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Android Leads iOS in “Two-Horse Race” for Smartphone Dominance, IDC Says

August 9, 2012
Android Leads iOS in “Two-Horse Race” for Smartphone Dominance, IDC Says

With all due respect to Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and any other mobile platform not named Android or iOS, you’re all just a bunch of also-rans in what’s becoming “unquestionably a two-horse race,” according to data and analysis by Internation…

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D-Link’s Cloud Router 5700 (DIR-865L) is Its First 802.11ac Device

July 18, 2012
D-Link’s Cloud Router 5700 (DIR-865L) is Its First 802.11ac Device

D-Link just dove into 802.11ac territory with the introduction of its new Cloud Router 5700 (DIR-865L). This dual-band device takes advantage of the upcoming 802.11ac standard currently under development, which makes this a draft 802.11ac router. D-Lin…

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Plextor Introduces M5S Series Solid State Drives Starting at $100

July 12, 2012
Plextor Introduces M5S Series Solid State Drives Starting at $100

Plextor, which largely built a name for itself with high end optical drives back before you could buy a DVD burner for less than the cost of a movie ticket and tub of popcorn, is largely focused on solid state drives (SSDs) these days, and the company’…

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Toshiba Announces ‘Highest Capacity’ 2.5-inch 10,500 RPM HDD

July 12, 2012
Toshiba Announces ‘Highest Capacity’ 2.5-inch 10,500 RPM HDD

Toshiba today announced the launch of four new 2.5-inch enterprise HDDs, each with a rotation speed of 10,500 RPM. According to the company, the highest capacity drive in the new “AL13SE” line-up, the 900GB AL13SEB900, is also the “industry’s hig…

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Western Digital Expects HDD Prices to Return to Pre-Flood Levels in 2013, But Analysts Don’t

July 10, 2012
Western Digital Expects HDD Prices to Return to Pre-Flood Levels in 2013, But Analysts Don’t

Just in case you haven’t gotten the memo yet: HDD prices haven’t returned to pre-flood levels, and don’t expect them to anytime soon. Don’t take our word for it; that information’s coming straight from the horse’s mouth, as a European sales director fo…

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AMD Begins Funeral Procession for Five Phenom II Processors

July 10, 2012
AMD Begins Funeral Procession for Five Phenom II Processors

All good things come to an end, and for AMD fans, the end is nigh for the Sunnyvale chip designer’s 45nm SOI (Silicon On Insulator) processors, which will have reached end of life (EOL) status by December 2012. Among the list of soon-to-be deceased chi…

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HP Omni 27 Quad Review

June 21, 2012
HP Omni 27 Quad Review

One step forward, and a giant leap back
THE DISPLAYS IN HP’s TouchSmart series top out at 23 inches. To get anything bigger, you must move over to HP’s Omni all-in-one lineup. The upper limit here is a ginormous 27 inches, but you won’t get that …

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Microsoft Announces Own-Brand ‘Surface’ Tablets

June 18, 2012
Steve Ballmer announces Microsoft Surface Tablet - June 18, 2012

Until a few hours ago, the tech media was busy speculating about an upcoming “major announcement” from Microsoft. Some said it had something to do with Windows RT, while others said the company was going to unveil its first self-branded tablets. A…

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