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Firefox 5 due for June ’11 release

Mozilla are pushing out software faster than people can download it. Latest information released indicates that Mozilla have set a more aggressive timetable that may see Firefox 5 being released by June 21st. The documentation says “In general, each stage of the process (and activity pertaining to a particular version) …

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Competition Weekend Frenzy @ KitGuru!

This weekend, its a competition frenzy @ KitGuru. We have some incredible prizes, which are yours for the taking. We have partnered up with Multiplay for the chance to win a 32GB iPad 2. How do you win an iPad 2? It surprisingly easy – find out over here. NZXT …

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NZXT giveaway: Phantom & Bunker!

NZXT have partnered up with KitGuru to give away several exciting products. NZXT are willing to ship these worldwide, so anyone can enter! NZXT: Phantom High performance chassis offers exhilarating design with unrivaled combination of cooling advantages, extensive expandability, and innovative screwless installation Extensive cooling capabilities include 7 fan cooling options …

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Larry Page returns as Google CEO, starts a shake up

Google co founder Larry Page has returned as CEO of the company. He has been making a lot of decisions, such as promoting seven new executives to run the most important divisions, reporting directly to him in an effort to cut down on the time it takes to make important …

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Steve Wozniak would return to Apple, if asked

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said in an interview that he would consider going back to Apple in an active role if the company asked him. During an interview in England this week he said ‘I'd consider it, yeah', when asked if whether he would like to play an active role …

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Evercool release new Transformer 3 CPU cooler

EVERCOOL is going to launch their new Transformer 3 CPU cooler. After launching CPU coolers Transformer 4 and Transformer 6 in the last couple of years they are going to launch Transformer 3 in 2011. This cooler has a silver look that is the special feature of Transformer series. The …

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Commodore 64 re-released with updated tech

The Commodore 64, one of the biggest selling computers of all time is back, with a similar design but updated with some new technology to bring it kicking and screaming into the new millennium. A Florida based company recreated the computer and are selling it from this week. The company …

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Microsoft release BING for iPad: rave reviews

Yesterday, Microsoft released BING for the iPad. So far it is getting rave reviews from the public who have downloaded it, and even critics are feeling inspired by the software implementation. Bing for the iPad is similar in structure to the iPhone version, however there are many differences incorporated. The …

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iPod touch photos showing capacitive home button leaked

Images of an iPod touch with a non physical home button have leaked on the internet. Many are claiming that this is an upcoming model of the iPod with a capacitive home button. Apple have sold over 55 million iPod Touch players since they were introduced in 2007. Four generations …

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Microsoft to patch 64 vulnerabilities

Microsoft had a relatively easy March, having just three bulletins fixing four vulnerabilities. April is a different story, with 17 bulletins being issued, with 64 different vulnerability fixes. This ties with the ‘most bulletins' since December 2010 and takes the top position for the number of flaws fixed. Nine bulletins …

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Sandy Bridge price to stay high without competition

Sources close to Intel have been in contact with KitGuru to say that there is no possibility of the price of Sandy Bridge i5 and i7 products becoming more competitively priced until AMD launches Bulldozer. Damning stuff. KitGuru investigates. We all know that competition is a good thing. We're also …

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iPad 2 success causing problems for Xoom sales

Apple seem to be unchallenged so far in the tablet market, and with the recent release of the hot selling iPad 2 it appears that other companies are really struggling to shift units. The Motorola Xoom, on paper is a stunning device, but sales are really poor so far. Analysts, …

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Richard Branson to head underwater on latest adventures

Richard Branson, business guru and entrepreneur has detailed that he has abandoned his balloon flight exploits to focus on exploring the deepest parts of the world's oceans with a new jet styled submarine. This 18 foot vessel can travel down 36,000 feet below the surface and is part of the …

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Sony restart more plants in Japan: supply problems

Sony were hit hard when the earthquake disaster hit Japan. Latest news has reached us that they have managed to get all but two of their factories up and running again. Sony's semiconductor last factory in Miyagi prefecture has partially restarted yesterday with other factories coming online over the last …

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Apple awarded patent for dock connector: USB 3.0, Thunderbolt

Apple have been granted a patent for a new modified dock connector which is compatible with new high speed communication standards, such as USB 3.0 and a dual lane Displayport, or Thunderbolt connector. This connector is called the ‘Reduced Size Multi Pin Male Plug Connector' has been published by the …

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AMD HD6450 Review

Many readers looking at this review today will already have a performance gaming system and others will be contemplating a second system, hooked into a new high definition television for light gaming and media demands. To specifically target this sector AMD are releasing a very low cost Direct X 11 …

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Toshiba release 24nm NAND

Toshiba have released SmartNAND based on the 24nm manufacturing process. It uses a control chip which support error correction Code (ECC) and can manage sizes up to 64GB. The technology is exciting because it can remove the ECC load from the host processor, while minimising protocol changes. It helps to …

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Android Music 3.0 app with cloud streaming leaked

TechFrom10 have managed to find out information about the upcoming music streaming functionality thanks to a ‘failed' Android update. “So on our Galaxy S Vibrant today we went to do a routine update of apps from the Android Market, only to discover that, for a completely unknown and frankly bizarre …

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Zotac GTX 580 AMP²! Review

Nvidia's GTX590 has been launched to a mixed reception and with the array of VRM hardware related issues many people are turning their attention to the GTX580, which could still be Nvidia's finest hour. Many 580's have won KitGuru's highest awards and rightly so because this solution still remains the …

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Intel launch 10 core Xeon E7 series

Intel have announced their new Xeon E7 series with up to ten physical processing cores per chip. They are targeting AMD's Magny-Cours with hopes of moving some high density data center customers to their platform. The Xeon's are not aimed at the consumer audience, they are aimed at the mission …

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HIS IceQ X HD6790 released

The AMD HD6790 launch was yesterday and HIS have released their modified version, the IceQ X with the famous blue cooler which KitGuru has reviewed before on other cards. Very good it is too. Like all other HD6790's at this point, the card is sold at reference clocks, 840mhz on …

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Steve Ballmer rated worst CEO by own staff

The latest results from Glassdoor might not surprise many of our readers, but Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO has been voted the worst CEO by employees of his own company. The employees were evaluated for a full year before the final scoring was released. Google employees rate Eric Schmidt highly as …

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Seagate ship super slim GoFlex external hard drive

SeaGate have launched a new external hard drive which is targeting an audience who hate lugging around a bulky external hard drive. The GoFlex Slim performance drive offers 320GB of storage in a form factor which is roughly as thick as a pencil. The GoFlex weighs only 160g and measures …

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Android continue to take market share

In a three month period between November 2010 and February 2011, ComScore show Android taking another 7 percentage points from 26% to 33% within the US market. Android have taken most of this from Research In Motion who have lost 4.5% from 33.5% to 28.9%. Android have also taken from …

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