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Fusion-io ioDrive (80GB)
Reviews The Fusion-io ioDrive is in a performance field of its own. Home users are much better off RAIDing a few SSDs together; however, for those running servers that need extra throughput now, the Fusion-io represents an expensive, but justifiable, saviour.
Tags: Gamer, PCI Express, Chip, Card, Ubuntu, NAND, operating system, Fusion-io, firmware, hard drive
iPhone 3GS jailbreak hits Web
News Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app, "purplera1n", for the iPhone 3GS. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on way.
Tags: Applications and tools, Data services, Security applications/tools, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, firmware, Microsoft Windows, America
Intel fixes SSD data-loss bug
News Chipmaker has resumed shipments of its 34nm solid-state drives after resolving a BIOS password flaw.
Tags: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Manufacturing, Chip Company, Password, firmware, BIOS, hard drive, Laptop Computer
Will PSP Go keep pirates at bay?
News Like all of Apple's portable devices, the PSP Go will have a sealed in battery that's non user-replaceable. An integrated battery helps save precious space, but in the case of the PSP Go, it was also designed to thwart pirates.
Tags: Game players, Battery, Security, Piracy, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, digital content, firmware upgrade, disc, firmware
Microsoft coy on apps for Zune HD
News There will definitely be an option to download some basic games, but Microsoft is hedging on whether it will offer more options in time for the product's fall launch.
Tags: MP3 players, Storage, Media Player, firmware update, firmware, Microsoft Zune, Best Buy Co. Inc., Storage, game, MP3 players
Seagate says it now fixes 7200.11 drives for real
News Company release new firmware that supposedly really fixes the problem and offers support for bricked hard drives due to the previous firmware.
Tags: Components, Storage, EMEA, Backup, Seagate Technology LLC, firmware upgrade, host system, Serial ATA, Customer Satisfaction, firmware
Apple stabilizes new Mac notebooks
News Owners of MacBooks, MacBook Pros, or MacBook Airs purchased after Apple's October launch event will want to apply new firmware updates designed to "improve stability."
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Mac OS, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Macintosh, Software Update, Notebook, Updates, SMC
IBM firmware glitch puts brake on Seagate drives
News Issue causes Seagate SATA drives in IBM's xSeries and BladeCenter servers to hang, making the servers practically unusable.
Tags: Storage, IBM Corp., Seagate Technology LLC, hard-drive firmware, Serial ATA, Server, firmware, IBM xSeries, hard drive, Web Site
Bug swallows data on Seagate drives
News A firmware fault has crippled recent Seagate disk drives, and users may need data recovery to get their files back.
Tags: Memory, Storage, Seagate Technology LLC, Spokesperson, host system, firmware, disk, Web Site, data recovery, Storage
Seagate bug fix hits problems
News Seagate has confirmed that a fix for broken drives is faulty, but has denied reports from some users who say the fix can 'kill' drives and cause data loss.
Tags: Storage, Data backup, disaster recovery, Database management, Databases, Seagate Technology LLC, Software Update, firmware upgrade, firmware, software, hard drive
New iPhone firmware reveals code for next model
News A bit of digging around inside the latest iPhone firmware release has uncovered code that suggests a next-generation iPhone is waiting in the wings.
Tags: Handhelds, Graphics, Mobile processors, Storage, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Apple Mac OS X, P.A. Semi, firmware, 3G
Unlocking the iPhone 3G--or maybe not
News An application with the seasonal but rather unappetizing name of Yellowsn0w has some folks tinkering away, though not always happily.
Tags: Applications and tools, Handhelds, Apple iPhone 3G, firmware, 3G, News.com, network, Apple iPhone, blog, Gizmodo
Manage BIOS updates with Windows Server 2008 Core Edition
Techguide BIOS firmware updates can be tricky without a native interface on the OS. Rick Vanover breaks down some options in this tip.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Infrastructure/architecture management, Web Browser, BIOS Update, Rick Vanover, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, firmware, BIOS
The 10 faces of computer malware
Techguide The complexity of today's IT environment makes it easy for computer malware to exist, even flourish. Being informed about what's out there is a good first step to avoid problems.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Data security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Malware, Scanner, Rootkit, Michael Kassner, operating system
Google fixes Android root-access flaw
News The company says it has already fixed a bug that lets Android phone users run command lines, from any application, with root privileges.
Tags: Security, Mobile, Google Inc., Spokesperson, Flaw, phone, SIM Card, firmware, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile
