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Buffalo’s USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Arrives In The US

12:42AM Danny Allen | As expected, the DriveStation HD-HXU3 is the first external USB 3.0 drive in the US. It promises transfers up to 4.8Gbps (compared to USB 2.0’s 480Mbps) and Buffalo has a two-port USB 3.0 PCI Express card to get you started. More »
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Telstra’s New Wireless Gateway: You Really Pay For What You Get

6:04PM Elly Hart | Telstra’s launched a new home internet gateway that delivers high-speed broadband over the Next G wireless network, which means no cables and no fixed lines. But how much are you willing to pay for Australia’s fastest, wireless, broadband connection? More »
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Microsoft Sued For Killing Off Third Party Xbox 360 Memory Units

9:10AM Rosa Golijan | Datel, a company selling memory units for Xbox 360 consoles, filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft for blocking unauthorised third party memory units. Microsoft claims innocence, as the block is meant to reduce cheating on Xbox Live, not reduce competition. More »
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Intel Core i9 Benched: Six Cores Of Pure Joy

6:22AM John Herrman | On paper, the Core i9 might not sound that exciting: It’s a lot like the Core i7, except built with a 32nm fabrication process and two extra cores, for a total of six. Early benchmarks, though, say it flies. Sometimes. More »
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OCZ Colossus 3.5-Inch SSD Reaches 1TB, Super Speeds

3:42AM Mark Wilson | OCZ’s new Colossus drives are among the first SSDs designed for desktops, and they’re the very first to store up to 1TB of data. Oh, and on top of all that, they work pretty well, too. More »
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The Cell Processor Is Going Extinct

1:34AM Matt Buchanan | IBM’s shit-canning the Cell processor line – you know, the chip that’s in the PS3 and uh, Toshiba laptops and TVsaccording to their VP of Deep Computing, making the current PowerXCell 8i the last of its ilk. More »
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Drobo S: A Faster, Fatter Storage Robot With ESATA

1:11AM Matt Buchanan | What’s the ‘S’ stand for in Drobo S? Speed. Uh, more speed. And more storage. Specifically, a fifth drive bay for more redundancy, faster FireWire and a new eSATA port. As always, it’s not cheap — $US800 sans drives. More »
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Atom Processor To Get The 32nm Treatment In 2011

4:19AM John Herrman | Attention, people who like to maintain a complete mental taxonomy of every processor: Cedar Trail has been outed as the new Atom platform for 2011, with the name Cedarview going to the processor itself. Along with 32nm fabrication, some goodies: More »
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Steve Jobs: “If You Have Any Further Questions, Please Call Or Write”

8:00AM Jesus Diaz | Once upon a time, Apple computers didn’t come with keyboards or monitors or even cases. But they often came with a personal letter from Steve Jobs, like the one included with this Apple I, now available starting at $US50,000. More »
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Asus TS Mini NAS Windows Home Server Backs Up 10 PCs

5:39AM Jesus Diaz | Have you heard of that new service that allows you to connect to the internet at one gigabit per second to access your very own two terabytes of storage space? Me neither. That’s probably why you need the Asus TS Mini NAS. More »