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Smartphones with quad-core chips and 4G LTE coming soon

Quad-core processors have not yet been combined with 4G LTE in smartphones, but that could change soon.

By Agam Shah | 24 May, 2012 19:23

Tags: smartphones, processors, nvidia, Fujitsu, consumer electronics, Components

Seagate to demo 12Gbps SAS SSD

Seagate said it will demonstrate a 12Gbps SAS solid-state drive (SSD) at the SCSI Trade Association Technology Showcase this week.

By Lucas Mearian | 08 May, 2012 06:27

Tags: storage, SSD, seagate, Drives

CMS ABSplus FDE hard drive review

The CMS ABSplus is an Automatic Backup System. It can be used as a normal external hard disk, but the encrypted area is software controlled instead of hardware.

By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 12:28

Tags: backup, data backup, encryption, security, storage

Group test: Encrypted external hard drive reviews

With the increasingly mobile nature of today's workforce, securing your data while on the road has become increasingly important. We've rounded up and tested some of the best encrypted external hard drives on the market, looking at both hardware- and software-encryption based devices.

By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 12:51

Tags: backup, data backup, encryption, secure storage, security, storage

CMS ABSplus with Data Guard hard drive review

Unlike the full disk encryption version, the CMS ABSplus with Data Guard gives you a 20MB partition with product information as soon as you attach the device.

By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 12:39

Tags: backup, data backup, encryption, security, storage

Eclypt Freedom 320GB review

The Eclypt Freedom uses a software-based encryption system of authentication as opposed to the earlier products in this review. Because it is software-based it has only a plain metal exterior. At one end of the device are two available USB ports, one mini and one standard. The mini USB is used for connection while the standard is for a two factor authentication module that wasn't tested here.

By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 12:21

Tags: encryption, secure storage, security, storage

Data Locker Enterprise review

The Data Locker Enterprise encrypted hard drive is very similar in appearance to the Data Locker DL3, but with enough feature differences to make worth consideration on its own. The device is available in 500 GB and 1 TB versions.

By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 12:14

Tags: encryption, secure storage, security, storage

iStorage diskGenie review

The iStorage diskGenie encrypted hard drive feels like a really good product. It's sturdy, it has a hard, black, rubber case and big, easy to press, manual buttons. The buttons are the only interface for this device, there is no screen to issue instructions or to indicate status, but when successfully connected to a computer, a single LED turns from red to green.

By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 11:51

Tags: security, storage

Data Locker DL3 encrypted hard drive review

Out of the box, Data Locker's DL3 encrypted external hard drive could be easily mistaken for a media player: its screen covers most of the front face. It's fairly light weight but the solid build gives it a feeling of quality and the brushed metal face-plates add a stylish look. The unit also ships with a rubber casing leaving only the front screen exposed.

By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 11:40

Tags: security, storage

China approves conditionally Seagate acquisition of Samsung HDD unit

China has approved Seagate Technology's proposed acquisition of Samsung Electronics' hard disk drive (HDD) business, but with conditions, including measures to minimize potential price increases after the deal, the country's Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

By Michael Kan | 13 December, 2011 19:05

Tags: business issues, Components, government, memory, mergers and acquisitions, Regulation, Samsung Electronics, seagate

Western Digital hard-disk drive takeover approved, with conditions

Western Digital will be allowed to take over Hitachi's hard-disk drive business, but only if it sells off a 3.5-inch hard-disk drive production plant.

By Jennifer Baker | 24 November, 2011 01:59

Tags: business issues, Components, government, hitachi, mergers and acquisitions, Regulation, western digital

LaCie CloudBox: Compact drive tightly integrates with Cloud storage

The minimum "best practice" backup arrangement for your vital data is to maintain three copies of the data: the original, a local backup, and a second backup offsite. With LaCie's CloudBox NAS device, you simply back up to the ethernet-connected unit, which then automatically backs up to LaCie's own online backup service. But easy as it is, CloudBox is also expensive, capacity-challenged, and slower than average.

By Jon L. Jacobi | 03 November, 2011 11:19

Tags: Drives, external hard drive, hard drives, hdd, LaCie, nas, network attached storage, network-attached storage, storage

Hard drive shortage expected to hurt consumers most

Flooding in Thailand is wreaking havoc on hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers.

By Lucas Mearian | 03 November, 2011 06:02

Tags: IDC, iSuppli, IT industry, storage, Storage Hardware, western digital

Western Digital extends suspension of operations in Thailand

Western Digital said its primary manufacturing facility in Thailand was flooded over the weekend, with its secondary site also at risk, raising the possibility of a global shortage of hard disk drives (HDD) in the current quarter.

By John Ribeiro | 18 October, 2011 15:29

Tags: Components, Drives, hdd, Nidec, seagate, storage, toshiba, western digital

Thailand floods may affect global electronics production

Severe floods in Thailand have disrupted production of electronics including hard disk drives and semiconductors, with a number of factories suspending operations.

By John Ribeiro | 13 October, 2011 18:17

Tags: Components, Drives, On Semiconductor, seagate, storage, western digital

Can you put an SSD and HDD in a laptop?

After reading The Best of Both Worlds: An SSD and a HDD, George McCluney asked if it's possible to combine both drives on a laptop.

By Lincoln Spector | 15 September, 2011 01:16

Tags: Drives, SSD, storage

OCZ releases its first hybrid drive, a 1.1TB rocket

OCZ Wednesday introduced its first hybrid drive, the RevoDrive Hybrid, which combines 100GB of NAND flash memory with a 1TB hard disk drive along with a high-speed PCI Express (PCIe) interface.

By Lucas Mearian | 01 September, 2011 04:05

Tags: 3M, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, storage, Storage Hardware

Intel acknowledges SSD 320 bug, working on firmware upgrade

Intel on Sunday acknowledged that a bug could cause its SSD 320 solid-state drives to fail, and said a firmware upgrade is on its way to address the problem.

By Agam Shah | 26 July, 2011 01:04

Tags: Drives, Intel, SSD, storage

External disk storage shipments increase 46% in Q1

Sales of external disk storage systems continue to boom with a fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue gains, according to market research firm IDC.

By Lucas Mearian | 04 June, 2011 03:19

Tags: EMC, IBM, IDC, netapp, network-attached storage, Networked Storage, storage, Storage Management, storage software

An old hard drive and OS in a new PC

Terry Marshall asked if he could move his old hard drive, unchanged, to his new home-built PC, boot his existing, "very stable" XP installation, and skip Windows 7 altogether.

By Lincoln Spector | 27 May, 2011 01:21

Tags: computers, Microsoft, operating systems, software, Windows, Windows 7, xp

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