BIG business is being targeted by cyber-criminals in "ransomware" attacks, threatening deletion or freezing of crucial business files unless money is paid. A new national survey of Australian big business reports that in September last ...
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Blazingly fast WiFi at home is becoming possible with new ac routers that emulate the speeds achieved by fast category 6 Ethernet cable installed in a dwelling. Modem routers such as Netgear's D6300 and the R6300 router-only model seek to ...
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Micron Technology today introduced the industry's densest 128Gbit NAND flash memory device utilizing its 20-nanometer (nm) process technology and packing three bits of data per cell into the chip. Three-bit flash technology is referred to ...
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The Microsoft Surface Pro delivers on its promise to provide the most laptop-like performance yet from a tablet. But like most groundbreaking devices, it has flaws—including limited storage and hefty weight and size—that mean ...
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The Chrysler 300 SRT8 is not everyone’s cup of tea. For a start, it’s American, so Europhiles will scoff. Then there’s the monstrous V8 engine that is caged underneath, desperate for attention. If you get over all of that, ...
New Chinese automotive brand Qoros is set to turn heads at the upcoming Geneva motor show, revealing not only its first production model but also two concept cars. The compact C-segment Qoros 3 sedan, due to launch in China in late 2013, ...
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Buffalo Technology has set the end of February as the launch date for its DriveStation DDR external hard disk enclosure, which uses a 1GB DRAM cache to achieve what, Buffalo says, is the world’s fastest transfer speed. The company ...
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The Abbemat series of refractometers from Anton Paar is now extended to include Abbemat 200. Four decades of expertise in refractometry and high-precision engineering from Anton Paar went into producing this straightforward benchtop ...
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In a range of models from basic to advanced, these rotational viscometers offer a universal AC power supply, repeatability of ±0.2%, accuracy of ±1.0% full-scale, push-button control and setup with easy-to-use menu system, and ...
Divoom announced today the ONBEAT-X1 Ultimate Bluetooth gaming speaker. ONBEAT-X1 is a compact Bluetooth speaker made especially for gaming, with user-friendly suction cups that let you stick the speaker on the back of your smartphone, ...
VXi Corporation redefined comfort and style in 2012 with the launch of the UC ProSet corded headset. Now, after months of rave reviews, VXi has incorporated unique interactive features into its trusted design to create its most user ...
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BuQu Tech announces pre-sale availability of the Magnetyze AC Wall Charger and Magnetyze Car Charging Stand beginning today. iPhone 4/4S and Samsung Galaxy S III users alike can share a charge from the road or any AC outlet. All ...
Microsoft's new touchy-feely Windows 8 works well on a tablet or touchscreen notebook, but what about a traditional desktop machine? With no touch, desktop punters wrangling Windows 8 are reliant on the old keyboard and mouse combo for ...
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Microsoft's highly anticipated Surface Pro with Windows 8 will be on sale Saturday starting at $899 and will test the company's viability in the tablet market after the failure of the Surface RT. The Surface Pro tablet has an Intel Core ...
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SONY'S first digital baby monitor has night vision and a temperature sensor, and reports a baby's stirring on LED lights. NAVMAN MY ESCAPE II ($499) The MY Escape II is Navman's grey nomad special GPS. Navman research says over-55s are ...