If any of you can actually use 32TB of RAID storage, I’ll be amazed. Users can combine either two or four LaCie 4big Quadras, which feature four hot-swappable disks, seven RAID modes including RAID0 and RAID5, and storage up to 32TB at 700Mb/s transfer speeds.
We knew the Acer Tempo M900 would be dropping in April or May and now an unlocked version of the phone has appeared for sale on MobileSteals.com listed at $671.99. The device is “Out of Stock” at the moment, but it appears to be legitimate.
Want a chance to win over $80,000 in awards? LG has announced a contest to deign the next revolutionary mobile phone in partnership with crowdSPRING (an online marketplace for creative services) and Autodesk (a leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software). Anyone 18 or older can enter the competition and use a 15-day trial of Autodesk to design the next LG mobile phone.
Epson has entered into the world of surface computing with the X-Desk. The X-Desk is a 52″ screen that can recognize 16,000 objects simultaneously. Hit the jump for a video of it in action.
It’s Sunday again. Another week is about to start, but before we get to look forward to all the news coming out of the industry next week, we reflect on what we learned last week. Ok, I’m done reflecting, how about you? No? Can’t remember all the news from last week? Well here’s the rundown.
According to Microsoft’s Partner Program website, we’ll see Windows 7 RC drop on May 5th for the public. There were reports that MSDN subscribers were able to download the new Windows 7 version, but it turns out to have been a slip up on Microsoft’s part by posting a page early.
The Swedish courts announced their ruling against Pirate Bay administrators Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde. The group was found guilty of contributing to copyright infringement through their site The Pirate Bay, and were sentenced to 1 year in prison, as well as $3.6 million dollars in fines to be paid to Sony BMG, Warner Bros. and other record labels. The slight bit of good news here is that the Pirate Bay won’t be going anywhere, and will remain operational, as the technology is 100% legal.
We’ve been waiting for it since 2008 basically, but there are rumors now circulating that we might see the Garmin-Asus Nuviphone in June of this year. The device will be running a variation of Linux, and we should be seeing it before summer.
With the news that Apple’s contract with AT&T would be up in 2010, there were rumors abound that Verizon would be moving in to get a deal with Apple to bring the Jesus phone to Big Red. Bad news CDMA lovers: It’s not going to happen. Well, not for the iPhone 3G anyway.
I don’t know about you, but my iPod sits close to my computer for syncing and charging. Rarely do I need the slack of the included cable, which often provides something for my clumsy self to trip over whenever I sit down at my desk. Behold, iStubz is the answer.
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