QNAP TS-470 Review (Page 1 of 8)

For most people, if I were to ask them who their most admired person is, chances are they will reply with a political leader of some sort. What makes a political or world leader great? Obviously, the skill and character of the person is crucial, but it is also a combination of the times and the people under him or her. For me, I have always been a fan of Sir Winston Churchill. His unfading determination, uncompromising character, ability to...

Amazon's Kindle Fire still a minor player in China's tablet market

From PC World: Chinese users had to wait for over a year before Amazon.com officially brought its Kindle Fire tablet to the country back in June. But so far, shipments of the products have been very low as competition in the country's tablet sector continues to remain fierce.

In the third quarter...

IBuyPower Preps $499 High-End AMD-Based Steam Box Machine

From X-bit Labs: Although Valve Software has said that its Steam Box-concept personal computers will be available at different price-points from different partners, no well-known PC makers have unveiled one. But it looks like the situation is changing and changing in a good way. iBuyPower, a...

3D Printers an Acorn for Ailing HP

From EETimes: Hewlett-Packard will launch a line of 3D printers next year to spark growth. Word of the plan came at the end of a call with financial analysts to discuss marginally upbeat results for the quarter and year.

The computer and printer company aims to release consumer and industrial-grade...

BlackBerry increases Android app support

From InfoWorld: BlackBerry is making it easier for Android applications to run on its latest smartphones.

A recent upgrade to its developer tools has reduced the amount of work required to get an Android app working on the BlackBerry 10 operating system, and changes coming in early 2014 will allow...

AMD Kaveri to Boost x86 Performance by 20%, Graphics Performance by 30%

From X-bit Labs: The first actual specifications and performance estimations regarding next-generation mobile platform code-named Kaveri has leaked onto the Internet. Just as expected, the forthcoming chip from Advanced Micro Devices will bring a lot of innovations to the market. However, it is not...

Flash Shortages Drive SSD Shifts

From EETimes: The dynamics of the solid-state state drive market are shifting, and for Abhi Talwalkar it's been a disappointing shift in 2013.

The chief executive of LSI hoped the market for SSD controllers from Sandforce, a startup he purchased in 2011 for $370 million, would grow as much as 35%...

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