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Wireless USB devices arriving by September

March 7, 2006 First devices using the technology will be external hard drives, digital cameras and printers, industry group leader says. TAGS: UWB, wireless USB, wireless communication, USB, IEEE 802.11, radio, leader, external hard drive, camera, connection, PDA, printer, digital camera, PC, IBM Corp., battery

Wireless USB gadgets trickle into marketplace

July 16, 2007 The first PCs and devices supporting a wireless version of the USB communication technology are starting to appear. Do they portend a flood?Photos: Wireless USB devices TAGS: wireless USB, Alereon Inc., hub, iSuppli Corp., wireless communication, USB, Belkin Corp., memory card, chipset, USB port, photograph, PC, camera, hard drive

Faster external drives arriving--slowly

December 19, 2006 eSATA lets external hard drives run at internal speeds. But don't expect to see mainstream PCs with those ports until 2008.Photos: eSATA drives TAGS: Iomega Corp., iSuppli Corp., Serial ATA, PC, photograph, USB, hard drive, video

IBM brains capture a PC's soul

August 12, 2005 Researchers develop three-layer software that lets you carry a full PC operating environment on an iPod, PDA or cell phone. TAGS: IBM Corp., virtual machine, Knoppix Linux, Intel x86, researcher, PC, USB, Firefox, Web browser, memory, Linux, Apple iPod, keyboard, hard drive, operating system

Apple takes a step away from FireWire

February 24, 2005 The Mac maker is defaulting to USB for its new iPods, even though it developed the competing FireWire connection. TAGS: FireWire, petition, shift, USB 2.0, Apple Computer, USB, Apple iPod, music player, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC

Intel takes aim at computer cable madness

August 25, 2005 Chipmaker opens an interoperability lab to test the upcoming wireless USB specification. TAGS: wireless USB, UWB, specification, consumer electronics, chip company, Intel, USB, PC

SanDisk unveils SD flash card with USB connectivity

January 7, 2005 Card is designed to let users plug it in to products like digicams and then directly in to PCs, with no need for a special reader. Image: SanDisk's flash has USB connections TAGS: SanDisk Corp., SD card, digital camera, USB flash drive, USB, card, camera, PC

Start-up shrinks PC to palm size

April 16, 2002 A Seattle-based company called Oqo plans to show a handheld at the WinHEC confab this week that is capable of full-size PC functions. TAGS: OQO, Dave Ditzel, Transmeta Crusoe, data synchronization, WinHEC, Transmeta Corp., handheld, Seattle, wireless networking, PDA, start-up, size, Palm Inc., PC, USB, Apple Computer

Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiasco

August 31, 2007 McAfee joins ranks of those criticizing Sony over rootkit-like behavior of device driver used to run its Micro Vault USB. TAGS: rootkit, McAfee Inc., author, Sony Corp., device driver, security, USB, PC

Windows-on-Mac software gets virtualization update

February 27, 2007 Parallels Desktop now comes with USB 2.0 support and the ability to run Windows applications natively on the Mac operating system. TAGS: virtualization, Windows application, Apple Boot Camp, Apple Macintosh, virtual machine, functionality, workstation, USB 2.0, Apple Computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, USB, PC, Microsoft Windows

Wireless USB poised to cut the cable

October 17, 2006 After years of discussion, fast wireless connections between PCs and peripherals are getting close. TAGS: UWB, wireless technology, wireless USB, Belkin Corp., consumer electronics, USB, Intel, PC, camera, HP, hard drive

USB drives to get smarter

June 7, 2005 SanDisk and M-Systems back an initiative that could further blur the line between consumer electronics devices and storage. Photo: How smart is that drive? TAGS: M-Systems Inc., USB flash drive, SanDisk Corp., digital-rights management, software company, CEO, USB, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Mac Mini a maxi deal? Depends what you want

January 12, 2005 When it comes to Apple Computer's new Mac Mini, beauty is in the eye of the person holding the wallet. Photos: Mac Mini Complete Macworld coverage TAGS: Apple Intel Mac Mini, Steve Baker, Macworld, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, Steve Jobs, PC, keyboard, USB

FireWire speeds set to quadruple

December 17, 2007 Backers say a new electrical specification will see the speed of the data-interfacing standard rise from 800Mbps to 3.2Gbps. TAGS: association, FireWire, specification, standard, USB 2.0, TV, USB, hard drive, PC

VoIP wants to cut the computer cord

September 26, 2005 So-called softphone technology could let everything from an iPod to a PDA act like a telephone. TAGS: softphone, VoIP, Skype, telephone call, VoIP service, mobile device, Time Warner Inc., microphone, Google Inc., PDA, Yahoo! Inc., IP, digital camera, CEO, Apple iPod, camera

'Trusted displays' suggested as online security boost

June 14, 2005 Microsoft researcher says smart card readers and USB tokens could further secure e-commerce with a screen to approve transactions. TAGS: smart card reader, smart card, security token, transaction, online banking, banking, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., USB, PC

Standards effort could improve USB flash drives

January 7, 2005 U3 project envisions better USB flash drives in new applications for productivity, gaming and even health care. TAGS: M-Systems Inc., medical record, SanDisk Corp., USB flash drive, storage device, data storage, software company, health care, ICQ, Consumer Electronics Show, health, games, USB, PC

BabelDisc: Linux for technophobes?

April 18, 2007 But the system software, which shuns your hard drive, will also appeal to enterprise IT types, says U.K. Internet pioneer Peter Dawe. TAGS: Linux, distribution, environment, CD, hard drive, USB, IM, PC, e-mail

PC makers reconfigure with new Intel chipsets

June 21, 2004 Desktop machines include a Dell device the size of a phone book that can hide behind a flat panel. TAGS: Intel Pentium 4, Intel, chipset, PC company, Dell, multimedia, audio, Intel Pentium, HP, PC, USB, hard drive
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