Seagate launches 4TB hard disk engineered for video content

Seagate has announced what it claims is the "industry's first" 4TB video hard disk drive, that is, a 3.5in HDD that is engineered specifically for use in video applications such as digital video recorders (DVRs), set-top boxes (STBs) and surveillance systems. "Purpose-built for video solutions, the Video 3.5 HDD can store up to 480 hours of HD content making it the ...

Risky behaviour starts young on web survey

SYDNEY: Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know. The report "Tweens, Teens and Technology" by online security company McAfee found that children in the tweens age category of eight to 12 were adopting technology faster ...

Insanely durable smartphone ... from Caterpillar

Watch out Apple and Samsung? Caterpillar launched a drop-proof, water-proof, dust-proof smartphone Monday that you actually wouldn't be embarrassed to carry around with ...

Move over Mr. Mayor cities are getting chief innovation officers

Coming to a City Hall near you. Maybe. FORTUNE -- City governments aren't exactly known for innovation. "Get in line," "fill out this form" and "you need a permit" are the bureaucracy's invariable responses to virtually any question. Municipal technology is also often mired in the past: paper files, outdated computer systems and an aversion to sharing data ...

Scientists develop printable graphene ink

of researchers at Northwestern Engineering has come up with a new way of producing graphene, which could eventually lead to printable graphene ink. One of the methods used to produce graphene involves exfoliating graphite through oxidation or the use of various solvents. However, the techniques tend to interfere with the conductive properties of graphene, greatly diminishing its potential. The ...