CES 2009: USB 3.0 slower than expected
tgdaily.com — USB 3.0 may promise data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gb/s or 625 MB/s but such levels will not be possible, at least not in initial devices. When USB 3.0 hardware will become available in late 2009 or early 2010, users will have to settle for one fourth of the theoretical maximum bandwidth, TG Daily learned.More… (Hardware)
Flash Memory Production, Sales Down
computerworld.com — With 9 weeks of inventory on the shelves, manufacturers are shutting down production and waiting for demand to kick in.More… (Hardware)
AMD to Update Business Class Desktop CPUs in 3Q09
news.softpedia.com — Sunnyvale, California-based AMD is expected to unveil a new range of desktop processors, coming to provide its customers with the performance of the new Phenom II desktop CPUs, designed on the 45nm process technology.More… (Hardware)
Seagate unveils highest-density hard drive
tgdaily.com — Bigger hard drives coming your way.More… (Hardware)
Seagate First To Demo USB 3.0
techradar.com — Seagate has announced that it will showing off "the world's first consumer product application of USB 3.0" at this year's CES.More… (Hardware)
Vinyl Is Back: Record Sales Exploded in 2008
computerworld.com — Teens and young adults are responsible for a doubling of record sales this past year, while CD sales plummeted.More… (Hardware)
Shouting at Hard Disks Increases Latency?!
youtube.com — Impressive demonstration that shows the concrete effect even a little disk vibration has on latency!More… (Hardware)
You Need AMD In 2009
fool.com — AMD's stepped-up layoffs may be bad news for employees, but they’re a good sign for investors. This shows that management has the intestinal fortitude to make tough moves when needed, as well as the opportunistic eye to ferret out cost savings in new places.More… (Hardware)
How Children's Toys Find Their Way Onto Combat Fields
fora.tv — Ralph Osterhout describes the "perverse symbiotic relationship" between the children's toy industry and military innovation.More… (Hardware)
Overclocking Intel's New Core i7, Getting Maximum ROI
hothardware.com — The Core i7 920 delivers excellent performance at a respectable price range of about $250 - $300. Even at stock speeds, it's a pretty good value, but when you throw overclocking into the mix, the 920 becomes a much more attractive option. Suddenly, with a little work, you can get substantially higher clock speeds compared to what Intel has on ...More… (Hardware)
2009: Netbook or notebook?
news.cnet.com — Will the Netbook eventually kill the pricey ultraportable?More… (Hardware)
Thanks for the memory: the story of storage
techradar.com — In an age when RAM is measured in gigabytes and disk space is measured in terabytes, it's hard to imagine a time when storage had to be built by hand and every bit was sacred. But the history of computers is also the story of our ability to store data in myriad forms...More… (Hardware)
How laptop screens will steal the show at CES
blogs.computerworld.com — Laptop screens are normally pretty boring. But a host of new announcements will next month will change all that. The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month promises weird and wonderful new technologies and products that will make laptop displays actually exciting. More… (Hardware)
eSATA In A Thumb Drive Offers Blazing Speed
computerworld.com — eSATA-enabled flash drives may be the next big thing in portable storage because it's so much faster than USB.More… (Hardware)
Sunlight illuminates notebook LCD
tgdaily.com — Is it just me or is that a fantastic idea? Sunlight powering the notebook LCD, cuts power consumption by 75%. There may be another reason, why your office should not be in the Midwest, but somewhere on a beach of a Caribbean island. More… (Hardware)
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