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31st January
Synology DS212 2-Bay NAS Review | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 20:48
Introduction This is the second product we've seen from Synology with the first being the DS411+II. Our first run with the DS411+II was an eye opener and we walked away with a firm admiration for the products Synology is releasing on the market. NAS appliances are not like video cards or other traditional computer components, these aren't components that get swapped out every couple of years ...
Panasonic announces Lumix ZS20, ZS15, TS4 and TS20 digital cameras | Posted on: 31/01/2012 @ 15:48
vr-zone.com - Panasonic has unveiled four new Lumix digital cameras for the photographer enthusiasts, which come in the form of ZS20, ZS15, TS4 and TS20. The Lumix ZS20 claims to be the slimmest compact camera with 20X optical zoom, while the Lumix TS4 comes with a barometer, an altimeter and full manual controls.
27th January
Nintendo Network announced for 3DS and Wii-U | Posted on: 27/01/2012 @ 18:12
DLC, including full digital game downloads, and offer a personal account system on Wii U and 3DS
26th January
Intel to buy RealNetworks patents and video codec software | Posted on: 26/01/2012 @ 23:25
vr-zone.com - Intel has agreed to buy a large number of patents and video codec software from RealNetworks, the company behind RealPlayer, for $120 million.
21st January
Netgear at CES 2012: Consumer Networking, Storage and Media Products | Posted on: 21/01/2012 @ 0:25
It is almost a week since CES got over, but I still have a few meetings from the show that are pending coverage. There isn't much point in just rehashing press releases, and I take the extra effort to gather the right information that readers want. Given that most of my focus is on HTPCs and media streamers, I did talk with Netgear in detail about their plans for that market segment. But, before ...
20th January
Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Plus Water Cooling Kit Review @ APH Networks | Posted on: 20/01/2012 @ 16:43
19th January
CES 2012: Synology | Posted on: 19/01/2012 @ 21:00
Network attached storage device manufacturer Synology had a great booth this year at CES. ThinkComputers? Colin Dean talked with Synology?s Doug Self about the new version of the NAS firmware running on Synology devices. The new version includes some reorganization of the desktop-paradigm control panel and also enables a new CloudDrive feature, which enables a user to setup and control their own ...
16th January
Thecus introduce Cedar Trail powered NAS unit | Posted on: 16/01/2012 @ 20:00
Intel Atom, 2GB of DDR3 and USB 3.0.
13th January
Virgin Planning to Augment Its Broadband Network Speed | Posted on: 13/01/2012 @ 14:48
Virgin Media is looking to pour some serious money into its broadband venture. The company is planning to infuse more than £100 million for doubling its network speed. The upgradation will take place over the period of next 18 months. The … [visit site to read more] Virgin Planning to Augment Its Broadband Network Speed [...]Virgin Planning to Augment Its Broadband Network Speed is a post ...
12th January
QNAP at CES : SMB Lineup Refresh and a 200TB+ SAS Storage Rack | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 13:24
QNAP is one of the more popular vendors in the SMB NAS space along with Synology. At CES, QNAP had a booth with samples of selected lineup members. The 1 and 2 bay home consumer solutions continue to be based on Marvell. The TS-119 P II and TS-219 P II are new for CES, but they have been available in the market for the last 3 months or so. Running on a 2 GHz Marvell processor, they both have ...
Synology's DSM 4.0 with CloudStation : A Private Dropbox Solution | Posted on: 12/01/2012 @ 11:12
The NAS market has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years, but the hard drive shortage resulted in a weak Q4 for the NAS industry as a whole. However, that didn't stop Synology from making refreshes to their hardware lineup as well as the Disk Station Manager (DSM) operating system. The hardware refresh consists of a 5-bay and a 8-bay solution, with the 8-bay solution also capable ...
10th January
MySpace is Reborn at Panasonic Press Conference, Unleashes Justin Timberlake | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 19:12
LAS VEGAS?MySpace was the biggest social network of?several years ago. Since then it has gone into a long, slow decline and has changed hands and been generally ignored in favor of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking services. Panasonic has announced at CES 2012 that it is stepping in to bring MySpace back to the [...]
AppliedMicro's Catalina: Integrated USB 3.0 and 802.11ac Support for NAS Platforms | Posted on: 10/01/2012 @ 15:24
AppliedMicro (AMCC) announced the availability of the Catalina SoC (APM86491) for low power and cost effective NAS systems today. The previous generation version (APM82181) was the heart of the Western Digital My Book Live reviewed by us last year as well as the recently launched My Book Live Duo. Serving to remind us that the PowerPC architecture is still around in consumer devices, the new ...
9th January
Synology DiskStation DS212+ NAS Server | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 22:40
Thanks to a lightning fast 2.0GHz Marvell CPU, 512MB of DDR3 RAM and USB 3.0 connectivity the latest DiskStation DS212+ by Synology is currently one of the fastest and most feature rich mid to high-end dual bay NAS Server units in the market today.
Synology DS-212+ Network Attached Storage Device Review | Posted on: 09/01/2012 @ 15:36
Synology loves hardware revisions, and the DS-212+ is the latest in the business series of dual-bay NASes from the network storage company. Sporting a faster processor, USB3, and lower power consumption, the DS-212+ shapes up to be a good improvement on the DS-211+. ThinkComputers has the review.
3rd January
Cooler Master Storm Xornet Optical Mouse Review @ APH Networks | Posted on: 03/01/2012 @ 13:13
