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Published on Thursday, August 28 2008 3:42 am by VRArchiver

Linksys Dual-N Band Wireless Router Available

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Linksys today announced the availability of its first simultaneous Dual-N Band router for the Singapore market. The Linksys by Cisco Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router (WRT610N) is designed to offer true Wireless-N performance in both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands. It is like having two N band routers in one device. The Linksys by Cisco WRT610N is available at Comex 2008 from 28 August 2008 at an exclusive Show Price of S$ 259 and afterwards from authorized distributors, key retailers and value-added resellers for a manufacturer’s sales recommended price (MSRP) of S$ 279.


Published on Tuesday, August 12 2008 6:55 am by VRArchiver

Synology® Released Disk Station Manager 2.0 September Beta Targeting Brand New Business Features

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Synology® Inc. today officially released the Disk Station Manager 2.0 September Beta. Resuming earlier success, the Disk Station Manager 2.0 September Beta highlights a wide range of newly added business features, including RAID 6 volume type, built-in NFS, Link Aggregation, Virtual Host, as well as an extensive scope of function enhancements covering Download Station 2, File Station, Audio Station, Photo Station, Surveillance Station, and many more.

Published on Tuesday, June 17 2008 6:51 am by VRArchiver

Nokia & Industry Leaders To Boost Wireless@SG Access

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Nokia, in close collaboration with broad industry representation comprising Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), SingTel, QMax and iCELL have today agreed to further enhance Wireless@SG, Singapore’s award-winning public Wi-Fi network. The initiative, named Wireless@SG Seamless and Secure Access (SSA) will focus on improving usability and security as well as the convergence of Wireless@SG and Singapore’s mobile networks and is expected to boost Wi-Fi usage among users with handheld devices. A free end-user trial commences today with the aforementioned improvements to Wireless@SG service in Suntec City, Vivocity, Ngee Ann City, Wisma Atria and Paragon.


Published on Monday, March 3 2008 8:57 am by VRArchiver

ASUS WL-500gP V2 w/ Easy File Sharing and Backup Features

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ASUS today introduced the WL-500gP V2 multi-functional wireless router. This cutting-edge router is Vista ready, and includes innovative features like AiDisk for easy file sharing, EZQos bandwidth management, and UPnP media streaming – making it the perfect solution for homes as well as offices. WL-500gP V2 is also Xbox Live compatible for fast and reliable gaming and movie downloads. Availability: April 2008. Price: TBA


Published on Thursday, January 3 2008 10:01 am by VRArchiver

Marvell Unveiled Fast 802.11n Chip @ 450Mbps

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Marvell today announced the Marvell® TopDog® 11n-450, an 802.11n 3x3 WLAN solution with three spatial streams, the industry’s first 802.11n chip operating at 450 Megabits-per-second (Mbps.) With maximum bandwidth more than eight times faster than 802.11g 54 Mbps versions and 1.5 times faster than current 802.11n 300 Mbps offerings, the new product will enable significant performance enhancements for notebooks and desktop PCs, printers, routers, set top boxes, digital TVs, gaming devices and DVD players and recorders. The TopDog 11n-450 provides 500 percent increased range over 802.11g, as well as 160 percent increased range compared to competing 802.11n solutions.

Published on Wednesday, October 31 2007 2:42 am by VRArchiver

D-Link New N-Router For Gamers

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D-Link today began shipping the next generation of its successful gaming router, the Draft 802.11n Xtreme N™ Gaming Router (DGL-4500) with GameFuel™ technology and built-in Network Activity Display. D-Link's Xtreme N Duo wireless technology allows users to choose the 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz band), a high-performance CPU and a Network Activity Display for instant review of network settings. The DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router includes Gigabit WAN and LAN ports for ultimate performance when used as a wired router, which is ideal for LAN parties. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) is $ 239.99.



Published on Wednesday, September 19 2007 5:29 am by VRArchiver

Marvell Rolls Out DASH Technology

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Marvell announced it is demonstrating Marvell Yukon technology for advanced PC manageability based on the Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) standard, at the Fall Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. DASH is a new standards-based architecture from the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) that brings a new level of IT tracking and control for Enterprise PCs. It is designed to allow IT managers to securely and remotely track, inventory, query and manage DASH-based PCs. IT managers are also expected to be able to remotely diagnose and rectify a number of common PC failure conditions, even if a DASH-based PC fails to power up.

Published on Thursday, September 6 2007 3:51 am by VRArchiver

Marvell 88DE2710 Digital Video Converter in Meridian iRIS HD Video Dock

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Marvell today announced that the Marvell® 88DE2710 digital video format converter is featured in the Meridian® iRIS™ iPod high-definition (HD) video dock. The 88DE2710 features Marvell’s Qdeo™ video processing that provides an immersive HD viewing experience for any video content, regardless of the source. “The versatility of the 88DE2710 enables ingenious and imaginative product implementations. The Meridian iRIS, powered by Qdeo processing, represents a breakthrough in the home theatre,” stated Dr. Nikhil Balram, vice president and general manager of the Digital Entertainment Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Business Group at Marvell. “At last consumers have the flexibility of carrying their video library on their iPods, watching it wherever they like, and enjoying it in an immersive, high-definition, home-theatre experience with the Meridian iRIS.”

Published on Saturday, June 16 2007 6:10 am by VRArchiver

Thecus Technology Introduces the N5200PRO

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Thecus brought NAS storage to the home with the two-bay N2100, and powerful, flexible NAS storage to SMB’s with the N5200. Today, Thecus introduces its latest NAS device – the N5200PRO. With unparalleled performance and a bevy of useful features, the N5200PRO brings together Thecus’ latest and greatest storage technologies for a NAS device. Designed for hardware enthusiasts and SMBs, the N5200PRO packs some serious power under the hood. Driving the N5200PRO is an Ultra-Low Voltage Intel Celeron M Processor and 512MB of DDR memory, making the N5200PRO the fastest 5-bay NAS on the market. With five 3.5” SATA drive bays, the N5200PRO features up to 5TB of storage capacity, and support for multiple RAID levels allows multiple RAID volumes on a single system for optimal flexibility. To access data faster than ever before, the N5200PRO supports iSCSI initiators, enabling users to access the N5200PRO as an iSCSI target device over the Internet or LAN. With these features, users will experience high system performance, flexibility, and data reliability.




Published on Friday, June 15 2007 7:08 am by VRArchiver

Marvell WLAN SoC Receives INSIGHT Award

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Marvell announced that the Marvell 88W8686 ultra-low-power 90 nanometer (nm) WLAN System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solution has received the 2007 INSIGHT award for most innovative RF IC transceiver. The award, sponsored by Semiconductor Insights (SI) in conjunction with Semico and EETimes, recognizes corporate and individual feats in technology. Selected devices undergo a complete relevant analysis by SI in order to qualify for the award. "The Marvell 88W8686 SoC demonstrated a very high level of integration, featuring a dual-band RF transceiver operating at 2.4 and 5 GHz, a physical layer, a media access controller, and an ARM processor on a single die," stated Michael Keller, technology manager for Wireless at SI. “In fabricating the RF IC and analog circuits alongside the digital ones, Marvell utilized innovative techniques in laying out the RF components, clearly illustrating Marvell’s commitment to developing new process technologies. Our lead wireless analyst was quite impressed with the Marvell device, which was selected over other nominees such as Infineon, Qualcomm, and Nordic."

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