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/09/10/13/wd.officially.intros.new.and.improved.media.hub/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/wdtv2ndgen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />One day after it was spotted for sale at Best Buy, Western Digital officially introduced its second-generation WD TV Live HD Media Player. The device is capable of playing back full 1080p videos from attached thumb or external drives, as well as networked computers, on an HDTV.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/wd.officially.intros.new.and.improved.media.hub/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/wd.ships.second.gen.tv.live.media.player/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/wdtv2ndgen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Western Digital has updated its WD TV Live Media Player by releasing its successor. Like the original, the new player has a USB 2.0 slot for thumb drives, external drives or PCs, along with an HDMI port to connect it to TVs. New features include DLNA and Bonjour support, letting users access their home networks and stream multimedia via the Ethernet port.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/wd.ships.second.gen.tv.live.media.player/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/western.digital.intros.elite.drives/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/wdmybookstudio2009.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Western Digital this morning started up a new grade of external hard drive for both its desktop and portable lines. The My Book Elite, My Book Studio and My Passport Elite both now have added visual details as to their in-use storage; while the My Passport's basic gauge is new in the first place, the new My Books get an e-paper display that shows the exact space free and the drive name even when ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/western.digital.intros.elite.drives/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/wds.new.drives.include.mac.models.more/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/wdpassportsintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hard drive maker Western Digital has launched five new external hard drives, all incorporating automatic backup software, password protection and 256-bit hardware encryption along with a physical redesign. The additions include three portable My Passport drives, including the My Passport Essential, My Passport Essential SE, and My Passport for Mac, along with two new desktop My Book models, the My... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/10/wds.new.drives.include.mac.models.more/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/wd.scorpio.blue.640gb.ready/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/wdscorpioblue-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Western Digital this morning began shipping the 640GB Scorpio Blue, one of the first drives above 500GB to fit in most notebooks. It uses two 320GB platters to reach its capacity while still measuring 9.5mm thick and thus thin enough to fit in particularly slim portables like the MacBook Pro. As a Blue series drive, it's aimed at the mainstream and spins at 5,400RPM with an 8MB cache.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/wd.scorpio.blue.640gb.ready/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/wd.caviar.black.2tb/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/wdcaviarblack2tb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Western Digital this morning at last unveiled its first 2TB hard drives intended for performance. The 2TB Caviar Black and the business-oriented RE4 spin at a full 7,200RPM but also have features rarely seen even at this end of hard disk technology: both have 64MB of cache, dual processors and dual actuators to move the drive head into position faster. It's hoped the extra features offset the po... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/wd.caviar.black.2tb/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/fujitsu.celsius.ultra.pc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/fujicelsiusultraintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Fujitsu's Celsius Ultra gaming PC, which is claimed to be the fastest air-cooled gaming system around, has been priced and images have been captured, as it has been tested by an independent source. The 3.33GHz Intel Core i7-powered system sports dual EVGA GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards set up in a 4-way SLI configuration on a single board. Each card has 1.8GB of dedicated RMA. The cards' cooling c... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/fujitsu.celsius.ultra.pc/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/18/wd.tv.mini.media.hub/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/wdtvmini.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Western Digital shrunk its media hub today and produced the WD TV Mini, a new extra-small version of its earlier media sharing device. The set-top box omits HDMI output but now measures just 3.6 inches square and 0.8 inches deep while still capable of playing 1080i video depending on the codec. RealVideo format support is equally new and complements the existing MPEG-1/2/4, VOB and XviD formats.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/18/wd.tv.mini.media.hub/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/07/tdk.2.5tb.hard.drive.plans/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/wdcaviargreen2tb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Advances in TDK's hard drive technology could lead to another large boost in the capacity of hard drives within a few months, a roadmap presented this week shows. The storage firm is currently going through qualification tests of 640GB drive platters that would fit into a typical 3.5-inch drive and so would allow significantly more storage than existing 2TB drives from Hitachi, Seagate and Wester... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/07/tdk.2.5tb.hard.drive.plans/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/27/750gb.1tb.essential.ses/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0907/WD_EssentialSE.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Western Digital has introduced new, 750GB and 1TB portable USB drives as a part of the My Passport Essential SE line. Models are approximately the same weight as their counterparts in the My Passport Elite series, but slightly larger. The SEs are USB-powered, and on Windows systems equipped with sync software and 128-bit encryption. A titanium silver finish decorates the outside of what are effect... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/27/750gb.1tb.essential.ses/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:55:00 GMT