SanDisk unveiled its next-generation solid-state drives (SSDs) at the International CES. One series is aimed at the hot netbook market and the other at laptops. The company's new higher-performance SSD for laptops are priced at less than US$250 for a 120GB model and are being positioned as a "drop-in replacement" for hard disk drives to extend the life of existing hardware. read more »
Samsung Electronics announced Tuesday that it has developed a 2.5-in., 100GB solid-state disk (SSD) drive with enhanced performance for use in servers running applications such as video-on-demand, internet data centers and online transaction processing. read more »
By Agam Shah, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau 30 Dec, 2008
Software could overshadow gadgets at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, with Microsoft expected to shed light on its upcoming Windows 7 OS. read more »
By Agam Shah, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau 8 Dec, 2008
Samsung Electronics is upgrading its memory technology and manufacturing processes, which could lead to price drops for solid-state drives (SSDs) that are becoming more widely used in laptops. read more »
Worldwide shipments of hard disk drives (HDDs) used in PCs and other consumer electronic products will be flat or could even decline in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to last quarter, according to iSuppli Corp. read more »
By Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service\Singapore Bureau 2 Dec, 2008
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel are teaming up to produce solid-state drives for servers and workstations, the companies said Tuesday. read more »
By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service\Tokyo Bureau 1 Oct, 2008
Fujitsu is in talks to sell its hard-disk drive business to Western Digital, according to a report in the Thursday morning edition of the Nikkei business daily. read more »
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service\Stockholm Bureau 17 Sep, 2008
Hewlett-Packard is getting ready to launch the ExDS storage system, which will use up to 820 1T-byte drives for file-based storage, packaged in two 42U cabinets. read more »
All was well meant when Communications and Transport Minister Dora Siliya challenged African Communications Experts at a workshop on sustainable rural telecenters in Lusaka last week to come up with strategies that their governments will use to roll out ICT to rural areas. read more »
