Apple Says AirPort Extreme With USB Drives Will Not Receive Support
Published on April 8, 2008 to Desktop ComputersApple this week told some of its AirPort Extreme customers that they will not receive official support for using external USB hard drives with Leopard’s Time Machine. With users up in arms, Apple... Read more
Blu-ray Disc Drive Prices May Not Fall As Quickly As Expected, Say Taiwan Makers
Published on April 8, 2008 to Business & LawAlthough international vendors of desktop and notebook PCs, in their road maps of product development to promote Blu-ray Disc (BD), expect ODM/OEM makers to gradually reduce their quotes for BD... Read more
Lite-On Blu-ray Shipments Rising; Quanta to Begin Shipping Slim Drives in Q2
Published on March 17, 2008 to ComponentsLite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of half-height (H/H) optical disc drives (ODDs), witnessed its monthly shipment volume of Blu-ray Disc (BD)-ROM drives increase from less than 10,000... Read more
InSpectrum: Defective Samsung Chips, But Not 80 Million Of Them
Published on June 24, 2008 to StorageAfter reviewing recent DRAM price trends in both the spot and contract markets, memory-specialist research firm InSpectrum noted that the relative stable pricing could not justify recent claims... Read more
BioWare Listens, Mass Effect Will Not Require Constant Validation
Published on May 12, 2008 to Video Game Related TopicsBioWare, a division of Electronic Arts, has backed down on its original plans to require users to re-authenticate Mass Effect ever ten days. The original announcement was met with hostile reaction... Read more
What appears to be a 1080p TV, may actually not be a 1080p TV
Published on June 7, 2006 to Display Panels and MonitorsShame on us. Last week, we reported about four new LCD TVs from Hitachi that integrate a new generation video processor that is capable of "advanced 1080p histogram processing" for about $2200 in a 32" package. Our conclusion that the highest grade of high definition - that we generally see advertised in glossy ads and TV commercials - is finally heading for the mainstream was drawn too fast. Read more
Linksys WET11 Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge
Published on November 13, 2002 to NetworkingLinksys' WET11 Wireless Ethernet Bridge brought wireless 802.11b bridging to the masses with its combination of low price and easy configuration. With the release of its successor - the WET54G Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge - it looks like Linksys is hoping to dominate the market for low-cost 802.11g-based wireless bridging too. Does the new WET have what it takes? Check out our review and find out. Read more
Linksys Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge with 5-port switch reviewed
Published on September 23, 2004 to NetworkingYou might be tempted to think that Linksys' WET54GS5 Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge with 5-port switch is just a WET54G with a slightly-overpriced 10/100 switch built in... but you'd be wrong. There's much, much more to this first-in-category product, including ways to make bandwidth hogs behave! Read more
Two Drives Are Better Than One: Thecus YES Box N2100
Published on June 6, 2006 to NetworkingRAID Level 1 isn't as robust as RAID5, but requires only two drives and can cost significantly less. Jim Buzbee took Thecus' two-SATA drive N2100 for a spin and found a lot to like. Read more
How To: Setting up WDS Bridging / Repeating
Published on April 14, 2004 to NetworkingMany 802.11g products now come equipped with WDS bridging and repeating capabilities, but getting them set up isn't as easy as it should be. This ProblemSolver will first review the basics of WDS and compare it to previous bridging methodologies. We'll then provide some tips to help you maximize your chances of WDS success. Read more




