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10 technologies that should be extinct (but aren't)

These obsolete technologies didn't get the memo--maybe because someone wrote it on a typewriter and faxed it to them

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News about consumer electronics

Article | 29/05/2012 Will iPhone 5 chatter hurt Apple's sales?
Love 'em or hate 'em, iPhone gossip is the chief sustenance of tech bloggers and journalists, many of whom scrutinize the credibility of every rumor, ...
Article | 29/05/2012 Baidu coming to Chinese iPads, iPhones, pushing Google out
A Baidu product manager is said to have disclosed that Baidu had finalized an agreement with Apple to integrate the popular Chinese search engine. He ...
Article | 29/05/2012 Samsung's blue Galaxy S III delayed in white iPhone moment
Samsung delayed its "Pebble Blue" version of the Galaxy S III smartphone for at least two to three weeks, citing issues with meeting its own quality s...
Article | 30/05/2012 HTC smartphones pass U.S. Customs inspection
HTC said on Wednesday its newest smartphones models had all passed a required U.S. Customs review, clearing device shipments to the country after they...
Article | 29/05/2012 New 8K video camera captures four billion pixels a second
If you thought LG's 84in 4K HDTV was too crazy to be real, you probably won't believe in this insane 33-megapixel Super Hi-Vision-format camera.

Tutorials about consumer electronics

Article | 18/05/2012 Delete linked calendar entries In Android
The calendar on Jstanaway's Android phone displays appointments that he never made--hundreds of them from someone else's calendar. He can't delete the...
Article | 27/04/2012 How to migrate from BlackBerry to Android
Finally jumping ship, huh? For better or for worse, you’re not alone: If market reports are anything to go by, Android phones have carved out about th...
Article | 24/04/2012 Expand your smartphone's battery life
The battery in Marjorie Hoosier's smartphone doesn't last through the day. She asked the Cell Phones, Mobile Devices forum for advice.
Article | 29/03/2012 Free up space on your iOS device
The iPad and its new Retina display have arrived. And so have the larger apps.
Article | 3/03/2011 Digitize your music
In my lifetime, music has been delivered on vinyl, cassettes, eight-track tapes, CDs, and audio DVDs. How do I listen to it now? Usually with a PC or ...

Features about consumer electronics

Article | 28/05/2012 Opinion: Should Facebook make a smartphone?
Rumors have resurfaced that Facebook is working on a project to develop its own smartphone. There are clues and leaks suggesting that Facebook is expl...
Article | 26/05/2012 How to use a flash with your camera and light your photos
Cameras are like sunflowers: They thrive on light. And when there isn't enough light to go around, you need to add some of your own -- that's where yo...
Article | 23/05/2012 Near field communication use growing outside smartphones
A growing number of smartphones have near field communication (NFC) capabilities to make mobile payments, but accessories and ultrabooks also now incr...
Article | 20/05/2012 The new iPhone 5: rumours, tech specs, Liquidmetal, 3D cameras, 4-inch display and more
The iPhone 5 launch is rapidly approaching. At least we all think it is, Apple is famously secretive regarding new products: launching new iPhones, co...
Article | 12/05/2012 Keyboard covers for the latest iPad turn your tablet into a productivity tool
Currently, the iPad is best known as a consumer device, designed more for the enjoyment of content rather than the creation of it. But there's no deny...

Two May Be Better Than One: Why Hard Disk Drives and Flash Belong Together

This white paper will explore the need for a caching and buffering technology between DRAM and HDDs and why Flash memory can be used to fill this need. We will go on to look at various ways that Flash and HDDs can be combined in a computer storage hierarchy. These technologies to combine Flash memory and HDDs include hybrid HDDs, Flash on the computer motherboard, and a combination of Flash and HDD storage devices in the same computer – paired storage systems.

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