Seagate security team busts counterfeit HDD manufacturer with Malaysian police
According to the German publication Heise, у in the case of counterfeit Seagate hard drives significant progress has been made. As if on cue, security teams from Seagate’s offices in Singapore and Malaysia, along with local Malaysian law enforcement, raided a warehouse outside of Kuala Lumpur. The warehouse was used to illegally prepare…
Tiny as a microSD, fast as M.2: Mini SSD 1517 presented in China
Modern microSD memory cards are tiny, but quite slow. M.2 drives in PCs are lightning fast, but they are larger and completely enclosed inside the case. Now, a new type of SSD has emerged in China that can combine the advantages of both types of drives and is ready to make its debut in portable gaming consoles.
SSD in a video card? Give me two. That's how many M.2 slots the Colorful prototype has
Manufacturer video cards Colorful is preparing an unusual solution — a new model in the GeForce RTX 50 line with built-in slots for two M.2 solid-state drives. A prototype of such a device of the iGame Ultra series has already been demonstrated at Bilibili World 2025. About reported IT Home.
The new champion: Phison E28 controller beats existing PCIe 5.0 SSDs in preliminary tests
In January of this year, Phison announced the PS5028-E28 PCIe 5.0 SSD controller. No drives are available yet, but the first tests demonstrate an advantage over the best SSDs of 2025.
Fake Seagate: used HDDs are sold as new, SMART parameters are erased
Recently, several independent investigations have revealed the sale of used Seagate hard drives that are being sold as new. In doing so, fraudsters erase usage records, change serial numbers, and modify labels to mislead customers. However, it is still possible to determine that the drive has been used, and there are several ways to detect such…
Microsoft allows you to connect external disks with a capacity of more than 16 TB to Xbox
Microsoft released an Xbox software update that will allow consoles to recognize external hard drives with huge capacity.
Scientists discover a third type of magnetism — it will improve storage devices and help to obtain superconductivity
Researchers have found evidence for the existence of a third class of magnetism — altermagnetism. The discovery will make it possible to create high-speed magnetic drives and facilitate the development of superconductors.
Sony to discontinue Blu-ray discs and other physical media in February
Sony will cease production of various physical media in February. These include Blu-ray recordable disks, MiniDV minicassettes, and others. Sony also said it will not produce anything to replace these forms of data storage.
Accidental Discovery: Scientists Reduce Power Consumption of PCM Memory by 1 Billion Times
Phase change in phase-change memory PCM was accidentally triggered not by heating, but by a steady current, which means much less consumption and a plethora of technical prospects.
WD reveals world's largest —2TB 3D QLC flash memory chip
Western Digital (WD) has introduced the industry’s first 2TB 3D QLC NAND device. The new flash memory has the potential to change the market for high-capacity SSDs by creating much faster and larger SSDs that consume less power. This was a preliminary demonstration of the chip, and its official announcement will take place later.
SK hynix announces 300 TB SSD and other technologies for data centers and AI
SK hynix has announced at a press conference in Seoul that it is creating a massive 300TB SSD. The SSD was announced was announced as part of a broad portfolio of devices and technologies for data centers and AI.
The SSD in M2 MacBook Pro was so full that it would not allow deleting data - only a complete wipe helped
Apple Mac expert and journalist Glenn Fleischman wrote about an incomprehensible problem one of his children encountered after trying to download a game from Steam on a MacBook Pro with an M2 chip and an almost full SSD. The drive would not delete unnecessary data. At the same time, various attempts to free up space on the drive failed. Eventually,…
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