http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:47:51 +0200 http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/toshiba-hybrid-Norio-Sasaki-Momentus-XT-NAND,news-38651.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/toshiba-hybrid-Norio-Sasaki-Momentus-XT-NAND,news-38651.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:48:00 CEST Toshiba's answer to the Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive should arrive in September.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-lacie-acquire-buyout-hdd,news-38632.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-lacie-acquire-buyout-hdd,news-38632.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 23 May 2012 20:12:00 CEST Seagate said that it has entered an agreement to purchase a majority share in consumer HDD storage vendor LaCie. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-hdd-pmr-hamr-capacity,news-38614.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-hdd-pmr-hamr-capacity,news-38614.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 22 May 2012 03:18:00 CEST Market research firm IHS predicts a fast increase in HDD storage densities and, as a result, a similarly strong increase in storage capacities. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-mram-memory-dram-solid-state-drive,news-38610.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-mram-memory-dram-solid-state-drive,news-38610.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:48:00 CEST Buffalo said it will soon begin sampling a new solid state disk drive that complements its standard NAND flash storage memory with MRAM that is used as cache memory. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/SSD-RunCore-InVincible-self-destruct-NAND,news-38596.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/SSD-RunCore-InVincible-self-destruct-NAND,news-38596.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:48:00 CEST RunCore has released an SSD that features two ways of destroying data, one of which is nuking the drive itself with the press of a button!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Asus-Blu-ray-BDXL-SBW-06C2X-U-BD-R,news-38562.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Asus-Blu-ray-BDXL-SBW-06C2X-U-BD-R,news-38562.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:48:00 CEST Asus teased a new 6x Blu-ray burner supporting BDXL on Facebook.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Floppy-Drive-Music,news-38548.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Floppy-Drive-Music,news-38548.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Sun, 13 May 2012 21:48:00 CEST Who says floppy frives aren't useful anymore?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-ssd-pulsar-12gb,news-38499.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-ssd-pulsar-12gb,news-38499.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 08 May 2012 01:32:00 CEST Following Hitachi, Seagate also confirmed that it will be showcasing 12Gb/s SSDs at the SCSI Trade Association’s Technical Showcase on May 9.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ocz-vertex-4-firmware-upgrade-ssd,news-38495.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ocz-vertex-4-firmware-upgrade-ssd,news-38495.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Mon, 07 May 2012 15:02:00 CEST OCZ just released a new firmware (v1.4RC) this morning that boosts the performance of its Vertex 4 SSD (check out: OCZ Vertex 4 Review: A Flagship SSD Powered By...Indilinx?). Random read and write performance hasn't changed, but OCZ has made a few twea]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/SSD-Indilinx_Everest_2-Vertex_4-SANRAD-ocz,news-38491.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/SSD-Indilinx_Everest_2-Vertex_4-SANRAD-ocz,news-38491.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Sun, 06 May 2012 12:02:00 CEST Over the past 12 months, we have continually seen OCZ Technology grow alongside the SSD market.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ocz-ssd-1tb-solid-state-drive-octane,news-38480.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ocz-ssd-1tb-solid-state-drive-octane,news-38480.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:32:00 CEST OCZ announced that it will begin selling its 1 TB Octane 2.5-inch SSD in Japan in mid-May.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Hitachi-Storage-ssd-12gb-sas,news-38448.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Hitachi-Storage-ssd-12gb-sas,news-38448.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 02 May 2012 02:32:00 CEST Hitachi Global Storage Technology (HGST), which was recently acquired by Western Digital, claims to be first with a demonstration of the first 12Gb/s SAS SSD.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-wd-hdd-thailand,news-38433.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-wd-hdd-thailand,news-38433.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:22:00 CEST Both Seagate and Western Digital have improved their HDD shipments following the disastrous Thailand flood last year. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Samsung-world-s-thinnest-ODD-SE-218BB-DVD-Burner,news-38397.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Samsung-world-s-thinnest-ODD-SE-218BB-DVD-Burner,news-38397.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:02:00 CEST Here's the world's slimmest optical disc drive, ideal for ultrabooks without an optical drive, and tablets for watching movies on the go.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Google-Drive-online-cloud-storage,news-38382.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Google-Drive-online-cloud-storage,news-38382.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:22:00 CEST Google Drive is finally here! ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-SkyDrive-Virtual-Locker-Google-Drive-Dropbox,news-38380.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-SkyDrive-Virtual-Locker-Google-Drive-Dropbox,news-38380.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:02:00 CEST Microsoft has also updated SkyDrive with three paid capacities and a free 25 GB upgrade for current users.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/tampon-USB-Flash-Drive-Security,news-38363.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/tampon-USB-Flash-Drive-Security,news-38363.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:02:00 CEST Not even James Bond would dare to steal the data on these drives.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/PCIe_SSD-Mac-PC-Bootable-Mercury_Accelsior,news-38341.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/PCIe_SSD-Mac-PC-Bootable-Mercury_Accelsior,news-38341.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:22:00 CEST Other World Computing has introduced the OWC Mercury Accelsior, the industry’s first both Mac-bootable and PC-bootable, fully supported PCIe SSD card.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/g-technology-thunderbolt-hdd-raid-drive,news-38325.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/g-technology-thunderbolt-hdd-raid-drive,news-38325.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:42:00 CEST G-Technology announced an external Thunderbolt drive the company claims is capable of reaching sustained throughput of 280 MB/s.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Sony-Optical-Disc-Archive-Drive-Optical-Disc-Cartridge-Advisory-Group-IT-Storage,news-38313.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Sony-Optical-Disc-Archive-Drive-Optical-Disc-Cartridge-Advisory-Group-IT-Storage,news-38313.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:02:00 CEST Sony is pushing the industry into ditching the old-school tape storage system with its new Optical Disc Archive Drive.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/VelociRaptor-1TB-SATA_6_Gb-s-IcePack_enclosure-hdd,news-38310.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/VelociRaptor-1TB-SATA_6_Gb-s-IcePack_enclosure-hdd,news-38310.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:02:00 CEST The name VelociRaptor has been notorious for performance with hard drives (& dinosaurs, as well), and today Western Digital added another member to its ranks ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/330-Series-SSD-SATA_6Gb-s-solid-state-drive-intel,news-38306.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/330-Series-SSD-SATA_6Gb-s-solid-state-drive-intel,news-38306.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:02:00 CEST Intel has released its budget friendly 330-Series SSDs that gives consumers a more affordable entry into the accelerated storage performance of SSDs.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hard-drive-hdd-ssd-desktop-storage,news-38295.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hard-drive-hdd-ssd-desktop-storage,news-38295.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:02:00 CEST 2.5-inch hard drives will be playing an increasingly important role in desktop computers. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Octane-Vertec_4-Marvell-Indilinx_Everest_2-ssd-controller,news-38272.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Octane-Vertec_4-Marvell-Indilinx_Everest_2-ssd-controller,news-38272.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:40:00 CEST OCZ Technology has confirmed the Vertex 4 is based on a Marvell Controller, which utilizes a custom Indilinx firmware.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/western-digital-wd-ultrabook-hard-drives-hdd,news-38269.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/western-digital-wd-ultrabook-hard-drives-hdd,news-38269.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:10:00 CEST Need more mobile storage space? Western Digital's new 7 mm Scorpio Blue hard drive can now fit inside your Ultrabook.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cloudftp-cloud-storage-Wireless-usb-Storage,news-38252.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cloudftp-cloud-storage-Wireless-usb-Storage,news-38252.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:10:00 CEST CloudFTP has made it from Kickstarter into a real-world product. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Micron-Crucial-mSATA-RealSSD-ultrabook,news-38251.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Micron-Crucial-mSATA-RealSSD-ultrabook,news-38251.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:10:00 CEST Micron has creased an mSATA version of its RealSSD C400 series SSD for the ultrathin form factor.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Kingston-HyperX-3K-Solid-State-Drives-ssd,news-38244.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Kingston-HyperX-3K-Solid-State-Drives-ssd,news-38244.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:10:00 CEST Kingston Digital has released the HyperX 3K SSD, which features HyperX performance at a lower price.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-microsemi-rugged-SATA-Connectors,news-38240.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-microsemi-rugged-SATA-Connectors,news-38240.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:10:00 CEST Microsemi announced its new TRRUST-Stor SSD drives for use in "harsh" environments. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ssd-313-series-cache-drive,news-38209.html#xtor=RSS-1415 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ssd-313-series-cache-drive,news-38209.html#xtor=RSS-1415 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:10:00 CEST Intel has released its new SSD 313 Series caching solution featuring Intel Smart Response Technology.]]>