Japanese consumer electronics firm Toshiba has launched new self-encrypting hard drives that automatically wipe out protected data when connected to an unknown host. This hard drive is named as MKxx61GSYG SED. So, even if your drive is stolen you don’t need to worry about its data part as the self-encrypting feature in the hard drive will completely wipe files if...

Intel Corp. will introduce a chip called Oak Trail and plans to unveil at its Developer Forum in Beijing. Oak Trail was originally announced at Taiwan’s Computex in June, and was demoed at last September’s Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. Hope Intel is now in an open war into the market for tablet chips. These tablet chips, which is 60 percent smaller...

Online retail giant Amazon introduced a discounted version of its Kindle electronic reader for $114, $25 less than the current lowest-priced model. But in return you need to view ads for getting that lower price. Initial sponsors of Kindle screensaver adverts include US car maker Buick, credit card company Visa, and the beauty product Olay. Anyway it is sure that more...

YouTube, the video site owned by Google officially began the initial roll out of YouTube Live, the new live streaming service that will offer live video capabilities on the site. Consumers will access YouTube Live on its own Web page, and can subscribe to YouTube live-streaming partners to be notified of upcoming live streams on a customized homepage. YouTube partners...

BTIG Research recently blemished Sprint’s WiMax network against Verizon’s LTE network in New York City, testing the HTC EVO (Sprint) and the HTC ThunderBolt (Verizon Wireless). BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk published the results of a mobile broadband study conducted in New York City, using two smartphones — the HTC Thunderbolt and HTC EVO 4G as...

Seagate has introduced GoFlex Slim, its slimmest external hard drive, which works with a Mac or Windows PC. The GoFlex Slim, originally announced at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics show in January, is roughly the width of a pencil. Like previous GoSlim drives, the USB 3.0 interface is changeable, so the drive can support other interconnect technologies like...

A recent survey by ChangeWave Research has revealed that though Verizon and AT&T offer almost equally efficient services, Verizon drops fewer calls as compared to AT&T. The survey conducted among 4,068 people reported that the “very satisfied” subscribers amount to 82 % in case of Verizon and 80% in case of AT&T, which means that the overall satisfaction...

As a company nears to getting merged with a bigger one, it generally narrows down network upgrading attempts but the story happens to be different with T-Mobile. On April 5, T-Mobile announced that it is bringing its 4G HSPA+ network to 10 new cities, and it’s also moving forward with plans to double its 4G speeds to 42 megabits per second in some markets. T-Mobile’s...

In one of its apt business move, Verizon has announced that it will now accept tablet devices through its Verizon Wireless Trade-In Program.  On April 1, Verizon Wireless announced that those who have a tablet that is in good condition can receive a Verizon Wireless gift card worth up to $300. That $300 card can then be used to purchase new goods at Verizon Wireless stores....