FCC Chairman To Smack Down ISPs That Throttle Data
While healthcare may be the hottest topic of all right now, it's hard to argue that net neutrality isn't one of the hottest, longest lasting topics as related to the Internet. Ever since this serious of tubes was first put into place, pundits and supporters alike have debated about how much regulation was needed. Some argued that ISPs knew better than the average joe and deserved to be able to control certain aspects of the Internet experience, while others maintained that the Internet was great because of the
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Baby Name? There's an iPhone App for That
Getting just the right name for your baby has always been a passion for parents, but never more so than in the digital age. After all, if you can't get that desired email address / domain name / whatever for the Internet, you've got to find a different name, right? To help in finding the perfect name for your baby, what better way than to use your iPhone. Right, right, your parents might be a good source of suggestions, too. But lacking that, how about an iPhone app from BabyNames.com? Here's how the BabyNames.com
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EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard Sneak Peek
We have shown you a myriad of P55-based motherboards over the last few months and featured a trio of high-end offerings in our coverage of the official Lynnfield launch from a couple of weeks back. The latest P55-based motherboard to hit the HotHardware labs, the EVGA P55 Classified 200, differentiates itself from every other P55-based mobo we've seen with a host of unique features.A few of the features that make the EVGA P55 Classified 200 so interesting are its 10-phase digital VRM, gold-infused CPU socket,
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LaCie Unveils New Portable DVDآ±RW Drive With New Look & Features
LaCie recently announced the latest versions of its Portable DVD±RW Drive designed by Sam Hecht. The new drives feature a sleek black finish and come with new multimedia burning solutions designed for Mac or PC. The Mac and Windows version comes with Toast 9 Basic, as well as Creator Suite 10 while the Windows Version comes with Creator Suite 10. The LaCie Portable DVD±RW drive is powered by a USB bus so only a single cable is needed to burn CDs and DVDs. The drive is also portable, measuring less
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Toshiba Introduces High-Performance Half-Terabyte 2.5-Inch HDD
Toshiba introduced a new family of high-performance 7,200 RPM 2.5-inch HDDs, including a unit with a capacity of up to 500GB. There are four new models in the MKxx56GSY series, which deliver more than a 13% performance improvement in disk operations compared to previous 7,200 RPM drives from Toshiba. The drives also feature a decreased environmental impact by eliminating or reducing the use of certain toxic and hazardous chemicals. The MKxx56GSYseries carries the SATA-certified 3Gb/s logo and features best-in-class
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Asus 13.3" UL30A CULV Notebook Review
In our 2009 Notebook Buyer's Guide, we discussed the merits and perils of CULV based notebooks. This suddenly popular and quickly growing sector looks to bridge the gap between the bargain basement netbook and the full-size notebook. It makes sense to think that a swath of 13.3" to 14" machines would be needed for those who find 10.1" netbook displays too tiny and 15.4" rigs too large, and that's exactly the sweet spot that Asus is attempting to hit with its new UL30 range. The particular model that we're looking
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Gene Roddenberry's Apple Up For Auction
NOTE: This story has been updated, to correct erroneous information from the auctioneer.A early production Macintosh 128 (#776), a gift from Apple Computer to Gene Roddenberry, is up for auction. If that's not enough to entice your inner geek, Apple later upgraded it to a Macintosh Plus for Roddenberry. If you don't know who Gene Roddenberry is, just move along, nothing to see here. Gene Roddenberry's Apple Macintosh Plus - A real screamerProfiles in History, "the world's leading auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia,"
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Asus 13.3" UL30A CULV Notebook Review
In our 2009 Notebook Buyer's Guide, we discussed the merits and perils of CULV based notebooks. This suddenly popular and quickly growing sector looks to bridge the gap between the bargain basement netbook and the full-size notebook. It makes sense to think that a swath of 13.3" to 14" machines would be needed for those who find 10.1" netbook displays too tiny and 15.4" rigs too large, and that's exactly the sweet spot that Asus is attempting to hit with its new UL30 range. The particular model that
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I had just run Ccleaner on my compy and it cleared out all my internet cache and what not in firefox. Well i visit the HH home page and i am not logged in. I go to an article and i go to the bottom put in my username and password and write my response and hit submit. Nothing happened, i was greeted with the same looking page with no error message or anything. I figured i fat fingered my pass so i tried again more slowly and no dice. So i copied the text i wrote, and clicked the sign in button at the top of the arcticle page it brings up a popupish window and i put in my username and password and hit sign in and then the lil box says loading. It said loading for 10 min before i got fed up and just went back to the home page and finally was able to long in there.
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Gene Roddenberry's Apple Up For Auction
NOTE: This story has been updated, to correct erroneous information from the auctioneer.A early production Macintosh128 (#776), a gift from Apple Computer to Gene Roddenberry, is up for auction.
If that's not enough to entice your inner geek, Apple later upgraded it to a Macintosh Plus for Roddenberry.
If you don't know who Gene Roddenberry is, just move along, nothing to see here.
Gene Roddenberry's Apple Macintosh Plus - A real screamer
It probably won't be the top-selling item at the auction, as MichaelJackson's "iconic illuminating white glove" worn on the Jacksons'Victory tour and the original cover art for the brothers' Victoryalbum, are part of the same auction.
The Macintosh is the very first one to come off the assembly line atApple Computer in Fresno, Ca., and had a then-whopping 1 Mb RAM (whichcould be upgraded to 4Mb). It supported the 3.5 inch double-sidedfloppy disc, was the first Mac with an SCSI port for fast data transferto and from an external hard drive and was the first mass-producedcomputer to use the mouse. It was in production longer than any otherMacintosh, lasting four years, to 1990.
Remember the seemingly high-tech beige-colored case with the nine-inchdisplay? Roddenberry's had the short keyboard, external floppy drive,mouse and Apple logo deluxe padded carrying case.
And it can be yours. If you're a confirmed P.C. lover, but Star Trek fan, you can go where no PC owner has gone before.
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Asus 13.3" UL30A CULV Notebook Review
In our 2009 Notebook Buyer's Guide, we discussed the merits and perils of CULV based notebooks. This suddenly popular and quickly growing sector looks to bridge the gap between the bargain basement netbook and the full-size notebook. It makes sense to think that a swath of 13.3" to 14" machines would be needed for those who find 10.1" netbook displays too tiny and 15.4" rigs too large, and that's exactly the sweet spot that Asus is attempting to hit with its new UL30 range. The particular model that we're looking at today is the UL30A-A1, though a handful of other configurations will be available as well. This 13.3" machine looks to offer more power than a typical netbook, yet provide nearly the same level of portability and battery life.
The UL30 was just introduced last week along with a few other CULV machines, which stands for Consumer Ultra Low Voltage. This moniker refers to the Intel processor within, which is a more powerful chip than the Atom options found in most netbooks, yet isn't quite as potent as the full-fledged Core 2 Duo CPUs found in most full-size notebooks. Again, this whole machine is about splitting the difference, and we have to admit, it's a fine line to walk...
Asus 13.3" UL30A CULV Notebook Review 
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Baby Name? There's an iPhone App for That
Getting just the right name for your baby has always been a passion for parents, but never more so than in the digital age. After all, if you can't get that desired email address / domain name / whatever for the Internet, you've got to find a different name, right?To help in finding the perfect name for your baby, what better way than to use your iPhone. Right, right, your parents might be a good source of suggestions, too. But lacking that, how about an iPhone app from BabyNames.com?
Here's how the BabyNames.com Baby Names Finder app is described, rather simply:
Find, sort and keep your favorite baby names in this app brought to you by the creators of BabyNames.com. Includes a Name of the Day display, a random baby name generator and a complete app to search, enter and store your favorite baby names on your iPhone. Perfect for the expectant parent!It's $4.99 in the App Store. Thing is, it's not the only baby name finder, and certainly not the first. Search the App Store and you can find a number of such apps, including one that suggests Indian baby names.
One has to wonder what baby IKC would have been named by using one of these apps, however!
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EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard Sneak Peek
We have shown you a myriad of P55-based motherboards over the last few months and featured a trio of high-end offerings in our coverage of the official Lynnfield launch from a couple of weeks back. The latest P55-based motherboard to hit the HotHardware labs, the EVGA P55 Classified 200, differentiates itself from every other P55-based mobo we've seen with a host of unique features.A few of the features that make the EVGA P55 Classified 200 so interesting are its 10-phase digital VRM, gold-infused CPU socket, its expansion slot configuration, and the board's myriad of overclocking / tweaking related options.
As you can see, the EVGA P55 Classified 200 is built around a dark colored PCB with black and read accents. There is a large heatsink covering the digital VRM and a smaller EVGA-braded heatsink on the chipset itself. A third heatsink rests atop the nForce 200 PCIe switch that enables the board's expansion slot configuration.
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EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard, Click Images For Larger View
You'll also notice if you look closely around the CPU socket area, that the EVGA P55 Classified 200 has mounting holes for both LGA775 and LGA1156 compatible coolers--should come in handy for upgraders. There are other unique touches almost everywhere you look around this board though. For example, the LED POST code error reporter doubles as a CPU temperature sensor once the system has fully booted, there are a bank of jumpers to disable PCIe lanes, there are power, reset, and clear CMOS buttons right on-board, and an additional clear CMOS button in the I/O backplane.
The CPU socket itself is also home to a couple of cool features. For one, the socket's gold content is 300% higher than most other boards for better electrical conductivity. And Low Inductance Ceramic Capacitors (LICC) are used in the socket for increased efficiency. The EVGA P55 Classified 200 also sports three BIOS EPROMS, and a switch that gives users the ability to choose between them, should users want to save different profiles, or even experiment with multiple BIOS revisions.
At the upper edge of the board, just behind the DIMM slots, EVGA has also incorporated something it calls "Show Volt". For lack of a better explanation, the Show Volt feature is essentially an integrated volt meter--the LED screen will read-out voltages probed from the contact pads along the top edge of the board. Of course, the board's all PCI Express slot configuration, with 6 physical x16 slots (5 x PCIe x16 / x8, 1 x PCIe x4, 1 x PCIe x1) is also unique amongst other P55s.
This board still has more to offer, namely EVGA ECP V2 and EVBot controllers, but we'll have to save some details for the full review. For now, enjoy the preview, and stay tuned to HH for more in the coming weeks.
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LaCie Unveils New Portable DVDآ±RW Drive With New Look & Features
LaCierecently announced the latest versions of its Portable DVDآ±RW Drive designedby Sam Hecht. The new drives feature a sleek black finish and come with newmultimedia burning solutions designed for Mac or PC. The Mac and Windows version comeswith Toast 9 Basic, as well as Creator Suite 10 while the Windows Version comes with CreatorSuite 10.The LaCie Portable DVDآ±RW drive is powered by aUSB bus so only a single cable is needed to burn CDs and DVDs. The drive isalso portable, measuring less than an inch tall and weighing under a pound.
- Slim, lightweight, and compact design
- USB bus-powered
- Full-featured burning software for Mac or Windows
- LightScribe enabled to create custom labels
Featuring two versions for easy setup and seamlesscompatibility, users can choose from the multimedia burning solution for Mac orPC. The Windowsآ® version comes with Creator Suite 10, while the combined Macآ®and Windows version comes with Toast 9 Basic, as well as Creator Suite 10.
Additionally, it is USB bus-powered so only one cable isneeded to start burning CDs and DVDs. The 8x drive is less than an inch talland weighs under a pound—fitting perfectly into a bag, backpack, or briefcase.
"With the popularity of lightweight laptop computers andnetbook solutions, which often exclude optical drives, users need anultra-portable DVDآ±RW solution that will allow them to play, save, and sharetheir multimedia collections," Christelle Dexet, Multimedia ProductManager. "The new, black, Sam Hecht Portable DVDآ±RW offers mobility,simplicity, and of course style – without compromising the key features thatcomplement their computing systems and their lifestyles."
The LaCie Portable DVDآ±RW drive is equipped with LightScribe– an innovative technology that allows you to burn silkscreen-quality labelsdirectly onto CDs and DVDs with a laser instead of a printer.
Availability
The LaCie Portable DVDآ±RW will be available in versions forMac and PC, through the LaCie Store Online, LaCie Reseller+ and LaCie Corner,starting at the suggested retail price of $89.99 VAT included. For moreinformation, visit www.lacie.com.
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Toshiba Introduces High-Performance Half-Terabyte 2.5-Inch HDD
Toshibaintroduced a new family of high-performance 7,200 RPM 2.5-inch HDDs, including a unit with a capacityof up to 500GB. There are four new models in the MKxx56GSY series, whichdeliver more than a 13% performance improvement in disk operations compared toprevious 7,200 RPM drives from Toshiba. The drives also feature a decreasedenvironmental impact by eliminating or reducing the use of certain toxic andhazardous chemicals.The MKxx56GSYseries carries the SATA-certified 3Gb/s logo and featuresbest-in-class areal density of 395 Gb/in. Toshiba's new 7,200 RPM 2.5-inch HDDseries began shipment to PC manufacturers in limited quantities in the thirdquarter and is scheduled to enter volume production in the fourth quarter of2009.
Toshiba Introduces High-Performance Half-Terabyte 2.5-Inch HDD
New SATA-certified 7,200 RPM Series Delivers Improved Performance and Reduced Reliance on Hazardous Substances
The four-model line-up delivers more than a 13 percentperformance improvement in disk operations compared to Toshiba's previous 7,200RPM family, while decreasing environmental impact by eliminating or reducingthe use of certain toxic and hazardous chemicals. The series also carries theSATA-certified 3Gb/s logo, which indicates successful completion of stringentinterface compliance testing defined by the Serial ATA InternationalOrganization (SATA-IO), the industry body responsible for setting the standardsfor Serial ATA interface technologies.
Toshiba's high-performance MKxx56GSYseries offers capacitiesup to 500GB for commercial and consumer notebook PCs, gaming notebooks andall-in-one desktop PCs. In addition to enhanced performance, the MKxx56GSYmodels boost responsiveness of the overall system in areas such as applicationloading and general data processing. The family also offers extended batterylife with lower power consumption in standby and sleep modes and fasterstart-up operation, thereby enhancing user experience.
With these performance features, the new line is well-suitedfor productivity-oriented, data-intensive and gaming applications, includinggeneral computing, graphic and image rendering, and scientific computing, whilethe power economies make it a fit for all-in-one and EnergyStar PCs.
The series also features best-in-class areal density of 395Gb/in. At 500GB, the top-capacity HDD can store up to either 142,000 digitalphotos, 131,000 digital music files, 222 hours of DVD-quality video or 58 hoursof high-definition video.
As notebook shipments exceeded desktop shipments for thefirst time in the third quarter of 2008, according to industry analyst firm IDC,PC manufacturers are looking for 2.5-inch HDDs to provide storage capacitiesand performance levels that rival larger form factor drives for a similar userexperience.
"This new family delivers faster overall systemperformance, which boosts user productivity -- a key differentiator that PCmanufacturers can provide to commercial and consumer notebook users," saidMaciek Brzeski, vice president of marketing at Toshiba Storage Device Division."As a result, we expect that 7,200 RPM HDDs will grow to more than 25percent of 2.5-inch HDD shipments within two years. In addition to thehalf-terabyte capacity, decreased environmental impact and low powerconsumption are also benefits, demonstrating Toshiba's continued leadership indelivering the right solutions to meet emerging market needs."
EnvironmentallyConscious HDDs
The environmental enhancements in the MKxx56GSY line arepart of Toshiba's ongoing commitment to transitioning its HDD products toenvironmentally sounder solutions by the end of 2009. Since September 2008, newHDDs manufactured by Toshiba have decreased or eliminated the use of hazardousor controversial chemical substances, such as antimony trioxide, BFR(brominated flame retardant), PVC (polyvinyl chloride), red phosphorous as wellas chlorine and bromine. Toshiba also curtailed usage of all chemicals listedunder the European RoHS directive, achieving RoHS compliance across its fullproduct line before mandatory restrictions came into effect.
SATA-Certified Logo
The SATA-certified logo is a program designed by the SATA-IOconsortium to easily identify products that adhere to the Serial ATA standardand provide seamless integration across other SATA-compliant components.Products carrying the SATA-certified logo have passed extensive testing forcompliance to the SATA specification. The 250GB-per-platter, 7200 RPM,MKxx56GSY series successfully completed the SATA testing and is certified atboth the 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s interface transfer rates. The MKxx56GSY will bedisplayed in the SATA-certified section of the SATA-IO booth at the IntelDeveloper Forum in San Francisco September 22-24.
"Compliance with the SATA interface specification andother industry standards is of key importance to Toshiba storage products, asstandards establish the foundation on which mainstream solutions can bebuilt," Brzeski said. "Standards reduce the risk of integration forour customers and provide the best criteria for interoperability available forthe products we design and market."
Information andAvailability
Toshiba's new 7,200 RPM 2.5-inch HDD series began shipmentto PC manufacturers in limited quantities in the third quarter and is scheduledto enter volume production in the fourth quarter of 2009. For more informationon Toshiba's line of industry-leading small form factor hard drives, visitwww.toshibastorage.com.
Product Specifications
| Model Number | MKXX56GSY |
| Maximum Capacity (Formatted)(1) | 500GB / 320GB //250GB / 160GB(1) |
| Number of platters | 2 // 1 |
| Areal density (max) | 395 Gb/in(2) |
| Media transfer rate (max) | 1,255 Mbps |
| Average seek time | 11 ms |
| Rotational speed | 7,200 RPM |
| Buffer memory | 16MB |
| Interface | SATA 3.0Gb/s (and SATA 1.5Gb/s) |
| Serial ATA Revision 2.6 (ATA-8) | |
| Interface transfer rate | 3.0 Gb/sec |
| External dimensionsآ (WxDxH; mm) | 69.85mm x 100.0mm x 9.5mm |
| Weight (g) | 115 // 98 g (max) |
| Energy consumption efficiency | 0.0020 / 0.0031 // 0.0040 / 0.0063 W/GB |
| Shock resistance: | |
| آ آ آ آ Operating | 3,185 m/s(2) (325 G, 2ms) |
| آ آ آ آ Non-operating | 8,820 m/s(2) (900 G, 1ms) |
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