Pocket : Samsung moves into mass production of 3D flash memory

Pocket : Samsung moves into mass production of 3D flash memory: "Samsung has announced production of the first solid state drives (SSD) based on its new 3D V-NAND flash memory. V-NAND flash memories read and write twice as fast as conventional NAND memories, and last 10 times longer while consuming 50 percent less power. At present, the 3D chips offer about the same physical bit density as do more conventional NAND flash memory chips, but while 2D geometries are reaching the end state of their scaling potential, the 3D chips offer as much as two orders of magnitude of additional elbow room for denser devices"

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Pocket : Scheduling CCleaner

Pocket : Scheduling CCleaner: "CCleaner is a useful and powerful system-cleaning tool that can help recover disk space as well as clear general clutter. It can be run manually, but in this article, I'll show you how to set it up to run once a week automatically."

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Pocket : Will buying a new modem/router increase my internet speed?

Pocket : Will buying a new modem/router increase my internet speed?: "//
I run a laptop with Vista SP2, Home Premium, with IE 9 on a wireless home network. I contract with my ISP for a DSL throughput of 1.2 to 1.5 megabits per second. We live in a rural area and that’s the fastest service available. Recently, using various speed tests, my speed has been falling below 1.2 megabits for considerable periods of time."

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Pocket : Stylus Showdown: Back To School Review and Giveaway

Pocket : Stylus Showdown: Back To School Review and Giveaway: "It’s Back-To-School month, and all through the month you’ve had chances to win great back-to-school items such as the ASUS VivoBook X202E touchscreen laptop, the Timbuk2 Power Q laptop backpack and a custom-made budget gaming PC. Today we’re taking a different direction, and testing an item that’s among the hardest to choose. A stylus."

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6 Overlooked New Features of iOS 7 | PCMag.com

6 Overlooked New Features of iOS 7 | PCMag.com: "Apple fans have read all about the most exciting features of iOS 7, the soon-to-be-released mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Many of us are already familiar with the redesigned interface, AirDrop being added, the completely updated Notification Center, as well as some much-needed changes to photos, multi-tasking, and the control center."

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6 Ways To Free Up Space On Your Windows Computer

6 Ways To Free Up Space On Your Windows Computer: "Clutter can be a big downer on productivity, whether it’s your workstation, your home, or your computer. Entropy is the reason why clutter builds up over time, and entropy takes many forms in the context of computers. Files get lost, programs go unused, and little by little various nooks and crannies in your computer are taken up by stray bits of data. Suddenly, your once spacious hard drive is packed with useless things and you have to clean it up. But how?"

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WPS Office For Linux Looks As Good As MS Office, Performs Even Better

WPS Office For Linux Looks As Good As MS Office, Performs Even Better: "It’s about time someone made an Office suite that can actually claim to be better than Microsoft Office. With WPS Office for Linux, Kingsoft has a winner.
We have shown you how to get Microsoft Office running in Linux through Wine, but if the one thing keeping you back from using Linux is a native Microsoft Office alternative you’re in luck. WPS Office is essentially a Linux port of the Kingsoft Office suite available for Windows, and is a darn impressive clone of MS Office."

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Pocket : 8 Reasons You Should Be Using Google Voice (If You’re American)

Pocket : 8 Reasons You Should Be Using Google Voice (If You’re American): "Google Voice has been out for years, but many people in the US still haven’t given it a try. Google Voice offers many features you can’t get elsewhere, and almost all of them are free.

There are ways to sign up for Google Voice outside of the US, but even if you manage to do so you’ll be left with a US number. That’s a bit awkward if you live outside the US."

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Ballmer's Biggest Hits and Misses at Microsoft - Slideshow from PCMag.com

Ballmer's Biggest Hits and Misses at Microsoft - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "For all the discussion about whether Tim Cook should be replaced as Apple's CEO, it was Microsoft that opted for a CEO shakeup today with the announcement that Steve Ballmer will step down as CEO within the next 12 months. He will remain in charge until a successor is selected, but Redmond is moving on without him."

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Pocket : Madden NFL 25 (for PlayStation 3)

Pocket : Madden NFL 25 (for PlayStation 3): "Madden NFL 25 breaks its numbering convention (this year should be Madden NFL 14) in order to embrace the franchise's rich, twenty-five year history. This is demonstrated by Barry Sanders gracing the cover of the PS3 and Xbox 360 version (Adrian Peterson is on the cover of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) as well as the more than 50 legendary players and coaches who can be used in Connected Franchise mode. The game, which is also available for Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Vita, includes legendary players and coaches such as the aforementioned Barry Sanders, Randall Cunningham, Mike Ditka, and even sentimental favorite William "Refrigerator" Perry."

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