Well, isn’t this an interesting development? Just a few short months after Virgin Mobile–one of the few remaining MVNOs left in America–introduced a delightful new pay-as-you-go mobile broadband plan, the company is now be swallowed whole by Sprint Nextel. If you’re shocked to hear that the USA’s sole Palm Pre carrier is busying buying up companies, you aren’t alone.The news of the takeover comes as quite the shock to the entire industry, but we suppose we can at least understand it. You see, both Virgin Mobile

You know, it makes sense, really. Considering that Barnes & Noble is gearing up to launch what it calls the “world’s largest bookstore,” it should probably make sure that a maximum amount of people have access to its in-store Wi-Fi network, not to mention test it out to ensure that it can handle the strain of a million digital bookworms sucking down new material at once.After Starbucks announced that its Wi-Fi HotSpots would be available gratis for iPhone users, B&N has stepped in to announce complimentary

Besides company co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang, Derek Perez is more than likely Nvidias most visible person in the media. Derek is has been in charge of Nvidias public relations for many years and has been credited with being one of the key figures behind the companies success. Over the past 11 years he has seen NVIDIA go from a small company to a huge multi-billion dollar company that was named Forbes company of the year in 2007. It shocked us tonight to see that Derek Perez announced to his Facebook friends that he was leaving the company for a new adventure! It will be interesting to hear from him where he is going.

After 11 years – its time to leave NVIDIA for a new adventure…its been a great ride…many friends, good times, great memories…this was one of the best jobs I've ever had…it's sad leaving…ill post the new adventure later…

Super Talent Technology has succeeded in squeezing 32GB of NAND Flash storage into a thumbnail sized USB drive that is water resistant and supports data transfer speeds up to 200X (30MB/sec). Six new models of 32GB Pico drives will begin shipping this week. The Pico C drive measures only 31 x 12 x 3 mm and weighs less than an American nickel (~5g). The Super Talent 32GB Pico drive starts at $85 and is available now.

Just 15 months after launching the 8GB Pico drive, then hailed as the world's smallest 8GB USB drive, Super Talent is now able to pack an astounding 32GB of NAND flash into the same small dimensions. “Our customers have an insatiable need for higher capacity flash drives, but they don't want a big and bulky drive”, Super Talent Director of Marketing, Joe James said in a statement.

Super Talent is at it again. This time, the company managed to squeeze 32GB of NAND Flash storage into a thumbnail sized USB drive. This drive is water resistant and supports data transfer speeds up to 30MB/sec. Six new 32GB Pico drive models will start shipping this week. Read on for more details in the press release below.Super Talent Unveils World’s Smallest 32GB USB DriveWater Resistant 32GB Pico Drives Feature Optional AES-256 Encryption San Jose, California – July 29, 2009 – Super Talent Technology, a

Fusion-io announced TPC-H benchmark results today in a bid to raise its own visibility and promote solid-state storage as an alternative solution in the enterprise market. The company’s PCI-Express-based products turned in a score of 28,772 Queries per Hour on a 100GB database, for a price/performance metric of $1.47 per database transaction. That’s sufficient to rank third on TPC’s price/performance list of vendors, and the company is quick to point out that it hit its performance target with just four “drives.”

For fiscal year 2009, the company posted revenue of $7.5 billion, net income of $470 million, or $2.08 per share, compared to $8.1 billion in revenue, and net income of $867 million, or $3.84 per share for the prior year. The 2009 net income amount included a $14 million in-process research and development charge related to the acquisition of SiliconSystems Inc., $112 million of restructuring charges, an $18 million gain on the sale of assets from the company's media substrate manufacturing facility in Sarawak, Malaysia and $4 million of tax benefits associated with the restructuring charges. It would appear that Western Digital was able to beat forecasts even though earnings fell 8%.

“In a challenging time for the worldwide economy and the hard drive industry, WD maintained profitability and stayed cash flow positive throughout the fiscal year,” said John Coyne, president and chief executive officer. “Our fiscal 2009 and June quarter results demonstrate customers' ongoing preference for WD products based on their exceptional quality, reliability and availability, as well as the continued effectiveness of the WD business model and the passion, nimbleness and capabilities of the WD team. In the June quarter, we responded promptly to capitalize on unexpected market upside in each of our served markets to produce financial results that significantly exceeded expectations, and included a return to our targeted gross margin and operating expense model parameters.”

Panasonic launched three new 12.1 megapixel LUMIX cameras with distinct purposes. The new LUMIX FZ35 is a superzoom camera with an 18x zoom and HD video recording capabilities. The LUMIX FP8 focuses on looks, but also offers HD video capabilities. Finally, the LUMIX ZR1 is touted as featuring the “world’s first 0.3mm thin aspherical lens.” All Panasonic LUMIX cameras feature Intelligent Auto (iA) Mode and now offer POWER Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.), which features double the repression power compared to

HDTV owners placing plasma on the newest slim profile mounts proliferating the market are faced with issues when connecting standard HDMI cables to rear-facing HDMI ports. The average HDMI cable connector combined with limited cable flexibility near the connector ends can extend up to two and a half inches from the HDMI port. This limited distance requires users to either use mounts or risk damaging their cable as well as their televisions HDMI port. Atlona Technologies has developed a line of HDMI 1.3b cables that cut the distance needed for the HDMI connector ends by more than 50%, extending just over 1 inch from an HDMI port. Atlonas new line of swivel connector HDMI and DVI cables include models AT14035-X (HDMI) and AT14022-X (DVI to HDMI). They are expected to start shipping by July 27, 2009 starting at $34.99 MSRP.

Atlonas hew HDMI and DVI to HDMI cables feature a swivel connector end which allow them to bend at a 90 degrees in either direction. This new connector allows users to nearly flush mount their HDTVs. This is another product designed to solve a specific problem that a affects a lot of HDTV owners, says Michael Khain, who heads up Atlonas Product Development Department.

Here’s a survey result that should surprise no one who has fallen in love with a useless but fun USB gadget: the interface is the most popular and most used on both home and business computers.For cell phones, Bluetooth pretty much tops the list.Flash drives topped the list of devices connected to computers via USB, followed by printers and digital still cameras. The survey, conducted by In-Stat, did not delve deep enough, it appears, to determine how many people have the USB toaster or ashtray.For home and