By Darrell Etherington Google is launching its own streaming audio solution, which is designed to let hardware partners embed Chromecast audio capabilities into their speakers, soundbars, receivers and other sound-producing devices. Google launching Cast for audio means that its streaming solution is now more directly analogous to AirPlay, but it also allows you to use…

By Natasha Lomas On the cusp of the annual plunge into the CES-pool, where a gigantic cocktail shaker of consumer electronics companies will spray forth what will mostly turn out to be forlorn hopes for growth, it’s customary to shake one’s head at the sorry, self-obsessed state of tech. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch…

By Desire Athow Intel has unveiled its fifth generation Core processor family, commonly known as Broadwell-U, one that supersedes Ivy Bridge and complements the company’s existing Core M processor range – which targets products focused on mobility. The new processors are generally smaller than their previous counterparts while cramming significantly more transistors (35% more transistors…

By Desire Athow Intel has unveiled its fifth generation Core processor family, commonly known as Broadwell-U, one that supersedes Ivy Bridge and complements the company’s existing Core M processor range – which targets products focused on mobility. The new processors are generally smaller than their previous counterparts while cramming significantly more transistors (35% more transistors…

By Juan Martinez SanDisk has updated its flash storage and consumer solid state drive (SSD) products to help you more quickly transfer and save large amounts of data. The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 is a USB flash drive that lets Android users transfer files between phones, tablets and USB-enabled devices. Built with a…

By Juan Martinez SanDisk has updated its flash storage and consumer solid state drive (SSD) products to help you more quickly transfer and save large amounts of data. The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 is a USB flash drive that lets Android users transfer files between phones, tablets and USB-enabled devices. Built with a…

By Desire Athow An event dedicated to storage, Storage Visions, is taking place at the same time in Las Vegas as CES and Western Digital showcased a new storage solution that uses a discrete SSD and a HDD. The drive was presented as the “world’s fastest 4TB Hybrid Drive”, using a 128GB SSD and a…

By Desire Athow An event dedicated to storage, Storage Visions, is taking place at the same time in Las Vegas as CES and Western Digital showcased a new storage solution that uses a discrete SSD and a HDD. The drive was presented as the “world’s fastest 4TB Hybrid Drive”, using a 128GB SSD and a…

By Desire Athow Storage giant Seagate has launched an external disk drive just in time for CES 2015. Called Seven, it’s the world’s thinnest external hard disk drive according to Seagate, and at 7mm (hence the name) it’s just a fraction thicker than Apple’s iPhone 6 smartphone. The drive is a 5mm thick, 500GB model…

By Desire Athow Storage giant Seagate has launched an external disk drive just in time for CES 2015. Called Seven, it’s the world’s thinnest external hard disk drive according to Seagate, and at 7mm (hence the name) it’s just a fraction thicker than Apple’s iPhone 6 smartphone. The drive is a 5mm thick, 500GB model…

By Natasha Lomas Fans of branding confusion will be pleased to hear Microsoft hasn’t ditched the Nokia phone brand quite yet. It’s just announced a new entry level mobile phone, badged with the Nokia name: the Nokia 215, dubbing the handset its “most affordable Internet-ready entry level phone yet” — and aiming it at first…

By Matt Burns Nest is today announcing significant new partners to its “Works with Nest” developer program. The new additions continues Nest’s quest to turn its product into the heart of a smart home. Among the new partners includes Lutron, Insteon, and Philips Hue. Each company built Nest products into its ecosystem. For example, now,…

By Juan Martinez The business laptop market is flooded with devices that pack a ton of storage and performance into giant, nearly unliftable bodies. Workstations like Lenovo’s ThinkPad W540 ($2,573, £1,606, AU$2,946) and Dell’s Precision M6800 ($3,490, £2,075, AU$3,750) offer the performance of typical desktops with above average displays. Unfortunately, both machines are hefty. The…

By Juan Martinez The business laptop market is flooded with devices that pack a ton of storage and performance into giant, nearly unliftable bodies. Workstations like Lenovo’s ThinkPad W540 ($2,573, £1,606, AU$2,946) and Dell’s Precision M6800 ($3,490, £2,075, AU$3,750) offer the performance of typical desktops with above average displays. Unfortunately, both machines are hefty. The…

By Darrell Etherington Nvidia’s new Tegra X1 mobile chipset is a veritable beast: It’s able to provide almost two times the graphics performance of the iPad Air 2’s A8X while also consuming just about the same amount of power, and it’s already in production, meaning tablets sporting the X1’s graphical prowess should be available to…