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WD Drive For Mac Comes With E-Label
WD has launched a new portable drive for Mac that features FireWire 800 and a customisable e-label for easy file organisation.


First 2Tb 6Gbps SAS Drive
Seagate has announced that it is now shipping its 3.5-inch Constellation ES drives, the industry’s first 2Tb enterprise drives with 6Gbps SAS.


Dodgy PC Care Programs Exposed
Beware of plausible offers of an anti-virus service offering "Live PC Care", warns Symantec Australia: it's probably a fake that could put your computer system at risk, and cost you $100 or so in the short term.


Microsoft Unveils Office for Mac 2011
Microsoft has announced that its new Office for Mac 2011 will be available later this year. The new suite claims to have new connections to Microsoft services, an updated user interface, and improved compatibility.


Highest Capacity 2.5 Inch Drive From Seagate
Seagate has announced the world’s highest-capacity 2.5-inch hard drive. The Savvio 10K.4 offers 600 GB of storage, doubling the capacity of its closest competitor.


Tiny SanDisk USB Drive Launched
SanDisk announced that it has begun shipping its smallest USB flash drive ever. The SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB flash drive measures 41.5 x 17.6 x 7.4 mm and weighs just 2.5 grams.


WD Releases Fastest External Drive
Western Digital has unveiled its fastest ever external drive, the SuperSpeed USB 3.0-certified My Book 3.0.


Kingston To Replace Unsecure USB Drives
Kingston has announced that it will replace some its secure USB flash drives after receiving reports that it contained a potential security flaw.


USB 3.0 Hits Seagate Drive
Seagate today unveiled the BlackArmor PS110 3.0 portable external hard drive performance kit for notebooks. Utilising USB 3.0, the new toolkit is three times faster than its USB 2.0 predecessor and, Seagate claims, one of the fastest portable hard drives on the market.


Seagate Accused Of Stealing Hard Drive Technology Again
New evidence has emerged after a former employee of Seagate Technology turned whistle-blower, claiming that the hard-drive maker did steal information from Convolve Technology and that when Seagate was challenged over the theft it deliberately destroyed the evidence.


World's Thinnest Notebook Hard Drive Revealed
Seagate announced the world’s thinnest 2.5-inch hard disc drive for notebook that is only 7mm in height, 25 per cent slimmer than the traditional 9.5mm laptop hard drives.


Hitachi Unveils Tough Portable Drive
Hitachi announced its first tough portable external hard drive that claims to be water and shock resistant.


Police Working With Microsoft To Catch Counterfeiters In Oz
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian Federal Police and several State Police forces are working with Microsoft in an effort to launch a coordinated global attack against software piracy and people who are selling counterfeit goods, online sources have said.


Seagate Secures Business Data
Seagate announced four new external drives aimed at small businesses. The new BlackArmor products include two network storage servers, an external drive workstation, and a portable drive.


Kingston USB Drive Encrypts Data
Kingston has rolled out a new USB flash drive that encrypts and secures data.


WD Drive Displays Stored Data
Western Digital has unveiled a new external drive that has a customizable e-label that displays what is on the drive and how much space is left.


HP Home Server Streams Online
HP has launched a home server that can store movies, photos, music, and documents, as well as provide easy access to the files though any Internet-connected PC anytime.


Pocket-Sized 1TB Drive Launched
WD is set to launch a pocket-sized 1TB portable drive that comes with hardware encryption and complete back-up software for $379.


World's Fastest 2TB Hard Drive Launched By Seagate
Seagate Technology has launched a new 2TB hard drive with a 6Gb/a second interface which the Company claim is the fastest drive in the world today.


Netgear Storage Shares Files Anywhere
Netgear has launched a new network attached storage that can be accessed remotely, allowing consumers to share photos and videos anywhere.


Samsung Pulls The Plug On SanDisk
Samsung has pulled the plug on a proposed plan to purchase struggling memory maker SanDisk who in Australia refuses to let their local executives talk to the media.


Storage On The Nose At Symantec
"Don't buy storage," Symantec Australia is urging Australian organisations after a poll it commissioned found that Australian companies have been spending huge amounts on storage despite using not much more than half of what they already have.


Monster 256GB USB Flash Drive Revealed
Users can now store thousands of files on their USB drive as Kingston launches the world’s first 256GB USB drive.


Google Takes On Microsoft With New OS
Google has announced that it will be releasing a new operating system that makes it easy for anyone to get onto the web.


Struggling SanDisk Gag Local Management
SanDisk who are currently bleeding losses has gagged local management in Australia from commenting on the Company’s performance in Australia.


4 Terabyte WD Storage For Mac
Apple users can store up to 4 terabytes of data with the new external drive from WD.


128GB Build To Order Flash Drive
You can tell when times are tough when vendors start building products like a 128GB Flash drive to order.


Samsung Snares 1.6 TB Monster
Australian researchers, who have developed a new form of DVD storage disc with a capacity 10,000 times greater than current DVD’s, are today getting a lot of International attention.


Expensive WD Network Device Stores 8TB
The new WD ShareSpace network storage systems now offers 8 terabytes of capacity, faster transfer speeds, and can stream media files to devices connected to the network.


Western Digital Pushes MyBook To 2TB
Western Digital today expanded its My Book family of external hard drives to include a 2 TB capacity, the largest available capacity in a single-drive system.


Iomega Network Drive Shares Files
The new Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive will allow users to back up their files as well as stream stored content to gaming consoles or PCs.


Why Storage World Is A Not A Very Smart Business
COMMENT: What is it about Australia and the lack of service by retailers? In the US and the UK retailers go out of their way to build databases of customers and in some cases they even issue them with barcodes or cards so that regular customers get priority service.


WD Network Storage For The Home
WD has unveiled a new network-attached storage (NAS) device that provides continuous backup, video, audio, and photo streaming, as well as complete remote access via the Internet.


Western Digital Aims To Beat Mounting Issues New NAS Drive
Western Digital whose previous drives have been extremly difficult to mount on a PC is set to release new network-attached storage (NAS)under their MyBook World Edition brand.


New Cisco Media Hub Only For Selected Few
Len Wallis Audio in Sydney and five selected Harvey Norman stores have been chosen to launch a smart new media hub storage system from Cisco. The device, which is easy to install, comes with its own management software and will connect with multiple devices including an Xbox to a mobile phone.


Seagate Drive For Those On The Move
Seagate’s new slim, pocket-sized hard drive can store up to 500GB and is designed as a portable device for those on the move.


Green 2TB Hard Drive Aimed At Home Market
Western Digital has released its first 2 TB hard drive, which is says is aimed at the home market for storing multimedia files, photos and libraries.


Kingston Release Year Of The Ox USBs
To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Ox, Kingston Technology has released two limited edition USBs that will only be available during the Chinese holiday season.


WD Offers Mac Storage Solution
Western Digital is offering up two new external hard drives aimed at giving Mac users an easy-to-use storage solution, according to the manufacturer.


SanDisk Unveils World’s Fastest Solid-State Drive
SanDisk has launched a new generation of solid-state drives that claims to be five times faster than the fastest hard drive in the market and more than twice as fast as current solid-state drives.


Sandisk Unveils Better Flash Memory For Netbooks
SanDisk has today launched its next-generation of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSD) designed for the netbook market.


Touch-Button Backup With SanDisk Flash Drives
SanDisk has released what it claims to be the world’s first backup USB flash drive with simple backup software activation at the touch of a button at CES 2009.


64GB Flash Drive From Kingston
Kingston’s new USB flash drive offers 64GB of memory and is the largest offering in its DataTraveler series of drives.


High-Speed Memory Cards From Lexar
The Platinum II 60x 16GB memory card and Platinum II 80x 16GB CompactFlash (CF) card are claimed to give value-conscious video and photo enthusiasts the ability to shoot longer and faster, while taking advantage of new higher-resolution and high-definition digital camcorders and SLRs, and point-and-shoot cameras.


Lexar Rolls Out 16GB Flash Drive
Lexar’s new JumpDrive FireFly USB flash drive provides a solution for storing, transferring and sharing digital documents, photos, MP3 files, and video clips.


Iomega Hard Drive Integrates Dual Backup
Iomega Corporation today announced an industry first in integrating local and remote backup in a single product offering designed for the home office and small businesses.


Plenty Of Storage With New Kingston USB
Kingston Technology says its high capacity 32GB DataTraveler 150 (DT150) USB Flash drive allows users to combine work-related content and personal digital content on the same drive with plenty of room to spare.


Green WD Hard Drives Offer Huge Power Savings
Western Digital today announced its second-generation Caviar Green desktop hard drives, which feature the company’s GreenPower, use up to 20 percent less power than previous versions.


Lexar Memory Maker Described As A Junk Company
Struggling memory supplier Lexar Media whose parent Company Micron Technology has been labelled as "Junk" is trying to drum up business in Australia with the appointment of Australian Photo Suppliers to push their Kodak branded memory.


Toshiba Cuts Billion Dollar SanDisk Deal
Toshiba and Samsung two of the biggest players in the NAND memory market are set to go head to head over arch rival SanDisk with the Japanese Company overnight buying $1 billion worth of equipment from joint venture partner SanDisk who are currently facing a takeover bid from South Korean rival Samsung.



 



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