http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:46:12 +0200 http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-lacie-acquire-buyout-hdd,news-38632.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-lacie-acquire-buyout-hdd,news-38632.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-hdd-pmr-hamr-capacity,news-38614.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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/seagate-wd-hdd-thailand,news-38433.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-wd-hdd-thailand,news-38433.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Samsung-world-s-thinnest-ODD-SE-218BB-DVD-Burner,news-38397.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Google-Drive-online-cloud-storage,news-38382.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Microsoft-SkyDrive-Virtual-Locker-Google-Drive-Dropbox,news-38380.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/tampon-USB-Flash-Drive-Security,news-38363.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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/g-technology-thunderbolt-hdd-raid-drive,news-38325.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/g-technology-thunderbolt-hdd-raid-drive,news-38325.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Sony-Optical-Disc-Archive-Drive-Optical-Disc-Cartridge-Advisory-Group-IT-Storage,news-38313.html#xtor=RSS-141520 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/cloudftp-cloud-storage-Wireless-usb-Storage,news-38252.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cloudftp-cloud-storage-Wireless-usb-Storage,news-38252.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:10:00 CEST CloudFTP has made it from Kickstarter into a real-world product. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hdd-hard-disk-drive,news-38187.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hdd-hard-disk-drive,news-38187.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:10:00 CEST Market researchers believe that the HDD industry will be able to recover this year and grow unit shipments again. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-lcd-display-flash-chips,news-38184.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-lcd-display-flash-chips,news-38184.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:40:00 CEST Samsung said that it is building a new factory to manufacture NAND flash chips to meet the growing demand that is especially created by mobile computing devices.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/My-Passport-2TB-WD-Western-Digital-SmartWare,news-38066.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/My-Passport-2TB-WD-Western-Digital-SmartWare,news-38066.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:10:00 CET Now you can cram 2 TB into your pants and honestly brag about it.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-terabit-milestone-areal-density-HDD,news-38057.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-terabit-milestone-areal-density-HDD,news-38057.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:40:00 CET This new areal density milestone could pave the way to 3.5-inch drives with 60 TB capacities.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Western-Digital-My-Book-Thunderbolt-Mac-OS-X-External-Drive,news-38041.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Western-Digital-My-Book-Thunderbolt-Mac-OS-X-External-Drive,news-38041.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:10:00 CET WD is shipping the My Book Thunderbolt Duo external storage system, but it doesn't come cheap.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/marvell-ssd-sata-controller-solid-state,news-38031.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/marvell-ssd-sata-controller-solid-state,news-38031.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:10:00 CET Marvell announced mass market availability of its new 88SS9187 SATA controller that will find its way into SSDs for ultrabooks.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/promise-thunderbolt-storage,news-37991.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/promise-thunderbolt-storage,news-37991.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:10:00 CET Promise Technology announced a smaller version of its Pegasus RAID storage box that integrates 2.5-inch hard drives as well as Thunderbolt connectivity. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/wd-toshiba-hdd-hard-drive,news-37910.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/wd-toshiba-hdd-hard-drive,news-37910.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:10:00 CET Western Digital (WD) and Toshiba announced that the two companies have reached an agreement under which WD will sell certain 3.5-inch manufacturing and distribution assets. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hdd-hard-drive-thailand-flood-prices-shortage,news-37736.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hdd-hard-drive-thailand-flood-prices-shortage,news-37736.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:10:00 CET Based on first quarter earnings reports, IHS has updated its hard disk drive (HDD) supply forecast. The company does not expect annual growth to return until the third quarter of this year. "A full recovery of production is still months away," IHS said.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/laser-pulse-HDD-Thomas-Ostler-magnetic-field-platter,news-37712.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/laser-pulse-HDD-Thomas-Ostler-magnetic-field-platter,news-37712.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:40:00 CET Researchers have discovered that recording data on a HDD platter using a quick laser burst is much faster than the traditional use of a magnetic field.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Seagate-Thunderbolt-GoFlex-Adapter-Chaining,news-37659.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Seagate-Thunderbolt-GoFlex-Adapter-Chaining,news-37659.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:00 CET This adapter provides a Thunderbolt connection to Seagate's portable GoFlex external drives.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-supply-earnings-hdd-thailand,news-37652.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/seagate-supply-earnings-hdd-thailand,news-37652.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:10:00 CET Seagate estimates 2012 HDD shortage at 150 million units]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cleversafe-cloud-storage-HDD-exabyte,news-37626.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cleversafe-cloud-storage-HDD-exabyte,news-37626.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:10:00 CET Cleversafe, a cloud storage software vendor which offers its customers "limitless storage space", says that it has designed a dispersed storage system that exceeds a storage capability of 10 Exabytes (EB), or 1,000 Petabytes (PB). ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/WD-Western-Digital-Thunderbolt-Mac-10Gbps,news-37612.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/WD-Western-Digital-Thunderbolt-Mac-10Gbps,news-37612.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:10:00 CET Western Digital has introduced an external drive using Thunderbolt connectivity.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Thai-floods-hard-drives-shortage-hdd-gpu,news-37601.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Thai-floods-hard-drives-shortage-hdd-gpu,news-37601.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:10:00 CET Hardware manufacturers continue to feel the effects of the 2011 Thai floods.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/victorinox-swiss-army-knife-ssd,news-37571.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/victorinox-swiss-army-knife-ssd,news-37571.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:10:00 CET Pack all that you need to survive for an entire weekend in your pocket.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ioSafe-Thunderbolt-SSD-Megavolt-lightning,news-37530.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ioSafe-Thunderbolt-SSD-Megavolt-lightning,news-37530.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:10:00 CET Easily the most hair-raising demonstration in Las Vegas at CES 2012.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Amphibious-HDD-Encryption-Data-Security-Protection,news-37518.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Amphibious-HDD-Encryption-Data-Security-Protection,news-37518.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:40:00 CET These guys don't mess around when it comes to protecting your data.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Verizon-Seagate-4G-LTE-Wirless-Storage-Android,news-37500.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Verizon-Seagate-4G-LTE-Wirless-Storage-Android,news-37500.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:50:00 CET Verizon and Seagate are showcasing a portable storage device for smartphones and tablets that connects to Verizon's 4G LTE network.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/grey-market-one-year-contract-Seagate-Western-Digital-Thailand,news-37421.html#xtor=RSS-141520 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/grey-market-one-year-contract-Seagate-Western-Digital-Thailand,news-37421.html#xtor=RSS-141520 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:40:00 CET Hard drive manufacturers reportedly want PC vendors to sign a one-year contract, locking them at the current inflated price and volume.]]>