Gateway to Put Quad-core Desktop, Media Drive in Stores
Gateway will be one of the first PC makers to put quad-core desktops on retail shelves. The company announced April 30 deals with Best Buy, Circuit City Stores and CompUSA to sell its FX series at stores nationwide.
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3.5.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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4.5.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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18.6.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive 2
A new version of HDerase.exe has been released Go direct to
UCSD’s Center for Magnetic Recording Research website to download version 3.2.
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19.6.2007 Hard drive price war coming
According to reports, we may witness a price war in the hard drive business industry. At least this is what Seagate Technology CEO Bill Watkins said on Wednesday. Seagate is currently the world's largest hard drive manufacturer and competes with such companies as Western Digital, Hitachi, Samsung and Toshiba.
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13.8.2006 Seagate Confirms 1TB Hard Drive
Seagate has confirmed to the folks over at DailyTech, that they plan to launch a 1TB (Terabyte) hard drive sometime in the first half of 2007.
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5.1.2007 Hitachi Ships 1TB Hard Disk Drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) has started to ship its 1TB hard disk drives (HDDs) introduced early this year commercially. But the hard drive that represents a milestone in desktop data storage costs a little less than two times higher compared to slightly less capacious one, which makes it not very affordable.
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6.4.2007 Free Hard Drive Virtualization for Windows - SteadyState 2.5
Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet cafe, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them.
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13.6.2008 Hitachi aiming for 5TB hard drive by 2010
Solid-state disks may be eating into the territory of traditional hard drives, particularly in laptops, but that doesn't mean spinning platters are on their last legs – particularly not at Hitachi.
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3.7.2008 Free Gadget: Hard Drive Diagnosis Software
Is there any funny sound generated when your hard drive is in operation? Here I am introducing a free application that can be used to diagnose your hard drive problem.
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27.7.2008 Gates Announces New Portable Media Centers
Possibly reinvigorated by the success of the video-enabled iPod, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates once again placed his support behind the fledgling Portable Media Center platform at CES 2006 Wednesday evening.
Gates announced three new partners and demoed the recently launched Vongo movie download service from Starz.
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5.1.2006 Microsoft eases hard drive capacity restriction for netbooks
Microsoft has officially eased the restriction of the standard specification for netbooks using the Windows XP operation system by increasing the allowable hard drive capacity from 80GB to 160GB, according to sources in the channel.
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3.9.2008 Western Digital launches world's first 2TB Hard Drive
Western Digital haven't officially launched their brand-new WD20EADS 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD, however it is already available for purchase at Australia's Mwave online store.
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27.1.2009 Microsoft Addresses Xbox 360 100 GB Hard Drive Rumor
Following yesterday's report on a supposed 100 GB Hard Drive for the Xbox 360 being announced at the Korean X06, we contacted Microsoft to confirm the existence of such accessory.
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22.10.2006 Download Hard Drive Powerwash to Remove Unused Clutter Files in Windows System
Previously we mentioned about BitFinder that can scan for duplicated files to conserve your hard disk space, but if you are looking for some freeware that can do more than that, then this tiny utility may fit your need.
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29.9.2009 Portable Xbox -- no, really!
So, maybe you weren't quite ready to set you lap on fire with that JoyTech LCD portable Xbox 360 setup -- we understand.
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6.6.2006 Portable Firefox 2.0.0.1
Portable Firefox is a fully functional solution of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. And by
this poll is Firefox your favorite browser.
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15.2.2007 Portable Apps Collection 2
As report Steve Jobs on
his blog jotto2005 prepare AIO collection of Portable Apps.
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21.6.2007 Portable Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 7 provides improved navigation through tabbed browsing, web search right from the toolbar, advanced printing, easy discovery, reading and subscription to RSS feeds.
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22.6.2007 Portable Xbox Device is Coming
It's just a matter of time before a mobile Xbox device becomes available. That's the word from Microsoft corporate vice president Shane Kim, who dropped the bombshell in an interview with game-enthusiast site Kikizo.
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21.7.2009 Convert BIN to ISO with Portable WinBin2Iso
Often we get software and OS in the form of ISO and BIN file format. ISO is the most popular format among software pirates since you can instantly burn on CD or DVD dics or mount as drive.
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15.8.2009 View Windows 7 Startup Program List With Portable Starter
If you have tight control over auto starting applications on startup then you can stay safe from malicious programs, worms and viruses without any antivirus software.
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13.10.2009 The CX 200 Portable Director II cellphone jammer for the polite
Here's another in a long-line of cellphone jammers -- the CX 200 Portable Director II. Yeah, it's not even remotely legal here in the US of FCC-A but who amongst us hasn't jonesed for something this discrete to bring a satisfying end to the inane prattle nearby?
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7.2.2006 FREE Portable and Powerful AVZ Anti-Viral Toolkit from Kaspersky
If you visit this site frequently, you’ll notice that I am a big fan of Kaspersky products.
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1.11.2008 Mobile Vista will need hybrid hard drives
Microsoft has confirmed that its mobile version of Vista it will need a hybrid hard drive to run, when it hits the shops.
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15.6.2006 Hard disk test 'surprises' Google
The impact of heavy use and high temperatures on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers.
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19.2.2007 Mobile Hard Drives Hit 500GB
New Hitachi drive represents a giant leap forward in notebook storage.
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3.1.2008 Terabyte Drive is Coming Now
Having storage problem with your PC? You have downloaded a lot of movies, MP3 songs, games, etc.
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12.2.2007 More hard dates on Vista, Office 12, and AntiSpyware
Here's the latest on Windows Vista, Office 12 Beta, and Antispyware Beta 2:
Windows Vista
Rumors are abound that the RTM date has officially been set for ..
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Windows Vista Testing: The School of Hard Knocks
Some time this month, if Microsoft sticks to schedule, the company will deliver its latest test build of Windows Vista to hundreds of thousands of testers. Seems like a perfect time to contemplate how well Microsoft's Vista beta/Community Technology Preview (CTP) program is going.
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4.4.2006Gateway to Put Quad-core Desktops in Stores
Gateway will be one of the
first PC makers to put
quad-core desktops on retail
shelves and has already
announced deals with Best Buy,
Circuit City Stores and
CompUSA to sell its FX series
(starting at $2,099.99)
across stores in the United
States. The FX Series of
quad-core desktops, featuring
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
processors at 2.4 GHz with a
1066MHz FSB and 8MB of L2
cache, brings to retail a
platform designed for advanced
graphics, gaming and digital
capabilities. The deal also
includes sales of Gateway's
Portable Media Drive Kit
($149.99), which includes
a 120GB PATA hard drive.
Gateway's portable media
drive kit features a custom
USB cable that eliminates the
need for an A/C adapter and
color-coded ends that identify
which end should be used for
data transference or for
connecting to a power
source.
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02.05.2007WD Ships 320GB Laptop Hard Drive
Filling the growing demand for larger mobile storage options, Western Digital announced Wednesday it has begun shipping a 320GB 2.5-inch hard drive
for laptops and portable devices. The drive features a Serial ATA interface with transfer speeds of 3Gb per second...
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31.10.2007Small, portable WD 320 GB drive comes to Macs
Western Digital today introduced its 320 GB My Passport Studio Portable line of hard drives for Mac computers, which eliminate the need for an
external power adapter...
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22.05.2008Seagate Shows Off Wireless Portable Storage
If Seagate had shown the DAVE
device at CES last month, it
might very well have been the
hit of the show: a portable
hard drive that borrows the
WiFi or Bluetooth connection
to make up to 20 GB of storage
available to cell phones or
handsets from a distance of up
to 30 feet...
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03.02.2007Seagate Drives Aim to Ease
Home Storage
New portable hard drive uses
perpendicular recording
technology...
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05.01.2006100GB Hard Drive for Xbox Coming
Microsoft announced in Korea
Thursday that it plans to
deliver a 100-gigabyte hard
drive add-on for the Xbox 360.
The current premium version of
the console comes with a 20GB
hard drive. The news came at
the company's X06 conference,
but no specific timetable was
set...
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19.10.2006Tip: make your PDC 2008 USB hard drive a bootable Windows 7 install disk
Long Zheng: If you're one of eight thousand people lucky enough to attend
PDC 2008 last week and receive
the
ultra-cool 160GB portable hard drive with "the goods" then I have some
extra good news for you, your hard drive can also become a bootable Windows 7 install disk. The best part is that you don't even have to delete any
of the existing files on the drive since there's about 90GB free of the 160GB drive.
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03.11.2008Gateway strikes at iMac with new all-in-one PC
In the wake of last month's
aluminum iMac launch, Gateway has cooked up a
new all-in-one PC aimed at stealing the Apple system's thunder. As
MacNN reports, the Gateway system is called the Gateway One, and like the iMac, it sports an integrated wide-screen display
(albeit only a 19" model, compared to the iMac's 20" and 24" displays.) The Gateway One is also just 3.6" deep, and it has a sleek black front
bezel that conceals the monitor's edges and reaches all the way down onto the user's desk.
MacNN says the base Gateway One will
become available in late October in two retail models and one variant that'll only be available online. The first retail model will have a 1.5GHz
Core 2 Duo processor, integrated Intel X3100 graphics, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a $1,300 price tag. The second retail model will cost
$1,800 and pack a speedier 2GHz Core 2 Duo, Mobility Radeon HD 2600 graphics, 3GB of RAM, and 500GB of storage capacity. Last, but not least, the
online-only model will cost $1,500 and have the same specs as the $1,300 model save for Radeon HD 2600 graphics and a 400GB hard drive.
All three systems will have built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a slot-loading DVD burner, FireWire, and a 5-in-1 flash card reader.
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27.09.2007Western Digital announces 1TB 2.5" Hard-drive
Earlier today, Western Digital announced two additions to their hard-drive range, including a 1 terabyte (1024 Gigabytes) 2.5" Laptop Hard-disk drive
and a 750 GB 2.5" Laptop Hard-disk drive. Western digital was able to expand mobile hard disk space to 1 TB and 750 GB by "A slight increase in
overall drive height has driven storage capacity for 2.5-inch form factor drives upwards to a realm once thought to be impossible. " The hard disks
are also claimed to be "whisper silent", and to run very quietly, even during heavy operations.
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28.07.2009Fujitsu Unveils 200GB Notebook
Drive
Fujitsu on Monday said it
would deliver in May the
world's largest notebook hard
drive, capable of storing
200GB of data without
utilizing perpendicular
recording technology. However,
the three-platter enclosure is
larger and heavier than
standard portable drives...
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28.03.2006Western Digital Bumps Passport Drives to 250 GB
Western Digital has released
its new 250 GB Passport
portable drives. WD Passports
use 2.5-inch hard drives,
allowing for their
plug-and-play, ultra-portable
design. WD announced last
month that its launch of the
250 GB Scorpio notebook hard
drive - a product that paved
the way for the latest
Passport. Estimated pricing
for the WD Passport Portable
Drive 250 GB is $199, or
roughly the same pricing as
the 250 GB Scorpio.
" The rich,
storage-hungry media content
generated by 10 mega-pixel
digital cameras and HD video
camcorders makes the
one-quarter terabyte WD
Passport Drive a compelling
solution. WD Passport is a
travel-friendly gadget for
consumers who want to carry
their entire digital portfolio
with them ," said Jim
Welsh, vice president and
general manager of WD's
branded products group.
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07.06.2007Microsoft Officially Unveils
Zune
As expected, Microsoft on
Thursday took the wraps off
its Zune portable media
player, set to be available in
time for the holidays. Zune
features a 30GB hard drive,
wireless connectivity and will
come in three colors. But
pricing has not been decided.
Photos:
View images of
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14.09.2006Formac ups its Portable Hard Drives to 250GB
Formac has bumped its Disk Mini Portable Drive series from 160GB to 250GB. The company's latest USB 2.0 portable hard drive measures 129-x-92-x-22mm
and weighs only 124g. The drive draws power over the USB connection and is equipped with an integrated shock absorption system designed to protect the
device from accidental impact damage. Other capacities include 80GB, 120GB and 160GB. It contains a 5,400rpm drive with a transfer rate of 480Mb/s
(the maximum transfer supported by USB 2.0). The Disk Mini ships with a two-year warranty and is compatible with both PC and Mac computers. Prices
start at £95 ($190 USD) for the 250GB model.
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27.08.2007Video Camera Sports Hard Drive
Toshiba's GigaShot V10
records for four hours with
help of 4GB hard drive...
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05.10.2005Hitachi GST announces first 7,200RPM 2TB hard drive
Its fun to think that ten years ago the biggest hard drive available was 73 gigabytes. However with the constant and near unstoppable push to solid
state drives, hard disk manufacturers must continue to press on. Fast forward to today and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies becomes just the first
vendor to announce a 2TB 7,200RPM desktop hard drive. Hitachi is not the first hard drive manufacturer to reach 2TB, Western Digital did that earlier
this year, but the first 2TB drives were limited to a read/write of 5,400RPM. Seagate hit 5,900 RPM earlier this year as well, but again these new
drives will have a distinct speed advantage.
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07.08.2009The Hard Drive Factor
While often overlooked, the
hard drive plays an important
role in the system's overall
capacity and performance which
can be vital in ensuring a
smooth-running, glitch-free
experience. If data bogs down
at the hard drive, you won't
have a chance in Zanzibar to
experience the full power of
your system, no matter how
much processing power you're
packing.
Hard
drives can differ in capacity
and performance. Over the last
several years, advancements in
technology have pushed the
envelope in these two these
areas and an understanding of
each will help you chose the
best hard drive for your
needs.
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24.04.2007Western Digital's 2TB Caviar Green hard drive
Late last week Western Digital briefed us on their forthcoming release of a new addition to their Caviar Green family of hard drives.
No
we're not talking some sort of exotic sushi or cracker-bound fish egg here either but rather a new, rather humongous and environmentally more
friendly hard drive from WD, that can be considered an "industry first". Today marks the day that standard rotational media breaks the 2TB barrier.
Let's spell that out a bit more clearly again here; T-W-O full Terabytes of SATA-based storage on a single, standard 3.5" hard drive.
Those of you on the consumer side of the market, hording gigs of music, movies, pictures and other media just got a bunch more breathing room to play
with. And those of you in the enterprise space now have a new option to consider with respect to bulk, low-cost, power-efficient storage. Perhaps
that rack just got a little smaller or the need to cool it a little less? well anyway the 2TB Monster is available from a starting price of $299.
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27.01.2009Sub-$200 Portable Video Device
in 2006
With all the rumors
surrounding a possible
video-enabled iPod launch this
week, at least one company is
taking advantage of the
heightened attention on
portable media center devices.
Handheld Entertainment plans
to offer a PlaysForSure
compatible media player next
year...
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11.10.2005Death Knell Rings for Portable Media Center
Unbeknownst to many, Microsoft
put the nails in its Portable
Media Center coffin last year,
telling licensees it would no
longer develop the platform,
opting instead to focus on
Windows Mobile. The final word
came in a public newsgroup
posting Friday...
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08.05.2007TSA Loses Hard Drive With Employee Data
The Transportation Security
Administration admitted over
the weekend that it had lost a
hard drive containing data on
approximately 100,000
employees...
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