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Google Earth Gets NY Times News
Here’s a way to peruse the globe while getting regional updates.New York Times “placemarks” will appear on maps where there’s relevant news, and showing the New York Times layer in the software will show a window with a month’s worth of headlines, Google’s LatLong blog said.Google spokeswoman Kate Hurowitz said the company is open to partnerships with other media outlets and that extending such a feature to Google Maps–a much more widely used service than the Google Earth software–“would be a logical progression,”
HP Reaches for the Cloud with Upline
HP has joined the burgeoning ranks of those offering online storage and backup in the cloud as it announces Upline. Funny thing is, that term always makes us think of Amway, not storage.If it feels like the online storage and file sharing market is getting a little crowded, that’s because it is. Just in the past few weeks, we’ve seen services such as Dropbox, AOL’s Xdrive Desktop, Windows SkyDrive, and more, come into the market.Now HP is dropping its hat into the ring, with HP Upline. HP Upline offers
OCZ Unveil Efficient EliteXStream Power Supplies
OCZ Technology Introduces the Highly Efficient EliteXStream PSU Featuring a Powerful Single-Rail Design for Optimum Distribution to High-Performance Systems Sunnyvale, Calif.—April 7, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and PC components, today unveiled the EliteXStream power supply family for high-powered gaming systems and workstations. Designed to offer the consumer market an enthusiast-grade computer power supply with a state-of-the-art
Apple To Change Their Notebook Design
Only two years ago Apple unveiled their new lineup of Intel-powered laptops, but for the most part the biggest changes were internal. The new laptops bore a strong exterior resemblance to their G4-powered predecessors, but all of that could be nearly at an end. Rumor has it that the next updates to Apple’s portables are going to see some major styling changes.”Of the two, the 13-inch consumer MacBooks will undergo the most significant metamorphosis, shedding their plastic enclosures for ones constructed from
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB Toxic
Just in case you missed the new link at the top of the page, we’re writing to let you all know that we have just posted a new article here at HotHardware in which we evaluate a somewhat unique Radeon-based graphics card, the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB Toxic. Unlike most reference 3870 cards, the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB Toxic differs from ATI’s reference design and features higher GPU and memory speeds, a fancy single-slot cooling solution that leverages Microloops’ Vapor-X technology, and it has
AMD Provides Platform For Network Storage Market
AMD Provides Quick Time-to-Market Platform for Growing Networked Storage Market – Storage Bridge Bay Reference Design and new AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core processors deliver more options for high-end embedded customers – ORLANDO, FL – April 7, 2008 – At the Storage Networking World conference AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of the first Reference Design Kit (RDK) for the Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) 2.0 Specification based on the AMD Athlon(tm) processor. This RDK can simplify the design process and
Intel Initiatives Show Progress in Saudi Arabia
Intel Education and WiMAX Initiatives Show Progress in Saudi Arabia Intel Chairman Cites Government-Industry Partnership as Successful Model, Advancing Education, Technology Innovation and Economic Development in Arab World RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 7, 2008 – Intel Corporation Chairman Craig Barrett kicked off his fourth visit to the Gulf region by pledging technical support for building a high-speed wireless network in the country using a long-range wireless technology known as WiMAX. He also dedicated a
Super Talent Launches Tiny 8GB USB Flash Drive
Super Talent Launches World’s Smallest 8GB USB Drive San Jose, California – April 7, 2008 — Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced three new 8GB USB Flash drives, including the world’s smallest 8GB drive. These new drives include: PICO-A, with a swivel lid; the retractable PICO-B; and ultra small PICO-C. Super Talent’s patented PICO series USB drives are manufactured using chip-on-board (COB) technology, which enables up to 8GB of
Everex Launches New MyMiniPC, Mac Mini Lookalike
Over the last year, there has been an influx of ultra small form factor PCs, from companies like Asus and Acer. But Everex has also gotten in on some of the action and have just unveiled yet another new mini-PC at their on-line store. In the post, Everex says the new MyMiniPC, as it is called, is exclusively created for the +100,000,000 MySpace users of the world. But the system is essentially a standard, albeit tiny, PC with a custom Linux-based operating system with a few MySpace related applications