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Diablo Technologies Forms Technology Advisory Board

DIABLO TECHNOLOGIES

Diablo Technologies, a proven innovator in memory system interface products, today announced the formation of a Technology Advisory Board comprised of enterprise IT industry innovators to participate in the strategic direction of the company’s Memory Chanel Storage™ (MCS) technology from an applications perspective. The Diablo Technology Advisory Board will be chaired by company Chief Technology Officer Maher Amer and is …

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AMD Partners With Dot Hill for APU Virtual RAID Adapter Technology – Is It Better Than Hardware RAID?

Storage specialist Dot Hill has announced a partnership with AMD to provide virtual RAID adapter technology to be utilized with AMD’s newer generation of APUs.  Dot Hill’s Virtual RAID Adapter technology is proving to be more flexible, and in many cases, better-performing than traditional RAID-on-motherboard or hardware RAID solutions. What is a Virtual RAID Adapter?  Traditionally, RAID protection has been …

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Video Streaming Player Roku Inks New Deals

Looking to generate some buzz before CES opens up to the masses, Roku, a market leader for video streaming players has posted two big announcements on its blog. The big announcement is that Roku now has 700+ channels. In mid December they were only claiming around 300 channels so this is a big step for its steaming player. You can …

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Is VALVe Gearing Up To Battle Nintendo, Sony And Microsoft’s Next-Gen Gaming Consoles?

Anyone even remotely associated with gaming knows about Steam. VALVe’s software evolved from being a lowly bare-bones digital-rights management (DRM) nuisance to a tremendously successful digital-content distribution system holding well over 80-85% of market share on PC. VALVe recently rolled out Steam’s Big Picture Mode, a new UI designed specifically for TV’s making it easier for users who prefer console environments of …

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Five Trends to Lookout for at CES 2013

It has been a great year for technology such as tablets, smartphone’s and ultraportables and, just like every year, new technologies (or those that finally become affordable) are showcased. With CES 2013 set to rear its ugly face on January 8th, it only makes sense to look at some of the big trends that are going to be displayed this …

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The Apple Samsung Duel Continues For Three More Rounds

ROUND 1 SAMSUNG LOSES BID FOR NEW TRIAL BASED ON JUROR MISCONDUCT Federal Judge Lucy Koh, the U.S. District Court judge presiding over the court case that saw Apple win (at least temporarily) a $1.375 billion verdict over software patents for mobile devices, has denied Samsung’s request for a new trial based on “misconduct” by the jury foreman. Samsung said …

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Cisco Believed To Be Seeking Linksys Buyer

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), the world’s largest computer networking equipment maker, has hired Barclays Plc to find a buyer for its Linksys division, according to a Bloomberg.com article.  Linksys makes routers and networking equipment for home wireless access, whereas Cisco’s primary business is enterprise and business-related networking equipment. Cisco would like to sell Linksys as part of a strategy to …

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First Weekend iPhone 5 Sales Top 2 Million in China

With over two million iPhone 5 ‘s sold in China over its first weekend, it looks like everything seemed to go off without a hitch. According to Tim Cook, Apple ‘s CEO,€œCustomer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China. € In Comparison to the iPhone …

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NVELO Acquired By Samsung Electronics

NVELO, Inc., pioneer of the innovative Dataplex caching software for HDDs and SSDs, has been acquired by Samsung Electronics. Previously privately held NVELO, based in Santa Clara, California, has become an industry leader with its flagship Dataplex caching software. All technology and personnel of NVELO are included in this acquisition. Samsung will now be able to include storage software expertise to …

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Redbox Instant Video Kiosks To Join Streaming Crowd

With Netflix and Amazon dominating the streaming market for TV shows and movies it was finally time for a new competitor. Redbox, your friendly neighborhood DVD kiosk operator, has decided to jump into the mix. Redbox has announced that later this month they will offer an unlimited streaming video package along with four nights of physical DVD rentals from kiosks. …

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