http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/23/new.3g.ec.modem.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/novamedia-gtexpresscard441-23.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />nova media has launched the GlobeTrotter Express 441 ExpressCard modem, providing Macintosh notebook users worldwide access to 3G connections. The modem supports HSPA connections in the 850-, 900-, 1900- and 2100-MHz bands providing maximum 7.2 Mb/sec download speeds and 5.76Mb/sec upload speeds. GPRS and Quad-Band Edge connections are supported within the afore-mentioned bands. The modem features... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/23/new.3g.ec.modem.ships/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/09/expresscard.standard.2/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/expresscard.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />PCMCIA has introduced the next-generation ExpressCard technology, Standard 2.0, which is claimed to support transfer rates ten times faster than the current Standard 1.2 protocol utilized in a wide range of notebooks. Devices that could potentially benefit from the increased speed include eSATA adapters for external hard drives, streaming media and video adapters, or high-performance storage modu... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/09/expresscard.standard.2/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/17/expresscard.20.nearing/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/expresscard-macbookpro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The ExpressCard 2.0 format is nearing completion, the PCMCIA trade group has announced. The existing format is a popular means of expansion on notebooks, such as Apple's MacBook Pro; the updated edition will be based on both the USB 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0 standards, and should be substantially faster, achieving two to 10 times the speeds of ExpressCard 1.x. This will make it better suited to st... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/17/expresscard.20.nearing/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/13/yoggie.mac.security.cards/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/yoggiesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yoggie has introduced two new security devices for Mac computers, the Gatekeeper Pico and Gatekeeper Card Pro. Both contain complete mini-computer systems including a processor, memory, and secured operating system. The Pico version is roughly the size of a USB-key and connects through the USB port, while the Card Pro slides into an ExpressCard slot. Each will boot with the computer and hijack the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/13/yoggie.mac.security.cards/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/27/pcmcia.to.expresscard/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/express.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Synchrotech has introduced the ExpressAdapt, a new CardBus-to-ExpressCard adapter. The device is only compatible with USB-mode ExpressCards instead of PCIe-based ones, but no drivers are needed for either Windows or Mac OS X. Power regulation circuitry supports the lower voltages required of many ExpressCard devices, including 1000mAh at 3.3V and 650mAh at 1.5V, which can be supplied on both rai... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/27/pcmcia.to.expresscard/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/28/usb.to.expresscard.adapter/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/usb2_expresscards-28.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Synchrotech has announced the MicroU2E-MV USB to ExpressCard adapter, which allows ExpressCards with voltages of both 1.5V and 3.3V to connect to a USB port. The adapter can accept both ExpressCard 34 and 54 sizes and is cross-platform, bringing ExpressCard connectivity to Mac (and PC) laptops lacking ExpressCard slots. The adapter, which is limited to USB-based cards (and will not work with PCIe-... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/28/usb.to.expresscard.adapter/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/magma.ships.expressbox4/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/magma.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Magma this week announced the immediate availability of ExpressBox4, an external PCI-Express Expansion box for desktop or laptop computers. Offering users four hot-swappable, full-size PCI Express expansion slots, the Expressbox4 connects to desktop machines via an existing x8 PCI Express slot, or to laptops via an ExpressCard slot. The ExpressBox4 ships with its own 400W power-supply, and is avai... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/magma.ships.expressbox4/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/18/rogers.72mbps.expresscard/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/novatelx950d.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Canada's Rogers Wireless will be the first carrier in carrier in the world with a new ExpressCard modem, Novatel has announced. The Merlin X950D is a quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band HSPA modem, able to fit into both 34 and 54 ExpressCard slots. Notable however is that the modem supports not only 2.1Mbps HSUPA, but 7.2Mbps HSDPA, twice as fast as most 3G networks worldwide. Rogers has yet to lau... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/18/rogers.72mbps.expresscard/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/05/expresscard.20/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/expresscard-macbookpro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The PCMCIA group today outlined ExpressCard 2.0, the next major change to the removable card standard for notebooks. The format is now being reworked to take advantage of technologies that have been introduced since its initial release, including PCI Express 2.0 and USB 3.0. Depending on the connection, the right cards could transfer data between 2X (PCIe) and 10X (USB) faster than existing tech... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/05/expresscard.20/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/28/gigabyte.35g.gps.modem/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/gigabytephone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Umbrella technology company Gigabyte has offered a brief peak at a new cellular modem, the MD800. Buyers will have the option of three different interfaces -- ExpressCard, mini-USB or PCMCIA -- and gain access to 3.5G-level broadband, likely some form of HSPA. The card should also be the first to combine this with both GPS and assisted GPS abilities, expanding the functions of phones and/or comp... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/28/gigabyte.35g.gps.modem/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:40:00 GMT