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EMC has trademarked a new product name: VSPeX. So what the heck is it?
Searches on EMC websites reveal that VSPeX is a way to enable “faster virtual infrastructure deployment, greater flexibility of choice, efficiency, and lower risk.” The trademark info can be seen here, and is dated 12 February 2012.
By Emily Steel
The new iPad is a hit.
The biggest names in the tech review world unveiled their takes on Apples latest iPad last night.
And they liked it, raving about its upgrades to display screen and speed.
Heres your one-stop guide to a review of the reviews:
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Walter S. Mossberg, All Things D “Using the new display is like getting a new eyeglasses prescription—you suddenly realize what you thought looked sharp before wasnt nearly as sharp as it could be.”
David Pogue, The New York Times “In principle, that avalanche of pixels (and their increased color saturation) means that photos, videos, maps and text should look jaw-droppingly good — and, in apps that have been rewritten for the new screen, they do.”
MG Siegler, TechCrunch “I guess it’s just like a pre-glasses world — you never realize how blurry things are because that’s just how you’ve always seen everything. And then you put the
Now Kindle owners can trade in their old models and receive credit for a new one, or anything else that Amazon sells. Its kind of like taking your old, read books to the bookstore and trading them in for new ones. Almost.
Any Kindle can be traded, from the white elephant that is the oversized DX to the original Kindle. As with all traditional in trade ins, you wont get much for it. The DX is at the top of the heap, and will fetch you $135 in mint condition.
YouTube’s trying out a new redesign named, for some reason, Cosmic Panda, giving a sleeker, darker look and improving customization options.
Gone is the traditional all-white page. Videos are now set off against a darker background to lower the contrast and make the whole thing easier on the eye. There’s also a lot less text, making for a more modern look with less to distract the viewer.
There are bigger thumbnails for each video, and they now appear immediately below the video that’s playing. And the videos themselves can be seen in two different sizes, as well as full-screen.
A new beta has been released for Apple’s iOS 5. Announced at Apple’s developer’s conference at the beginning of the month, iOS 5 is said to offer 200 new features. We already know a bit about Notification Center, iMessage, the split keyboard for the iPad, and a texting shortcut. However, with the iOS 5 beta 2 recently released to developers, we’re being clued in on some more of the new features of the mobile operating system.
Here’s what’s new: