microUSB 3.0 ports coming to smartphones and tablets soon
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: January 10, 2012Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
For years now smartphones have featured USB connectivity, however with ever-increasing storage capacities and the large file sizes associated with multimedia such as photos and videos it seems as if USB 2.0 is starting to show its age, well today…
Kingston flaunts its quickest USB 3.0 flash drive to date
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: May 20, 2011Filed under: Input Devices
A lot of new products from big named manufacturers lately have been taking advantage of the USB 3.0 speeds that are now available to computer technology. We recently brought you news of the new line of VAIO notebooks from Sony…
New iMac Specs in 2011: No USB 3.0, Does it matter?
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: May 4, 2011Filed under: Computers, Desktops
Yesterday we confirmed that Apple had finally refreshed their new iMac models for 2011, with these new models came Apple / Intel Thunderbolt connectivity, however like the new MacBook Pros there was np USB 3.0 connectivity, what do you think…
Plextor USB 3.0 500GB Portable Hard Drives Unveiled
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: March 6, 2011Filed under: Computers, Hard Drives
For those that don’t know Plextor are the manufacturing company known for their optical drive discs. Their latest development has been announced, and it’s an impressive one. The PX-PH500U3 is a 500GB portable hard drive that has USB 3.0 compatibility….
Plextor PX-PH750U3 / PX-PH500U3: USB 3.0 Portable HDD Specs & Price
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: March 5, 2011Filed under: Computers, Hard Drives
A recent article posted by SlashGear has told us all about two new Portable HDDs from Plextor, both of these models are USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compliant. Plextor will retail the device in two models, the difference between each…
Supersonic Magnum USB 3.0 Thumb Drive: Super speedy read times – Super high price tag?
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: March 4, 2011Filed under: Computers, Input Devices
Here is some news that’s sure to blow you away, if you thought the speeds of the Supersonic thumb drive from last year were fast be prepared for what the Supersonic Magnum Flash Drive is offering in terms of speed….
Thunderbolt vs. eSATA: Apple Tech Much Faster
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: March 4, 2011Filed under: Computers
You may have read our previous post where we compared USB 3.0 to Apple Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt is twice as fast as USB 3.0 and allows daisy-chaining, therefore we thought we would compare Apple’s tech to eSATA aka external SATA. As…
80 Megapixels Camera: Phase One IQ180 Price an Issue
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 24, 2011Filed under: Digital Cameras, Electronics
We all know how fast technology can move, but who would have thought that there would be an 80 megapixel camera sensor? Well there is, but it comes at a price.
Sharkoon: Flexi-Drive Extreme Duo – Specs
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: December 20, 2010Filed under: Computers, Storage
Sharkoon make a range of products, we reported on a couple in the past. There’s the FireGlider Gaming Mouse, which we reported the specs and pricing. We also had a look at their USB 3.0 HDD; you can view our…
Active Media Aviator: USB 3.0 SSD’s
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: October 5, 2009Filed under: Computers, Storage
USB 3.0 isn’t expected to become widely used until next year, however that has not stopped Active Media from releasing their latest USB 3.0 SSD’s, the drives are available in sizes of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.
Intel and USB 3.0: Fiber optics going mainstream
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: September 28, 2009Filed under: Computers
For years, we have regarded Fiber optics as the best way to carry huge amounts of data, but we do not see them on our home computers just yet. We are now learning that in the not-too-distant future, Intel look…
USB 3.0: Broad release by 2012
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: September 21, 2009Filed under: Computers, Input Devices
There has been a recent study by In-Stat that the new USB 3.0 technology will have a broad release by 2012. Not all PCs and peripherals will have the latest USB ports, but around 70 percent of external hard drives,…
