Windows 11's latest update doubles file copying speeds with support for ReFS format
The format isn't designed for consumer use, though
Samsung launches 990 Evo Plus NVMe SSDs with enhanced speed and thermal performance
Priced from $110 for 1TB
Which company invented the hard disk drive?
The first commercial hard disk drive was introduced in 1956.
Microsoft gets smart about HDD recycling with robots that extract valuable metals
Surgical robots extract reusable rare-earth magnets
Faster and cheaper SSDs may be coming as Samsung's 280-layer QLC NAND hits mass production
Denser, more affordable SSDs could soon flood the market
The music industry's latest problem: Archive hard drives from the 90s are failing
TL;DR: The music industry is grappling with a looming crisis regarding its archive of 90s recordings stored on aging hard drives. According to data storage experts at Iron Mountain, around 20 percent of drives from the era are now unreadable. The company is raising concerns that, due to deteriorating formats, insufficient metadata, and increasing disk failures, a significant portion of these historic recordings could be lost forever if urgent action is not taken.
This $2,200 8 TB SSD supports USB 4, active cooling, passkeys, an e-ink screen, and more
The device also supports Find My apps and multiple simultaneous file system types
Lexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steel
They carry an IP68 rating, too
Microsoft finally addresses FAT32 partition size limit with latest Windows 11 build
Better late than never
Activision promises to finally get Call of Duty file sizes under control
Multiple updates between August and October will reorganize game installs
SSD Prices Have Stabilized, Breaking the Upward Trend
For the first time this year, we can no longer say that SSD prices keep on rising. While some drives are slightly more expensive, others have dropped in price, which is always good news.
Fresh NVMe 2.1 and UCIe 2.0 specifications arrive for modern storage and chiplets
A torrent of new specifications
Micron launches industry-first PCIe 6.0 SSDs for data centers
Up to 26 GB/s sequential read speeds
Western Digital is now sampling 32TB SMR-based hard drives
Capacity-wise, WD should now be on par with rival HDD maker Seagate
DRAM and NAND flash revenues set to soar 75% as AI demand continues to surge
Sadly, it'll likely lead to a rise in memory prices which could trickle down to retail
A car wash for floppy disks: This crazy machine entertains you while it cleans
Slide in a floppy and watch it come out brand spanking new
SK Hynix quietly announces plans to enter high-capacity SSD market with 60 TB products
Big SSDs for read-intensive workloads
Micron says its new 9550 Gen5 drive is the world's fastest data center SSD
Bringing blistering IOPS speeds for data centers
Denser QLC NAND storage could pave the way for 2TB iPhones
Performance and endurance could suffer, however
Micron launches "industry's fastest" 2230 consumer SSD, targets gaming handhelds and mini PCs
The Crucial P310 is here
What just happened? Micron's latest storage offering is here for gaming handhelds, mini PCs, and ultraportables. The company just unleashed the Crucial P310 2230 Gen4 NVMe SSD, and they're making some bold claims about its speed and capacities in that tight little M.2 package.
Ceramic Nano Memory comes to the US, promising a data storage revolution
New data storage technology requires minimal energy and lasts for thousands of years
