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Western Digital announced the availability of its second-generation WD S25 SAS drives and its latest WD RE SAS 3.5-inch drives for the traditional enterprise market. Shipping now, the 2.5-inch, 10,000 RPM, WD S25 with SAS 6 Gb/s interface hard drives offer IT professionals ultra-reliable and efficient, high-performance storage with new 450 GB and 600 GB [...]

Seagate introduces new Hard drives for your Mac® computer that work interchangeably with your PCs.
This ultra–portable hard drive makes it ultra–easy for you to store, backup and retrieve your files on the go from your Mac® computer.

Includes fast FireWire® 800 and USB 2.0 plug-and-play connectivity
Lets you take full advantage of your Mac computer’s Time Machine® [...]

AirPrint is a free software update with Apple’s iOS 4.2, and will enable wireless printing of mail, photos, web pages and more from select apps – no set up or downloads required. Firmware updates  six existing HP printers that will allow those printers to support AirPrint.

Officejet 6500A e-AiO5
Officejet 6500A Plus e-AiO5
Officejet 7500A Wide Format e-AiO5
Officejet [...]

Evo™ – the latest advancement in complete, shared storage solutions for video and audio workgroups. Evo enables everyone on your team to share projects, media and other large files using the most extensive connectivity options available in a single product – including 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel and up to 10 Gb/s iSCSI and NAS.
There’s also [...]

Fast and Tiny: LaCie FastKey Goes from 0 to 260MB/s in 26cm3
LaCie announced the smallest SSD USB 3.0 drive, delivering speeds up to 260MB/s – LaCie FastKey. Small enough to hide in the palm of your hand, LaCie’s FastKey can transfer 1000 mp3 or five DIVX files in less than 60 seconds.
100 Times Faster than [...]