Ethan Bauley / Data Central:
HP research shows mainstream media drive Twitter ‘trends’ to a surprising degree — Who gets to determine the big topics of conversation on social media? And how do they do it? Looking to find out, HP researchers recently examined how popular subjects get to be listed among the top ‘trending’ topics on Twitter.
Some laptops, for instance from Dell, and some PDAs, and some flash drives (such as SanDisk Profile) have a built in fingerprint recognition for security. Can this be hacked? Could a motivated civilian computer geek do it? or would it take heavy-duty resources like FBI or NSA to do so? I keep mildly sensitive files on my flash drive and want to keep these safe if I lose the flash drive. I am computer-challenged and know zilch about security. Any thoughts?
Sean Hollister / Engadget:
Infinitec Infinite USB Memory Drive review — The idea behind Infinitec’s Infinite USB Memory Drive is actually quite straightforward, but we’ve found that when we tell friends and acquaintances about the unit, it often boggles their minds. So, we’ll try to keep it real simple …
Rachel King / The Toybox Blog:
Western Digital TV Live Hub media center sports 1TB hard drive — Western Digital has rolled out its new TV Live Hub media center, a full HD 1080p media player that sports a massive 1TB networked hard drive. — The TV Live Hub is quite the compact home entertainment center.