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Zalman unveils speedy SLC NAND based USB3 flash drives (1)

The Korean company Zalman, well known for its cooling products and cases, has announced its new line up of USB 3.0 flash drives, claiming to deliver up to 155 MB/s read and 135 MB/s write, faster than what most USB3 hard disks can deliver.

• 24 May 12 20:37 by Seán USB Sticks

ADATA launches Premier Pro UHS-1 SDHC & SDXC cards

ADATA, a company well known for NAND flash memory products and DRAM modules has announced its new Premier Pro range of SDHC and SDXC memory cards featuring the Ultra-High Speed class rating (UHS-I). With a UHS compatible device, these cards can deliver up to 95MB/s read and 45MB/s write.

• 24 May 12 20:15 by Seán Memory cards

FBI to start special service to spy on online communication (1)

• 24 May 12 10:11 by DoMiN8ToR Computers

Seagate plan to acquire LaCie

World's biggest harddisk manufacturer Seagate want to extend their market share and plan to acquire a controlling interest in LaCie, a French manufacturer of consumer products.

• 23 May 12 20:01 by Liggy Industry

RunCore Xapear SSD features RFID security & SMS deletion

This SSD connects by USB 2.0 and is configured into two partitions, one public and one hidden. The public partition appears upon plugging in the SSD, while the private partition only appears after swiping the supplied RFID key on top of the drive.

• 23 May 12 16:55 by Seán Solid State (ssd)

Why not? PNY announces USB drive with whistle (10)

• 23 May 12 11:48 by DoMiN8ToR Uncategorized

Team Group announces SATA II SSD (1)

• 23 May 12 11:31 by DoMiN8ToR Uncategorized

KINGMAX launches ED-07 range of USB3 fast flash drives

KINGMAX has launched its ED-07 range of USB 3.0 flash drives, capable of delivering up to 170MB/s read and 40MB/s write performance. These flash drives feature high speed Toggle or ONFI MLC Flash, which help them deliver their improved transfer rates.

• 22 May 12 23:57 by Seán USB Sticks

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)