Buffalo America has quitted flash memory business altogether after an infringement lawsuit filed against the company by Sandisk, but that didn't stop the Japanese division from rolling out exciting new flash memory gadgets. Here's Buffalo SHD-PEHU3 - the latest SuperSpeed USB SSD in almost the same glossy black plastic case as its hard drive sibling. Unlike the HDD version, the Buffalo USB 3.0 SSD is built to rake in money and to impress early adopters in mind. Nearly all models carry a jaw-dropping price tag, from $281 for 64GB to $476 for 128GB and $1075 for 256GB. Click here to Read the full article.

The e-reader market has experienced quick growth over the past couple of years, but even today, only a couple of standouts are well-known. Amazon's Kindle is easily the most well-recognized e-reader out there, with most every other one riding shotgun at best. But what the influx of lower-end, lesser-known e-readers has done is drive down prices overall, and for those who don't really care about branding or access to Amazon's specific e-book store, that's great news.

 

 

Also, the impending boom in Tablet PCs has left the e-reader market in an interesting position. E-readers still hold the lead in terms of readability and battery life, but overall functionality goes to the Tablet. It's clear that e-readers are becoming more and more a niche device, and while you may not be concerned about them at $200+, the introduction of the "bargain" e-reader may make you think twice. Read the full Article.

It's a tough world out there for anyone attempting to compete with HTC, Apple, Samsung and LG in the smartphone sector. Even for Nokia, who has held the overall lead from a worldwide perspective for years now. Overseas, Nokia phones are everywhere, but they're becoming less and less common to see in America with other smartphones grabbing the bulk of the mind and market share.

Recently, Nokia released the company's latest quarterly results, and most of the news wasn't exactly rosy. The outfit cut their profit outlet for the key phone unit, and it also lowered some phone prices in a bid to remain competitive in a space that is quickly putting Nokia behind it. Many analysts have even said that the  has put Nokia in a position where it could never really compete at the high-end smartphone level, leaving just the mid- and low-range sectors to compete in.

Another blow for Nokia is the delay of the next generation of their Symbian software, Symbian^3. Previously, Nokia stated that it would be ready for smartphones by Q2 of this year, but now, it won't be ready until Q3. That's after the next generation iPhone will purportedly launch, leaving Nokia in yet another awful position. Too little, too late? Or maybe it's time for Nokia to throw in the smartphone towel and simply focus on their bread-and-better, the low-end candybar, overseas.

While Apple may tinker with the final packaging and design of the final phone, it's clear that the features in this lost-and-found next-generation iPhone are drastically new and drastically different from what came before. Here's the detailed list of our findings:

• Front-facing video chat camera
• Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
• Camera flash
• Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
• Improved display. It's unclear if it's the 960x640 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the "Connect to iTunes" screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
• What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
• Split buttons for volume
• Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic

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