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All News for July 2009

QNAP Issues Version 3.1 Firmware For NAS Drives

by Shawn Oliver - Thu, Jul 09, 2009

QNAP not only provides a respectable array of NAS devices (as we saw in own testing), but it also looks out for its customers. In fact, we can't think of another company that issues as many firmware updates and provides more new features to existing owners than QNAP.Today, the company is... Read more...

Kindle 2 Drops To $299, Competition Looming

by Shawn Oliver - Thu, Jul 09, 2009

For many, $359 is just too much to pay for an e-book reader. Even if that does include unlimited Sprint connectivity to download new titles practically anywhere. To that end, Amazon has whacked a full $60 off of the price of its Kindle 2 just half a year after it was first introduced in New... Read more...

Survey Highlights the Biggest Emailing Errors

by Michael Santo - Thu, Jul 09, 2009

One of the causes of erroneously sent emails is the human at the end of the Send button. This is why Gmail Labs' Undo Send feature is helpful. Of course, that's Gmail. What about the mistakes we humans make in the workplace?Most commonly, the biggest mistake is usually just sending an email to... Read more...

Sprint Offers $0.99 Netbook With 2-Yr. Data Plan

by Shawn Oliver - Thu, Jul 09, 2009

You knew it would happen at some point, didn't you? With mobile operators offering subsidized netbooks in order to advance adoption of mobile broadband services, Sprint has become the first of the US-based carriers to reach all the way down to free. Or almost free, if we're being precise... Read more...

Settlement Ends Online Royalty Crisis

by Jennifer Johnson - Thu, Jul 09, 2009

There’s good news for Internet radio sites such as Pandora. A group of webcasters have reached an agreement with SoundExchange, the organization that collects royalties for musicians and record companies, over royalty payments for playing music online. The dispute has been going on for two and a half years and has threatened to silence the... Read more...

Sony VRD-MC6 Transfers Home Vids To DVD Sans PC

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

It's sort of hard to believe that devices like this are still needed/wanted in today's age of flash storage, but we guess there are always a few hanging back rather than staying caught up. Thus, Sony has introduced for them the multi-function DVDDirect DVD recorder, which can transfer both... Read more...

Genius Outs EasyPen i405 & MousePen i608 Tablets

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

Digital tablets may not be as hot as they once were, but they're still invaluable for professional artists and graphic design gurus. To that end, Genius has just introduced a new duo of them, the EasyPen i405 and MousePen i608. The dual-platform tablets were engineered for business... Read more...

LaCie Introduces LaCinema Rugged HD

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

LaCie Introduces the First Mobile High-Definition Multimedia Player: LaCinema Rugged HD Enjoy HD movies on any HDTV One cable connection to HDTV via HDMI User-friendly graphical interface Shock-resistant and designed for mobility LaCie announced today its LaCinema Rugged multimedia hard drive is now available in High Definition – LaCinema... Read more...

MSI Launches G41 Series of Mainboards

by Jennifer Johnson - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

MSI recently launched its new G41 series of motherboards. Targeted at users who want to build their own Home Theater PC, the G41 series offers DirectX 10 support, playback-enhancing decoders, integrated HDMI and DVI, and Intel's Clear Video technology. The boards are also Windows 7 certified. Read on for more details in the press release below.... Read more...

MSI Introduces EX460 14" Gaming Notebook

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

Hitting the sweet spot between netbook and full-sized netbook is this, the EX460 from MSI. Checking in with a 14" LED backlit display and an Intel Core Duo CPU, this 4.4lb. machine packs a 6-cell battery and a classic, minimalist style. Within, you'll find an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 GPU (512MB), which is pretty darn impressive for a 14"... Read more...

ARM Scores First Big Mali-400 GPU License

by Michael Cunningham - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

Mediatek, a long standing partner of ARM, has licensed the company's Mali-400 GPU and will be using it in upcoming handheld and portable devices such as media players and personal navigation devices. This might not really sound like much, but this is the first major Mali-400 licensing... Read more...

Need Job? Jst Snd txt Msg! LOL

by Amy Vernon - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

Finally, your Twitter skills might come in handy.Teimlo, a British mobile phone content provider, wants to hire a marketer. But here's the catch: Job applications are being accepted only via text message (OK, so that's 160 characters instead of Twitter's 140, but think how much more verbose you can be with those extra 20 characters). Text... Read more...

Sony Debuts New GPS-Equipped Handycam Camcorders

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

It's summertime, and thus it's vacation time. And you know what you need on vacation? Something to capture those memories so you don't forget 'em all two days after you're back in the grind. Sony is looking to lend a helping hand with two new camcorders: the Handycam HDR-CX520V and... Read more...

Fusion-io vs Intel X25-M SSD RAID, Grudge Match

by David Altavilla - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

We've certainly heard of Fusion-io's bleeding edge PCI Express-based SSD solution but to date haven't yet gotten the chance to check it out on the test bench here at HotHardware. In addition, though we've put Intel's wonderfully fast X25-M SSD through its paces in stand-alone testing... Read more...

Google Introduces Chrome OS For Netbooks

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

Shock of the month? The year, even? Out of absolutely nowhere, Google--the search engine champ at the moment and the developer of Android--has announced its first full-fledged operating system. Of course, maybe we shouldn't be so surprised. After all, it's not like Google hasn't been dabbling in applications for awhile now.In fact, this announcement... Read more...

Google Apps Exit Beta. Seriously!

by Michael Santo - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

Have you picked yourself off the floor yet? It's no lie, Google Apps, which includes Gmail, is finally out of beta. Gmail had been in beta for five years. In fact, Gmail had been in beta for so long we wondered if Google simply forgot it was in beta. Here's what the company said on the official Google blog:Ever since we launched the Google... Read more...

Buy An NVIDIA GPU, Win A Trip To Blizzcon 2009

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

Interested in attending Blizzcon 2009? Interested in attending Blizzcon 2009 for free? Now that we've got your attention, here's the red tape and fine print. NVIDIA is offering gamers a shot at securing an ll-expenses paid trip to Blizzcon 2009 for two and receive World of Warcraft Classic for... Read more...

Fusion-io Develops SMLC SSD Tech For Enterprise

by Shawn Oliver - Wed, Jul 08, 2009

Fusion-io has been breaking down walls and pushing envelopes in the solid state drive arena for as long as we can remember, and just a month after issuing the ioXtreme PCIe SSD, the company is now developing an all new class of enterprise MLC.Specifically, the oufit has developed a new... Read more...

Best Buy To Sell Green Vehicles Next To HDDs

by Shawn Oliver - Tue, Jul 07, 2009

Best Buy: it's the place you go when you need a new GPU, a new HDD, a new stick of RAM or a new notebook when time is tight and you can't bother to shop around. Soon, however, it'll be the go-to place for electric vehicles. You read right, electric vehicles.As the big box retailer looks to... Read more...

Hardware Roundup

by Michael Santo - Tue, Jul 07, 2009

Video:Gigabyte Geforce GTX 275 (896Mb DDR3) @ CPU3DHIS HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo 1GB DDR5 @ Viper LairSapphire Radeon HD 4890 ATOMIC Graphics Card @ TweaktownMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS M4A79 Deluxe AM3 High Performance Motherboard @ TWLASUS Crosshair III Formula Review @ OCCEVGA X58 SLI LE Motherboard Review @ NinjalaneMSI 790FX-GD70 Socket... Read more...

Global Foundries Completes Leadership Team

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Jul 07, 2009

Global Foundries Appoints Head of Enterprise Quality, Completes Senior Leadership Team- Foundry industry expert to drive maximum quality and process improvement for customers as company positions for long-term success as an independent leading-edge foundry - SUNNYVALE, CA – July 7, 2009 –... Read more...

OCZ Technology Unveils Vertex Turbo SSD

by Jennifer Johnson - Tue, Jul 07, 2009

OCZ Technology Continues to Push the Envelope in SSDs, and Unveils the Vertex Turbo Featuring Increased Host Clock-Speed and DRAM Cache Speed OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today released the latest addition to their premium Vertex solid... Read more...