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iTunes Gains 12 Petabytes of Storage from Isilon Systems
This story is still developing, but it looks like Apple has ordered over 12 petabytes of data from Isilon Systems—the newest acquired division of EMC—for their iTunes service. It’s suspected that the gigantic amount of storage is going to be allocated for video storage for their customers. This news via StorageNewsletter.com speaking from an inside ...
Andy Rubin Shoots Back over Accusations of Google “Bullying” Phone Makers
So, Google’s been accused of throwing its weight around by hectoring handset manufacturers and keeping their OS out of the open-source community. Andy Rubin—VP of Engineering at Google—recently came around to denying the above accusations from Bloomberg Businessweek in a recent blog post. It took him a week, he suggests, because he didn’t feel like ...
Sony Announces PlayStation Portable “NGP” Delayed by Japan Quake
The earthquake in Japan may have done a lot more than move the islands 8ft; it’s also shifted anticipation for Sony PSP fans and enthusiasts everywhere by delaying the release of their next-generation handheld console. Sony spokespeople have come out to manage expectations for the new NGP gaming system, as Bloomberg reports, it may not ...
Dish Makes it a Blockbuster Night with $228M as Netflix Finds a Home for ‘Mad Men’
The streaming multimedia floodgates have opened up with the dawn this morning as news of Blockbuster’s imminent demise via bankruptcy has been redirected by Dish Networks swooping in and winning the auction. The satellite TV company bid $320M on the failing movie rental store chain; but they will likely only pay about $228M for the ...
Cisco Reveals Expanded Linksys 802.11n E-Series Wi-Fi Routers, Priced to Move
It could be argued that as a nation, we’re addicted to Wi-Fi. The entire concept of wireless networking has found actual penetration into our society and culture, our homes, our mobile devices, it’s almost ubiquitous. Just saying that, I still recall noticing a sign outside my local McDonald’s telling me that I could access their ...
Accidental Leak of Android 3.0 Music App Reveals Google Cloud-based MP3 Service
In the wake of what seems like a mistake by Google, Switched is reporting that the folks from Tech From 10 accidentally stumbled upon a new version Google music app (note: Tech 10 is currently down, 403 Forbidden errors) installed in the Android Market on their Galaxy S, In what is probably a bit of ...
Google TV Being Merged with Honeycomb and Gingerbread to Create Ice Cream
After “I”ce Cream was hinted at by Google CEO Eric Schmidt at MWC last month there’s been a lot of speculation as to exactly where this would lead—now it’s beginning to come out in the wash. Phandroid has run with a scoop, bolstered by trusted sources, that Ice Cream will be include Google TV in ...
Amazon May Soon Explore NFC Service for Mobile Payments, Retail Therapy
In a move that will set them up to compete with current mobile giants like Google and Apple, Amazon appears to be seeking entry into what will likely become the most lucrative expansion to handsets over the next year. Details are sketchy right now, but Bloomberg ran a story last week speaking about a not-yet-public ...
MetroPCS Rolls Out 4G LTE in Tampa, Florida Completing their Metropolitan Coverage
In a brave new world bombarded with commercials about 4G-speed enabled smartphones, the emergence of a new LTE network may seem passé—but the construction of these networks is still underway and every development counts. With their expansion into the Tampa metropolitan area, MetroPCS 4G LTE coverage is available in all MetroPCS’s metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, ...
FCC Broadband Test Means Better US Internet Visualization and 10,000 Free Wireless-N Routers
Last year we saw the Federal Communications Commission finally take a long hard look at the Internet and the way access to it is sold to customers. As part of a U.S. wide test of broadband providers from the vantage of the end-user, the FCC has partnered with Samknows to give away preconfigured Wireless-N routers ...
