New and Noteworthy: Apple updates Xserve RAID with up to 7 TB of storage; Apple's future: roundtable discussion; more

Apple updates Xserve RAID with up to 7 terabytes of storage Apple has updated its Xserve RAID storage system, a 3U rack storage system to deliver up to 7 terabytes (TB) of storage capacity at a price of $1.86 per GB. Apple also upgraded its Xserve 1U rack optimized server with up to three 500GB drives, achieving a groundbreaking 1.5TB of storage. Prices for Xserve still start at US$2,999 and prices for the Xserve RAID start at $5,999. More.

Apple's future: roundtable discussion SiliconValley.com has established a roundtable discussion of Apple's future, particularly its transition to Intel processors, featuring Mark Gonzales who was Apple's senior product manager for seven years, Leander Kahney, a content editor for Wired News and more. "If there's any area in which Apple Computer has maintained unrivaled dominance over the years, it's in public market for speculation and rumor. Thanks to its history of innovation and influence, its faithful fan base and its rock star CEO, no other tech company has a more closely watched product pipeline or a more vigorously debated set of strategies." More.

iPod nano's key feature: the screen A Digit Magazine review of the iPod nano says that the unit's screen is its most valuable asset. "It's tiny, sure, but that isn't all that unusual for flash memory players. What's really impressive about the nano -- and a real breakthrough for a lilliputian MP3 player -- is its screen, a bright, crisp color display that makes navigating your tunes a breeze." More.

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