Apple might buy Jay Z's Tidal music streaming service
Apple aims to gain control of Tidal's exclusive music catalog but the talks are far from a conclusion right now.
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Computex 2016 | QNAP NAS TS-453A wins Best Choice Award
This award for excellence was obtained in the Computers & Systems category and shows that hardware applications for IoT are slowly gaining the recognition they deserve.
Samsung starts mass production of the industry’s first single BGA 512 GB NVMe SSD for the consumer market
The PM971-NVMe offers up to 512 GB of storage space and is the industry's first SSD with this capacity that comes as a single BGA package and targets "next-generation PCs and ultra-slim notebook PCs."
QNAP announces TVS-x82 business NAS series
This new feature-packed business NAS family features up to 32 GB RAM and Intel Core Skylake processors, including the high-end i7-6700.
QNAP TBS-453A M.2 SSD NASbook now available
This compact and versatile NAS is the world's first M.2 SSD NAS with a built-in hardware-based network switch, being able to accommodate up to 4 M.2 SSDs and featuring a quad-core Intel processor.
Samsung Z3 gets software update
The 25.4 MB update removes the MixRadio app since Samsung discontinued the short-lived streaming service for Tizen OS earlier this week.
Samsung Music app now available via the Google Play Store
Next to MP3 and WMA, this new app that is still in beta can also handle FLAC and AAC files, but only works with devices running at least Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Microsoft announces SQL Server for Linux
While Microsoft previewed the core relational database capabilities earlier this week, SQL Server for Linux is only expected to become available next year.
Seagate unveils PCIe SSD with 10 GB/s transfer rates
If fast isn't fast enough, then Seagate has got you covered with this upcoming PCIe SSD coming this Summer.
Dropbox reaches 500 million users
Less than 8 years since its debut, this online backup service is currently used by more than 500 million people.
Samsung continues to lead the NAND flash market
The South Korean conglomerate controlled over 33 percent of the market in Q4 2015, followed at a distance by Toshiba and SanDisk.
Amazon removes encryption from its Fire devices and then decides to bring it back
Only one day after removing full disk encryption from Fire OS 5, Amazon reconsidered this decision and revealed they are bringing the feature back in an update "coming this spring."
Google Photos gets updated
The Assistant, Photos, and Albums view are now located inside a bar placed at the bottom of the interface, making them easier to access than before.
Samsung PM1633a is world's largest SSD
With a capacity of 15.36 TB, this drive aimed at enterprise customers uses the 12 Gb/s SAS interface and offers read and write speeds of up to 1,200 MB/s.
Google Hands Free is now live in San Francisco
This new app that allows its users to make in-store payments without reaching for their phone or wallet has just entered in a public pilot stage in a few select South Bay stores.
QNAP announces TS-128 and TS-228 dual-core compact NAS
This new dual-core compact NAS is available in 1-bay and 2-bay variants, both using a dual-core processor and targeting home users.
Microsoft buys Xamarin
This new acquisition aims to help Microsoft improve its developer tools and services, offering deeper integration and seamless mobile app dev experiences.
Samsung intros 256 GB UFS 2.0 embedded memory
The world’s first 256 GB UFS 2.0 embedded memory chip for next-gen high-end smartphones has just entered mass production, only one year after its 128 GB predecessor.
CES 2016 | Samsung Portable SSD T3 coming in February
This new portable drive that is on display at CES features V-NAND memory and TurboWrite technology, offering up to 2 TB storage capacity.
Samsung unveils the PRO Plus 128 GB microSD card
This latest addition to the PRO Plus lineup provides speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s for read and write, this level of performance making it an ideal choice for use in high-end devices.
QNAP launches QTS-Android combo NAS TAS-168/268
This new multimedia NAS is the world's only one to support both QTS and Android, providing a flexible and enjoyable personal cloud experience.
QNAP launches TS-531P business NAS
This NAS has a quad-core Cortex-A15 processor, up to 8 GB RAM, four Gigabit LAN ports, multiple encryption and virtualization features, as well as support for up to 21 drives(by attaching two expansion enclosures).
QNAP releases TS-251+ and TS-451+ quad-core NAS
These two new storage solutions use quad-core Intel Celeron processors and offer support for virtualization, encryption, transcoding and HDMI output.
Microsoft to purchase Secure Islands
The Israeli cybersecurity company will soon become part of Microsoft after signing a deal estimated to be worth up to $150 million.
Google acquires Fly Labs
The goal of this corporate acquisition is to improve the video editing capabilities of Google Photos.
Samsung updates Magician and Data Migration SSD software
Magician gives the user more control over the SSD while Data Migration provides easy relocation options.
QNAP announces HS-251+ silent NAS
This fanless NAS uses a quad-core Intel Celeron processor and supports up to two 8TB hard drives.
Intel acquires Saffron
By taking over Saffron's cognitive computing platform, Intel aims to improve its performance in the IoT, big data and security areas.
Western Digital acquires SanDisk
This deal has a value around $19 billion and offers Western Digital a significant share of the flash memory market.
Intel unveils DC P3608 series SSD
This new NVMe SSD for data centers is Intel's top product in its category, delivering high performance and low latency with NVMe and eight PCIe 3.0 lanes.
Samsung SSD 950 Pro now available in M.2 form factor
Samsung has unveiled its new SSD 950 Pro M.2 ahead of the Global Summit in Korea. The SSD supports PCI Express 3.0 with NVME up to a capacity of 512 GB.
Microsoft launches Office 2016
Worldwide release of the most secure Office ever began earlier today, offering multifactor authentication, enterprise data protection, as well as data loss prevention.
QNAP TVS-ECx80U-SAS-RP series NAS now available
The new enterprise-class 12Gbps SAS-enabled, 40GbE-ready rackmount NAS is powered by quad-core Intel Xeon processors and available in 24, 16, 15 and 12-bay models.
QNAP launches TS-x63U series NAS
This business-class family of products consists of 4-bay, 8-bay, and 12-bay rackmount models, all using AMD embedded G-Series quad-core 2.0 GHz processors.
Microsoft acquires cloud security company Adallom
The Redmond giant completes a second purchase this month by adding Adallom to the list - an innovator in cloud security that has been founded only three years ago.
Toshiba unveils Canvio Ready external HDDs up to 3 TB
The latest consumer Canvio family offers one of the highest capacities available from the manufacturer.
QNAP launches TVS-871T Thunderbolt NAS
This new NAS features Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, 8 hot-swappable drive bays, as well as two Thunderbolt 2 high-speed ports.
Samsung launches three new enterprise SSDs
Next to its announcement about the mass production of new 3D V-NAND flash memory chips, Samsung also unveils three business SSD products that use this technology.
Samsung begins mass production of new 3D V-NAND flash memory
Soon after Toshiba and SanDisk unveiled the world's first 256Gb, 48-Layer BiCS NAND memory chips and announced mass production is scheduled to begin next year, Samsung reveals they already started it.
Toshiba announces NVMe PCIe SSDs for notebooks and tablets
The new SSD series will be available in multiple form factors designed for small tablets all the way up to dedicated servers.
Toshiba and SanDisk now manufacturing new NAND memory chips
The two companies unveiled the world's first 256 gigabit (32 GB) 48-layer BiCS FLASH memory chip, doubling the capacity of this technology in just a few months.
Windows 10 upgrade can be rolled back within 30 days
Microsoft included a tool in Windows 10 that allows users to roll back the upgrade within 30 days of installing it.
Intel and Micron unveil 3D XPoint memory chips
This is the first new memory category in 25 years and brings non-volatile memory speeds up to 1,000 times faster than NAND.
Google+ Photos shuts down in August
The Android service will shut down first, followed by Web and iOS, while users can switch to the new Google Photos service and apps.
SanDisk announces new wireless flash drive
The company has expanded its wireless storage offerings with the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick.
Samsung launches 2 TB 850 Pro and 850 EVO SSDs
These two new drives use an upgraded MHX controller with support for 2 TB capacity and are guaranteed for up to 10 years or 300 TBW.
Seagate updates the Backup Plus family
This award-winning family of external storage solutions now comes with 200 GB of OneDrive storage and consists of models packing up to 4 TB capacity.
Microsoft acquires BlueStripe
This purchase aims to help the Redmond giant to improve application visibility and management across the datacenter and cloud.
HGST announces 10 TB Ultrastar Archive Ha10 SMR hard drive
The Ultrastar Archive Ha uses the second generation HelioSeal platform and shingled magnetic recording, being the industry's first enterprise-class 10 TB drive built for next-gen active archive applications.
Computex 2015 | Microdia announces 512GB MicroSD card
Microdia will soon release an incredibly fast MicroSD card with 512GB of storage.
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