Samsung Unveils Industry First 1TB mSATA SSD

From DailyTech: Samsung has unveiled the very first mSATA SSD in the industry with 1TB of storage capacity. The SSD is the latest addition to the 840 EVO family that launched in July with 120GB, 250GB, and 500GB storage capacities.

The 1TB mSATA SSD uses Samsung 128Gb NAND flash memory...

Micron and Rambus Settle All Legal Disputes

From X-bit Labs: Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest makers of dynamic random access memory, and Rambus, a developer of memory-related technologies, on Monday announced they have signed a broad patent cross license agreement. As part of this agreement, the two companies have settled all...

Growth in Memory Sector Spurs 2013 Rebound for Semiconductors

From EETimes: According to preliminary estimates from the Semiconductor Value Chain Service at IHS, the global semiconductor market is set to expand revenue by close to 5 percent in 2013 as a result of strong performance in the memory sector -- this following a 2.5 percent annual decline in 2012...

Yahoo buys concert live-streaming startup Evntlive

From InfoWorld: Yahoo may soon be broadcasting more concerts following its acquisition of live music streaming startup Evntlive.

Yahoo has acquired the young company as part of an effort to expand its entertainment offerings, a Yahoo spokeswoman confirmed Friday. It didn't say how much it paid for...

Apple Says 74% of Its Mobile Devices Now Run iOS 7

From DailyTech: According to Apple’s latest numbers, 74% of all iOS devices out there are running iOS 7. Apple says that 22% of its iOS devices in customer hands are running iOS 6 and 4% are still running a version older than iOS 6.

These statistics came from measurements taken from the App Store...

Cooler Master Storm SF-15 Review (Page 1 of 3)

As a diehard Calgary Flames fan, I have been following this hockey team since they made the Stanley Cup Finals in 2003. Even after the more recent blowup and rebuild of the organization, I have not wavered in my adoration. But ask me what makes me boil about the Flames, and I would say that Calgary's team lacks any finish. Every game I watch, I see an amazing beginning followed by an even more amazing fall in the third period. They would come out...

Bluetooth Smart Gets Smarter

From EETimes: The latest Bluetooth spec update will improve consumer usability and developer access while paving the way for new devices, according to Bluetooth Special Interest Group officials. In addition, the group is preparing the way for Bluetooth to more deeply support Internet Protocol...

Microsoft ends Windows 7 retail sales

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has quietly ended retail sales of Windows 7, according to a notice on its website.

The company's policies for shutting off sales to retailers and shipping licenses to OEMS (original equipment manufacturers) are posted on its site, which was recently updated to show that...

Apple and Samsung See Virtual Tie in Q3 U.S. Sales, Nokia Seizes Fourth

From DailyTech: Mobile sales tracking firm Counterpoint Research's latest estimates of U.S. smartphone sales in Q3 2013 bring few surprises as the industry trends we've seen playing out for the last year or so continued to run their course.

Nokia Oyj.'s (HEX:NOK1V) devices unit -- a division which...

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