News tagged with disk storage

Physicists store short movies in an atomic vapor

The storage of light-encoded messages on film and compact disks and as holograms is ubiquitous---grocery scanners, Netflix disks, credit-card images are just a few examples. And now light signals can be stored ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Intel announces Solid-State Drive (SSD) 330 series

Intel Corporation announced today the Intel Solid-State Drive 330 Series (Intel SSD 330 Series), a SATA 6 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) solid-state drive (SSD) that gives consumers a more affordable entry into the accelerated ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Honeycombs of magnets could lead to new type of computer processing

Scientists have taken an important step forward in developing a new material using nano-sized magnets that could ultimately lead to new types of electronic devices, with greater capacity than is currently ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Thin drives -- the next generation of portable memory

Tablets are fast becoming the media device of choice nowadays for work and play, particularly with the advent of iPads and the Samsung Galaxy Tab into the mobile device market. With a volume of 19.5 million ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 14

Thai flooding disrupting hard drive supplies

The massive flooding in Thailand is disrupting supplies of hard disk drives (HDDs) for the world's personal computer makers, according to companies and market intelligence firms.

Technology / Business

created Oct 29, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fujitsu develops prototype of world's first server that simultaneously delivers high performance, flexibility

Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the construction of a next-generation server that, using resource pool architecture, is the world's first to succeed in the simultaneous delivery of high performance ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

All-flash enterprise storage startup ready (and funded) for battle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pure Storage has announced it has raised $30 million in a new round of funding for its cost-cutting storage system that uses flash memory only. This is its C-round of funding, which brings ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

New directions in data storage solutions

(PhysOrg.com) -- One day in the not-too-distant future, the entire contents of the Library of Congress might be stored on a device the size of a postage stamp.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Seagate to buy Samsung's hard disk drive business

Seagate is buying the hard disk drive business of Samsung in a $1.38 billion deal that also gives the South Korean electronics manufacturer a nearly 10 percent stake in Seagate.

Technology / Business

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mini disks for data storage: Slanted edges favor tiny magnetic vortices

Slanted exterior edges on tiny magnetic disks could lead to a breakthrough in data processing. Materials researchers of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany, were able to create magnetic vortices with a diameter ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PlayStation 3 memory beefed up in North America

Sony Computer Entertainment America announced Tuesday it is beefing up the storage capacity of PlayStation 3 (PS3) videogame consoles that will be available in North America.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Nanospheres stretch limits of hard disk storage

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new magnetic recording medium made up of tiny nanospheres has been devised by European researchers. The technology may lead to hard disks able to store more than a thousand billion bits ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Seagate Ships 10,000 RPM 600 GB 2.5-inch Hard Drive

Seagate today announced worldwide shipments of its Savvio 10K.4 hard disk drive (HDD), the world's highest-capacity and most reliable 2.5-inch enterprise-class drive.

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

IBM Research Sets New Record in Magnetic Tape Data Density (w/ Video)

IBM researchers today announced they have demonstrated a world record in areal data density on linear magnetic tape - a significant update to one of the computer industry's most resilient, reliable and affordable data storage ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 22, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Seagate Unveils World's Thinnest 2.5-Inch Hard Drive For Slim Laptop Computers

Seagate Technology today announced the Momentus Thin drive, the world's thinnest 2.5-inch hard disk drive for ultra-portable and entry-level laptops, high-end netbooks, backup devices and consumer electronics. ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0