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Why not? PNY announces USB drive with whistle

It could be possible that there is a scenario where you would have loved to be able to whistle on your USB stick, but we really wonder when. To make this rare event possible, the company PNY has announced its latest product going by the name of USB Flash Drive Whistle Attaché. While this is basically [...]

Team Group announces SATA II SSD

After yesterdays announcement of a SATA II SSD from Silicon Power, we have another SATA II SSD, this time from Team Group.  Their model, the SSD SATA II A1 features high-speed NAND Flash has built-in 128MB DDR Cache memory combined with S.M.A.R.T, ECC automatic error correction and supports the WIN7 TRIM command.
The drive uses a PHISON [...]

ReRAM memory: 100x faster than flash, uses less energy and space

A new type of memory, called ReRAM (resistive RAM) promises us faster transfer speeds, lower energy usage (a thousandth of flash memory claimed) and small chips. ReRAM is based on materials whose electrical resistance changes when a voltage is applied. And the memory keeps this change even when the power is turned off.
A team of [...]

Microsoft offers service to remove crapware, only $99

If you ever bought a brand new computer from a large manufacturer, then as a techie, you probably first removed all the trial, demo and shareware that was pre-installed. While this ‘free’ software might seem a service to many customers, there is also a large share of people that simply don’t like all the pre-installed [...]

RunCore unveils InVincible SSD with smoking self-destruct

RunCore has launched its InVincible SSD line, claiming to provide the highest data security with its two physically attached buttons, coloured green & red, giving the user a choice of whether to wipe or physically destroy the SSD.

Crucial releases LRDIMM server memory for Intel Xeon E5 Family

Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage upgrades, today announced the immediate availability of Crucial Load-Reduced DIMM (LRDIMM) server memory in support of the new Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family. The rise of data centre virtualisation, cloud computing, and transactional databases has put additional strain on enterprise servers, causing them to struggle to meet user demands. Crucial LRDIMM server memory supports higher memory densities than standard DDR3 RDIMMs, allowing the addition of more DIMMs per channel, and providing flexible, scalable memory that allows applications to perform more effectively. By reducing the electrical loads presented to the CPU, Crucial LRDIMMs deliver up to twice the installed memory capacity for Intel® Xeon processor E5 family-based servers, and increase memory bandwidth by up to 35 percent over standard DDR3 RDIMM modules, helping improve overall data centre performance and efficiency.

DVDFab offers solution to copy Blu-ray 3D to blank BD 25

We missed this one when it really came out, but DVDFab informed us that they have released a new version (8.1.8.1 Qt Beta) that is able to copy Blu-ray 3D discs to blank Blu-ray discs. Best of all, you are able to do this with the latest DVDFab version without losing the original 3D format [...]

TDK launches Series 7 line of mSATA SSDs with SLC NAND

TDK had launched its Series 7 line of mSATA SSDs with SLC NAND, making them ideal for use as a cache drive Intel’s Rapid Storage Technology SSD caching. This SSD new series 7 line features 128-bit AES encryption, an SATA2 mSATA interface and sequential read and write performance of up to 170MB/s and 70MB/s, respectively.

A new ISP in New Zealand offers access to geolocation blocked sites

A New Zealand ISP is pushing back against global restrictions and access to popular media sites. Is this the beginning of a new type of global access to media?

Lenovo unveils EET Tech for fast booting without an SSD

Lenovo will be launching its Enhanced Experience (EE3) Version 3 in April for its line of Think and Idea-branded PCs that promises to reduce Windows 7 start-up time to just 24 seconds without the use of an SSD, compared to 41 seconds with a typical HDD-based Windows 7 PC.
EE3 consists of two factors – RapidBoot [...]

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RunCore has launched its InVincible SSD line, claiming to provide the highest data security with its two physically attached buttons, coloured green & red, giving the user a choice of whether to wipe or physically destroy the SSD.

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