei. Bloomberg posted a report this week which would verify that a Q3 release could be possible. Bloomberg quote two sources close to the …

TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today announces the very first dual GPU solution with BART XT graphics engine: the PowerColor HD6870X2. Powered by dual graphics engine, the PowerColor HD6870X2 delivers ground-breaking performance against the competitors and takes the game to the next level, enabling an unprecedented …

High-end products are, generally, aimed at one particular market – hardcore gamers. Sure, the workstation lovers get some focus and there is the more-money-than-sense group, but it is the hardcore, living in the dark, nano-suited, sniper fire specialist that gets the love. No idea if it will ever launch, but …

Recently we looked at the Spectrum 5XB, SteelSeries' first attempt at an Xbox 360 gaming headset …. essentially their 5H headset with a clever adapter which allowed you to plug it into an Xbox controller for Xbox Live chat.  Not to rest on their laurels, the SteelSeries' boffins have been …

We currently have the new ASUS GTX580 Matrix Platinum in our labs, and the review will be published shortly. We thought in the interim that our readers might like to see some high resolution pictures of the card before our full indepth analysis. The GTX580 is one of my favourite …

Intel are dominating the high performance processor industry, and Silicon Graphics International (SGI) have said that they are wanting to build a computer 500 times more powerful than anything today, by 2018. SGI's chief technology officer Eng Lim Goh said that the company wanted to pair up Intel's many integrated …

Apple are going to be releasing a new AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. Information was leaked by an unnamed source to 9to5Mac. The new part numbers are : • MD031LL/A AIRPORT EXTREME 802.11N (5TH GEN)- USA • MD032LL/A TIME CAPSULE 2TB (4TH GENERATION) USA • MD033LL/A TIME CAPSULE 3TB (4TH …

Technology analyst Charlie Wolf from Needham and Company is claiming that Android is going to drop marketshare against iOS over the coming months. His reasoning? Apple are due to release the upgraded iPhone. Android has actually seen a slight US decline already in recent months and Wolf predicts that the …

There was a time when a good kit of memory cost as much as a few weeks salary … how times have changed. With the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan many analysts had predicted that memory prices would rise. While they might still increase by the end of …

Nokia are aiming to release their first Windows smartphones later this year although it looks as if they won't hit the channel in volume until 2012. Stephen Elop, Nokia CEO was speaking at the Nokia Connections event in Singapore and had a positive outlook on Nokia's change in stance. “We …

3D TV in the UK has failed to capture the imagination of the public and sales figures in recent months indicate that the buying people are quite happy with their ‘regular' high definition LCD and Plasma screen. We ask the big question. ‘Why?'. Well it doesn't take a rocket scientist …

Today Kitguru are partnering with YoyoTech to provide one lucky reader with a state of the art media center. Over the last year we have given away crates of hardware to readers and forum members – this competition today is quite easily one of our best. Regular readers will already …

Firefox has had a strong following for many years, with many enthusiast users ditching Internet Explorer a long time ago for the foxy browser. The latest Firefox 5 release is just around the corner and it has been available on the HTTP server for a few days already if you …

We recently took a look at Razer's first attempt at a mechanical gaming keyboard which left us with mainly positive impressions.  Throughout our review we compared it to SteelSeries' existing mechanical keyboard, the 7G, which has been around for a good few years now and can be found on the …

Imagine a world where advanced electronic devices can be embedded into the human body, correcting problems and monitoring/enhancing function. Impressive stuff. But there is a dark side. A very dark side. KitGuru dreams of a jump-suited Raquel Welch while considering a modern day fantastic voyage. Roll the clock back 40 …