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If you need a powerful, expandable network storage device with more features than usual, Synology'sDiskStation 1513+ has an impressive specification. Five bays mean you can use RAID 6, so you won't be offline if one drive fails - and you won't lose data if a second drive fails while you're rebuilding the array (or you can stick to RAID 5 or RAID 1+0 if you don't want to sacrifice the extra disk space, or Synology's own HybridRAID for unmatched drive sizes; the choice is yours). With six USB ports (two of them USB 3), two eSATA ports and four gigabit Ethernet ports, you can connect a lot of external storage, including daisy-chaining two DX513 units for a total 60TB of storage If you need fast file access, you can combine two ports for more bandwidth or use them for failover connections if you need to make sure your storage is always available. There are even twin fans (in case one fails) and a Kensington lock so you can secure the DiskStation physically. You can...

Google's entered the streaming world with a bang back at its I/O conference in May 2013. Google Play Music All Access was launched as a music streaming service with a difference. The name might be a mouthful, but All Access offers a few extra features than you'd normally see in a search-and-stream service. It aims to marry the wealth of music you already have downloaded, with a world of on-demand, streamable music, creating a single product that can serve up tunes in any manner you fancy. With Napster, Deezer, Pandora and of course Spotify as direct competitors, Google Play Music All Access has its work cut out. Google has even matched its competitors for price and the service costs £9.99/$9.99 per month. But how does it stack up? Let's get playing. Google Play Music All Access review The catalogue Google hasn't released the official figure for the amount of tracks on Google Play Music All Access, which may lead the cynical among you to presume that it's lagging be...

The third of 14 winners in our extra-long photo contest We're heading into our first weekend of the two week long Holiday Photo Contest, and it's time to announce the third of 14 winners. We're picking one submission each day that fits the prompt of "holidays," as you would expect, and posting their winning photo on the site for all to see. Hit the break to see today's winner, and be sure to get your entry into the contest thread in the forums if you haven't yet participated. Good luck! Enter the holiday photo contest? read more        

The second of 14 winners in our extra-long photo contest Two down, 12 more to go. Our Holiday Photo Contest where we give away Android mini collectibles every day is moving along, and we've picked another winner. We're picking one submission each day that fits the prompt of "holidays," naturally, and posting their winning photo on the site for all to see. Hit the break to see today's winner, and be sure to get your entry into the contest thread in the forums if you haven't yet participated. Good luck! Enter the holiday photo contest? read more