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Toshiba propels DVD quality to near high definition 20/08/2008 10:45:00
Toshiba announced its XDE technology on Monday, which makes DVD picture quality close to high-definition.

Toshiba, which lost out to Sony in the battle for the next-generation DVD format, has announced a new technology that could help extend the life of current DVD libraries.
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Intel shows off solid-state drive road map 20/08/2008 07:16:00
At IDF, chip maker says it plans production of 160GB drive for laptops in early 2009.

Intel Tuesday outlined the roadmap for its upcoming line of solid-state drives that will use flash-based solid-state memory to store data - and replace hard drives in some computers.
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Apple says 'serious' server snafu caused MobileMe outage 24/07/2008 08:39:37
Users scream over blackout, now in sixth day

Apple late Tuesday confirmed that a server problem has knocked out e-mail for some subscribers to its MobileMe sync service, and said it has been working since Friday to bring the system online.
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Apple pushes MobileMe surprise to XP, Vista 23/07/2008 08:03:14
Systems that were updated to iTunes 7.7 also got a control panel applet for Apple's MobileMe online sync and storage service

Apple installed a control panel applet for its MobileMe online sync and storage service on Windows XP and Windows Vista systems when they were updated to iTunes 7.7 -- the second time this year that it's bundled new software with an update for an existing program.
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Seagate unveils world's first 1.5TB desktop HDD 11/07/2008 08:43:10
The Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive packs 1.5TB of capacity on four platters

Seagate Technology Thursday announced the industry's first 1.5TB desktop hard drive, as well as half-terabyte notebook hard drives based on PMR (perpendicular magnetic recording) technology.
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Hitachi unveils 3.5-in. drives with capacities up to 1TB 10/07/2008 08:29:43
Three-disk Deskstar 7K1000.B line said to significantly cut power requirements

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is set Wednesday to unveil a new 3.5-in. hard disk drive family for desktop PCs. The company said the new line includes better data protection capabilities and 43% better idle power consumption than the Deskstar 7K1000 line.
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Toshiba enters external hard drive market 09/07/2008 14:46:54
Drives will come in 160GB, 250GB and 320GB variations.

Toshiba has entered the portable storage market with the launch of an external hard drive range.
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Pioneer develops 400GB optical disc 08/07/2008 12:10:24
Pioneer has developed an optical disc that can hold up to 400G bytes of data easily surpassing previously announced prototypes.

Pioneer has developed an optical disc that can hold up to 400G bytes of data easily surpassing previously announced prototypes.
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The TiVo HD: interface and features 03/07/2008 15:00:00
We take a look at the TiVo HD unit

The most important thing about a personal video recorder, apart from its technical features, is its interface. As well as talking about what the TiVO HD can do, we take you through its easy-to-use menus.
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Imation rolls out paperclip-sized USB flash drive 26/06/2008 08:29:30
The 1.5-in. Atom Flash Drive forVista-based systems stores up to 8GB of data

Imation Wednesday unveiled the Atom Flash Drive, a 1.5-in. long portable storage device that is no larger than a paperclip and can store up to 8GB of digital files.
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Dell, WD, Hitachi charged with violating patents in PCs, drives 23/06/2008 09:04:47
The firm claims vendors violated its patents for vibration-control techniques.

Convolve last week filed a federal lawsuit this week charging that Dell, Western Digital and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have violated its patents for vibration control techniques in hard drives and PCs.

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