Tag archive: storage

Storage developer Seagate has added a new monster to its desktop hard drive offerings: a new edition of its GoFlex Desk external hard drive with a whopping 4 TB capacity. Seagate claims the 4 TB of storage is the highest in the industry, but the drive isn't a behemoth: it actually sports a small desktop footprint and a new industrial design Seagate plans to migrate across its entire GoFlex Desk line in the coming weeks. The drive sports a… Read More

It's doubtless that one day flash storage, like SSDs, will replace hard disks for data centers and enterprise storage. SSDs are generally faster, more reliable and use less power than hard disks. As usual in the tech world, the question is who's going to make the first leap, and when's it going to happen? There have already been a bunch of start-ups looking to cash in with all-flash storage solutions, but one in particular… Read More

Apple’s storage-based service, iCloud, took another step toward its full release when the iCloud web interface was opened up for developers at iCloud.com on Monday. According to 9to5Mac, the beta site incorporates new web apps for, among others, Mail, Calendar and Contacts. The inclusion of a new iWork app suggests users will also be able access their iWork documents stored in the cloud. Find My iPhone is another included web app.  An additional… Read More

Last week Intel and Micron announced they had started sampling flash storage using a new 20nm process, meaning the solid-state memory takes up less space and uses less power—both critical for mobile devices. Now, memory and storage developer SanDisk—in collaboration with Toshiba—says they've gone one better: they're making flash memory using a 19nm process, which the company is touting as the most advanced memory… Read More

In the age of flash-based storage and solid-state drives, storage developer Seagate is continuing to make the case that there's a lot of life left in traditional hard drive storage: the company has just announced the GoFlex Slim, which it claims is the world's thinnest external drive with a total thickness of just 9mm. But inside that tiny case, the drive also packs some punch: it spins at 7200 rpm, offers 320 GB of storage, and… Read More

Hard drive giant Western Digital announced Monday its newly-approved acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST) for the equivalent of $4.3 billion, reports Engadget. The deal, says Western Digital in a press release, “will result in a customer-focused storage company, with significant operating scale, strong global talent and the industry's broadest product lineup backed by a rich technology portfolio.” Under the… Read More

If you are one of the .02 percent of Gmail users that logged into your email account on Sunday and found that all of your mail was missing, Google says it's “very sorry” and will have the problem fixed as soon as possible. In a blog post, Ben Treynor, Google's vice president of engineering and site reliability 'czar' apologized to users affected by a bug that crept up when Google updated its storage software.… Read More

Dolly Drive will be featured as part of MacWorld's Indie Spotlight. The event takes place January 27-29th. Dolly Drive works with Time Machine to locally duplicate, store online and restart access to your digital world through online storage. Dolly lets MacBook laptop users back-up and recover their data through Time Machine anywhere they travel. Mac desktop users can either skip buying an external hard drive or use both for a hybrid… Read More

Movies, music, photos and books are becoming digital. The benefits of this are huge. We couldn't imagine holding a thousand albums in our hands 20 years ago. But with that convenience also comes a cost. Many of our collections are becoming too unweildy to carry around with us. What good are pictures and movies if you can only watch them on your desktop computer? Thankfully, a number of companies are working on ways to fix this problem.… Read More

Last month, storage manufacturer Seagate revealed it was talking with unnamed parties about potentially taking the company off the stock market and going private as a way to pump money to shareholders, who would each get a portion of any purchase price. Now, the company says it has ended those talks, and will be launching an additional $2 billion buyback of its own stock to increase the stock's value to shareholders. “Management… Read More

Storage and disk drive manufacturer Seagate has revealed that it's in discussions with an unnamed party about taking the company private, which would mean de-listing the company from the stock market and converting to a privately-held entity. Seagate hasn't named its suitor, but says it has hired Morgan Stanley and Perella Weinberg Partners to provide financial advice, as well as retained legal counsel. Seagate says there is no… Read More

Researchers in Japan have found a new material for optical storage that is easy to manufacture, safe to use, and it could increase disk capacity by over 1,000 times over single-layer Blu-ray discs. To put it in perspective, a standard blank DVD can hold 4.7GB, while a dual-layer disk that most Hollywood movies use can hold twice that. An average Blu-ray single-layer disc can hold 25GB, while dual-layer discs can store 50GB. The Blu-ray Disk… Read More

Winning looks, speed and value make LaCie’s Rikiki the killer portable hard drive to beat. Although the corners can get a little bit stabby and the cord favors portability over convenience, both are small complaints for an otherwise stellar portable storage solution. For more information, read Digital Trends' LaCie Rikiki Review. Buy from Amazon: LaCie Rikiki USB 2.0 640 GB Portable Hard Drive 301911

Soon, users at home may have a safer alternative to storing their backup data on magnetic hard drives. The Blu-ray Disc Association  has released a press statement highlighting new format enhancements of the Blu-ray technology, including discs that store up to 128GB. Within the next few months, two new media specifications will hit the market: BDXL (High Capacity Recordable and Rewritable Discs) and IH-BD (Intra-Hybrid discs). The BDXL… Read More

Archiving information presents a rather unique problem in the digital age. Sure, everyday consumers not have the capability to store terabytes of information, photos, home movies, and much more in the comfort of their homes—but how do you save that data for posterity? If you're thinking “burn it to DVD,” you might be out of luck: the National Archives and the Library of Congress say folks should expect home-burned DVDs to… Read More