The SSD Xpander from Icy Dock combines a 2.5" SSD and a 3.5" hard drive, creating a hybrid partition on the hard drive identical to the size of the SSD. Combining the capacity of a hard drive and speed of an SSD, the SSD Expander gives buyers the best of both worlds for storage; increased
Synology has announced they are entering the SME market with new higher-end DiskStation network attached storage (NAS) devices. The new solutions start under $5,000 and can scale to over 100TB.
Patriot has announced it has begun shipping its new Wildfire series SSDs, powered by a SandForce processor. The Wildfire features a SATA 6Gb/s interface and uses 25nm MLC NAND flash memory. It is available in 120GB and 240GB capacities, with a 480GB version on the way.
Promise Technology is now shipping its Pegasus four- and six-bay RAID solutions, equipped with the new Thunderbolt connection. With up to 12TB of storage, the company says the Pegasus can reach an 864MB/s transfer rate.
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
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