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The Live CD/DVD of Scientific Linux 5.4 Is Out

Announced three weeks ago, the Scientific Linux 5.4 operating system brought improved support for Atheros wireless chipsets, the iwlwifi 5150 ucode firmware, updated iwlwifi 4945, 3945, and 5000 ucode, the Lua programming language and lots of updated packages & numerous bug fixes. Last night (November 24th), Urs Beye...

25 November 2009
05:02 GMT

Imation's Hard Drives Renounce Their Bonds, Wireless HDD Pro WX

Based on Imation's Apollo external hard drive platform, the newest release by Imation in the line of 3.5 inch external hard drives not only offers the huge data-storage capacity of 1.5TB but is built with a USB interface that allows it to function properly via a one-to-one wireless connection with a desktop PC, ...

23 November 2009
05:15 GMT

Atlona's HDAiR Wireless USB to HDMI or VGA Adapter Has Audio

Although the HDAiR was introduced by Atlona earlier this year, the device featured a critical downside through the fact that it did not support audio. This made the USB wireless adapter rather useless for everything besides non-audio presentations. Now, however, the new version of this device has audio capabilities, ...

23 November 2009
04:22 GMT

USB Micro Mate Flash Drive from Dane-Elec

The USB 3.0 technology has already caused somewhat of an uproar, both through its high-speed capabilities and its continued scarcity. While Dane-Elec has already released USB 3.0-compatible products, such as its SuperSpeed series of external hard and solid-state drives, it seems that the flash-drive market won't...

20 November 2009
08:48 GMT

Corsair Gets Official with 32GB and 64GB Survivor GT Drives

Corsair, one of the world's leading vendors of flash-based memory storage solutions and memory products, announced today the expansion of its line of Survivor GT flash drives with the introduction of two new models. Designed to provide users with a choice for a 32GB or a 64GB storage capacity, inside a storage ...

10 November 2009
09:24 GMT

Dane-Elec Announces Line of USB 3.0 Storage Solutions

While the majority of today's external storage devices are featured with the traditional USB 2.0 interface, an upcoming wave of new external storage solutions is expected to be featured with the next-generation USB 3.0 interface. On that note, Dane-Elec has announced today the debut of its new line of So Super S...

19 October 2009
05:33 GMT

Corsair Updates Flash Survivor Series with New 64GB Model

Corsair, one of the world's leading vendors of flash memory products, has just announced the expansion of its family of ultra-durable Flash Survivor USB drives with the introduction of the new 64GB model, providing customers with an increased storage capacity in the same, ultra-durable chassis that has made the ...

15 October 2009
09:38 GMT

Windows 7 RTM ReadyBoost 256 GB of Memory Cache Support

Users running the latest iteration of the Windows client will be able to add an extra 256 GB of memory cache in order to handle the overload on the physical RAM installed on their computers. Just as it was the case with Windows Vista, when the feature was first introduced, ReadyBoost in Windows 7 enables end users to...

12 October 2009
12:02 GMT

Apple Posts iPhone Requirements for Internet Tethering

“Internet tethering is a feature of iPhone OS 3.0 that has several requirements, including requirements for your computer, your iPhone, and your wireless carrier supporting this feature,” Apple says. Last modified on September 28, 2009, Support article HT3574 outlines the basics of enabling Internet tethe...

29 September 2009
05:05 GMT

Available Now: Mandriva Flash 2009 Spring

Mandriva announced yesterday in a press release that a new version of its portable USB Mandriva Flash Drive was available for purchase. The new edition is based on Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring, with the KDE 4 desktop environment, and it is available on an 8 GB USB flash drive. Think of Mandriva Flash 2009 as your pers...

30 July 2009
05:32 GMT

USB Threat Defender

If you are looking for a program to protect your system from various threats nowadays, you'll have to pay attention so that its features include shielding from malware on external hardware devices. Of course, the most common ones that fit for an easy spread of nasties on unprotected systems are the USB drives. T...

21 July 2009
11:21 GMT

Kingston Technology Intros World's First 256GB USB Flash Drive

Kingston Technology, one of the world's leading vendors of NAND Flash-based memory products, has just announced another addition to its line of DataTraveler USB flash-drives, expanding the storage capacity to a world's first 256GB. The new DataTraveler 300 comes just weeks after the company's previousl...

20 July 2009
10:38 GMT

IronKey S200 Is About Protecting Your Data

USB flash drives have become one of the most convenient ways to store personal data, especially for users who are mostly on the road. These devices can now provide as much as 128GB of storage space, featuring a Flash-based memory technology that enables faster performance and smaller footprints. They come in a consid...

14 July 2009
07:46 GMT

XP SP3 Crashes When a USB Transmits Over 400 Bytes of Data

Computers running Windows XP Service Pack 3 or SP2 can encounter problems when a USB card connected to the machine transmits what Microsoft referred to as large data. The Redmond-based company informed that such a scenario resulted in the computer running XP crashing.According to the software giant, the issue is asso...

12 July 2009
08:15 GMT

Kingston Unveils Pricey 128GB DataTraveler Flash Drives

Kingston technology, the world's leading vendor of memory products, has just announced the introduction of its new DataTraveler 200 (DT200) line of USB Flash drive, including the world's first 128GB USB Flash drive. With the release of this large-capacity USB flash drive, users can take advantage of an incr...

16 June 2009
06:17 GMT

NEC Unveils World's First USB 3.0 Host Controller

Coming to support the industry's accelerated adoption of new technologies, NEC Electronics has recently announced the introduction of the world's first Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controller to support the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard. According to the company, the new controller has been designed to...

19 May 2009
05:04 GMT

Windows 7 “BitLocker To Go” Backward Compatible with XP and Vista

With the advent of Windows Vista, Microsoft offered BitLocker Drive Encryption designed to protect customer information by encrypting machines in order to guarantee that the data was safe especially in scenarios involving stolen computers. BitLocker grew with the addition of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, and Wind...

24 April 2009
05:42 GMT

8 Freebies to Make Computing Easier III

USBDeviewUSB devices have gained an important place in computing and most of the widgets you connect to the system are hooked up via a USB port. USBDeview is a little freebie that can help you with managing these devices nice and easy.Installation of the software is not required as it can run portably with no proble...

11 March 2009
12:51 GMT

Super Talents Brings ‘The Godfather’ to New USB Flash Drives

Super Talent, a leading manufacturer of NAND Flash-based storage solutions, has just announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Paramount Licensing Inc., which will enable the memory manufacturer to provide its customers with USB Flash drives based on the Paramount Pictures movie title "The Godfather." T...

3 December 2008
10:14 GMT

ATP EarthDrive USB Flash Drive Review

"Green" electronic products are extremely popular nowadays, since more and more people are becoming aware of the major environmental issues of our planet and actually try to do something about it. And that's exactly the case with the EarthDrive USB flash drive from ATP, a device that really screams "green," star...

24 November 2008
15:31 GMT

USB 3.0, ExpressCard 2.0 Specifications Finalized

As we reported earlier this month, the 17 of November was to be not only the day for Intel's latest generation desktop processors, dubbed Core i7, but also the day when the specifications for the next-generation USB standard would be revealed to the world. As expected, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group annou...

18 November 2008
03:34 GMT

Lenovo Intros ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive

Lenovo, one of the leading manufacturers of portable computer systems, has recently announced its new ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive, designed to provide consumers with a safe way to pack their digital content in a secure and portable device.  Coming as a lightweight and easy-to-use storage solution, th...

14 November 2008
04:45 GMT

USB Digital Endoscope – Take a Closer Look Inside Your PC Case

We've all heard about medical endoscopes, those snake-like devices that help doctors take a better look inside the human body while maintaining damage to a minimum. And surely there are quite a lot of people out there who, at some point, wished they had such a product in order to take a closer look at some other...

4 November 2008
07:58 GMT

Watch Out, Your USB Port Might Get You Drunk

While the possibility of sipping liquor directly from a Universal Serial Bus interface might seem a dream for a lot of computer users out there, that's not at all the subject of this article. No, we're talking about a brand new wine, whose name is inspired directly by the famous port that can be found on pr...

30 October 2008
05:18 GMT

Mummy 3, Roll Over – Here's Super Talent's Terracotta Warrior Flash Drive

Given just how easy it has become for manufacturers from all around the world to insert flash memory chips in just about everything they might think of (from hamburgers to pieces of wood), it's no wonder that we're faced with an avalanche of weird-looking flash drives, taking every shape and form factor ima...

13 October 2008
02:38 GMT

Mitsubishi Announces Its First USB Monitor

Mitsubishi's Electric division has just announced that it's now shipping its first USB PC monitor, powered by DisplayLink's innovative network display technology. The monitor has been designed with a 20.1-inch form factor, and is currently available in Japan, offering notebook users an easier way to se...

7 October 2008
06:20 GMT

Utility in Question: A USB-Powered Desktop Ferris Wheel

There are innumerable silly gadgets around and among these, some of the so-called "office toys" rule supreme. Why? It's very simple: office equals work and work equals boredom, sometimes; therefore, certain devices crated especially to kill the boring moment at work have become highly popular. Now, some of them ...

6 October 2008
09:33 GMT

Portable Storage Goes up to 400GB Thanks to Toshiba

Toshiba, one of the leading manufacturers of storage and portable computer systems, has recently announced a new 400GB model added to the company's line of portable personal storage devices. Designed to meet the requirements of today's consumers who are looking for high-capacity solutions to backup their fa...

23 September 2008
05:59 GMT

Telstra Launches New and Super-Fast USB Modem

Australia's largest mobile carrier, Telstra, has announced the availability of a new USB modem for its customers. Manufactured by the Richmond-based Canadian company Sierra Wireless, the new product comes under the official name of "Telstra Turbo 7+ USB Series Modem" and it's targeted towards mobile busines...

12 September 2008
08:36 GMT

16GB Capacity for Lexar's USB Flash Drives

When it comes to portable storage media, Lexar, a leading global provider of flash memory products, can probably offer you some of the best solutions out there. The company specializes in the manufacturing of portable storage solutions, including memory cards, USB flash drives, SSDs and related accessories. Recently,...

26 August 2008
03:14 GMT

What a USB Port Hub Is

Most of the peripherals currently available on the market connect to the personal computer through USB ports. Up to 14 or more types of electronic devices, each with different functions, can be bought today from just about anywhere, while a typical computer only has two to four standard USB sockets. Thus, if you want...

16 July 2008
08:59 GMT

Error Recipe: Vista SP1, USB Optical Disc Drive and Resume from Standby

Windows Vista Service Pack 1, a USB optical disc drive and the process of resuming a computer from standby are the perfect recipe for a Stop error message, according to Microsoft. Essentially, a computer running Vista SP1, or even the plain vanilla version of the operating system that is resuming from Standby while c...

16 July 2008
08:57 GMT

Imation's New USB Flash Drives Are Even Smaller

Technology advances at a very fast pace and things tend to become better, faster and smaller. This is the case with portable storage devices based on Flash technology. USB flash drives tend to become smaller by the day, providing users with high storage capacities in a wide range of form factors. Such an example is I...

30 June 2008
03:14 GMT

Playing or Storing Data?

You know iriver, right? The 1999-founded company that is mostly famous for its media and mp3 players? Apparently the Korean manufacturer is not only good at providing us with some of the best and high-quality media players on the market. It is also good at developing and even rolling out flash based storage solutions...

18 June 2008
11:16 GMT

Nintendo Plans USB Devices for Wii

The moment people will stop complaining about Nintendo's Wii lack of storage space might be closer than expected, since a job posting and some official statements from Nintendo suggest that USB devices might be on their way to the beloved casual console. And that could be the only solution for the problem since ...

12 June 2008
13:06 GMT

OCZ Preps Fortress

OCZ, one of the leading manufacturers of flash memories, is working on a new product that will provide users with a strong portable storage solution. And, when I say strong, I mean "Fortress" strong, as the company intends to built its product with a number of special features in mind. Even more, from what we can see...

10 June 2008
03:44 GMT

Lite-On IT Working on USB External DVD Burners

One of the biggest product releases that was displayed at this year's Computex show in Taipei, Taiwan, was undoubtedly ASUS' Eee PC. Even more, a number of other important manufacturers like MSI, Acer or Gigabyte have released their own version of an Eee PC-like portable computer. And these products have se...

9 June 2008
09:51 GMT

How to Add an Extra Monitor to Your System via USB

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

Your Computer... On a Stick - Part II

This second and final part of our quick tour through the world of portable applications will focus mostly on programs that are not necessarily needed by the common user, but may come in handy in certain situations or to the more experienced Windows fans.Compressing and decompressing files may be a very easy task, but...

3 June 2008
16:11 GMT

USB to SATA Adapter Provides One-Button Backup

Mac users who think Time Machine and Time Capsule are not a good enough backup solution should take a look at Digitus' USB to Serial ATA (SATA) adapter. This small piece of hardware, developed especially for use under Mac OS X, lets users instantly back up their hard drive (or a specified portion) at the push of...

28 May 2008
18:11 GMT

Kensington Docking Station with Video Now Supports MacBooks

Kensington rolled out an update to its sd200v Notebook Docking Station with Video on Tuesday. The company creating innovative products that make the connection between you and your computer more enjoyable and productive also announced this week a new beta software for MacBook owners looking to use its sd200v. You can...

23 May 2008
16:21 GMT

AMEX Digital Brings Wireless USB Remote

We have recently brought you news about a product that was meant to capitalize on Father's Day, namely the ESPN's Ultimate Remote. It appears that there's yet another similar product that aims at providing media enthusiasts with a new remote control experience. This time around, the manufacturer is fam...

23 May 2008
11:13 GMT

Infected Flash Drives Mistakenly Offered to Security Conference Audience

People who attend certain conferences around the world, especially those closely related to technology, should know that some companies choose to offer the audience a press kit or additional information about their products through USB flash drives because it's the easiest method to reach the information. Howeve...

23 May 2008
09:36 GMT

Iomega Brings Fashion to Portable Storage

Fashion is increasingly becoming part of today's computer hardware products. Currently, several manufactures release products designed and advertised as fashionable, high-performance products, that are meant to provide support for the everyday activities of the users. One such manufacturer is Iomega, which yeste...

23 May 2008
04:33 GMT

Sony Rolls Out Colorful MicroVault Flash Drives

As you probably know quite well already, the Japanese electronics' giant, Sony, has the habit of launching products that deliver a very attractive external design, besides the high-end components from within. And this is exactly the case with the company's latest flash-based external storage solutions, the ...

22 May 2008
01:51 GMT

IOGEAR Enables USB Device Sharing Across a Network

I always enjoy a good product that bundles a number of features which you can just find useful. One such product was released by IOGEAR on Monday. Dubbed IOGEAR's USB Net ShareStation, this device allows users to connect one USB device and share it across an Ethernet network. At a price tag of $80, this gadget i...

21 May 2008
11:39 GMT

The Skype-Enabled Flexible Keyboard Is Now Available

How many of you have wanted to acquire a keyboard that you can just keep in your back pocket? I'm talking about a full-sized keyboard which you can roll up and take with you wherever you go. One such keyboard is now available for purchase at Brando and, for only $40 a pop, you too can have one. The black keyboar...

21 May 2008
08:17 GMT

ESPN Unveils TV Remote

I am a sports fan and, as most other sports fans, when it comes to one of my favorite sports events, I would rather enjoy it on a high-quality entertainment center. With this in mind, it seems that someone has thought of a way of improving the quality of sports events with the release of a new gadget. ESPN, the famou...

21 May 2008
05:47 GMT

Hands-on with Spire's GigaPod VIII: Cheap Storage Space for Your PC

We came across Spire's GigaPod VIII SP105B hard-disk enclosure during one of our raids in the supermarket. The GigaPod enclosure is a budget solution that is heavily discounted these days. We managed to snatch a unit at just $25.08, which is quite a bargain if you have a spare ATA hard-disk drive.IntroductionSpi...

12 May 2008
03:05 GMT

Sandisk Stuffs Enterprise Networking on a Flash Drive

There's nothing fancier these days than virtualization and enterprise-class security, but, if you manage to stuff them both into the same product, you can lay back and cash in the millions. Sandisk thinks the same and announced that it has teamed up with security specialist Check Point to build a secure virtual ...

25 April 2008
08:15 GMT


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