IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (AnandTech) 05/04/2013

MyDigitalSSD BP4 2.5" & mSATA (240GB) Review When I reviewed MyDigitalSSD's BP3, I have to say I was positively surprised. A relatively unknown manufacturer combined with a Phison controller is not the most promising mix. With SandForce you at least know what to expect but our experience with Phison based SSDs is limited and Crucial's v4 definitely didn't build a golden image of Phison as a controller maker, which made me very skeptical about the BP3 when I first got it. Fortunately, MyDigitalSSD proved me wrong. The BP3 turned out to be not the highest performing drive, but rather a very good bang for the buck. It was noticeably cheaper than any other mSATA offerings in the market, which made it an alluring option for value orientated mSATA buyers.

Almost immediately after our BP3 and SMART review went up, MyDigitalSSD told me that the successor to the BP3 was just around the corner: the BP4. From a hardware standpoint, not much has changed in the BP4 and the only major change is the move from 24nm to 19nm NAND. However, there have been some big changes on the firmware front and MyDigitalSSD is promising some pretty impressive performance figures and very affordable prices. Do their claims hold up? Read on to find out! Read More ...

Quick Note: U.S. Sends Interceptors to Guam to Shoot Down North Korean Nukes Pentagon says interceptor deployment is "just in case" type rollout

FTC Robocall Killing Campaign Announces Winners: Indie Devs and Google Score Several solutions received cash and acclaim, now FTC is pushing them to bring those solutions closer to market

Happy Birthday: The Mobile Phone Turns 40 Much has changed, but cell phone inventor Motorola's legacy lives on at new parent Google

Microsoft Renames Windows Blue "Windows 8.1" as Beta Rolls Near Sounds like Microsoft won't be evoking any fond memory of blue screens of death

Google Plans to Release Next-Generation Nexus 7 Tablet in July No word on pricing yet

Quick Note: Photos of HTC Facebook Phone Revealed It's being called the HTC "first" and it comes in red, white, light blue and black

Lack of Consumer Demand Sinks Windows RT Tablet Prices Some analysts have even mentioned that this suggests the overall failure of the OS

Porsche Adds Plug-in Hybrid to Refreshed Panamera Range EPA fuel economy estimates are unavailable

Report: 6.3" Samsung Galaxy "Mega" Smartphone Inbound Samsung phablets will be called Mega

Apple Pulling Engineers from OS X 10.9 to Finish iOS 7 Apple is working on a system-wide UI overhaul

Gasoline Engine Fuel Efficiency Catches up with Diesel Technology Gap in fuel efficiency and torque between diesel and gasoline engines is dwindling

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

IT News Head Lines (AnandTech) 05/04/2013

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