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iPhone Gems: Every File Storage App, Reviewed (Updated) (iPod Reviews Blog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:38:42 GMT

Many long-time iPod users have become accustomed to the ability to use their iPods as portable hard disks to store and transfer files between different computers. This still is easily accomplished on both iPod Click Wheel and shuffle models, since these iPods can appear as USB hard drives on your computer. All you need to do is enable Disk Mo...

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Samsung unveils DSS 8/16/32 Go to 90 MB / s reading (News Of Techie)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:19:19 GMT

The South Korean giant Samsung, present on all fronts, well dominate the market to become what the DSS, these “records” flash far less fragile than hard disks, and in a future more or less near, far more quickly. Concurrent Intel, Micron, SanDisk, Super Talent and OCZ (among others) in the SSD market, Samsung has announced yesterday [...]

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Out of order Amsterdam Newbie blogger (Travelblog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:14:27 GMT

Day 3 Aug. 26 Tuesday Full Day in Amsterdam Excellent day for me probably a boring report.Spent E3.85 last night to send email home and try to upload Blog. Hope email worked Blog didn't the computer in the hotel lobby didn't recognize the files on my flash drive will try to remember to convert to .rtf to see if that helps not sure what to do about photos they may have to wait until

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Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC (D' Technology Weblog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:06:41 GMT

VPC Hard Disk Image for testing websites with different IE versions on Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista. This download page contains four separate VPC images, depending on what you want to test. IE6-XPSP3_VPC.exe contains a Windows XP SP3 with IE6 VHD file IE7-XPSP2_VPC.exe contains a Windows XP SP2 with IE7 VHD file IE8B2-XPSP3_VPC.exe [...]

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IBM Flash Memory Breaks 1 Million IOPS Barrier (TechBlogger)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:04:00 GMT

alphadogg writes to tell us that IBM is claiming a victory on the flash storage front. Their new research project “Quicksilver” is claiming data transfer speeds of more than 1 million input/output operations per second (IOPS). “IBM said Quicksilver is two and a half times faster than its own SAN Volume Controller coupled with IBM’s [...]

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IBM tests 4-terabyte solid-state drive tech (THE PRICE OF RICE)

bmahfood@gmail.com (Barry Mahfood) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:57:00 GMT

CNET News - August 28, 2008 by Brooke Crothers First it was Intel. Now, Big Blue is keen on solid-state drives. IBM said Thursday it is testing a 4-terabyte, high-speed solid-state drive array targeted at the enterprise, as the technology giant gives its imprimatur to flash-memory-based storage. For years, flash memory cards--the first mass-market SSDs--have been limited to digital cameras and music...

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USB Host Controller is for PCI Express(TM) bus interfaces. (Thomas Net)

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:56:54 GMT

Model µPD720171 enables high-speed wireless data transmission between PCs that have MiniCard or Half-MiniCard expansion cards and PC peripheral devices such as wireless hubs, printers, external storage equipment, and digital cameras. It also provides laptop computer connectivity through ExpressCard(TM) slot. Certified by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), controller conforms to Wireless USB 1.0...

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IBM flash memory breaks 1 million IOPS barrier (InfoWorld)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:16:29 GMT

IBM has claimed a major breakthrough in flash storage, with a research project that's delivering data transfer speeds of more than 1 million input/output operations per second, two and a half times faster than the industry's fastest disk storage. IBM's Project Quicksilver, announced Thursday, combines solid-state flash memory with IBM's storage virtualization technology. "Quicksilver improved performance...

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ATP ToughDrive 4GB Camo USB Flash Review (Madshrimps Forum Madness)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:37:45 GMT

ATP Electronics is a 17 year-old company best known for their EarthDrive recyclable USB flash drive, which is not only made of recycled materials but also has part of the proceeds go towards...

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SSD Won’t Make Sense In Laptops For Two Years (CentOS, Linux and Operating Systems)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:19:49 GMT

kgagne writes “While solid state disk drives can vastly improve random read performance and are perfectly suited to most mobile devices, many operations are sequential in laptops and desktops and involve writes where SSDs most often lose to magnetic hard disk drives in performance. While introducing multi-channel flash memory controllers and interleaving the NAND flash [...]

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Kingston 4GB USB 2.0 Portable Flash Drive $14 Shipped at Buy (Dealhack)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:13:52 GMT

Take your storage portable and get the Kingston DataTraveler 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Memory Drive for $32 - $18 instant savings = $14 shipped at Buy.com. This Kingston drive includes a protective sleeve that swivels across to cover the USB port. Also available: Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini Edition 320GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive for $150 - $44 instant savings = $106 shipped . Memorex Ultra TravelDrive 250GB...

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Software gets the picture (Financial Time)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:00:00 GMT

Many holidaymakers return home at this time of year with flash memory cards packed full of still images, video clips and sometimes digital camcorder footage as well...

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The SpinPoint N2, a hard disk of 120 GB and 1.8 “by Samsung (News Of Techie)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:00:36 GMT

If the capacity of the latest external hard drive Samsung has not yet beaten a flat seam that of 2.5, at least she passed the symbolic 100 GB, with this new model, the SpinPoint N2. With features comfortable, 4200 rpm, consumption of less than 1.4 W and a power of 300 mA, when a USB port [...]

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Completing Your Home Theater (PC Mag)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:22:15 GMT

There has been a lot of talk about seamlessly integrating the home theater with the home computer so the computer can serve media files to the home theater.

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SanDisk Extreme III SDHC 30MB/s Edition Cards (My Digital Life)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:16:01 GMT

The American multinational corporation which designs and markets flash memory card products, SanDisk Corporation has announced the launch of its new Extreme III 30MB/s Edition line of SDHC cards. As its name implied, the Sandisk Extreme III SDHC 30MB/s Edition Cards can support a new faster speed of 30MB per second, aiming to deliver high [...] [ This is a content summary only. Visit My Digital Life...

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Totally Free Burner - A CD/DVD Burning Solution for Scrooges ([Geeks are Sexy] technology news)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:16:21 GMT

With the ever falling prices of USB storage devices, people have really started to abandon CDs and DVDs as a mean to carry their files around. But even though USB keys have become a preferable alternative to the shiny, reflective discs, old fashioned media can still be used to send information via snailmail or to [...]

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Navigation Device offers high-speed Internet access. (Thomas Net)

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:42:13 GMT

Based on 800 MHz Intel® Atom(TM) processor Z5xx series, ClarionMiND combines connected personal GPS navigation and real-time Points of Interest with Internet-based entertainment and full web browsing. Device includes 4.8 in. WVGA LCD display with touch screen, 512 MB DRAM, and 4 GB Flash memory, as well as WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR. ClarionMiND can be set to Mobile Mode outside car or Automobile Mode...

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ASUS opens Royal Club to empower customers with technical know-how (India Press Release)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:28:22 GMT

/India PRwire/ - ASUS, today announced its expansion of service outlets in India with its first in Bangalore and second exclusive ASUS Royal Club in India. The company has also announced this service center especially for component products like motherboard, optical drives and graphics cards. This is a part of the investment of Rs. 20 crore that the company has allotted to expand its service initiatives...

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An Overpopulated Solid-State Drive Market Won't Spur Much M&A (Seeking Alpha)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:54:09 GMT

Tech Confidential submits: Flash memory-based solid state drives, or SSDs, are all the rage right now, with companies tiny and huge scrambling to come up with technology to replace hard-disk drives in PCs. A piece in EETimes Wednesday covered this trend, tantalizing us with the headline "Shakeout looms in SSDs." It didn't go into much detail about what the shakeout would look like, however, and naturally...

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SanDisk Extreme III SDHC cards hit 30MB/s (Engadget)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:17:30 GMT

Filed under: Storage SanDisk's pushed both Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and regular SD cards to 30MB/s transfer rates before, and now it's SDHC's turn with the new Extreme III series. Yep, it's a really fast memory card for DSLRs, and it'll cost you: 4GB will be $65, 8GB $110 and 16GB will set you back whopping $180 when these hit in October. [Via Digital Camera Info ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments...

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