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Article | 14/01/2010 Google's free file storage not such a good deal

Google's introduction of free online storage for any type of file serves as a reminder that storing a gigabyte of data in the Internet cloud can vary ...

Article | 14/01/2010 Google Docs: Not the only free cloud storage in the sky

In the coming weeks, Google Docs users will be able to store more of their important files online, where they can access them easily and share them wi...

Article | 12/01/2010 Offbeat tech: The misfits of CES

A rechargeable tote back, a smartphone bracelet, snow goggles with an integrated digital camera to record your triumphs and tragedies, and more

Article | 12/01/2010 The best of CES 2010

We braved bedbugs, bad PR people, long taxi lines, and greasy convention-center food, all to find the hottest new gadgets and gear.

Article | 12/01/2010 USB 3.0 finally arrives

When you're in front of your PC, waiting for something to transfer to removable media, that's when seconds feel like minutes, and minutes feel like ho...

Article | 7/01/2010 Storage industry tackles making sense of metadata

Here is a wager I bet I will win. How many of us took a photo, saved a video, or downloaded a music track and have no clue where it's hiding today? Ma...

Article | 6/01/2010 First USB 3.0 tests: Western Digital's My Book sails through

The Western Digital My Book 3.0 desktop external drive will be one of the first to market with the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface. Announced today, ...

Article | 30/12/2009 Portable hard drive round-up: the best pocket storage options

Good things come in small packages - and when it comes to storage, the saying couldn't be more true. No matter what size your data set is, you can fin...

Article | 24/12/2009 HP's racial webcam woes -- just a case of bad lighting?

A YouTube video succinctly titled "HP Computers Are Racist" received wide exposure earlier this week; Apparently, HP's Media Smart webcam's Face Track...

Article | 18/12/2009 Last minute tech gift ideas: great Christmas deals on storage

A roundup of some great storage stocking stuffers

Article | 18/12/2009 Best tech bargains: 18 December

Need last minute gift ideas? Check out this week's tech bargains!

Article | 10/12/2009 Deep in the underground: Iron Mountain's experimental Room 48

Down a road that winds through the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania, just across from a cow pasture, the bucolic scenery of Butler County is inte...

Article | 9/12/2009 Seagate's pulsar drives bring SSD to enterprise primetime

Seagate jumped into the SSD (solid state drive) market today with the unveiling of its Pulsar drives. SSD drives have been a growing segment, but Seag...

Article | 8/12/2009 The computer maintenance flash drive

In "Applications on a Flash Drive," I mentioned that I keep a flash drive with portable diagnostic tools I use for fixing friends' and relatives' PCs....

Article | 5/12/2009 Despite the cost, SSDs are great value

Solid-state drives recently hit the 1-terabyte mark with the release of the US$3,300 OCZ Colossus 1TB SSD. Obviously, drives at this price point are n...

Article | 4/12/2009 Best tech bargains of the week: 4 December

Big savings on Dell Wasabi printer, Logitech Squeezebox Boom wireless music system, plus lots more!

Article | 2/12/2009 Safer online shopping: eight tips

The holiday season is upon us, and now more than ever that means shopping on the Internet.

Article | 19/11/2009 Georgia Tech supercomputer powered by graphics processors

Georgia Tech researchers building an experimental new supercomputer say graphics processors may help pave the way toward future exascale machines, whi...

Article | 16/11/2009 Storage stocking-stuffers for Christmas

The more digital content that we create (music, photos, movies, etc.) and the more we want to share it with others, the more likely it is we'll need s...

Article | 12/11/2009 Deep dive: SAN and NAS virtualization

In just a few short years, storage virtualisation, also known as block virtualization, has proven its worth in the large enterprise and traveled that ...