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/09/09/09/qnap.nas.servers.get.8tb.capacity.hot.swap.bays/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/qnapTS419Pintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />QNAP recently announced it has added two new Turbo NAS servers to its extensive lineup, including the TS-419P for desktops and the rack-mounted TS-419U. Their specs are nearly identical, including the same Marvell 1.2GHz processor, 512MB of DDR2 RAM and support for up to 8TB. Either can hold both 2.5- and 3.5-inch hard drives in four hot-swappable bays. Storage expansion is made possible thanks to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/qnap.nas.servers.get.8tb.capacity.hot.swap.bays/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/20/chumby.software.in.gadgets/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/chumby-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Executives at Chumby have said on Thursday that they plan on bringing the gadget's software to other consumer electronics via a series of partnerships. The Chumby can so far bring weather, music, news, photos and trivia to living rooms from the Internet. According to a Thursday Forbes report, the company's chief executive, Steve Tomlin, has established partnerships with Sony, Samsung, Broadcom and... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/20/chumby.software.in.gadgets/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/19/sciphone.n12.with.android/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/sciphonen12intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />China's SciPhone has recently announced the future release of its N12 handset which, most notably, will ship with Google's open-source Android operating system, according to a report. One of the first Android phones from a small manufacturer, its processing power comes courtesy of a relatively powerful 624MHz Marvell Monahands CPU sitting in a Qualcomm MSM6246 chipset. The quad-band GSM device has... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/19/sciphone.n12.with.android/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/10/palm.pre.final.cost.study/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/palmpre-launcher.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Palm Pre may cost significantly more to make than first anticipated and has surprising similarity to the iPhone's supply chain as it's existed in the past, according to a post-launch cost breakdown by iSuppli. Originally thought to cost $138 in raw manufacturing and parts, the smartphone is now estimated to cost at least $140 and as much as $160. Much of the price is attached to the 3.1-inch... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/10/palm.pre.final.cost.study/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/wigig.alliance/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/60ghzsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Efforts to solidify very high-speed, short-range wireless gained steam today with the creation of the WiGig Alliance (site active soon). The organization is meant to produce a common standard for sending data over a 60GHz link and to streamline developing computers, handheld devices and home theater equipment that can use the wireless link. The ultra wideband technology is fast enough to run abo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/wigig.alliance/ Wed, 06 May 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/09/motorola.intros.mc55.edas/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/motoMC55WANintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Motorola on Monday announced the upcoming North American release of its MC55 Enterprise Digital Assistants (EDAs). The devices act as cellphones, two-way radios, bar code scanners, digital cameras, and mobile computers in the same device and are meant to alleviate the need for more than one device. The pair feature 3.5-inch, 320x240 resolution displays and are differentiated by the inclusion of wi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/09/motorola.intros.mc55.edas/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/24/marvell.plug.computing/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/marvellsheeva.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Marvell on Tuesday announced the introduction of Plug Computing, a concept which involves a tiny computer module that plugs into a wall socket and hooks up to a home network via a gigabit Ethernet cable to run network-based services while saving energy compared to traditional PCs. The small PC will let users access services such as social networks, multimedia sites or personal libraries via their ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/24/marvell.plug.computing/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/29/asus.android.enroute/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/asusp552w.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ASUS could be the next Asian cellphone maker after HTC to make Android phones, according to claims by reported market insiders. The company until now has made Windows Mobile devices almost exclusively but would launch a device based on the Google mobile OS sometime within the first half of 2009, releasing self-branded models first in its Taiwan-area home and later customizing the devices for "ove... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/29/asus.android.enroute/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/analyst.on.4g.ipod.nano/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/ipodnano3g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is preparing significant changes to the iPod nano as it prepares a dramatic ramp-up in iPhone 3G shipments, according to a report by FBR Research analyst Craig Berger. The investment expert now anticipates an updated, lower-priced iPod nano in the near future on top of refreshes for both the iPod classic and iPod touch. Further details are unavailble, though Apple has traditionally increas... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/analyst.on.4g.ipod.nano/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/02/marvell.450mbps.wi.fi/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/macbookpro-woman.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Marvell today unveiled a new version of its TopDog wireless chipsets that could dramatically improve the speed of already fast 802.11n Wi-Fi connections. The 11n-450 will use three transmitters and three receivers to achieve a maximum speed of 450 megabits per second. The connection is 50 percent faster than the 300Mbps peak for today's draft spec 802.11n chipsets and results in even more range:... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/02/marvell.450mbps.wi.fi/ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:05:00 GMT