Christmas worst time for leaving devices in taxis
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According to a survey carried out by Credant Technologies, more people leave USB sticks, phones and other mobile devices in taxis at Christmas, than any other time of the year.
The company carried out the survey in London, among 300 licensed cab drivers.
It found that Londoners leave around 10,000 mobile phones a month in taxis [...]
Imation ships wireless USB hard drive
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Imation has announced the availability of the Pro WX, an external hard drive that connects by wireless USB to both PCs and Macs.
USB 2.0 devices can be connected to a computer wirelessly, from a range of up to 30 feet.
The device holds up to 1.5TB of data on a Seagate 3.5″ Barracuda hard [...]
CyberPower adds speedy USB 3.0 to Gamer Xtreme machines
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Gaming machine manufacturer, CyberPower Inc, is adding USB 3.0 and SATA-III as standard on all models.
From today, CyberPower customers can configure and order a Gamer Xtreme system with the super speed USB 3.0/SATA III interface.
Gamers will still be able to use their current peripherals as both USB 3.0 and SATA III are backward [...]
Intel snubs USB 3.0 in favour of Light Peak
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Although USB 3.0 devices such as Super Talent’s flash drive are already starting to hit the market, it seems that Intel is postponing plans to introduce USB 3.0 chipsets until 2011.
There is speculation that Intel might be favouring the Light Peak technology it demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum 2009.
This could see a [...]
Ironkey launches D200 USB flash drives
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IronKey has launched the D200 range of flash drives for consumers, government and enterprise customers who want to safely transport large amounts of date.
The D200 is a lower cost drive, which still offers high security and remote update capabilities.
It features new policy enforcement, usability and field-maintenance capabilities, and doubles as a strong authentication [...]