Toshiba has unveiled a 512GB solid state drive (SSD) which it claims breaks both speed and size records in the notebook SSD market.
Telstra suffered a taste of Optus' woes last week as an upgrade for its Next G mobile network went awry, cutting customers' speeds back.
Telstra on Friday activated the HSPA technology needed to boost its Next G network to 21Mbps and made the first data call using the new speeds.
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer cracked jokes at a Telstra event today as the telco's live demonstration of 21Mbps speeds on its Next G network came unravelled.
Telstra today said it would start upgrading its Next G mobile network to 21Mbps speeds by the end of the year, with Canada-based supplier Sierra Wireless working on the first customer access device.
Why are the Poms getting uncapped ADSL broadband speeds from Telstra while Australians are stuck with speeds of just 1.5Mbps?
It seemed like a good idea at the time, but Australian utilities' recent abandonment of broadband over powerline (BPL) technology has all but sealed the fate of a technology that was once hoped to bring high-speed data to every corner of Australia.
Improvements to the processor, chipset and wireless components of Intel's latest mobile platform should result in a new generation of faster notebooks with longer battery life. Business systems will also get Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) for the first time, while Turbo Memory should reduce the frequency of hard disk accesses, saving power and boosting performance.
New technology promises to increase the speed of wireless networks by a factor of 20, but the emerging standard is being delayed by vendors squabbling.
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The TRENDnet TEW-432BRP proves the adage that you get what you pay for -- it's a fundamentally generic wireless router with few bad points, but nothing that really stands out aside from its inexpensive pricing.
FireWire 800 ups the speed ante, promising twice the data transfer rate of FireWire 400. But what does this mean for you?
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Want a wireless router that doesn't trade price for performance? This 802.11g silver box from Netgear may be just what you need.
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