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Worldwide personal, entry level Storage market finished flat in 2014

Posted by | Feb 23, 2015 | , |

The worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) shipments remained flat year over year in 2014, finishing the year with 75.7 million units, according to the IDC (www.idc.com) research group.

Annual shipment values were down -1.5% year over year to $6.6 billion. Unit shipments were down slightly in the fourth quarter (4Q14), declining -0.9% from a year ago to 20.5 million units, while 4Q14 shipment values were also down, declining -5.2% to $1.7 billion.

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Kool Tools: Bluetooth Freestyle2 keyboard

Kool Tools: Bluetooth Freestyle2 keyboard

Posted by | Feb 20, 2015 | , |

Kinesis Corporation’s (www.kinesis.com) Freestyle2 Blue, Bluetooth keyboards for Macs and PCs includes a handy Multichannel feature that allows switching between the keyboard and up to three Bluetooth-enabled devices.

The Freestyle2 Blue seems to be the first fully-adjustable, fully-splittable ergonomic keyboard to incorporate a Multichannel Bluetooth capability. It features simple, sturdy adjustment mechanisms and is intuitive to configure and use.

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DEVONagent 3.9 introduces Inspectors for even better web research

Posted by | Feb 20, 2015 | , |

DEVONtechnologies (http://www.devontechnologies.com) has updated all editions of its Internet search and research tool DEVONagent to verson 3.9.

DEVONagent is a research assistant equipped with artificial intelligence. It searches multiple sources for relevant results, and gives you power tools for your research. The new version cleans up the user interface, comes with an improved see-also algorithm, is faster, and fixes some bugs. The updates are free and recommended for all users.

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Apple launches repair program for MacBook Pros with video issues

Apple launches repair program for MacBook Pros with video issues

Posted by | Feb 19, 2015 | , |

Apple has launched a MacBook Pro repair extension program for video issues. The company says it’s determined that a “small percentage” of MacBook Pro systems may exhibit distorted video, no video, or unexpected system restarts.

These MacBook Pro systems were sold between February 2011 and December 2013. Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider will repair affected MacBook Pro systems, free of charge. Go to http://tinyurl.com/lftfdbe for details on affected models and service options.

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