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ZyXEL, one of the world's leading vendors of networking solutions, has announced today the debut of its new MWR222 Mobile Wireless Router, a device designed for on-the-road users who require fast and easy to set-up Internet connectivity for their wireless devices. Sporting a rugged and pocket-sized design, the ... |
11 November 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Intel had a number of interesting things to showcase at this year's IDF 2009 event, in San Francisco, California, but one of the things that impressed was a new technology, which the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker unveiled at the show. Called Light Peak, the new technology is aimed at replacing all the... |
24 September 2009
09:03 GMT |
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The next-generation wireless 802.11n standard could be made official earlier than expected, according to a recent email from Bob Heile, the chairman of the IEEE 802.15 working group on Personal Area Networks. The mail states that the IEEE 802.11n draft standard has been set for approval at the Standards Review Commit... |
22 July 2009
06:36 GMT |
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T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced on Wednesday that the T-Mobile Dash 3G would officially come to the company's lineup, and that the 3G-enabled smartphone would become available for purchase at a certain point in July. According to the carrier, the new handset, a version of the already known HTC Snap, is aimed at of... |
18 June 2009
02:37 GMT |
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It seems that today Polish mobile phone users in Warsaw could have a look at yet another nice mobile phone the Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia unveiled in the country, the Nokia E52, which is reported to boast impressive talk time, namely eight full hours on a single charge. The new handset comes to the market both ... |
6 May 2009
07:27 GMT |
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Friendplay has recently announced that it has launched its mobile-enabled social networking service, which comes along with a wide range of consumer-focused offerings. Friendplay.com is put through as a user-driven website that includes a lot of Web 2.0 features like blogging, forum posting, Friends Referral Program,... |
9 March 2009
10:02 GMT |
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Everyone's talking about upscaling nowadays as if it were the new “Mesiah” of consumer electronics. While the truth is that, albeit good, upscaling will never achieve the same level of image quality as “genuine” HD content (such as the one provided by Blu-ray discs), quite a lot of compan... |
11 November 2008
14:21 GMT |
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All computer enthusiasts out there should mark November 17, 2008 date in their calendars, as this day will be quite important for the future of computing technology. Aside from Intel unveiling probably one of its highest-end central processing units, the Nehalem-based Core i7, the next-generation USB specifications a... |
6 November 2008
08:04 GMT |
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Although for most of us, one monitor, one keyboard, one mouse and one desktop unit are quite enough, there are certain fields of activity where users have to control several computers at the same time. For this reason, the IOGEAR company has launched the GCS1784 4-Port Dual Link DVI KVMP Switch with 7.1 Audio, a devi... |
5 November 2008
13:51 GMT |
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The problem with most HDMI cables available on the market is that they're either too expensive, too short, or both. There are several ways in which one can extend the length of a USB cable, and one of the simplest and easiest of them has just been presented by Gefen, in the form of their GefenTV Repeater for HDM... |
5 November 2008
13:31 GMT |
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It's pretty certain that quite a lot of people out there have become the unwilling victims of phone scammers and telemarketers, being coerced into purchasing stuff they didn't really need or giving money away for who knows what reason. And since this seems to be quite a major issue all around the world, two... |
23 October 2008
13:31 GMT |
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All-knowing Apple recently decided to drop FireWire as a standard, just like that, upsetting Mac fans. No surveys, no how would you feel if we were to adopt other standards, nothing. But, while frustrated Mac users fill forum threads with complaints, all hope is not lost, some suggest.Among those supporting the theor... |
21 October 2008
08:20 GMT |
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Have you been reading about those very innovative Eye-Fi cards and wishing that the manufacturers had come up with a CompactFlash (CF) version as well? Something like...CF-Fi? Well, even if, for the time being, Eye-Fi cards are restricted to the SD format, there's also a workaround available, namely the CFMulti ... |
20 October 2008
06:30 GMT |
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Digital cameras, even the advanced amateur or semi-pro ones, have reached such a level of quality that they can shoot photos which look simply amazing, especially when in the hands of a skilled photographer. However, viewing the respective photos on a HDTV's screen might prove a bit tricky, since users have to s... |
3 October 2008
11:01 GMT |
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As some of you might remember, Sling Media, the maker of the famous Slingbox streaming device, announced back at CES 2008 a new product that would be able to stream HD video to the user's computers. And now, 9 months later, the company finally delivered on its promise and announced the official availability of t... |
26 September 2008
02:19 GMT |
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New tests following the launch of iPhone software 2.1 have revealed that the percentage of iPhone 3G slow connection speeds has been cut down to half. Test My iPhone administrator Donovan Lewis notes that this is a considerably major improvement.“We’re seeing an overall more consistent kbps score and... |
17 September 2008
03:54 GMT |
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Wires are so last-generation as far as home theater setups are concerned, but there are quite a lot of people out there who are simply not willing to give up on their hi-fi gear just yet and replace it with its newer, wireless counterpart. For this reason, the JBL company has launched at this year's CEDIA show t... |
5 September 2008
01:56 GMT |
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Apple has been hit with a lawsuit by an Alabama resident named Jessica Alena Smith, the owner of an iPhone 3G. The person filed the complaint on Tuesday, alleging that Apple's new iPhone model boasts unacceptable performance and reliability, contrary to what the ads say - that it's "twice"-everything than t... |
21 August 2008
03:01 GMT |
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Let's say that you've got a lot of files to work with on a daily basis and you need a lot of extra-desktop space (actually, a secondary desktop altogether). A second monitor would be the perfect solution to your problems, but, sometimes, installing such a device can prove to be pretty tricky, especially whe... |
4 June 2008
07:16 GMT |
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Corinex has just announced its Corinex GameNet powerline adapter, a device that lets gamers create an encrypted Ethernet connection using the house power outlets. The Ethernet-over-Powerlines adapter can deliver data transfer rates of up to 200MBps, but, in order to work it has to be carefully positioned.Although the... |
16 May 2008
10:28 GMT |
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CradlePoint has introduced a new wireless router for road warriors and security-concerned mobile users. The CradlePoint CTR500 Cellular Travel Router comes with out-of-the-box 3G connectivity and acts like a secure Wi-Fi hotspot, allowing mobile users to enjoy 3G broadband speeds while on the run.According to the com... |
16 May 2008
05:39 GMT |
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Russian government agencies are reported to enforce the registration of any Wi-Fi-enabled device used across the country. The imposed restrictions look strikingly similar to those enforced by the Chinese government, given the fact that Russian Wi-Fi users would have to fill loads of paperwork then await for their app... |
17 April 2008
02:59 GMT |
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Although that might have been your first guess, the truth of the matter is that there's nothing even remotely related to the likes of Lord Voldermort, Sauron or other fictional dark magicians about the Blackmagic. No dark spells or enchantments are used. It's simply the power of technology, which allows use... |
15 April 2008
13:41 GMT |
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One of the most popular brands of wireless routers in UK is reportedly allowing outside attackers to connect to your wireless network, then start rummaging through your personal data. The security report has been issued by the ethical hacker group GNUCitizen, that managed to kneel down a "secured" router in a few att... |
15 April 2008
06:18 GMT |
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Server downtime and maintenance are not the only factors that sometimes block users from reaching their favorite webpages. It's true that server and hosting technical problems are the main reasons the websites fail to load, but researchers have unveiled another mysterious possibility that prevents you from reach... |
9 April 2008
04:16 GMT |
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A group of researchers will demonstrate, later today, a method of hijacking an average home router using a plain web page infected with an undetectable object. Dan Kaminsky is a specialist in security that researched on the browser-specific flaws that allow attackers to get behind the users' firewalls.According ... |
8 April 2008
08:06 GMT |
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A whole lot of small start-ups claimed lately that they have managed to achieve dazzling data transfer rates over distances. However, their experiments have been conducted in extremely carefully controlled environments in order to demonstrate the concept itself. In fact, the fully-functional technology is slated for ... |
3 April 2008
17:56 GMT |
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Alcatel-Lucent introduced a new chipset into its networking portfolio, that can deliver one terabit of data on 10 slots. The existing 7750 Service Router has been updated with Alcatel's FP2 chipset, an in-house creation signed by the company's engineers.According to the company, the new chipset was develope... |
28 March 2008
16:46 GMT |
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Media-oriented semiconductor provider IDT has just announced the availability of its general-purpose VPP1600EMG DisplayPort receiver with timing controller. The device can be included in flat panel displays for both PC monitors and LCD TV displays.The PanelPort receiver can deliver screen resolutions of up to 1920x12... |
26 March 2008
22:06 GMT |
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Altair Semiconductor is not a name you usually see in the news. However, the fabless chip company claims that it managed to take a huge leap in the WiMax technology: world's smallest and most power-efficient mobile WiMAX processor.According to the company, the Altair ALT2150 comes with integrated Wave-2 physical... |
14 March 2008
04:06 GMT |
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Networking expert Cisco is reported to join worldwide cities in order to experiment on energy efficiency. Currently present in Seoul, Lisbon, Madrid, San Francisco and Hamburg, the company attempts to find the perfect recipe to spread all over the world.Cisco has equipped one of San Francisco's municipal buses w... |
21 February 2008
03:58 GMT |
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Lindy Electronics has just announced a new offering of flat and flexible HDMI cables for using in home cinema setups. The cables are available in different lengths, ranging from one to five meters, depending on the environment. Apart from being flat and extremely white, the Lindy Electronics cables are as common as a... |
7 February 2008
11:22 GMT |
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Why run all sorts of cables all around your house when you can recycle one of the oldest wiring systems in the human history? More and more companies are focusing on re-using the old powerlines that are a mandatory presence inside each individual's house. D-Link's DHP-300 unit is one of the latest devices ... |
15 January 2008
11:07 GMT |
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The amount of data we've got to work with almost on a daily basis has reached GB levels, and this is the reason why most computer users go for increasingly larger HDDs. However, transferring data from an old storage unit to a new one can prove to be a rather tricky process sometimes, and this is exactly the reas... |
15 January 2008
02:29 GMT |
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Even if we've mostly talked about the toys the biggest names in the industry unveiled at this year's CES, there were quite a lot of other, smaller companies that have also showcased their products at this major fair. And one such company is Delphi, who has announced the development of a hub to accommodate m... |
11 January 2008
09:51 GMT |
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Unless you have been living under a rock, you should be familiar with the Wireless HD (or WiHD) standard. WiHD is a a wireless high definition digital interface standard that operates on the 60 GHz frequency (much beyond the cellphone carriers' spectrum) and is alleged to spare the HD appliances owner the heada... |
3 January 2008
09:42 GMT |
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The IT industry has worked hard during the time in order to achieve the fastest hardware in the tiniest space possible. Miniaturization was the key, but times are changing and things cannot be pushed beyond anymore, due to the materials' physical limits. Light is promising to offer what matter cannot; it's ... |
28 December 2007
03:36 GMT |
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KVM switches can prove to be quite useful devices, especially for those users who want to control multiple computers from a single "station" (namely, by using a single set of peripherals). And this is exactly the reason why the Avocent company has just rolled out the SwitchView 100 family of desktop KVM switches for ... |
18 December 2007
08:06 GMT |
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Since nobody knows for sure who's going to win the next-gen format war, most users have refrained, at least for the time being, from choosing a side (by purchasing a dedicated standalone player). Instead, they're relying mostly on their "trusty" DVD players, which, unfortunately, can't output movies in... |
13 December 2007
13:16 GMT |
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The high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) is the future of multimedia content transfer technologies, as it provides very high bandwidths, compared to other solutions (to name just one of its advantages). However, HDMI is a wired technology, and this is the reason why the people over at Pulse-LINK have decided t... |
6 December 2007
03:07 GMT |
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Over the past few years, the quick rate of adoption of HDMI has turned it into one of the most common audio/video connections available and this is the reason why more and more manufacturers are incorporating HDMI modules into their products. Unfortunately though, these interfaces can prove to be simply insufficient... |
4 December 2007
02:00 GMT |
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HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) represents one of the most important connectivity interfaces for current/future A/V equipment, but, as all electronic products, it's also subjected to the hazards that can occur due to various power-related problems. And this is exactly the reason why the people over a... |
22 November 2007
07:31 GMT |
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There was a time when everything had to be connected to the rear of the computer: the headphones, the USB flash drives, Bluetooth adapters as well as SD memory cards. Plugging the device right where it belonged was an extremely painstaking operation, especially at the office, knelt under your desk, poking around the ... |
21 November 2007
08:38 GMT |
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Since the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface has become just about the most popular method of connecting anything (any external device or peripheral) to a computer and the number of USB-compatible devices has skyrocketed, the demand for certain products that boost a computer's USB connectivity options has also... |
21 November 2007
01:53 GMT |
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We're always talking about High Definition, high-quality audio, the output capabilities of various media players, etc., but the truth of the matter is that, without the appropriate connector cables, we would never be able to enjoy a truly high-definition cinematographic experience. And this is the reason why Son... |
13 November 2007
09:11 GMT |
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It has become quite clear already that HDMI most likely represents the connectivity interface of the future (at least as far as A/V systems are concerned), due to the fact that it supports very high bandwidths and, at this moment, is spreading as the most standardized specification that enables high-quality audio and... |
12 November 2007
10:56 GMT |
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When it was initially launched around a year ago, LaCie's Hub really took the world by surprise, as it provided a wide range of connectivity options in an extremely attractive and innovative external package. Now one year later the company has decided to upgrade its design and with the help of the French industr... |
9 November 2007
11:46 GMT |
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Multimedia hubs are becoming increasingly popular nowadays, as the need to set up a centralized control unit for all the multimedia devices in one's home entertainment center becomes direr. And this is exactly the reason why the people over at Monsoon have come up with the HAVA Titanium HD, a device that support... |
8 November 2007
08:11 GMT |
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As the 802.11 draft n standard of wireless networking will most likely become the most widespread, an increasingly higher number of companies have begun to develop and launch various networking devices that comply with the specifications set by the respective standard. And of the latest companies to make such an anno... |
7 November 2007
14:26 GMT |
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Since the Universal Serial Bus (USB) is just about the most popular type of connectivity interface around, the number of devices that make use of it in order to connect to a host computer is quite impressive. This "overcrowding" of the USB ports' area has led to the development of USB hubs, which nowadays come i... |
6 November 2007
10:21 GMT |
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