Storage Digest: News from Buffalo Technology, Unitrends, Idealstor, De
Buffalo Technology introduces LinkStation Pro … Unitrends addresses system crashes with Hot Bare Metal … Idealstor announces combination storage and backup appliance … Dell blade servers offer more connectivity features.
Cisco Holiday Shutdown Scares Street
Cisco Systems said it will close most of its U.S. and Canada operations for five days to cut costs, sparking fears that demand for its products was weaker than expected, and sending its shares down almost 6 percent.
EMI Artists Join iPhone Apps Game
EMI Music has become the first major label to line up multiple artists for an edition of Tapulous' popular iPhone game application Tap Tap Revenge.
Google Details Humanitarian Funding Effort
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the popular search engine, on Thursday committed more than $25 million in grants and investments to half a dozen groups that focus on eradicating poverty, improving public services and supporting small businesses.
The Social Network You Aren't Good Enough to Join
Are you a CEO? A celebrity? Maybe just a poor tech journalist? If you're the latter, you can get a trial membership to the Diamond Lounge, where richer, cooler people than you can add you to your friends list. It's the velvet rope, Web 2.0 style.
A Moving Target
Today, cell-phone viruses are not a big deal. But if you think your phone will always be safe, think again.
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
Researchers Discover a Way To Make Anything a Touch Screen
A group of researchers have developed a shoulder-worn system that uses a pico projector and a 3D camera to make anything touch screen.
Micron Enters Flash-Disk Market
Micron Technology entered the solid-state disk market this week, introducing its "RealSSD" line at capacities up to 64 gigabytes.M
Toshiba, Fujitsu, NEC Talk 32-nm R&D
Japan's Toshiba Corp., Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Electronics Corp. are in talks to jointly develop advanced 32-nanometer chips to better keep up with rivals, the three companies said on Wednesday.
