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/08/11/28/storage.and.memory.deals/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/dealnn/content/0811/BlackFriday.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A selection of storage and memory deals are currently being featured at DealNN. The Transcend JetFlash 4GB USB flash drive has been reduced from $19.99 to $6.99, an instant savings of $13 at TigerDirect.com. Buy.com is offering the Western Digital 1TB My Book Essential external hard drive for $139.99, that's $110 off the list price of $249.99. Until 11/30/08 Neweegg.com is offering the OCZ Cor... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/28/storage.and.memory.deals/ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/14/micron.releases.32gb.e.mmc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/micronsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Micron Technologies announced the latest additions to their line of "e-MMC" high-density embedded memory devices. Storage capacities from 1GB to 32GB are offered and feature an extended range of operating temperatures (-40C to +85C) for automotive or industrial use. Micron claims the devices can read data at speeds up to 52 megabytes per second. e-MMC memory is found in cell phones, PDAs, hand-h... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/14/micron.releases.32gb.e.mmc/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/22/mac.opportunity/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0709/app_070910_dotmacsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's .Mac service, once a promising method for sharing media, performing online backups and more, has paled in the presence of free alternatives and represents an untapped opportunity for Apple according to a recent report from CNET. The articles posits "$99 a year is hard to justify for the .Mac service. 10GBs of storage? I can get that for $20 from Google, and I can get much more if I want it... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/22/mac.opportunity/ Thu, 22 May 2008 19:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/01/hi.def.media.center/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/1-mivx-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Mvix on Thursday launched an ultra-compact HDD-based, portable media player: the new high-definition Mvix MV-2500U media decoder supports the small 2.5-inch hard drive, while including key features of its predecessors like MX-780HD or MX-760. The black device, which can support HDDs as large as 250GB, measures under 5x3x0.5 inches; it uses a 2.5-inch PATA / IDE HDD and when connected to the PC, it... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/01/hi.def.media.center/ Fri, 02 May 2008 01:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/15/small.tree.easeaoe.backup/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/15-smalltree-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Small Tree Communications recently unveiled the EasyAoE, a new software product that allows users to efficiently use a Serial ATA drive over an Ethernet network for backup and storage purposes. The application reportedly simplifies the backup process, allowing less experienced to effectively ensure their data is safe. Small Tree Communications is selling EasyAoE for $150, with a five user license ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/15/small.tree.easeaoe.backup/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/09/hdelement/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0710/cal_080124_raid.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />CalDigit has announced HDElement, a new compact 4 bay storage device that works in conjunction with the CalDigit RAID card offering full hardware RAID capabilities. Users can connect up to 3 HDElements to the CalDigit RAID card. The HDElement is also bootable. CalDigit's RAID Shield GUI allows users to manage drives, run performance checks and monitor system settings are a snap. In the event of a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/09/hdelement/ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/30/eye.fi.1250.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/29-eyefi-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Eye-Fi recently unveiled Eye-Fi Manager 1.2.5.0, an update to its device management software for the Eye-Fi wireless storage card. The update brings with it iPhoto integration, and increased stability for both Mac and PC users. Users also receive a firmware update, which improves the card's performance when it is in less-than-optimal broadcasting conditions, and enhanced compatibility with Kodak's... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/30/eye.fi.1250.update/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/16/firmtek.esata.enclosure/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/fir_080116_seritek5pmsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />FirmTek has unveiled the SeriTek/5PM SATA enclosure with Port Multiplier technology. The storage device houses up to five hot-swappable drives, each with transfer rates as high as 3Gbps for total aggregate performance beyond 220MB/sec with one cable. When configured with three additional SeriTek/5PM enclosures -- for a total of 20 drives -- RAID 0 performance can exceed 700MB/sec. FirmTek's new Se... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/16/firmtek.esata.enclosure/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/08/filemaker.ships.bento/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/fil_080108_bentosm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />FileMaker on Tuesday announced the immediate availability of Bento, its easy-to-use personal database application. Designed exclusively for Mac OS X Leopard, Bento leverages a single-window interface and FileMaker database technology to help users organize contacts, calendars, projects, events, and more. Users can easily create databases to manage information with dynamic 'smart' collections as we... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/08/filemaker.ships.bento/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/04/xias.products.for.ces/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/4-xias-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Xias today unveiled several new products that it will display at CES 2008, including two digital photo frames, two cameras, USB memory sticks, and an MP3 player with an accompanying digital download service. The PF-821WF and PF-1021WF are an eight- and 10-inch digital frame, respectively; both models feature a display resolution of 800 by 600. Up to 12 images can be displayed simultaneously, and i... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/04/xias.products.for.ces/ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:50:00 GMT