Sony proudly showed off its PlayStation 4 hardware for the first time at E3, and now we’re getting a peek at what developers are working with this generation thanks to the FCC. A DUH-D1000AA Development Kit for PS4 prototype is listed in these documents, thanks to its support for Bluetooth and 802.11 b/g/n WiFi. As one would expect, the diagrams show it eschews the sleekness of the consumer model for extra cooling, a shape made for rack mounts plus extra indicator lights and ports (USB and Ethernet.) Also of note is a “max clock speed” listing of 2.75GHz, and although we don’t know what the game system will normally run it’s interesting to hear what that 8-core AMD Jaguar silicon may be capable of, all while maintaining a temperature between 5 and 35 degrees celsius. Hit the link below to check out the documents for yourself, after this and the system’s controller all we’re left waiting for is Mark Cerny’s baby . Filed under: Gaming , HD , Sony Comments Source: FCC

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Sony PS4 dev kit FCC filing shows off extra ports, 2.75GHz max clock speed

SD cards are a dime a dozen, so any new entrants need a pretty juicy hook to get our ears pricked. Toshiba’s Exceria Pro cards mightn’t have any wireless or special transfer features, but they do claim to take the “world’s fastest” title for one basic spec: write speeds. Intended for top-level cameras, the Pro SDHC cards will come in 16GB and 32GB configurations and tout the UHS-II high-speed standard for achieving write speeds of 240MB per second. Launching alongside the Pro options will be a couple of Exceria SDXC cards with capacities of 32GB or 64GB. Also UHS-II compliant, these have maximum write speeds of 120MB per second; data read speeds of all Exceria cards top out at 260MB per second. They’ll be available in “major markets worldwide, ” but will arrive in Japan first, with the Pro cards launching in October before the regular Exceria models in November. Pricing info isn’t available right now, but we imagine they’ll be a little more expensive than the standard cards tucked away in your point-and-shoot. Filed under: Cameras , Storage Comments Source: Toshiba

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Toshiba’s Exceria Pro SDHC cards claim ‘world’s fastest’ write speeds of 240MB per second

If you’re itching to shed that old, embarrassing Yahoo username in favor of something a little more age appropriate, we’ve got good news. Mayer and Co. have just opened up a wish list to request inactive usernames. Plug in your five moniker requests (in order of preference) by August 7th, and if you’re first in line for an account that hasn’t been used in over a year, it’ll be yours by the middle of the month. Once the search giant sends a message to your inbox, simply click the included link within 48 hours and the re-purposed account will be yours. After the initial period, folks will be able to add usernames to a watch list, and will be alerted when they become available. Worried that password recovery messages sent from other services to reused addresses could be a security issue? Yahoo is too. The firm’s leaning on an email header dubbed “Require-Recipient-Valid-Since” that will only allow missives to be delivered if the recipient has confirmed that email with the sender after the date of the account transfer. While Facebook’s already onboard with the solution, other parties will need to bake it into their existing systems. Click the second source link to toss your hat in the ring for the perfect email address. Comments Source: Yahoo (1) , (2)

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Yahoo launches wish list for requesting inactive usernames