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SanDisk debuts new SSD U100 and iSSD i100 for tablets and ultra-thin notebooks

, May 31st 2011 Discuss [3]

SanDisk makes a lot of flash-based storage gear from memory cards to SSDs that turn up in consumer systems and are used by OEMs for tablets and other devices. SanDisk has announced a pair of new SSDs at Computex 2011 called the SanDisk SSD series U100 and the SanDisk iSSD integrated storage device is a new capacity for the i100. The i100 is the world's smallest and fastest 128GB SATA III BGA-based SSD. It is aimed at the tablet and ultra-thin notebook market. Read The Full Story

IntelliGuard Systems adds flash storage to RAVENAlert

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

There have been some high profile and tragic shootings on college campuses and many schools are taking to technology to alert students when there are emergency issues. Some campuses are using a system called RAVENAlert from IntelliGuard Systems to warn people when emergencies arise. Read The Full Story

Gmail: Google finds missing emails eaten by bug

, Mar 1st 2011 Discuss [3]

We reported yesterday on a service interruption on Gmail. It turned out that due to a software bug, about 40,000 Gmail accounts were wiped clean, leaving inboxes empty. But thanks to Google will soon have all 40,000 Gmail accounts that were wiped out back in action. Google will soon restore the "misplaced" data (it was never really lost, thanks to Google's data storage redundancy). Read The Full Story

Buffalo adds new USB 3.0 DriveStation Duo and DriveStation Quad solutions

, Feb 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Buffalo has unveiled new USB 3.0 storage solutions that have multiple storage drives inside with RAID capability to protect your data from loss. The new devices include the DriveStation Duo and Quad. Both have speedy USB 3.0 connectivity to make backing up lots of data faster. The devices are plug-and play and come pre-formatted and ready to use out of the box. Read The Full Story

Synology DiskStation DS411slim NAS: up to 4TB in palm-sized box

, Jan 25th 2011 Discuss [2]

We're big fans of Synology's DiskStation NAS drives and the flexible DSM software they run, so we've high hopes for the company's newest small form-factor model. The Synology DiskStation DS411slim hides up to four 2.5-inch drives in a 120 x 105 x 142 mm chassis for up to 3TB of redundant storage; it's also got a small power footprint, sucking down under 17W under load or 9.6W in hibernation mode. Read The Full Story

Hitachi unveils new CinemaStar HDDs for AV use

, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [1]

Hitachi has unveiled a new HDD that is specifically aimed at the AV market. The new HDDs include a 2.5-inch units and new 3.5-inch units that are all aimed at DVRs, video surveillance and other uses for digital video recording. The 3.5-inch HDDs are the CinemaStar 5K2000 family. Read The Full Story

Bacteria used to store data by Chinese researchers

, Dec 22nd 2010 Discuss [3]

Computer viruses are a bad thing, but bacteria in your computer could be a good thing in the future. Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have demonstrated the ability to store data that is encrypted using bacteria. The team used a colony of E.coli for the demonstration. Read The Full Story

Hitachi outs new 7mm thick 500GB single disk HDD

, Dec 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

One of the things that will allow us to get more storage capacity inside our small and thin ultraportable devices and netbooks is thinner hard drives. Hitachi has announced a new HDD that is a typical 2.5-inch notebook form factor that is crazy thin at only 7mm thick. Read The Full Story

Pioneer BDR-206MBK BDXL burner is $199 world’s first

, Dec 15th 2010 Discuss [2]

By now it's common knowledge that printer hardware is merely the gateway to the addictive - and expensive - drug that is printer ink; could the same be happening with optical media? Pioneer has launched the first BDXL drive, the Pioneer BDR-206MBK, capable of burning up to 128GB Blu-ray discs, and while it's $199 itself, a single 100GB disc is around half that amount alone. Read The Full Story

LG Optimus 7 uses NAND flash for storage

, Nov 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

If Windows Phone 7 has caught your attention, you are probably aware that several of the devices on the market use microSD cards for storage, though those cards are tucked away deep inside the devices where the user can’t get to it. The downside to using the microSD card rather than traditional NAND flash is that the performance suffers. Read The Full Story

SiliconPower unveils speedy E20 SSD

, Nov 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

SiliconPower has all manner of storage devices in its lineup of offerings. The company has added a new and fast new SSD to its offerings today called the E20. The SSD has some cool features like DDR2 DRAM cache memory implementation that claims to eliminate lag and help enhance read and write performance. Read The Full Story

Active Media Products unveils new SabetTooth Z4 PATA ZIF SSD

, Nov 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Active Media Products has unveiled a new SSD for small devices that use a ZIF PATA interface. The new SSD is a 1.8-inch PATA ZIF SSD that offers up to 128GB of storage. If you are racking your brain trying to figure out where this thing might be used, it will fit nicely into the first generation MacBook Air notebook. Read The Full Story
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