Iomega today announced two new four-drive, SATA II based NASes with
hot-swappable drives.
The
StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server runs Linux on a 400MHz CPU with 128 MB RAM
and has a gigabit Ethernet LAN and four USB 2.0 ports. It supports RAID 0, 1 5
and JBOD modes, has a built-in print server supporting up to four USB printers
and comes in 1 and 2 TB configurations.
Vonage today announced a new calling option that provides inbound calling to Vonage subscribers for the price of a local call. V-Access provides an access number that enables anyone to call any Vonage phone number (or an 800-number) without paying long distance or international fees. Vonage subscribers simply need to select a V-Access number to … Read more
Wireless mesh company Firetide today announced its new HotPort 6000
indoor and outdoor mesh nodes featuring a dual radio backhaul.
The HotPort 6000 mesh nodes feature high-powered radios that support both licensed
and unlicensed bands, eliminating the need to purchase and install separate radios
for each spectrum. Bandwidth for both radios can be combined to provide 70
Mbps throughput for "fat" point-to-point backhaul links or for high-resolution video surveillance networks. The radios can also be set to deliver a sustained
35 Mbps bandwidth across an unlimited number of hops if a multi-hop or linear
network topology is required.
You would think from Atheros’ statement released today announcing the approval of 802.11n draft 1.10 that it’s all over except for the sound of champagne corks popping in terms of having 802.11n products that consumers can buy without fear.
But it is not.
Yes, today’s vote is good news since it advances the ball toward the end goal, which is still over a year away. But if you already own draft 11n gear, you should not assume that it is only a few firmware and driver upgrades away from being equivalent to products that will roll off the production lines over the coming months. And the same goes for gear currently sitting on the shelf at your favorite retailer.
Atheros issued a statement today reporting that “all of the 3,000 technical comments to the 802.11n draft 1.0 have now been resolved” and that there was “unanimous approval” for the creation of a draft 1.10. A 15-day letter ballot will now take place to determine whether a 2.0 version based on the 1.10 draft should … Read more
If you are using Skype for PC-to-landline calls, you soon could find new and additional charges on your account: The company announced that it will be adding a connection fees to every “SkypeOut” call – in exchange for dropping per-minute charges on a new “SkypePro” package. The change it usage fees is part of a … Read more
Wi-Fi Skype phones may look like sexy little things, but they’re not for everyone. Tim Higgins thinks computer-free Skype phones like Netgear’s SPH200D are a better match for home-based callers.
Sabio Digital today announced that it has enhanced its CM4 RAID
NAS with FalconStor Software’s DiskSafe Express software.
FalconStor’s DiskSafe Express allows for Bare Metal Recovery
(BMR), a process in which users can boot their Windows PCs from the disk image
stored on the CM4 in the event of disk failure for a complete recovery of their
data "in less than five minutes". Sabio CM4 now includes a single-user
license for DiskSafe Express, with additional licenses available for purchase.
With Freescale gone from the UltraWideBand market, Belkin is moving on to fully join the ranks of “Certified Wireless USB” vendors. Belkin showed a new version of wireless USB hub and dongle at last week’s Consumer Electronics show. The Wireless USB Hub with Wireless USB Adapter uses certified wireless USB technology from WiQuest, instead of … Read more
Originally scheduled for Q2 launch, Intel’s new Wi-Fi chipset code-named “Kedron” will be unveiled at an event next Tuesday, TG Daily has learned. Kedron is the wireless component and was intended to be introduced in tandem with the new mobile chipset code-named “Santa Rosa” in Q2 of this year. Kedron will be based on the … Read more
Steve Jobs directly confirmed to one questioner that Apple would charge for its 802.11n enabler for existing Macintoshes. A reader who prefers to remain anonymous forwarded to Glenn Fleishman of Wi-Fi Networking News the mail he sent to Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, and the reply he received. He included mail headers so that I can … Read more
Skype, the leader in voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP), has unveiled a project that will bring TV to computers and the Internet to TVs in a massive undertaking by the new Skype subsidiary Joost. Previously known by the codename The Venice Project, Joost (pronounced “juiced”) will initially focus on offering free ad-supported online video content that … Read more
