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January 01, 2012

Top 10 Tech Predictions for 2012

The year 2011 was a great year in the field of technology. We’ve seen a lot of new stuff and developments in the last 12 months. I’m sure 2012 will be even better and more exciting. Check out my top 10 tech predictions for 2012.

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June 13, 2010

PC Show 2010 at Suntec City Mall

Turns out today is the last day of the PC Show 2010 which is being held at the Suntec City Mall which is just in front of our hotel here in Singapore.

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September 22, 2009

Western Digital My Passport and My Book for Macs

Western Digital today introduced its new, smaller, sleeker My Book Essential and My Book for Mac desktop external hard drives equipped with the new WD SmartWare software and hardware-based encryption. The new appliances visually present consumers’ data in a software control center, providing them peace of mind that their precious photos, videos and files are securely protected. Available now at select retailers, the new My Book Essential and My Book for Mac drives are offered in capacities ranging from 500 GB to 2 TB.

When the My Book Essential drive is plugged in for the first time, the simple and intuitive first backup process launches automatically. The real-time visual interface of WD SmartWare software gives users a reassuring view of their backup as it happens. After the first backup, users’ files are backed up automatically every time they change or add a file.

My Book Essential and My Book for Mac drives also feature user-selected password protection combined with military-grade 256-bit hardware encryption, which scrambles files before they are stored. Typically found only on much more expensive drive systems, the encryption acts as a virtual padlock to keep users’ data safe.

“Keeping an extra copy of your digital life used to be a painstaking, manual task undertaken only by the most expert and diligent of users. WD’s new My Book Essential and My Book for Mac external hard drives, powered by WD SmartWare, have finally made it easy enough so that anyone can do it,” said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD’s branded products group. “WD’s new drives combine massive storage capacity, visual backup, and hardware encryption, so consumers can now actually see their digital life, safe in one place.”

WD SmartWare software works on Windows PCs and Mac computers. WD My Book Essential hard drives are designed for Windows-based PCs while WD My Book for Mac drives are formatted for Mac computers and are compatible with Apple TimeMachine, Apple’s integrated backup solution.

Availability and Pricing

The new My Book Essential drives are offered in capacities of 500 GB, 1 TB, 1.5 TB and 2 TB. My Book Essential drives are available now at select retailers and MSRP will be:

WDBAAF5000EBK-SESN P 4,900
WDBAAG0010HCH-SESN P 6,900
WDBAAF7500EBK-SESN P5,500
WDBAAG0020HCH-SESN P 13,900
WDBAAF0010EBK-SESN P 6,900
WDBAAF0015EBK-SESN P 8,500
WDBAAF0020EBK-SESN P 13,900

WD SmartWare software features:

– Visual backup displays that show content in categories and shows the progress of backup

– Automatic, continuous data backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file

– Retrieve valuable data to its original location whether it’s lost data or the file has been overwritten

– Customizable data backup that allows user to set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.

My Book Essential

The new WD My Book Essential and My Book for Mac drives with WD SmartWare software feature:

– Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design and elegant book-like shape that takes up minimal space

– 256-bit hardware encryption and password protection for peace of mind knowing that data is protected from unauthorized access;

– Illuminated capacity gauge lets user see at a glance how much space is available on the drive;

– USB 2.0 interface – for convenience and compatibility among multiple computers;

– WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30 percent, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer;

– Planet-friendly packaging derived from recycled materials to minimize waste;

– Ready to plug-and-play with Windows PCs

– 3-year limited warranty.

The My Book for Mac drives are plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users and compatible with Apple TimeMachine.

August 22, 2009

Edimax nLite WiFi USB Adapter

I got about 3 or 4 WiFi USB dongles at home to hook up desktop PCs and media players to the wireless network. This one sent in by PCTrends is way smaller — it’s the Wireless nLITE Mini-size USB Adapter — probably the smallest out there right now.

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June 12, 2009

Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 All-in-One PC

Launched last May 20, the Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 is an all-in-one desktop PC. This is probably the largest and most powerful media center and all-in-one PC I’ve ever seen.

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May 09, 2009

MSI Wind Top AE1900 spotted!

During the X340 launch the other day, MSI also put on display their refreshed nettop PC which has totally been redesigned from the ground up. The old Wind PC is now MSI Wind Top AE1900 WT.

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December 13, 2008

Dell Optiplex 160 joins nettop crowd

Dell seems to be the only western brand that is already on board the nettop crowd at the moment — the Optiplex 160 being the flagship nettop PC on its line.

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November 06, 2008

Thanks to Advertisers

I’d like to take this entry to thank our growing number of sponsors and advertisers here at YugaTech.

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November 02, 2008

VIA Nano going to the desktop

Just like Intel, VIA is also aiming at the desktop (or more aptly called, nettops) with its Nano processors. VIA announces a mini-ITX board to power nettops and supports PCI Express 2.0.

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September 27, 2008

MSI Wind PC gets priced

Earlier this month, we discovered the MSI Wind PC as the desktop version of the popular netbooks. The Atom-based mini desktop PC is MSI’s answer to the expensive Asus Eee Box.

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September 22, 2008

Build your own Intel Atom Desktop PC

So here’s a thought. If the Intel Atom processor is being pushed to the desktop, why can’t people buy and build one of their own? Apparently, you can buy one of these tiny CPUs and build your own low-power desktop PC for cheap.

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August 27, 2008

Dell Vostro Laptops & Desktops unveiled

In a live webcast this afternoon, Dell Executives at Beijing, China announced the new Dell Vostro series of laptops and desktops. The models are more targeted to small and medium business looking into affordable out-of-the box computing solutions.

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July 30, 2008

Dell Studio Hybrid takes on the Mac Mini

Everybody wants to take on the Mac Mini these days. Besides, Steve Jobs seems to have forgotten they have a Mac Mini to update. All of Apple’s products have been refreshed except that Minis. Well Dell is out and selling a shiny competitor — the Studio Hybrid.

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July 24, 2008

Ripple Mini PC takes one off Mac Mini

Same look, just different color and comes with an Intel Atom CPU — the Ripple Mini PC is one of those new small form-factor desktop PCs wanting to grab a piece of the waning Mac Mini market. Still, they’ve shown you can make good use of an Intel Atom CPU beyond the UMPC niche.

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July 09, 2008

Acer Aspire X1200 Mini PC

Acer isn’t waiting for Asus (Eee Box) and the rest of the gang to gain grounds in the mini PC market so it’s launching its own version this early.

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February 05, 2008

ElectroWorld Greenbelt 1 Clearance Sale

If you’re not into digital cameras and the PhotoWorld is not something that you fancy for a sale, then head on over to Greenbelt 1.

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October 13, 2007

Mozilla promises Firefox Mobile

Mozilla says it is now working on Firefox for the mobile platform, and I say it’s about time! We’ll just have to wait for it by 2009.

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September 22, 2007

60% Traffic from P2P and Torrents

Yup. That’s right, sixty percent (60%). I was informed by a reliable source that almost 60% of the internet bandwidth consumed in the Philippines are coming from peer-to-peer and torrents.

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