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Synology DiskStation DS112+

NAS specialist Synology has added yet another model to its wide range of business storage appliances. The DiskStation DS112+ is an updated version of the existing DS112, an entry-level single-bay enclosure based on the new consumer DS112j model, which it closely resembles in appearance.

June 15, 2012 by First Take

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Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB

The SSD business is becoming ever more competitive: even in the niche high-capacity end of the market, drives are coming in under the magical £1 per gigabyte level as manufacturers try to cut costs to make their products more appealing. The latest high-capacity drive to hit the shelves is Kingston's 480GB HyperX 3K.

June 14, 2012 by First Take

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Photosynth for Windows Phone

Never mind a photograph; now you can (finally) capture a 360-degree panorama on Windows Phone with Microsoft Photosynth.Is Windows Phone behind or is Microsoft beta-testing apps on other platforms first?

June 6, 2012 by First Take

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First Take: LoopUp

Ring2 was a conference call tool for mobile devices. It's recently changed its name to LoopUp, and added support for remote meetings as well as conference calls.

June 5, 2012 by First Take

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D-Link DWS-3160 Layer 2+ unified switch

Unified edge switches, like D-Link's new DWS-3160 model, allow management of both wired and wireless clients from the same device. So instead of requiring a separate central WLAN controller to manage the wireless APs in an office, plus a separate switch to handle wired LAN traffic, a unified switch architecture allows the switch itself to fulfil either or both roles.

May 31, 2012 by First Take

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance

Samsung's Galaxy S III may be attracting a huge amount of attention at present with its pop-up shops and massive pre-orders, but it's not the only new handset in Samsung's range that's worth a look.The Galaxy S Advance may boast fewer cutting-edge specifications, but it's also a less expensive phone, and has plenty to recommend it.

May 28, 2012 by First Take

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Next-generation 802.11ac routers

A recent flurry of announcements from networking equipment vendors — including Belkin, Buffalo and Netgear — heralds the imminent arrival of the next generation of Wi-Fi products to the UK market. Incorporating many of the design features of 802.

May 21, 2012 by First Take

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HTC One V

HTC's One range of handsets comprises three models. There's the flagship HTC One X with its quad-core processor and vast 4.

May 16, 2012 by First Take

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