Seagate Backup Plus brings USB 3.0 speed, sociability to new Macbooks
By Steve Dent posted Oct 22nd 2012 2:25AM When Seagate launched its PC/Mac Backup Plus offering that could safeguard not only your folders but your Facebook or Twitter content, too, it seemed like a nice idea. But conspicuously missing from the Mac side of that equation was a USB 3.0 port to hustle transfers along at a much less pedestrian 5 Gbps — likely because until recently, no Macs directly supported it. Now, Seagate has...
LG announces Windows 8 12-inch slider laptop hybrid and all-in-one PC (updated)
By Mat Smith posted Oct 22nd 2012 4:25AM Windows 8’s imminent launch continues to draw out even more devices in almost every permutation imaginable. LG’s up next, with its collection ranging from a familiar-looking V325 all-in-one PC, through to a slider PC with tablet skills. The size of LG’s 11.6-inch H160 hybrid means we’re not certain whether it’ll be running Windows RT or the more power-intensive...
BusyCal 2.0 launches with new interface, Mountain Lion support
The popular, Eddy-award-winning BusyCal calendaring application for Mac has been upgraded with an overhauled user interface, compatibility with Mountain Lion, and improved iCloud support. BusyCal 2.0 launched Monday, available only through the Mac App Store. The calendar view is now customizable, letting users view schedules according to date ranges–ranges that include a “year view” with a heat-mapping feature that...
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.65 per Common ShareCUPERTINO, California—July 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended June 30, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.6 billion and net profit of $7.3 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share, in the...
Folding@Home packs up on PlayStation 3: over 100 million computation hours added to research
By Mat Smith posted Oct 22nd 2012 5:32AM Squared away in the PlayStation 3’s latest software update post, Sony announced that the Folding@Home service will be retired starting next month, alongside the console’s 4.30 update. The project, which tied into Stanford University’s work on protein folding and research into the causes of a diseases like Alzheimer’s, pulled in over 15 million PlayStation owners since it...
