Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) has a new lineup of Hitachi Touro Pro desktop and mobile external hard drives. With two levels of protection — local backup and cloud storage — the Touro Pro line is an all-in-one solution. Using Hitachi’s personal intelligent storage solutions, users can access and share files from any web browser, tablet or smartphone — even from an iPhone or iPad with specially created apps. The cloud service stores all content in its natural format, so files are easy to view, download and share from any web browser, anywhere. Users can even share their online content with others by sending a web link. Every consumer purchasing a Touro Pro external backup drive receives 3GB of online storage for free and for more online storage there is an option to upgrade to a quarter of a terabyte (250GB) for only $49 per year, which includes multiple computer protection.
 

It's a blast from the past and not to be missed. The world's biggest free Pac-Man game is munching along at http://worldsbiggestpacman.com. There are thousands of mazes available. When you finish one maze just exit into the next and play on. Players can move around from level to level using a global navigator, and can choose to begin a new game at any location. When Arab News went to press, nearly half a billion dots had been gobbled, five million ghosts had been eaten and nearly 20,000 mazes created. Anyone can play without registering, but to create a maze requires login through Facebook connect. The game is a promotion for Namco-Bandai, Pac-Man's publisher and was designed by Soap Creative as an HTML5 project for Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9.
 

Blu-ray has won the home movie wars but when it comes to a method of physically sharing data, nothing is more economical than DVD. Samsung has just released the SH-222AB internal DVD writer with fast Lead-In that considerably reduces disc recognition time during start-up. Users get ultra quick load times, dramatically reducing the wait time from disc insert to usage in the Optical Disc Drive (ODD). This is a real plus when creating several DVDs to hand out to clients. The SH-222AB internal DVD writer offers a SATA interface for easy connectivity and a variety of speeds across different data media types including: 48X CD-ROM reading, 40X CD-RW reading, 22X DVD±R recording, 12X DVD-RAM recording, 16X DVD+R Dual Layer recording, 8X DVD+RW recording and 6X DVD-RW recording. The SH-222AB retails for just $29.
 

BlizzCon, the celebration of the global player communities surrounding the Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo universes will be held Oct. 21-22, 2011. If you can't be there in person, the next best thing is to attend virtually. Watch BlizzCon 2011 at home by purchasing a $40 ticket providing entrée to a multi-channel Internet stream. The Virtual Ticket grants access to comprehensive live HD coverage from the show floor on each day of the convention, including exclusive interviews, demos and more. There will also be limited streaming coverage of the opening ceremony and eSports tournaments available online for free. Get all the details through http://eu.blizzard.com/blizzcon/en/
 

Discovering cities and their surroundings in the most realistic way possible is becoming the next frontier of online mapping services. Now, photorealistic 3D cities from C3 Technologies are available on Ovi Maps, Nokia’s free mapping and location service. The first release includes 20 major cities, as well as 3D street views for some European cities. Many of the cities are popular vacation destinations. More cities will be added regularly. The initial city list includes: Barcelona, Boston, Chicago, Copenhagen, Florence, Helsinki, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Milan, New York, Oslo, Prague, San Francisco, Stockholm, Toronto, Venice and Vienna.