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Though Sony is quiet and we know nothing about the launch of PS3 home, the company has just unveiled a new web portal for the 3D virtual social networking service of its PlayStation.
There are rumors and speculations that suggest the launch of this new web portal is a clear indication that the new PS3 Home service will be available before the end of this year.
If you have good memory, you might know that Home was announced first at E3 a long time ago and this has been delayed time after time so don’t hold your breath again.
To invite the gamers into the latest build of the Home beta test, Sony has sent an additional 100,000 invites to them. Read the rest of this entry
With the launch of its first mass-produced 256GB SSD, Samsung has again upped the game in solid state hard drives.
This new 256GB SSD is the best performing SSD for personal computers according to Samsung’s claims and so far performance is concerned, it’s twice more capable than Samsung’s 64GB and 128GB SSDs.
With sequential write rates of 200MB/s, it combines sequential read rates of 220/MB that is a difference of just 10% if compared to rival drives.
The new SSD is almost three times as fast at storing data if compared to a typical 7200rpm notebook drive. Read the rest of this entry
Microsoft has just announced that the company will provide a free anti-virus and security solution in the second half of the next year.
The software maker says that it will no more sell its all-in-one security and PC management service from the end of June 2009.
The new software has been code-named as Morro and this no-frills program is being considered quite suitable for smaller and less powerful computers.
The new software will support Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP and it will be free to download.
The anti-virus marketplace is replete with big-name players’ likes of McAfee and Symantec and this step is being taken as sales of the OneCare subscription service are weakening. Read the rest of this entry
A survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project suggests that gadgets used these days are too confusing, too complicated and too prone to breakdowns.
In this survey, they included 2000 American adults who were using consumer electronics of different makers. They found that almost 48% people were not able to set up a new mobile phone or internet connection without seeking others help. Read the rest of this entry
Denon, a well known luxury AV equipment provider, has just announced its new Blu-ray player that aims at the entry level end of the market.
This DVD-1800BD will be available with Dolby and DTS-HD audio formats, a secondary audio and video decoder and HDMI 1.3a connectivity. Read the rest of this entry
