Archive for September, 2009

Seagate Unveils 6 GB/s Barracuda XT Hard Drives

September 21, 2009
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Seagate Unveils 6 GB/s Barracuda XT Hard Drives

The new Barracuda XT hard drive from Seagate offers customers a compelling new storage choice for high-capacity, high-performance computing solutions. Unlike other available 2-TB solutions that run at 5400- or 5900-RPM speeds, the new Barracuda XT drive is built on a full-speed, 7200-RPM, 4-disk platform. Further turbocharged with a huge 64-MB cache and the...
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HP MediaSmart Server Review

September 15, 2009
By guru
HP MediaSmart Server Review

As we complete the first decade of the 21st Century, home networks are becoming the norm and the rise of home servers is inevitable. Microsoft foresaw this and created Windows Home Server, a stripped-down version of Windows Server 2003 with a lot of ease-of-use features added and a storage system that is not available...
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HP Redefines the Premium Notebook PC with ENVY

September 15, 2009
By guru
HP Redefines the Premium Notebook PC with ENVY

HP today redefines the premium notebook PC experience with the introduction of the HP ENVY sub-brand, which offers customers precision-crafted, high-performance models featuring HP Metal Etching and concierge service and support. The new HP ENVY 13 boasts the brightest display in its class, and the HP ENVY 15 is the company’s fastest consumer notebook...
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Apple’s iPod shuffle Now Starts at Just $59

September 9, 2009
By guru
Apple’s iPod shuffle Now Starts at Just $59

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today announced that iPod shuffle®, the world’s smallest music player and the first music player to talk to you, is now available starting at just $59 in five great colors. iPod shuffle’s intuitive controls are conveniently located on the headphone cord, letting you navigate and enjoy music...
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Apple Introduces New iPod touch Lineup

September 9, 2009
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Apple Introduces New iPod touch Lineup

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today announced the new iPod touch® lineup starting at the breakthrough price of just $199, giving users a great iPod®, a great pocket computer, a great game player and access to Apple’s revolutionary App Store with over 75,000 applications. iPod touch features Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch(TM) user interface,...
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Apple Introduces New iPod nano With Built-in Video Camera

September 9, 2009
By guru
Apple Introduces New iPod nano With Built-in Video Camera

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today introduced the new iPod nano®, adding a video camera, mic and speaker to the world’s most popular music player. Music lovers can now shoot video wherever they are, view it on their iPod nano and use their computers to easily transfer their videos to YouTube. The...
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Apple Premieres iTunes 9

September 9, 2009
By guru
Apple Premieres iTunes 9

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today introduced iTunes® 9, the latest version of the world’s most popular software application to purchase, manage and play media, packed with innovative features such as iTunes LP, Home Sharing and Genius Mixes, as well as a redesigned store and improved syncing. iTunes 9 makes it easier...
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Intel Introduces Core i7, Xeon 3400 and First Core i5 Processors

September 8, 2009
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Intel Introduces Core i7, Xeon 3400 and First Core i5 Processors

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 8, 2009 – Intel Corporation introduced several high-performance desktop and server processors today, bringing the next level of integration and intelligence to computers. The new Intel Core™ i5 processor family, two new Intel Core™ i7 processors and the Intel® Xeon processor 3400 series bring Intel’s latest Nehalem microarchitecture to mainstream...
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Snow Leopard Users: Welcome to Driver Hell

September 1, 2009
By guru
Snow Leopard Users: Welcome to Driver Hell

As someone who has been tracking the trials and tribulations of the move to 64-bit computing, I would like to formally welcome all Snow Leopard users to a place often visited by 64-bit PC users: Driver Hell. You all are probably just getting over the euphoria of installing the bright, shiny OS upgrade on...
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