Hitachi releases 8 and 4 Terabyte Hard Drives with Thunderbolt ports

We're finally seeing the first of the long awaited Thunderbolt-capable external drives. Hitachi's 8 and 4 Terabyte G Drives are designed with the vaunted Thunderbolt ports that allow  bidirectional data transfer rates of 10 Gbps, which is roughly twice the speed of USB 3.0 and 12 times faster than FireWire 800. With the MacBook Air and Mac Minis now rocking Thunderbolt ports, even consumer-level users can take advantage of the high speed througput now available. No news on price or availability yet but these should be coming soon. Video editors rejoice!

SourceCode Dev: Google + in Perspective, an interview with Wendy Rozeluk

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Google Plus has become a phenomenon as a unique social network. We talk to Wendy Bairos Rozeluk from Google’s Communications and Public Affairs department to get more information of G+, its users as well as some future features worth looking forward to. Hit jump to read the full interview.

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Kobo eReaders get European Presence

Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 4.7 million users worldwide, has announced that European online retailer redcoon (www.redcoon.de) will sell the company’s Kobo eReader Touch Edition beginning Oct. 1.  Priced at 149 €, the innovative Kobo eReader Touch Edition comes with a rich feature set, including Kobo’s industry-leading Reading Life social eReading experience, providing fun, awards and sharing through Facebook and Twitter. Kobo offers more than 80,000 German language titles and a total of 2.5 million eBooks, delivering the largest eBook store and localized selection to the German eReading community.  

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Review: Bracketron Back-iT Portable iPad Case

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Bracketron's Back-iT Portable iPad Case is a lightweight snap on case that protects the iPad 2's aluminum case while perfectly matching the colour and the texture of Apple's SmartCover which makes it a worthwhile accessory for iPad users.

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