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Amazon, the giant online store have launched a new cloud based storage service called ‘Cloud Drive'. To tie in with the launch they have also released a music player which they call Amazon Cloud Player for the web. Amazon have launched the storage service as a means to access music …

NASA have had to cancel plans to build a 3D camera for the next robotic rover that they will send to Mars. Time was against them and they wouldn't have had enough time to test the device for inclusion on the new ‘curiosity' rover scheduled to launch later this year. …

This won't come as a shock to many, but the iPad 2 has sold out right across the globe. Latest reports highlight that Australia have run out of stocks, with the Sydney flagship store turning away potential customers. Some customers had waited for more than 50 hours at the Sydney …

If you are in the market for a power supply for your new media center, then today we might just have the perfect partner for review. Cooler Master have just released their GX 450 power supply which features a strong 12V rail, double layer EMI filter and an intelligent 120mm …

Asus are one of the biggest component manufacturers on the planet producing some of the finest video cards for both Nvidia and AMD markets. Today we are looking at their new ultra high end video cards, the GTX590 and the HD6990. Well this is the heavyweight show down isn't it? …

Kingston have discovered a technical issue with their SSDNow V100 solid-state drive. A small percentage of their drives have been shown to hang at BIOS and fail to boot. Kingston has developed a firmware update to address this issue. In their own words: We have learned that a small percentage …

How can one woman from a small city in the north of Hungary make CEOs and Vice Presidents across Europe, Middle East and Africa break out in a cold sweat?    Simples. You give her years of experience, razor sharp wit and a BS detector tuned to the max. Then …

AMD are issuing a challenge to nvidia, saying that their HD6990 is the fastest graphics card on the planet. Dave Erskine has used his company blog page to issue this to AMD, demanding that Nvidia justify their claim to have produced the world's fastest graphics card with the GTX590. AMD …

You might not believe this, but the first review of Duke Nukem Forever have been handled by an Australian publication. What does the game offer? the same crude witty one liners and semi naked ‘chicks'. You betcha. The Australian Classification Board have given the game a MA15+ rating last month …

According to online rumours, Crysis 2 will be getting a Direct X 11 patch sometime today on the PC. This patch will unlock an advanced graphics menu in the game. This will be a relief to many gamers who are complaining that the PC version of the game is a …

OMFG?! WTF M8, u 4 rl? Yes, we certainly are. Internet slang such as ‘OMG' and ‘LOL' have been added to the March 2011 release of the OED Online dictionary. These abbreviations join those such as TMI (too much information) and BFF (best friends forever) in the newest update to …

Well it wouldn't have taken a clairvoyant to predict that the Apple iPad 2 would be the biggest selling tablet this year, sales figures already show that it is selling out, even within the space of a few days. In the UK there are 3 week delays now when ordering …

Firefox 4 was released last week and KitGuru reported on the early download figures during the day, which were already looking very healthy indeed. The new browser was downloaded 7.1 million times in 24 hours followed by a second day figure of 8.75 million. Firefox 3 in 2008 was downloaded …

Prolimatech have just released a new cooler called the Genesis which is targeting the high end sector with a radical and rather unusual design. The heatsink is split into two parts with positions available for a multiple fan cooling configuration. This means it can cool the processor, RAM, MOFSET and …

While Intel will always be known for their range of consumer and business oriented processor designs, their Solid State Drives proved to be extremely popular among the enthusiast audience, selling well across the range of sizes. The X25-M in particular is still a huge seller for the company, especially with …

It's always nice to be surprised. We operate in a mature industry, where the truly inspirational products occur infrequently. So when we picked up a couple of emails about Pure PC and Darwin, we decided to do some investigating. Here's what we've found so far. First you need an architect …

With sites as diverse as Guru3D and Hexus all coming to the same conclusion as KitGuru, that the Radeon HD 6990 is measurably faster, overall, than the GTX590 – we decided to sit back on a Saturday night and consider how much work nVidia put into this card, how wayward …

It will be quite a while before anyone is benchmarking AMD's new Bulldozer against Ivy Bridge from Intel, but industry watchers who originally thought the match-up would not start until October, might be in for a surprise. KitGuru puts a glass to the wall and tries to discern the relevant …

If you are in the market for a new, high end aluminum chassis, then today's review may very well just tickle the taste buds. Lian Li have a well earned reputation for producing some of the most exquisite designs on the market and today we are looking at their high …

Sandybridge systems are selling well, and many memory manufacturers are offering dual channel kits to capitalise on the growing market. Opting for a 4GB kit is certainly the cheapest option but with memory prices at an all time low is it worth looking at one of the higher density options …

In practical/scientific terms, the difference from iPad 1 to iPad 2 is minimal. So why the huge desire to own the new one and get rid of the old one as soon as you can? KitGuru spies sent in some pictures last night that made us do a double, then …

We got wind of this story yesterday but we wanted to investigate a little further before going live today. It seems now everyone is discussing it, so we feel its important to let our readers know of potential problems with the GTX590. It appears that some people who have bought …

We have already had some astonishing prizes at KitGuru, but this is probably one of our best yet. Our good friends at XFX are giving away four fantastic prizes to KitGuru readers. Four lucky readers will walk away with a prize each at the end of April. First prize Is …

Sandybridge has been dominating mainstream news in recent months, but Intel's flagship products are still tied into the X58 platform. After our recent review of the stunning Gigabyte G1 Assassin motherboard, today we turn our attention to the flagship Asus Rampage III Black Edition. ‘The Republic of Gamers consists only …

AMD's HD6970 has been a popular card since it was launched and some partners have been releasing modified versions based on the AMD reference design. Today we are looking at a rather spectacular design from MSI which features the latest update on their high performance Twin Frozr cooler. KitGuru has …

Well, for once it appears that ‘ripoff Britain' is getting a good deal on the iPad2. KitGuru reported that UK pricing would be £399, and it appears that we were right. The 16GB Wi-Fi model costs £399, which is cheaper than the previous model, which cost £25 more. People in …

Research In Motion have taken a drop in share price after they reported revenue from the latest quarter which fell short of expectations. They also said that sales in the current three month period are shifting to cheaper models. RIM shares dropped $6.59, or more than 10 percent, at $57.50 …

Microsoft have offered to pay $7.5 million for 666,624 IPv4 addresses from bankrupt Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel. This move indicates that IPv4 addresses are increasing in value as they become more scarce. Nortel have filed a motion seeking approvals for the sale from the Bankruptcy Court for the District …

George Colony of research group Forrester claims that Apple are going to be growing over the next few years to a point when they will surpass both IBM and HP. “They’ll be bigger than IBM next year, and they’ll be bigger than HP the year after that,” he said. He …

KitGuru has had the opportunity to test a number of ROCCAT products in the past and have been impressed with their quality and performance. Today we are going to look at the ROCCAT Kave gaming headset that has an impressive specification and feature set. This headset was actually released a …