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Google's GDrive Reportedly To Launch As Dropbox-rival 'Drive'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:59:00 -0800

A news report says the new product will be free to consumers up to a certain size limit, and would also be folded into Google Apps for enterprise.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:59:00 -0800

Top EULA Gotchas: Website Fine-Print Hall of Shame

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:07:00 -0800

Fine-print gotchas could get you arrested, watched by the Feds, and even strip you of the right to sue.

Get 5GB of Extra Dropbox Storage, Free

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:35:00 -0800

The catch, if you can call it that, is that you have to use the new Dropbox beta to upload your photos and videos.

MegaUpload Users Get Reprieve on File Wipe

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:08:00 -0800

The good news for MegaUpload users is their data is safe for two weeks. The bad news is their is no way to retrieve it.

2012: The Year Storage Becomes a Celebrity

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:30:00 -0800

While data storage has always been a necessary building block for technology, it's rarely garnered as much attention as it has in the past two years.

MegaUpload User Data Could Be Wiped Out Thursday

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:17:00 -0800

MegaUpload users will likely see personal data stored on the troubled file hosting firm's service disappear later this week.

How to Prevent Thumb Drive Security Disasters

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:04:00 -0800

Some security professionals suggest a radical approach to locking down USB flash drives, but there are other, less drastic options as well.

Gadgetry Rules at Macworld|iWorld 2012

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30:00 -0800

GeekTech makes its annual trip to Macworld Expo; take a look at some of the highlights from this year's show.

How to Set Up Intel Smart Response SSD Caching Technology

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:30:00 -0800

Using Intel’s Smart Response Technology is an easy way to enhance the performance of a system, without having to spring for an expensive, high-capacity SSD. We show you how to set it up and what kind of performance you can expect.

MegaUpload Users Look Into Suing U.S. Over Lost Files

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:53:00 -0800

When the U.S. Department of Justice shut down MegaUpload last week, users storing files legally on the site became collateral damage. Now, some of them want to sue.

These USB, Wi-Fi Hotspot Cufflinks Will Make You Feel Like James Bond

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:34:00 -0800

Need a USB flash drive or Wi-Fi access while out on the town? These cufflinks from Brookstone might be for you.

Order to Decrypt Laptop Does Not Violate Defendant’s Fifth Amendment, Judge Rules

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:15:00 -0800

Federal judge denies defendant's claim that turning over the contents of her laptop's hard drive violates her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

MegaUpload Update: Founder Denied Bail Over Flight Risk Concerns

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:05:00 -0800

MegaUpload's founder Kim Dotcom was denied bail Wednesday by a New Zealand judge.

Q&A: Eye-Fi CEO Yuval Koren Discusses His SDA Complaints

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:52:00 -0800

Wi-Fi-card maker Eye-Fi has serious concerns about the SD Association's proposed iSDIO spec, which CEO Yuval Koren says infringes on his company's intellectual property and represents a 'disregard' for the SDA's own processes.

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Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:52:00 -0800

MegaUpload: Dotcom a 'Flight Risk', Prosecutor Says

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:48:00 -0800

MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom is considered a significant flight risk, the Crown argued on behalf of the US government Monday.

MegaUpload Story Filled With Drama

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:58:00 -0800

The frequent developments in the online piracy case may be hard to keep up with, so here's a roundup.

Google Nixes Photo Web App

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:57:00 -0800

The photo editing website Picnik heads to the dark room April 19, as Google pushes its Google+ services instead.

How MegaUpload Got To Be A Pirate Poster Boy

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:09:00 -0800

Storage site has history of run-ins with the law.

What MegaUpload's Demise Teaches about Cloud Storage

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:35:00 -0800

Takedown of the file-sharing site over copyright violations provides a warning about being careful where you store stuff.

Ultrabooks Pair with Cache SSDs for Speed, Value

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:19:00 -0800

Cache solid state drives are also a PC upgrader's dream, giving a cheap SSD speed boost at a budget and with little hassle.

Cache Drives Give Your PC a Cheap SSD Boost

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:14:00 -0800

Software on these small SSD drives from Corsair intelligently store the files you access the most, which should speed your PC significantly.

ioSafe Electrocutes Its Latest Rugged Portable Thunderbolt Drive

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:54:00 -0800

Each year the rugged hard drive company tries to outdo itself by attempting to destroy its hard drives. This year, ioSafe tried to kill one with one million volts of electricity.

After Silicon Chip Storage, Will We Use Salmon DNA?

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:48:00 -0800

A team scientists discover that salmon DNA can be used to create a data storage device.

Home Networks Reach for the Cloud

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:26:00 -0800

The latest home networking gear includes features that give you access to and control over your network from mobile devices.

Cloud Services Emerge as CES Trend

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:32:00 -0800

Lenovo and Acer separately announce online personal data storage services that make your music, videos, photos, and documents available across all your devices.

Samsung's New Optical Smart Hub Wirelessly Streams DVDs

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:50:00 -0800

Samsung's Optical Smart Hub SE-208BW wireless hub also uniquely supports two-communication with Android tablets and smartphones to back up digital media on the go.

Six Tech Bargains for 2012

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:39:00 -0800

Here are a half-dozen gadgets that will be cheaper this year -- so if you waited to buy, you should watch for the deals.

NetApp Becomes Latest Vendor to Raise Disk Drive Prices

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:30:00 -0800

Two other enterprise-class storage vendors have also raised their hard drives prices in as many months, and Lenovo said it had run short of certain drives for its PC systems.

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Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:30:00 -0800

Floppy Drives Play Daft Punk’s 'Derezzed' as Actual Chiptunes

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:04:00 -0800

Daft Punk’s retro chiptune-inspired 'Derezzed' gets played as actual chiptunes by a quintet of floppy disk drives.

Sony to Introduce Lightning Fast Flash Cards With 125 Mbps Write Speeds

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:11:00 -0800

Sony said Friday it will begin selling memory cards with write speeds of 125 Mbps, the fastest in the industry, from February.

25 Top Network and IT Industry News Stories of 2011

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:20:00 -0800

2011 will be remembered for the death of Steve Jobs, Cisco's refocusing, IPv6's coming-out party, and more.

Snapheal Removes Unwanted Objects From Photos, and More

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:03:00 -0800

The app is simple to use and easy to navigate, and features six editing tools: Erase, Clone and Stamp, Retouch, Adjust, Crop, and Rotate/Flip.

Google Invests $300 Million in Hong Kong Datacenter

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:22:00 -0800

The first of three new Asian datacenters is expected to begin operation in 2013.

Western Digital Warns of Slow Recovery in Thailand

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0800

Hard-drive maker Western Digital has resumed the partial production of hard drives in Thailand, but warns that some operations are still under water.

Elastic USB Cables Can Transfer Power and Data--and Stretch

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:59:00 -0800

A Japanese Spandex manufacturer produces the world’s first elastic USB cable that can stretch 1.5 times its original size.

Hands-On with Microsoft's Handy New SkyDrive Features

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:19:00 -0800

Microsoft has beefed up SkyDrive, its free online storage services, with a host of handy new file management features for sharing, uploading, and swapping data via social networks.

Restore Access to a Write-Protected Hard Drive

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 -0800

Is your flash drive, external hard drive, or other drive suddenly refusing to let you write anything to it or delete files? Here's the fix.

Floppy Quartet Sings Portal's 'Still Alive'--Ironically

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:40:00 -0800

Floppy drives may be all but obsolete, but they may have a second life as music instruments. Read on to see what we're talking about.

Inside Facebook's Amazing Oregon Data Center

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:00:00 -0800

Analysis: The 333,400-square foot facility has tens of thousands of servers but it takes only 55 people to run it.

Black Friday Retail Basics

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:17:00 -0800

Tips for where (and when) to go -- online or to brick-and-mortar stores -- to score the best deals on the holiday shopping kickoff.

Build Your Own Tesla Turbine out of Hard Drive Platters

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:04:00 -0800

Vrooom goes the 15000 RPM Tesla Turbine made out of Hard Drive platters!