When we first tested the M4 drive, we found the performance to be decent but it lacked some of the performance of the similarly equipped Intel 510 Series drive. Crucial has released a new firmware update that claims to make significant performance enhancements. Exactly how much improvement will it elicit? Have a look at our test to see the performance now versus then.
Intel is following up their consumer version 510 Series drives with the data center centric 710 Series. Filled with enterprise grade 25nm MLC NAND chosen specifically for their SLC like high-endurance and reliability, they offer Continue reading “Intel Announces New SATA Solid-State Drive for Data Centers”.
Even with the recent price hikes, Netflix customer base is still going strong. Now it appears Amazon may latch on to that model for books for its Amazon Prime customers. Basically, those users would pay Continue reading “Amazon considering Netflix-like book service”.
Super Talent is offering another line of drives bearing the TeraDrive name and the designation of CT3. Featuring a SATA III interface and the well respected SandForce SF-2281 controller, they plug a hole in the Super Talent lineup. We give the 64 GB version a run on our test bench to see how well it performs.
We reported yesterday that an Apple employee purportedly lost (some are calling it a publicity stunt) a prototype iPhone for the second time in as many years. Now, reports are saying that the police were Continue reading “Did Apple Employees Impersonate Police in Search For Lost iPhone?”.
Many of us got our start on first-person shooters on the famous Doom game which required the player to blast aliens with various weaponry. Apparently it was deemed to contain too much “bloody sadistic” violence. Continue reading “Germany lifts Doom sales ban after 17 years”.
Another year, another rumored iPhone launch and yet another prototype left behind in a bar. This time it happened at Cava 22, a Mexican restaurant and bar in San Francisco’s Mission District in July. So Continue reading “Oops, they did it again!”.
One of the biggest gripes about SSDs besides the cost is the lack of large capacity drives. Several manufacturers have addressed this with “hybrid” drives that are a mesh of SSD and spinning platter technology. Continue reading “OCZ Technology Announces High Performance RevoDrive Hybrid Storage Solution”.
Bidding on Ebay reached $70,000 before being pulled down for a unique prototype Apple Mac laptop computer with built-in 3G technology complete with a SIM card and antenna. A North Carolina man claims he purchased Continue reading “Apple wants its 3G MacBook prototype back”.
E-readers have taken off over the last year. The Kindle by Amazon has sold extremely well (sales numbers have not been released) and Barnes and Noble are doing extremely well with their version, the Nook, Continue reading “Barnes & Noble Nook business up 140 percent”.
In an effort to fight spam in search results and rank results with more insight, Google plans on using a +1 button to gather the appropriate data from users. First they need to collect and Continue reading “Google explores re-ranking search results using +1 button data”.
Fresh out of PAX Prime 2011, where an NVIDIA sponsored Battlefield 3 tournament is raging, GeForce.com’s Kris Rey had an on camera chat with DICE Producer Patrick Liu to talk about all things Battlefield 3 Continue reading “Interview: DICE Talks About How Battlefield 3 Uses DirectX 11”.
It’s no secret that SSD’s are still way more expensive than their spinning platter brethren which has kept a lot of potential buyers playing the waiting game. OWC hopes to incent those folks to make Continue reading “OWC Announces Lowest Priced 60GB SSD – Mercury Electra 6G”.
Assuming this isn’t an elaborate hoax, multiple news sources are now reporting that Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple’s longstanding CEO. While it’s not clear the driver of the resignation (health issues have plagued him), Continue reading “Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO”.
It seems like it’s a weekly occurrence to see some sort of privacy discussion when it comes to social networking and Facebook is one of the primary targets of said discussion. Facebook has been much Continue reading “Facebook finally giving users more privacy control”.
