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Kingston is now shipping its Wi-Drive wireless storage device for the Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. This device uses a built-in Wi-Fi signal and is capable of streaming movies, music, and other content to your iOS device. The Wi-Drive comes in 16GB and 32GB capacities. The drive is compatible with the Apple iPad; iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4G (3G is limited to iOS 4.2.1 or higher); and iPod Touch Gen 3 and Gen 4.
According to a London-based analyst with research firm Strategy Analytics, which itself is based in Boston, MA, Samsung may have sold more smartphones than both Nokia and Apple globally in Q2. The analyst, Neil Mawston, claimed in an e-mail response that Samsung sold an estimated 18 to 21 million smartphones this past quarter due to Samsung’s strong worldwide market presence and demand for Android-based devices.
Sales data in a Bloomberg story outlining Mawston’s response suggests Nokia sold roughly 16.7 million units in the same time frame, to Apple’s 20.3 million. Using those numbers, if Mawston’s low-end estimate is correct, Samsung easily surpassed Nokia, which has been struggling in the high-end smartphone space as of late. Apple, h
Ripple has announced that they have updated their Look nettop computer that was unveiled a few months back, the updated version of the Look Nettop gets powered by an AMD Fusion APU and drops the Intel Dual-Core Processor and integrated graphics card from the previous model.
The updated version gets the 1GHz AMD Fusion E-350 Zacate processor, there is the Radeon HD6310 graphics card, up to 320GB of Hard Disk Storage and 2GB of RAM. The device measures 235x215x69mm and weighs only 400g which is approximately the size of two large smartphones placed together. It integrates D-sub output as well as an HDMI port which allows connectivity to an HDTV at home.
To say we’ve been patiently waiting for the Xoom’s promised 4G upgrade would certainly be an understatement. It looks like those of you counting on blistering speeds this summer are flat out of luck, as the LTE overhaul apparently won’t begin until fall. Droid-Life‘s got a snap of a seemingly official Verizon memo, which alleges that the FCC-espied gratis upgrade will apparently land sometime in September. Also mentioned are links to Big Red’s website on how to backup and package one’s slate for its eventual voyage back to Moto’s mothership. Read more…
Onkyo Japan has announced its new entry-level Notebook PC dubbed the R425. It comes equipped with a 14-inch LCD LED-backlit display that delivers a 1366768 resolution, it gets the power of an Intel Core i5-2410M Processor from the Intel Sandy Bridge Series, up to 500GB of Hard Drive storage and 4GB of RAM.
Other noteable specs available with the new Onkyo R425 includes wireless internet connectivity with support for WiFi 802.11b/g/n, there is a Blu-ray drive, USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI output and a SDXC memory card reader.