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CD Projekt says the truth is, DRM doesn't work (2)

In an interview between Forbes and CD Projekt CEO Marcin Iwinski, Iwinski said the truth is that DRM simply does not work. He said the main problem is that the copy protection is cracked within hours of the release of every game, not to mention the money and development wasted to implement it. Those with pirated versions also have a clean and more functional game!

• 21 May 12 22:48 by Seán Piracy

Diablo 3 game fans hit with always-online DRM grief (4)

it appears that Blizzard underestimated the server capacity required to handle all the gamers, thus resulting in Battle.net servers being overloaded and taken offline at launch. As Diablo III requires the user to be logged in with an uninterrupted internet connection to play, most players were greeted with an "Error 37" on the day of launch, unable to play the game.

• 18 May 12 20:04 by Seán Software

OCZ releases 7mm low-profile line-up of its Vertex 3 (3)

OCZ is getting ready to launch its Vertex 3 LP series, which is a 7mm low profile version of its Vertex 3. This series is designed to fit in Ultrabooks and Tablets that have a 7mm bay height limition and will come in a capacity choice of 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB.

• 18 May 12 18:32 by Seán Solid State (ssd)

RunCore unveils InVincible SSD with smoking self-destruct (3)

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.

• 17 May 12 15:20 by Seán Solid State (ssd),Uncategorized

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.

• 17 May 12 10:02 by Vroom General computer hardware

Hitachi unveils 2.5" 7mm & 9.5mm CinemaStar HDDs for AV (1)

Hitachi has announced its new family of CinemaStar 2.5" hard disks for set-top boxes such as DVRs, Satellite/Cable PVRs, including traditional and ultra-slim models. The family includes 7mm models for ultra-slim boxes and high capacity 9.5mm models, all featuring quiet acoustics and optimised for 24/7 recording, such as in a CCTV DVR.

• 16 May 12 23:41 by Seán Hard Disk Drives

Hybrid HDD Ultrabooks to attack pure-SSD Ultrabook market (3)

According to researchers at TrendFocus, a 128GB SSD still accounts for roughly 25% of the BOM (build of materials) cost of an Ultrabook. With the development of thin 7mm 2.5" HDDs, TrendFocus predicts that Ultrabook manufacturers will use a large capacity 7mm 2.5" HDD coupled with a small mSATA to run as a cache for the SSD, to undercut with pure SSD Ultrabooks.

• 15 May 12 18:15 by Seán Hard Disk Drives,Solid State (ssd)

Asus unveils a stylish USB 6x Blu-ray writer inc. BDXL support

The writer can write up to 6x BD-R SL/DL, 4X BD-R TL/QL, 2X BD-RE SL/DL/TL, 8X DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 6x DVD±R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 24x CD-R and 16x CD-RW. It can read up to 6x Blu-ray, 8X DVD and 24x CD. Video discs are limited to 2x BDMV, 4x DVD Video and 10x Video/Audio CD.

• 15 May 12 17:29 by Seán Blu-ray writers & players

Dane-Elec launches mySSD O-Series for mission-critical use

The Series features SMART enterprise-level data monitoring, advanced wear levelling, two embedded encryption engines and a high performance SiliconMotion SM2244 SSD SATA2 controller. The SSD range is capable of delivering up up to 285MB/s read and 275MB/s write, with random access performance of up to 50k IOPS.

• 15 May 12 01:27 by Seán Solid State (ssd)

Icy Dock ships bare-HDD hot-swap internal docking station (2)

Icy Dock has unveiled its latest 5.25" bay dock, the MB971SP-B DuoSwap that bare 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs can be slotted directly into, without the need for a tray or screwing anything on to the HDD. The dock can hold a 2.5" HDD and a 3.5" HDD simultaneously and each slot has individual power and eject buttons.

• 14 May 12 22:24 by Seán Hard Disk Drives

Microsoft invests in startup BitTorrent piracy-killer company (12)

A new Russian based startup company, Pirate Pay, claims to offer the entertainment industry a technology to kill BitTorrent based file sharing by attacking BitTorrent swarms, making it impossible to share affected files.

• 14 May 12 17:10 by Seán Piracy

Digistor ships 100GB BD-R XL for HD video & data archival (8)

This media features a 4X write-speed , an inkjet printable surface and its specialised hard coat technology surface. This media is compatible with all BD-R XL capable optical drives.

• 14 May 12 14:54 by Seán Blu-ray writers & players

Transcend launches SandForce based mSATA SATA3 SSDs

This MSA720 range is capable of delivering up to 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write, along with a random 4K write of 91,000 IOPS, bringing it inline with upper-end 2.5" SSDs. For security, hardware-based 256-bit AES encryption automatically encrypts data in real-time without any loss of performance.

• 11 May 12 21:23 by Seán Solid State (ssd)

Enthrill unveils PackaDRM to protect eBooks with 'social DRM' (5)

Enthrill Distribution is looking to transform the eBook industry with platform-neutral "Social DRM" that works through the use of watermarking, called PackaDRM(TM). This DRM relies on enforcing a contract with readers through a personalised warning about copyright clearly visible at the start and end of the book.

• 11 May 12 00:23 by Seán E-Readers and Tablets

DVD/Blu-ray's to show 20 seconds of unskippable warnings (31)

The six major movie studios will be placing two unskippable ten second copyright warnings on all their new DVD and Blu-ray releases starting this week, which appear after pressing 'Play' at the main menu.

• 10 May 12 17:19 by Seán Movies