Month: September 2013

Some vendors won’t fare well if software-defined storage takes off, but disk drive specialists will reap benefits. Here’s how. Read the original post by Howard Marks

Some vendors won’t fare well if software defined storage takes off, but disk drive specialists will reap benefits. Here’s how. Read the original post by Howard Marks

Intel has taken its Atom chip architecture designed for mobile devices and re-launched it as a micro-server design for low-power cloud applications. Forty-two micro-servers can fit into a 2U space on a rack that might typically hold two thin “pizza box” servers or six blade servers. In addition to micro-servers, the […] Read the original…

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a standout free or low-cost program. Learn more about GemFest in this Macworld podcast. You can view a […] Read the original post…

For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg offers the Edimax 802.11ac Dual-Band USB 3.0 Adapter, model no. EW-7822UAC, for $49.99. Coupon code “EMCXLXR67″ cuts it to $34.99. With free shipping, that’s $5 under our June mention and the lowest total price we could find by $4. (Most merchants charge $50 or […] Read the original post…

Racing title 2K Drive is now available for the iPhone and the iPad. Drive gets players behind the wheel and racing on tracks located all around the world. Players can complete challenges to earn rewards throughout the game. Cars and drivers can be personalized, and you can put your own […] Read the original post…

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Gear, its first “smartwatch” product. And based on the info coming out of IFA this week, including our colleague Alex Dobie’s hands-on look over at Android Central, I’m still trying to figure out why I would want it. I’m sure a few of you reading this […] Read the original…

Way back in January iMore mocked up the iPad 5 for you, which essentially looked like the same 9.7-inch screen in a much, much svelter iPad mini-like body. We’ve seen various parts leak out since then, lending credence to what we’d heard, and here’s another video showing off what’s alleged […] Read the original post…

Who would you trust to field the tough questions about Apple besides The Motley Fool? Well, yeah, pretty much anybody. Including those guys chilling outside the 7-11 across from the Paramus Mall. Writing for the Fool, Adam Levine-Weinberg asks “Is Apple Making Another iPad Blunder?” Well, that would presume there was a first […] Read…

Fry’s Electronics offers the Kaspersky One Universal Security 5-Device for Windows and Mac, model no. ONE1205121USZZ, for $59.99. This $60 mail-in rebate cuts it to $0. With free shipping, that’s $13 under our mention from last winter and the lowest total price we could find by $37. This security software […] Read the original post…

Leading German carrier Deutsche Telekom today announced (via Macerkopf) the launch of its new LTE-Advanced or LTE+ network offering data speeds of up to a theoretical maximum 150 Mbps, with the network going live immediately in over 100 towns and cities in the country. In the press release, […] Read the original post by Eric…

Trans. Intl. offers the Toshiba 3TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive, model no. DT01ACA300, for $99 plus $6.45 for shipping ($0.04/GB.) That’s $5 under our mention from two days ago and the second-best price we’ve seen for this hard drive. (We saw it for pennies less last week.) […] Read the original post…

Today Only: Purchase the SCOSCHE strikeBASE 5W Wall Charger w/ Lightning Cable and save $10.46! The strikeBASE supplies 5 Watts of power to charge most of the latest Apple devices with a Lightning connector. The low-profile design ensures that this charger leaves other wall outlets open for use and the […] Read the original post…