News tagged with flash drive

What Comes After Hard Drives?

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to store and retrieve data is an important component of today's computers, as well as other modern electronic devices such as cell phones, video game consoles, and camcorders. ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (36) | comments 35 feature

Phase change memory-based 'moneta' system points to the future of computer storage

A University of California, San Diego faculty-student team is about to demonstrate a first-of-its kind, phase-change memory solid state storage device that provides performance thousands of times faster than ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Spy suspects allegedly used regular consumer tech

Before James Bond heads out on a mission, he has to stop in Q's laboratory for custom-made gadgets such as an exploding watch. Life wasn't so dashing for the suspected Russian spies arrested this week: They ...

Technology / Other

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 5

Digital quantum batteries inspired by plasma TVs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plasma TVs are notorious for their excessive use of electricity, but the same principle used to produce high definition pictures in the TVs could result in the development of a new type of ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

In a small-device world, bigger may still be better

In the early days, standard computers could be as large as a single story house. Over the last several decades, many development efforts have focused on shrinking them for use in the home and eventually anywhere in the world ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Transcend says USB stick capable of 2 TB storage

"Imagine that going into your tablet!" The presenter at the Display Taiwan 2011 Technology Show recently was demonstrating a finger-length, thin USB flash drive of 16 gigabytes. She told visitors, however, that what was re ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 16 | with audio podcast weblog

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

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

Worst cyber attack on US military came via flash drive

The most serious cyber attack on the US military's networks came from a tainted flash drive in 2008, forcing the Pentagon to review its digital security, a top US defense official said Wednesday.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 13

256 GB USB flash drive shipping in the US

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kingston has released a new 256 GB USB flash drive for sale in the US. The drive is called the DataTraveler 310 and is basically the same as the model DataTraveler 300, also with a massive ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (22) | comments 12 | with audio podcast weblog

Innovation doesn't always carry a big brand name

The giants of the electronics industry make the big splash at the Consumer Electronics Show, as usual, with towering displays, celebrity spokespeople (Taylor Swift sang for Sony, live and in 3-D) and invitation-only soirees.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Kingston Unveils the World’s First 256GB USB Flash Drive

Kingston Technology, the independent world leader in memory products, announced the launch of the world's first 256GB USB flash drive, the Kingston Technology DataTraveler 300. It allows users to carry around ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (32) | comments 11

Intel Delivers Industry's First 34-Nanometer NAND Flash Solid-State Drives

Intel is moving to a more advanced, 34- nanometer manufacturing process for its NAND flash-based Solid State Drive (SSD) products, which are an alternative to a computer's hard drive. The move to 34nm will ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Death leaves online lives in limbo

(AP) -- When Jerald Spangenberg collapsed and died in the middle of a quest in an online game, his daughter embarked on a quest of her own: to let her father's gaming friends know that he hadn't just decided ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Sandisk Launches Next-Generation Solid-State Drives for Netbooks

SanDisk Corporation today unveiled its next-generation of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSD) to support the evolving needs of designers, manufacturers and users in the exploding netbook market - SanDisk ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0