August 9, 2012
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…
Tags: android, Apple, Google, ios, mobile, operating system, samsung, Smartphone
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July 18, 2012
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…
Tags: 801.11ac, cloud router 5700, d-link, dir-865L, hardware, Internet, networking, Router
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July 12, 2012
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’…
Tags: build a pc, hardware, m5s, plextor, solid state drive, ssd, Storage
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July 12, 2012
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…
Tags: 2.5-inch hdd, enterprise, Hard Drive, HDD, rpm, toshiba
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July 10, 2012
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…
Tags: hard disk drive, HDD, Western Digital
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July 10, 2012
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…
Tags: AMD, CPU, hardware, Phenom II, processor
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June 21, 2012
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 …
Tags: all-in-one, build a pc, Consumer Desktops, hardware, Review, reviews, system, Systems
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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…
Tags: microsoft, News Worthy, slate, Surface, surface for windows 8 pro, surface for windows rt, tablet
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