With a 1TB capacity, the SanDisk prototype is proof of what’s possible: a tiny stick that has a much bigger capacity than the ubiquitous 256GB external SSDs. LAS VEGAS–Perhaps you’re a MacBook owner who wishes she opted for more than the 256GB of storage in the base model. Or maybe you’ve got an Android phone […]
Multiple storage volumes are no longer compatible with the Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage service, which now only works with NTFS volumes, as multiple Reddit and Microsoft forum users pointed out this week. If you’re using OneDrive with a FAT, exFAT, or REFS disk, you’ll likely now see a pop-up message when you try to sync […]
Intel’s Optane storage technology, unveiled last year, offers lightning-fast memory and hard drive options for both enterprise users and enthusiasts building their own PCs. The latest addition to the Optane family is the 800P SSD ($129), which finally brings the technology to the M.2 drive format that is becoming ubiquitous on laptops and desktops. If […]
LAS VEGAS–Perhaps you’re a MacBook owner who wishes she opted for more than the 256GB of storage in the base model. Or maybe you’ve got an Android phone with a USB-C connector and support for USB On-The-Go , and you’re itching to free up some space on your phone. These are just a few uses […]
As Intel starts shipping SSDs containing 64-layer chips, Western Digital prepares their replacement for next year. Technology moves at a staggering pace, and flash memory development is no exception. On the same day that Intel is claiming a world’s first , Western Digital announces what will end up being the successor to that world’s first. […]
Killing the Lexar brand actually resulted in Micron selling off the rights to Chinese company Longsys. Back in June, Micron announced that it was preparing to kill off the Lexar brand , a brand we had gotten used to seeing over the past two decades. Need a memory card or USB stick ? Lexar had […]
Western Digital through its SanDisk brand is yet again increasing the capacity of the tiny MicroSD card. You may remember back in 2015 we got a SanDisk 200GB MicroSDXC card , the biggest in the world at the time. Then last year we got the 256GB SanDisk Extreme MicroSDXC , which is the world’s fastest. […]
Western Digital through its SanDisk brand is yet again increasing the capacity of the tiny MicroSD card. You may remember back in 2015 we got a SanDisk 200GB MicroSDXC card , the biggest in the world at the time. Then last year we got the 256GB SanDisk Extreme MicroSDXC , which is the world’s fastest. […]
The company has demonstrated the ability to record at an areal density of 201 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in2) on magnetic tape. IBM Research scientists, in collaboration with Sony, have achieved a new world record in tape storage. Announced Wednesday, the latest achievement has the potential to store a mind-blowing “330 terabytes of uncompressed data […]
These huge helium-filled hard drives promise 60 percent lower idle power use per terabyte compared to 8TB air-filled drives. Every time more terabytes are added to a hard drive, data centers rejoice as it means they can fit more storage into their already packed to bursting server farms. So Western Digital shipping the world’s first […]
