LaCie will be offering its d2 Blu-ray drive a speed boost, doubling burn speeds to 4x while updating the aluminum alloy case as well as software suite. The drive will be able to record, rewrite and read 25GB or 50GB BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable) media, along with DVD±RW DL and CD±RW. Each purchase will come with Roxio burning software to get you started, in addition to dual FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces for better connectivity. LaCie d2 Blu-ray drives are readily available in store shelves and will retail for $649.99. Do you prefer to backup your data onto a hard drive or on Blu-ray discs? (Read the full post about ‘LaCie Speeds Up d2 Blu-ray Drive’…)
Sleeping through the alarm in the morning can be a huge problem for some people. They just do not seem to be loud enough to wake the dead from their slumber. The sonic bomb alarm clock’s highest volume can ogo up louder than a jackhammer. If the sound is still not enough to wake you up, a bed shaker is also included. You can be introduced to the morning by having a jackhammer in your ear and an earthquake under your bed. There are three different settings that are surely enough to startle any one from their peaceful sleep. If this product will not wake you up, you should consider taking a trip to the doctor! Gimme! (Read the full post about ‘Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock’…)
by Paul Miller, posted May 27th 2008 at 12:06PM You know how you quit your job that one time because you just weren’t seeing results and the coffee kind of sucked? Well, not this guy. After five years at the helm of the world’s largest phone company, Arun Sarin is leaving his CEO spot at Vodafone at the ripe old age of 53. His #2, Vittorio Colao, the current Regional CEO of Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa for Vodafone, will be taking the top spot, with the handover to happen on July 29th. Sarin’s rule of Vodafone included a failed bid for AT&T Wireless and considerable expansion into emerging markets like India, Turkey and Romania. It’s certainly paid off for the company, with full-year profits of $13.25 billion. (Read the full post about ‘Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin stepping down, to be replaced by Vittorio Colao’…)
If you own a website then I’m sure you must have gone through a period of confusion while deciding the right host. Internet is huge and there are a lot of hosting providers who claim to be the best in the hosting business. However, it’s not true.
The web hosting is a very competitive market and different hosting providers offer different packages at different prices. So, it becomes important for the end user to choose the host appropriately as choosing a wrong web host can cause loss of time and money.
Before you make your decision, you should compare different packages offered by different hosts so as to get the best value for your money.
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Borders’ seven-year online marriage to Amazon is back in the trial separation phase. For the first time since 2001, you can actually order books, DVD’s and music from the company itself on your computer, even as Borders admits it is pursuing a possible sale of the company. Its CEO tells the Associated Press that a sale won’t matter; a web presence will be necessary for the bookseller’s business model no matter who owns Borders. Most analysts say Borders still has a fight on its hands with Amazon for the hearts and minds of booklovers everywhere. Jeff Bezos’ company remains the 800-pound gorilla in cyberspace and with new ventures like the Kindle e-reader and Amazon Web Services for developers, it’s aiming at new levels of influence within the overall technology industry. Borders’ new, easy-to-navigate website with a “magic shelf” for staff-chosen recommendations is a good first step, but if the company hopes to make an online strategy succeed - while hanging on to most bricks-and-mortar locations - it will have to get its software engineers working on innovative mobile applications. Borders’ existing incentive programs, like rewards and coupons, need to find a destination on cell phones and other handheld devices and the company should find a way to allow immediate redemption as consumers check their email via phone as they walk by a store. The company wouldn’t even have to use Bluetooth for redemption; clerks could just record the redemption code off the consumers’ cell phone screen. We know that new wireless and software technologies will soon allow retailers to beam coupons directly to cell phones when they get within range of a store. All this will obviously require more money and R&D investment, perhaps provided by deep-pocketed new owners, whoever they may be. Read [Associated Press] Visit [Borders.com] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: hi fi, wi-fi, gaming, MP3 (Read the full post about ‘Borders goes back online: where’s the mobile app?’…)
by Thomas Ricker, posted May 27th 2008 at 8:04AM Wow. Mr. FCC Photog trumps even Mr. Blurry Cam when it comes to blowing the easy spy shot. That’s Philips unannounced Bluetooth Breeze headset with Swarovski crystals presented in a rich, man-glaze of test-lab sauce. (Read the full post about ‘FCC outs Philips Breeze headset — Swarovski never looked so greasy’…)
