[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Lenovo has selected SanDisk to provide the solid state drive (SSD) caching technology for the new Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 and E530 laptop computers. The SanDisk U100 mSATA SSD is used in Lenovo’s ThinkPad Edge E430 and E530 along with Condusiv Technologies…
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Fujitsu Uses SanDisk For Lifebook Lineup
June 6, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Fujitsu has selected the SanDisk iSSD integrated storage device for use in the new Fujitsu Lifebook lineup of Ultrabook computers. SanDisk iSSD technology is combined with Condusiv Technologies ExpressCache software in the new computers. Upload: 12-30-12
Funding Platform Indiegogo Raises $15M
June 6, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Funding platform Indiegogo has raised a $9 million Series A round of financing from Insight Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures. The funding will help the startup to step up on its offerings, and hire more people, says Slava…
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Quick Look Into LinkedIn’s Password Breach
June 6, 2012
[By Sudarshana Banerjee] Reports surfaced in the European press of a packet of some 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords being up for grabs in a Russian hacker website. LinkedIn has now confirmed that indeed some of its member passwords have been…
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Broadcom Launches SoC Devices With 5G WiFi
June 6, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Broadcom has launched System on a Chip (SoC) devices with 5G WiFi with high-bandwidth Gigabit connectivity for the home and SMB network. The new Broadcom SoCs combine a high performance processor, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch, GbE physical layer transceivers…
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Clarizen Secures $12 Million Series E Growth Financing
June 6, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Clarizen, a project management and social collaboration software company, has completed a $12 million Series E financing round led by Vintage Partners. Existing Clarizen shareholders Benchmark Capital, Carmel Ventures, DAG Ventures and Opus Capital also participated. The funding…
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Amazon Publishing Acquires Avalon Books
June 5, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Amazon Publishing has acquired the publication rights from Avalon Books to over 3,000 backlist titles predominantly in the Romance, Mystery and Western categories. Avalon books will be published under the West Coast imprints of Amazon Publishing, including Montlake Romance and Thomas & Mercer. These books…
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Samsung Launches Cloud-Based Gaming
June 5, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Samsung has launched a cloud-based gaming service called “Samsung Cloud Gaming.” Samsung Cloud Gaming, developed in partnership with Gaikai, a cloud-based video game platform provider, will stream a mix of family-friendly and AAA video games directly to owners…
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MapMyFITNESS Secures $9M Series B Funding
June 5, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] MapMyFITNESS has raised $9 million in Series B funding led by Austin Ventures and Milestone Venture Partners. Business partners Competitor Group and The Running Specialty Group also participated in the funding round. MapMyFITNESS is an online and mobile platform…
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Smarterer Raises $1.75M
June 5, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Smarterer has completed a Series A funding round, raising $1.75 Million. True Ventures led the round, which also included an investment from Google Ventures, and other angel investors. Tony Conrad from True Ventures will be joining Smarterer’s board of…
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