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Google Docs viewer now reaching Android and iOS devices

Published on: 2nd July, 2010

On June 28, 2010, Google announced that its Google Docs viewer has currently gone mobile, being available for Android-based devices, but also for the iPhone and the iPad. Users no have the possibility to view PDF, PPT, DOC and DOCX files, which have been uploaded to their documents list, with no need of downloading them [...]

128GB BDXL format approved by the Blu-ray Disc Association

Published on: 28th June, 2010

On June 25, 2010, the Blu-ray Disc Association finalized the proposed BDXL format for Blu-ray discs. This will offer up to 128GB of storage space on both rewritable and write-once discs. BDXL will mainly target video producers and people who need to write a large amount of data to a removable backup; this will be [...]

New, stylish Iomega Skin external hard drives

Published on: 25th June, 2010

On June 21, 2010, Iomega has released its new portable drives with Skin Industries external designs. All three Skin Drives offer 500GB storage capacity and are also USB 2.0-powered. These drives benefit from Iomega Drop Guard technology, which is able to protect the drive and also the data against any damage resulted from drops onto [...]

128GB flash memory chips from Toshiba

Published on: 20th June, 2010

Toshiba has recently released the first 128GB embedded flash memory chip in the history, setting a new mobile storage record. The new chip is built on a 32 nanometer process and it benefits from 16 8GB NAND layers which are meant to double the previous best capacity; this doesn’t affect the thickness, though. Toshiba has [...]

Google Storage versus Amazon S3

Published on: 22nd May, 2010

Google’s own cloud storage option is on the way to be launched in a bid, in order to take on the S3 from Amazon. Google Storage, also called GS, would permit application developers to host content for users online as well as for themselves. Some sources add that a Google ID should be used for [...]

Sony’s pro Memory Stick at 30MBps

Published on: 16th May, 2010

Sony has revamped its memory cards Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX to work at higher transfer speeds. This event coincides with the confirmation of its mirrorless NEX-series Alpha cameras. The new memory sticks are capable to develop 30MB per second write speed, which is twice the speed of the older models. The cards are the [...]

Enyo external SSD from OCZ with USB 3.0

Published on: 9th May, 2010

The Enyo Portable SSD has been unveiled by the memory and storage media manufacturer OCZ. The device has a new high-speed USB 3.0 interface, which brings more speed, as it is rated at 5Gbps. Under the circumstances, the new Enyo Portable SSD device with its faster interface is capable of reaching up to 200MBps write [...]

Flip Side HD to have a second screen and 16GB of storage

Published on: 13th April, 2010

Cisco, after the buyout of Pure Digital, is going to release a first major design for the Flip, according to sources from a Best Buy store. Similar to the design of a phone slider, the Flip Side HD would sport the same small LCD display and basic recording controls, but has an angled slide-out view [...]

Xbox 360 to have USB storage starting April 6th

Published on: 7th April, 2010

Microsoft has confirmed its plans to add USB drive support for the Xbox 360 by means of a firmware update. The upgrade is due for the 6th of April and will allow users format any 1GB or even larger USB flash drive, up to 16GB, and make it store content that otherwise would require built-in [...]

OWC has launched the first mini 1TB portable drive with quad interface

Published on: 14th March, 2010

The recently launched OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini 1TB portable drive, claimed to be the first ever 2.5-inch 1TB drive with a quad interface. The bus-powered drive has USB 2.0, FireWire 800/400 and eSATA in a brushed aluminium and fanless enclosure. Apart from the 1TB model, the drives are available with 7,200RPM 500 GB versions [...]

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