Seagate Replica drive provides Time Machine feature on Windows
Seagate has announced the launch of their new series of drives for PCs.
Seagate Replica does what the name suggests; make a replication of your computer’s drive.
It takes backup of the computer’s primary disc including the operating system and all the data.
Two versions are available: [...]
General Electric develops a 500 GB media Disc
General Electric has announced that they have managed to develop a media disc that is capable of storing 500GB of data.
This is equivalent to storing data worth around 100 regular DVD discs.
The company said that the disc was developed using a technology named “micro-holographic storage”.
This [...]
Blu-ray disc sales are up in the US market
Adams Media Research has reported that about 9 million Blu-ray discs were sold in the US market in the first three months of the year.
This number is almost double compared to sale of 4.8 million units sold in the first quarter of last year.
Analysts say that the [...]
Data Encryption now available on laptops with solid state drives
Both Dell and Samsung have announced that they are now going to offer data encryption solutions on laptops shipping with solid state drives.
Samsung would be bundling software from Wave Systems’ Embassy management software with their laptops.
Dell would be offering similar solutions on their Latitude line [...]
LaCie launches new Rugged XL hard drives
LaCie has announced the launch of their latest hard drive model.
LaCie Rugged XL now has a capacity of 1TB.
This new hard drive features the same design as the previous models.
Rugged XL comes with an aluminum case covered by a bright orange sleeve. These also include an internal [...]
Apple has placed a massive order for NAND flash chips
DigiTimes has reported that Apple has placed a mega order for 8Gb NAND flash chips which is to be delivered later this year.
Samsung is likely to provide bulk of this order as usual.
The order is said to be for around 100 million units of [...]
Western Digital acquires SiliconSystems for solid state drive technology
Western Digital has announced that they are acquiring solid-state drive maker SiliconSystems for $65 million.
This deal would help Western Digital expand their product offerings.
SiliconSystems was established in 2002 and they specialize in manufacturing SSD products for communications, industrial, embedded systems, medical, military, and aerospace applications.
Western Digital [...]
Western Digital launches a 2TB external hard drive
Storage solutions provider Western Digital has announced the launch of their latest product.
Western Digital is now offering a 2TB My Book external hard drive.
The company claimed that this is the first product in the market with so much capacity in a single drive system.
WD [...]
Transcend launches 192GB high-speed Solid State Drive in India
Transcend has announced the launch of their 192GB high-speed Solid State Drive in the Indian market.
The company said that the drive is more capable of handling mechanical failure resulting from vibration, shock, or heat considering it has no moving parts.
This drive is on sale in [...]
Seagate Technology showcases Serial ATA 6-Gbps storage interface
World’s leading storage solutions provider Seagate has showcased what they claim is the first public demonstration of the Serial ATA 6-Gbps storage interface.
This new technology is twice as fast as the current fastest standard.
Seagate worked with microprocessor company Advanced Micro Devices to develop this new solution. [...]
