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Fingernail-Sized USB Drive Packs Whopping 32 GBJan 5, 2010 - in News
Lexar Media revealed two backup drives, one smaller than a fingernail.
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Western Digital Launches Its First USB 3.0 HDDJan 5, 2010 - in News
WD launched a new external drive compatible with USB 3.0.
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ioSafe Reveals ''Disaster-Proof'' External SSDJan 5, 2010 - in News
This solid state disk can survive a collapsing building.
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Apple to Purchase Quattro Wireless for $275mJan 5, 2010 - in News
BoomTown today carries an exclusive report that says Apple is planning to buy mobile ad network Quattro Wireless.
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Freescale Announces 7-inch $200 Tablet DesignJan 4, 2010 - in News
Forget the JooJoo or Apple's supposed plans for a touchscreen tablet. Freescale is talking about a $200, 7-inch touchscreen tablet that it plans to show off at CES 2010 later this week.
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Quick Look: HP's MediaSmart EX495 Home ServerJan 1, 2010 - in Reviews
We're big fans of media servers, and HP's MediaSmart boxes have consistently impressed us. Of course, every time we look at a configured machine, the comments light up with DIY suggestions, so we went that route as well in today's look at the new EX495.
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Can Bargain SSDs Give Windows A Quantum Performance Leap?Dec 30, 2009 - in Reviews
Do you have a case of the boot-up blues? Are app load times sucking your will to live? Everybody knows that SSDs can accelerate certain system tasks, but can an affordable SSD deliver a quantum leap in everyday Windows tasks? We did the tests
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Do You Need A New Hard Drive With Your Windows 7 Upgrade?Dec 30, 2009 - in Reviews
There are two good reasons for a hard drive upgrade. Reason one: hard drives have become faster and cheaper per gigabyte. Reason two: Windows 7 should be able to take greater advantage of additional storage horsepower. We put these theories to the test.
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Humpday Deals: Last Batch of Specials in 2009Dec 30, 2009 - in News
It's the last day of deals for 2009! Time to party like it's... a decade ago! As usual, thanks Logic Buy for sponsoring this post!
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Seagate Accused of Stealing HDD TechDec 29, 2009 - in News
An ex-employee of Seagate is crying foul play.
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Firefox 3.6 Delayed; 4.0 in Late 2010/Early 2011Dec 29, 2009 - in News
Firefox to be more Chrome-like in 4.0 in late 2010/early 2011.
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Modern Warfare 2 is Most Pirated Game of 2009Dec 29, 2009 - in News
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 broke all sorts of records -- even ones on illegal activities.
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Monday Deals: Post Christmas Haze Back to WorkDec 28, 2009 - in News
How was everyone's Christmas break? If you've got money left over, you should check out these deals!
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USB 3.0-to-SATA Adapter Gives HDDs SuperSpeedDec 28, 2009 - in News
This adapter can turn old HDDs into external drives using USB 3.0.
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Managing Backup: Three Software Solutions ComparedDec 25, 2009 - in Reviews
Portable hard drives are great backup targets. But should you use the ubiquitous Windows utility, a higher-end tool, or a brainless, consumer-friendly solution? We looked at Windows 7 Backup, True Image 2010 Home by Acronis, and Rebit’s consumer backup.
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SALE: Holiday Games Heavily Discounted on SteamDec 23, 2009 - in News
Some super deals on super games.
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Patent Suit Forces MSFT to Change to Word, OfficeDec 23, 2009 - in News
Microsoft yesterday lost an appeal to reverse an injunction that prevents the company from selling its Word processing software. Microsoft must now alter Word so that it does not infringe on a patent owned by i4i.
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Intel’s Atom D510 And NM10 Express: Down The Pine Trail With D510MODec 20, 2009 - in Reviews
Intel's Atom processor family showed promise when it launched back in 2008, but it certainly wasn't an ideal desktop platform. Atom is back with an integrated memory controller, on-die graphics, and a new two-chip configuration. But is it any better?
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LaCie Intros USB 3.0 Dual-Drive RAIDDec 18, 2009 - in News
LaCie will display its RAID 0/1 storage solution using USB 3.0 next month at CES.
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Bluetooth 4.0 Specifications UnveiledDec 18, 2009 - in News
The new Bluetooth specs promise a better range, and low energy consumption that can pull from small coin-cell batteries.
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Dell's Latitude On Flash Boots Laptop in SecondsDec 18, 2009 - in News
Dell's new instant-on offering uses the laptop's x86 processor rather than depend on an ARM-based version.
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JooJoo Company Responds to TechCrunch LawsuitDec 18, 2009 - in News
Fusion Garage has responded to the lawsuit filed by Michael Arrington and the TechCrunch crew. Not surprisingly, the company says Arrington's suit and the allegations made are without merit.
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Quick Look: Notebook Performance With Windows XP, Vista, And 7Dec 18, 2009 - in Reviews
Windows 7 is here, and we've already established that it tastes great, is less filling, and performs well. But do you want it on your notebook? We compared the performance and battery life of Windows XP, Vista, and 7 on an upper-mainstream mobile system.
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Report: Google to Design Chrome OS NetbookDec 17, 2009 - in News
Forget the Google phone, how about a Google-branded netbook? That's the latest rumor following a report from TechCrunch that says the company could be building a netbook based on its Chrome OS.
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Microsoft: EU Deal Will Require 'Significant Change'Dec 16, 2009 - in News
Today the European Union announced that it has reached a satisfactory point with Microsoft in its resolution of any possible monopolistic behavior surrounding Internet Explorer's bundling into Windows.Microsoft's Senior Vice President and General
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Bing Gains Some of Yahoo!'s Market ShareDec 16, 2009 - in News
Bing is continuing to grow, nabbing search market share from Yahoo!
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Intel Sued by FTC Over Monopoly IssuesDec 16, 2009 - in News
Just as Intel clears one problem, another one appears.
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CherryPal Launches Cheap-as-chips $99 LaptopDec 16, 2009 - in News
CherryPal has launched a netbook with a price tag of just $99.