Stories by: Lucas Mearian

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    Google Chrome OS will not support hard disk drives 20/11/2009 08:57:00

    Google said today that the upcoming release of its new Google Chrome operating system will not support hard disk drives in favor of solid state drives (SSD).
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    After user complaints, Intel to re-release firmware upgrade for SSDs 19/11/2009 04:05:00

    After pulling a firmware upgrade for its X25-M consumer solid state drive last month due to user complaints, Intel Corp. indicated today that it would be re-issuing the upgrade by the end of this month.
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    Sun claims fastest storage array on planet 18/11/2009 09:53:00

    Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced upgrades to its Sun Storage 7000 family of disk arrays that double the performance and capacity from a maximum of 288TB to 576TB in a 4U (7-in) space. The company is also now offering high-speed InfiniBand connectivity to its array and Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA).
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    Diskeeper launches app to eliminate fragmentation 18/11/2009 07:25:00

    Diskeeper Corp. today launched software that it says prevents up to 85% of hard drive fragmentation on Microsoft Windows systems, thereby improving performance and virtually eliminating the scheduled, automatic or manual task of defragmentation.
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    IronKey S200 1GB USB drive 13/11/2009 11:30:00

    It has been more than a year-and-a-half since I last reviewed an IronKey secure USB flash drive, so when the company sent one my way with a few new features I jumped at the chance to see if there had been any major improvements over the last version I tested.
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    Start-up claims its DVDs last 1,000 years 13/11/2009 09:13:00

    If you really, really need to make sure those precious photos of yours last virtually forever - or at least longer than the average two- to five-year lifespan of consumer-grade DVDs, then start-up Cranberry LLC has the answer for you: a DVD that literally lasts a millennium.
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    OCZ set to use SandForce controllers in new SSDs 12/11/2009 09:24:00

    Flash storage vendor OCZ Technology Group Inc. this week announced that it plans to use controllers from SandForce Inc. in its next generation of consumer and enterprise-class solid state drives (SSDs).
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    Intel to roll out new low-cost and high-end SSDs 11/11/2009 11:27:00

    Intel Corp. will release a $120 solid-state disk (SSD) drive positioned as a server "boot drive" with only 40GB of capacity, but the drive could also be used in low-end laptops PCs and netbooks.
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    GPS tracking system unveiled for Alzheimer's patients 30/10/2009 13:22:00

    The Alzheimer's Association has unveiled a new Web-based application that works with various mobile devices to track people suffering from dementia who may wander off at some point during their illness.
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    Intel, Numonyx create breakthrough in phase-change memory 29/10/2009 06:08:00

    Intel and Numonyx B.V. announced a breakthrough in the development of phase-change memory today that has the potential to allow developers to stack multiple layers of chips atop each other, thereby greatly increasing the density of the nonvolatile memory medium.
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    Brocade partners with Thales for network-based encryption appliance 28/10/2009 04:45:00

    Data storage switch maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc. and Thales e-Security Inc. today announced the integration of the Thales Encryption Manager for Storage (TEMS) with the Brocade encryption SAN switches.
 
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