Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

BitFenix Aurora Case Review
Cooler Masters MasterBox 5 and Zalmans Z9 Neo cases reviewed
Creative Sound Blaster X7 and E-MU XM7 Speaker Review
How to disable non-system hotkeys on Windows
How to fix slow Windows 7 updates - Tutorial
Lenovo ThinkPad X260 Review: A Sleek, Tough, All-Business Ultrabook
Samsung UE49KS8000 Review

BitFenix Aurora Case Review

BitFenix Aurora is a mid-tower case that aims at the enthusiast market with support for custom loop watercooling and a number of options for lighting, including connection to the Asus Aura system. Both side panels are tempered glass, with the main panel being tinted and the rear being opaque in order to hide cables.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Cooler Masters MasterBox 5 and Zalmans Z9 Neo cases reviewed

Cooler Master's MasterBox 5 and Zalman's Z9 Neo cases each offer nifty feature sets for well under $100. We put these cases to the test to see which one comes out on top in the war for budget-case supremacy.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Creative Sound Blaster X7 and E-MU XM7 Speaker Review

With motherboard manufacturers moving more and more features onboard it is becoming harder to justify add on sound cards. Creative is no exception and has been offering their award winning sound processing out to manufacturers as a high quality alternative. But, for those of you still looking for something more, Creative has the Sound Blaster X7.

The Creative X7 is definitely more than just a sound card. Creative bills the X7 as an ultra-High Resolution Audio (HRA) device that acts as an external USB DAC and a powerful audio amplifier with low-latency Bluetooth connectivity and Dolby Digital decoder. And for not much more you can bundle the X7 with a set of Creatives E-MU XM7 Speakers that are specifically designed to match.

Read full article @ Hardware Asylum

How to disable non-system hotkeys on Windows

Simple Disable Key is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that enables you to block non-system hotkeys. Hotkeys are useful most of the time as they provide quick access to functionality.

Read full article @ gHacks

How to fix slow Windows 7 updates - Tutorial

Salvation: Here's a short tutorial offering an official Microsoft fix to slow Windows Update search and install functionality in the form of two recommended patches. Enjoy.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Lenovo ThinkPad X260 Review: A Sleek, Tough, All-Business Ultrabook

Lenovo has done a remarkable job of classing up its business notebooks without sacrificing the features and build-quality that make the ThinkPad line so popular with road warriors. It recently updated its ThinkPad X1 Yoga with an excellent 2560x1440 OLED panel, for example, making it even more attractive to executives. But the company hasn’t forgotten users who dig more utililitarian builds, and don't need the latest bells and whistles. The ThinkPad X260 is all about functionality, portability, and quality. It is a no-nonsense road warrior.

At about $765, the ThinkPad X260 has the lowest starting price of any laptop in Lenovo’s ThinkPad X ultrabook series...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Samsung UE49KS8000 Review

The UE49KS8000 has three big attractions to its name. First, it's one of Samsung's so-called SUHD TVs. This means it combines a super-bright LCD panel with a local dimming system for the backlight plus wide colour spectrum capabilities built on a proprietary version of Quantum Dot technology. Second, it's a flat TV rather than a curved one. This makes it a relative rarity in Samsung's SUHD range, yet for many AV fans flat remains very much where it's at.

Read full article @ TechRadar