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May 13
Slickdeals’ best in tech for May 13th: 60-inch Samsung HDTV and 11.6-inch ASUS TAICHI
Posted in: Today's ChiliLooking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this roundup, we’ll run down a list of the freshest frugal buys, hand-picked with the help of the folks at Slickdeals. You’ll want to act fast, though, as many of these offerings won’t stick around long.
Let’s start off the week with a piece of new tech, shall we? Dell is offering up a 60-inch Samsung slim HDTV with a $500 eGift card and the 11.6-inch ASUS TAICHI is on today’s list as well. Details on that pair and a few more items reside on the other side of the break.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Laptops, Portable Audio/Video, Storage
Source: Slickdeals
May 13
Google has announced that it’ll be changing the way it does cloud storage across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google+. Instead of each service having it’s own allotted amount of space. All three will be joined together and will share a pool of 15GB of cloud storage space, allowing Google Drive users to essentially have more free space than the previous 5GB that was originally offered.
This is essentially part of an ongoing effort from the search giant to further streamline all of its services and integrate them with one another, creating a seamless ecosystem of Google services. Instead of 10GB in Gmail for attachments and email messages and 5GB for documents and other media in Google Drive, the two are coming together to share amongst each other, as well as Google+ Photos joining the party.
This is good news for users who need more storage for one service more than the other. For example, I store a lot of photos and documents on Google Drive, but my Gmail bin is barely full. With the unified storage, I’ll now have more room in Google Drive for more photos and documents without sacrificing space in Gmail.
However, this means that Google is getting rid of one of its storage plans. You’ll no longer be able to grab 25GB of extra space for $2.50 per month. If you currently have that plan, Google will allow you to keep it until you cancel or change to another plan. After that, you won’t be able to opt for the 25GB plan any more. The cheapest plan now is an additional 100GB for $4.99 per month, which is half the price that Dropbox charges currently.
If you’re a Google Apps user, these changes will also take affect for you, but instead of 15GB of shared storage, you’ll receive a 30GB pool of storage to share amongst the three Google services. To make sure that you know how much storage you’re using for each service, Google will include a handy pie chart that breaks down the amount of storage your using for either Gmail, Drive, or Google+ Photos. Frankly, we’re not too surprised by this move, and we’ve been wondering when Google would finally make a move like this. It’s always been a shame that we could never use our Gmail storage for Google Drive, but finally, that’s changed.
SOURCE: Google Drive Blog
Google unifies 15GB of shared storage for Gmail, Drive and Google+ is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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May 10
Avid iOS shutterbugs already have Dropbox, Flickr and any number of other internet-based safeguards for their photos, but it won’t hurt to have another, will it? Amazon certainly doesn’t mind, as its new iOS version of Cloud Drive Photos is built expressly for the sake of uploading shots and viewing them online. Like the Android version, there’s no editing or other special tricks — social network sharing is about the only notable extra. Still, it might be worth grabbing the app if your Cloud Drive space isn’t living up to its potential.
Filed under: Cellphones, Storage, Internet, Amazon
Via: PCMag
Source: App Store
May 10
We’ve seen Microsoft’s Surface RT face similar accusations, but this time it’s the turn of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 and how much space you’ll actually get from that advertised 16GB of storage. The BBC’s consumer rights show, Watchdog, will be focusing on the smartphone in next week’s episode, and the fact that almost half of the phone’s memory is already occupied by Samsung’s own software and apps. According to UK retailer Clove, there’s just 9.5GB of storage left for customers to fill. It’s not the only Android phone with storage space less than advertised — visit our More Coverage link to see how the Droid RAZR Maxx’s 16GB of storage magically transforms into 8GB of usable space. While the smartphone maker argues that the phone does offer an expansion option in the form of a microSD card slot (up to 64GB, no less), some apps still seem to prefer to reside on built-in storage over anything removable — Amazon’s Cloud Player comes to mind.
Host Anne Robinson hints at the end of this week’s episode: “It [Samsung] claims that its brand new Galaxy phone has an extra-large memory, but what did it forget to mention?” Although we might have spoiled that question for you already, check the teaser after the break. Brits can tune in for the show at 8PM GMT next Wednesday.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
Via: SlashGear
Source: Videolan (YouTube), Gavin’s Gadgets
May 09
Mach Xtreme has just added a new storage capacity to its MX-FX USB 3.0 flash drive line-up by announcing the 256GB model. Just like the 32GB, 64GB, 128GB models, the 256GB model also comes with MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a USB 3.0 connection interface and promises to deliver read and write speeds of up to 300MB/s and 185MB/s, respectively. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Product Page]
May 09
It’s time to re-imagine your documents, apparently. Cloud storage service Box just acquired document embedding startup Crocodoc, which specializes in taking Word, PowerPoint and PDF documents and rendering them as HTML5 content inside web browsers and mobile apps. Crocodoc’s technology will allow Box to seamlessly integrate document conversion and viewing into its products. The companies also plan on rolling out more features over the next year, including secure viewing, mobile collaboration, form filling and real-time presentation — sounds like a win-win for all.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Source: TechCrunch
May 09
If you’re a Mac user who is looking for an external storage device that features an integrated optical drive, Newer Technology as an offering that is rather interesting. The device is called the miniStack Max and it’s been around for a while featuring an integrated Blu-ray drive. The problem for a lot of people who like the idea of this product was that they didn’t necessarily need a Blu-ray drive and that added significantly to the cost.
Newer Technology is now announced a new option for people who don’t want that blue Ray drive with the miniStack Max now available in a version packing a DVD/CD burner rather than the more expensive Blu-ray drive. The manufacturer says that this is the only four and one external hard drive entering an optical drive, SD memory card reader, and a powered USB hub.
The storage solution is designed specifically to be stacked with the Mac mini and it matches that little computer’s size and style perfectly. However, Newer Tech says that the miniStack Max will work with any computer out there. The external storage devices compatible with both Mac and Windows computers and features multiple interfaces.
It can connect to your computer using USB 3.0, USB 2.0, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or an eSATA port. The external storage solution is available in multiple storage capacities all the way up to 4 TB. The hard drive inside the enclosure is a 7200 RPM unit making for fast data access. The integrated SD memory card reader also reads SDXC format and everything in between. Prices start at $219.99 for the enclosure with no storage inside. The 4 TB version sells for $529.99.
[via NewerTech]
miniStack Max external storage device gets DVD drive option is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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May 08
Buffalo has begun shipping their newest line of USB 3.0 desktop hard drives, the DriveStation DDR. Available in both 2TB and 3TB sizes, these high performance desktop hard drives come with a USB 3.0 connection interface, a 1GB of DRAM cache memory and provide transfer speeds of up to 408MB/s. The 2TB and 3TB models are priced at $139.99 and $179.99, respectively. [Buffalo]
May 08
Fusion-io’s CEO and co-founder step down, new leadership looks to increase growth
Posted in: Today's Chili
Times are a-changin’ for Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, as the company’s CEO David Flynn has resigned alongside co-founder and CMO Rick White. It seems that both are stepping away in order to “pursue entrepreneurial investing activities,” leaving the act of running one of the world’s leading flash storage makers for Mr. Shane Robison. Effective immediately, Robison will be knighted chairman, chief executive officer and president, offering up over 30 years of experience in prior roles for AT&T, Cadence Design Systems, HP and Apple.
The outfit’s stock price hasn’t fared so well in the shuffle, and it seems that it’s once again battling murmurs that a sale could be on the horizon. Combating that sentiment, Robison was quoted by Bloomberg as saying that a sale “is not my focus.” Rather, he’s hoping to “grow the company and build on what [it] has.” Here’s hoping it all pans out — the world most certainly doesn’t need one less company fighting for the death of the conventional hard drive.
Filed under: Storage
Source: Fusion-io
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