Inventors and innovators across a broad spectrum of industries have been invited to enter the Inventor's Garage competition ahead of next month’s Innovation Summit. FULL STORY >

SanDisk’s Extreme USB 3.0 flash drive costs a pretty penny but offers Usain Bolt like transfer speeds, data encryption and password protection for your money. FULL STORY >

IDC reports that the external storage market has stagnated within Middle East and Africa. FULL STORY >

TechSmart interviews Richard Rutledge, senior VP and GM of WD's Datacenter Storage business unit about the rise of SSD and cloud-based storage. FULL STORY >

Flickr has received a substantial makeover as well as an increased free storage capacity to a generous 1 TB. FULL STORY >

Google has made the common sense decision of consolidating its storage offerings, meaning users will be able to allocate their 15 GB free storage as they see fit. FULL STORY >

Microsoft surpasses two milestone for its products, namely the 100 million licenses sold mark with Windows 8 and 250 million user mark for SkyDrive. FULL STORY >

A new mobile messaging platform launches for iOS mobile devices, offering texting, multimedia sharing services, email and cloud storage. FULL STORY >

Storage manufacturer WD is raising awareness this month about the importance of regular backups of valuable data. FULL STORY >

If you travel a lot, the Everki EKP127 Versa Premium notebook backpack is about to become as valuable as your frequent flyer miles. FULL STORY >

SanDisk's Extreme Pro 8 GB SD HC makes a solid case for opting for a high performance card in your compact and DSLR camera. FULL STORY >

HP has announced several new products and services, which are intended to enable small and medium businesses to simplify their IT infrastructure. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: rAge gets going, WoW sells 2.7 million Pandas, while Medal of Honor Warfighter Beta kicks off today. FULL STORY >

rAge (really Awesome game expo) has once again commandeered the Northgate Dome for the weekend, and we find it is well worth at least one visit. FULL STORY >

The Angry Birds franchise, which will be featured at rAge, will be dedicated to helping their real bird and animal counterparts. FULL STORY >