If CES 2013 ratified the cell phone as the preferred control point of the personal network, then it also demonstrated how the device pantheon is expanding.

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Kingston has updated their Wi-Drive MobileLite product to include memory card slots for expanding the storage capacity of the device up to 32 GB.

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This patent portfolio is derived from over a decade of research, development, and testing, and covers methods for increasing spectrum utilization (network capacity), expanding coverage, improving uplink transmission speeds at the cell edge, and improving device battery life.

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D-Link is expanding its Cloud lineup today, announcing two new routers and a two-bay NAS device.

ENGADGET: D-Link expands Cloud lineup with two new routers and NAS drive

The device has been such a success, in fact, that the company is expanding the x2 series to make room for two follow-on products: the Split x2 (a Windows 8 hybrid) and the SlateBook x2 (an Android tablet).

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