Freecom has just added a new storage capacity ’4TB’ to its Hard Drive Sq external hard drive line-up. Just like the 2TB and 3TB models, the 4TB model also comes with an aluminum enclosure, a USB 3.0 connection interface and supports for Windows 7/Vista/XP and Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later operating systems. The 4TB Hard Drive Sq will go on sale from February 7th for 29,800 Yen (about $328). [Product Page]
Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone. Today was RIM’s big day, as it rebranded itself as BlackBerry and launched the latest version of its mobile OS, BlackBerry 10. We were there at the launch event to take it all in and get some hands-on time with the new handsets the company has introduced, and you can catch all of the news from the show in our BlackBerry 10 event wrap-up. Be sure to read through the hands-on posts, because it seems that BlackBerry is doing some interesting things with its new phone.
Of course, there were plenty of other headlines to cover throughout the day, with Dropbox announcing a new feature called Documents Preview. Speaking of Dropbox, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer had some not-so-nice things to say about the service today. Zynga’s chief game designer has left the company after four years, while Twitter has improved photo and video viewing in its website interface. Nintendo slashed its Wii U sales predictions today, and the white Nexus 4 took some time to pose for the camera once again.
A trio of Galaxy Tab user agent profile worked their way into the spotlight today, and Toyota has recalled 1.1 million vehicles. Rovio was spotted teasing its new “Escape from Hoth” update to Angry Birds Star Wars, and Netflix is planning at least five new shows a year to compete with HBO. A giant asteroid will be zooming past the Earth on February 15, while Apple has secured a trademark for the layout and design of its stores.
Qualcomm shared quarterly earnings today, as did Facebook, Electronic Arts, and Lenovo. IBM’s Watson will soon be heading off to his first university, while a new trailer for INJUSTICE: Gods Among Us dropped today. Foursquare delivered a bunch of different Best of Foursquare lists today, while Ticketmaster has announced that it will be ditching CAPTCHA. Finally tonight, Cory Gunther spends some quality time with 2014 KIA Forte, Chris Burns delivers his review of the Acer Iconia W510, and Chris Davies asks if RIM even realizes what went wrong with its business. That does it for tonight’s Evening Wrap-Up, we hope you enjoy the rest of your night folks!
SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 30, 2013 is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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In social media land, there’s a war waging over your photos. But like so much else in the Twinstabook sphere, what you share matters only in determining what those sites can sell.
For the past year, all the major social media services have taken part in a never-ending spree of makeovers aimed at enticing users to hand over their photos, from filters and camera apps, to photo-heavy profiles and bigger pictures. The explanation for the photo frenzy has centered around the simple fact that people like to look at pictures. So, as people share more of their snapshots, the platform becomes a stickier place.
But on an earnings call with analysts on Wednesday evening, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered a clearer view of what’s really fueling the fight for your photos: social media sites want you to share your photos so advertisers can share theirs.
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There comes a time in every young supercomputer’s life when he or she must leave the house. Having taken the world of game shows by storm and made appearances at places like Sloan-Kettering, Citigroup and the Cleveland Clinic, Watson’s ready to go to college. The advance three-year schooling will find a modified version of IBM’s computer making its way to New York State’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where it will be learning lessons in English and math. Amongst the course load are plans to sharpen Watson’s cognitive skills and ability to manage data. The residency will also offer students a chance to get to work closely with one of the supercomputers that will one day rule us all.
Via: PhysOrg
The NF82 is Jetway’s latest mini-ITX motherboard for the mass market. Based on AMD A75 chipset, the board supports for AMD R-Series APU embedded processors and features two DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 16GB RAM), one PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slot and one mini PCI-Express slot. Connectivity-wise, it has six 6.0 Gbps, two USB 3.0, four USB 2.0 and two Gigabit Ethernet. The NF82 is now available at authorized resellers and system integrators. [Jetway]
I love the classic Kenner Star Wars action figures. I still have many of these originals in my toy collection. That said, I haven’t been impressed by many of the Star Wars action figure lines since. Some are too muscular and look silly, others just seem cheap looking to me. But the new Star Wars Black Series looks ridiculously awesome.
The first wave of this new line of figures will be released in August of 2013 and the image above should be enough to get your attention. Look at the detail on Luke and his X-Wing pilot suit. These figures are 6″ tall and have added articulation, and removable accessories to go with that extra detail.
They aren’t priced super high either. We’re talking $19.99(USD) each. The first wave will include Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, Darth Maul, and an Imperial Sandtrooper. I can’t wait to see them come out with Boba Fett in this series. Stay tuned for pre-order details as they emerge.
[via Nerd Approved]
Another desktop PC from Storm System Technology has just entered the market. Called the Storm Still Tower Max, the system is packed with a 3.60GHz Intel Core i7-3820 processor, an Intel X79 Express Chipset, a Radeon HD 6450 1GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 120GB SSD (Intel 330), a Blu-ray drive and runs on either Windows 7 or 8 OS. The Storm Still Tower Max is available now for 112,980 Yen (about $1,243). [Product Page]
New Orleans is going to be exciting place in February, with the Super Bowl coming up in a few days and Mardi Gras coming a couple weeks later. The city will be inundated with people, most of whom will be wielding smartphones, a fair number of which will probably be T-Mobile customers. In preparation, the carrier has given its 4G in the region a boost, ensuring more customers can access and utilize the network.
T-Mobile customers wanting to tweet, status update, upload, download, and otherwise share their real-life Super Bowl and Mardi Gras experiences in the digitalsphere will be happy to note that the carrier has determined areas around New Orleans where data and voice activity is expected to be high and has given the network a boost to ensure it can handle the extra load.
Likewise, to make sure that the T-Mobile users both inside and around the Superdome have access to the network, the carrier has installed a DAS (Distributed Antenna System) unit. The Weidenberg Park area will also benefit from what they refer to as COWs, which stands for Cells on Wheels. This will increase both voice and data load capacities in that specific area.
T-Mobile has also erected what it calls a Command Center, which is tasked with monitoring the network to make sure that all runs smoothly. Finally, it also has implemented special event parameters that will boost voice and data based on the fluctuating demand during the big events. As a service to customers, the carrier will also be provided a T-Mobile branded SUV that will roll around and serve as a charging station, as well as offering TVs and video games.
[via Android Community]
T-Mobile boosts its New Orleans 4G coverage ahead of Super Bowl and Mardi Gras is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Hitachi has showed off their newest enterprise hard drive, the Ultrastar C10K1200. Coming in 1.2TB capacity, this 2.5-inch hard drive is equipped with a 64MB of buffer memory, a SAS 6.0Gbps interface, a 10,000RPM spindle speed, a MTBF of 2 million hours and promises to deliver a maximum data transfer rate of 2,232MB/s (recording media). Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Hitachi]
RENO, Nev. — A 22-year-old carjacker who stole a Nevada state trooper’s cruiser then fatally shot himself in the chest with the patrolman’s shotgun was on probation in Florida for carrying a concealed weapon.
Investigators confirmed Wednesday that Devin Peterson of Jacksonville, Fla., appears to have died from a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound after carjacking a second vehicle and leading police on a chase Monday on Interstate 80 east of Reno.
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