Author: dsellers

Real People Reviews: New WD My Passport Studio

Making an external hard drive stand out when there are so many to choose from can be quite a challenge, but Western Digital (http://www.westerndigital.com) has always been an innovator in this realm. In addition, they have the experience given that they are a leading provider of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) drives as well as with their own products that bring a little more to the table than just plain old storage.

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Verizon confirms 4G plans

The LTE trials being run by Verizon Wireless are going well, and the company says it is still on schedule to make LTE available to 100 million Americans by the end 2010, reports “ZDNet” (http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=31508&tag=wrapper;col1).

The the real-world broadband speeds that engineers are seeing on the nascent 4G network are “way beyond what customers get on the current 3G networks (including Verizon’s),” the article adds.

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Apple seeking feedback from iTunes Store users

Apple is emailing some iTunes Store account holders seeking feedback on how they use the Store, according to “iLounge” (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-seeking-itunes-store-feedback-from-users/).

The email, which carries the subject “Tell us how you like iTunes,” links to a survey about use of the iTunes Store. “iLounge” notes that, more specifically, the survey asks about video and movie purchase and rental, including why users purchase movies from the iTunes Store and what types of devices they typically watch them on.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for March 3

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (ttp://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

3PYX has announced Budget iQ 1.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch. The US$0.99 app monitors a user’s financial picture, makes projections, and offers help for deciding whether or not a purchase is affordable.

DifferentApps has unveiled FastCalc 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users. It’s a $2.99 calculator that allows for copy and pasting of formulas while providing memory storage, expression display and calculating rules.

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