ARCHOS has announced its G9 series of tablets will feature Seagate Momentus 2.5-inch hard drives, providing between 160GB and 320GB of capacity. The ARCHOS 80 G9 8-inch tablet and ARCHOS 101 G9 10-inch tablet will be available this September.

PocketCloud allows users remote access to their home computers over WiFi and 3G/4G networks; it is available as a free download. The new version 2.1 has a tablet-optimized interface for the iPad.

Lacie just announced a new cloud-enabled 100GB storage device aptly named the CloudBox. Offering 100GB of local storage capacity paired up with 100GB of online space, the CloudBox helps you manage files at home or at work without missing, with full online mirroring through automatic daily backups. Priced  at $199, the Lacie CloudBox will offer

Dropbox, an online storage service, revealed that all user files stored on its system were publicly accessible for four hours this past Sunday because of a flaw in the company’s authentication system. Dropbox currently has 25 million users.

G-Technology by Hitachi has announced its G-CONNECT portable wireless storage device for the Apple iPad and iPhone. No Internet connection is required to use the device and it can stream to up to five users at once.

OCZ has launched the Deneva 2 family of enterprise-class SSDs. The Deneva 2 is available in multiple configurations to address just about any need. The high reliability Deneva 2 R Series for instance features a SandForce SF-2582 processor, power loss protection, MLC, eMLC or SLC NAND and boasts a MTBF of 10 million hours. The

OWC has announced a new high-performance mainstream SSD dubbed the Mercury Electra 6G. Offering the same SandForce SF-2281 processor as their enthusiast-class Mercury Extreme Pro 6G, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G is paired with tier one asynchronous NAND versus the more expensive – and faster – synchronous NAND found in the Mercury Extreme Pro 6G.

Western Digital has released the WD Nomad rugged case for their My Passport line of external hard drives. The Nomad protects from drops as high as seven feet, moisture, dust, spills and other mishaps associated with the active life an external drive leads. 

Other World Computing has updated its “quad interface” Mercury Elite Pro mini portable storage device with a new Oxford 944SE chipset. OWC says the Oxford chipset offers better data transfer performance, reduced power consumption, and reduced heat. The Mercury Elite Pro mini portable storage device is bus powered and has four interfaces to choose from: