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  • Apple leads consumer Cloud storage wars

    Apple is dominating the cloud storage wars, followed by Dropbox, Amazon and Google according to Strategy Analytics "Cloud Media Services" survey.

    Written by Lucas Mearian21 March 13 18:34
  • DNA an option for data storage

    Researchers have created a way to store data in the form of DNA and retrieve it without errors.

    Written by Lucas Mearian11 Feb. 13 11:12
  • Microsoft's SkyDrive now stores 1B documents

    Microsoft today announced its cloud storage service now has one billion documents stored and said it has added new features to quickly save documents and get a link to share with others.

    Written by Lucas Mearian08 Feb. 13 20:37
  • Megaupload successor to offer 50GB free storage

    Kim Dotcom, creator of Megaupload, plans to launch a new file-sharing site under the New Zealand-based domain Mega.co.nz and will offer 50GB of free storage to all members.

    Written by Lucas Mearian18 Jan. 13 17:45
  • Feds plan to address e-health record complaints

    As a February deadline approaches for physicians to report on the status of their EHR rollouts, a number of complaints over ease of deployment and reimbursement payments have also come into the federal government, which an official said the agency plans to address.

    Written by Lucas Mearian17 Jan. 13 21:22
  • FBI hopes hard drive will shine light on Conn. shooter's motive

    The FBI is examining a broken hard drive found in Adam Lanzas room, searching for evidence about whom he was communicating with and how he was using the computer before Friday's shooting rampage at a Connecticut school.

    Written by Lucas Mearian17 Dec. 12 23:13
  • Data speeds power up MWA radio telescope research

    Data processing rates of up to 4 gigabits per second will be realised next year when the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope correlator ramps up from February 2013.

    Written by Hamish Barwick10 Dec. 12 15:19
  • OCZ, BitMicro release new controllers, SSD lines

    OCZ announced its new Vector SSD Series developed with its new Barefoot 3 controller. Meanwhile, BitMicro announced its next-generation solid-state drive controller, that it claims will produce 400,000 I/Os per second when used with flash memory.

    Written by Lucas Mearian27 Nov. 12 22:05
  • LTO-6 tape with up to 6.25TB capacity ships

    Tandberg Data, Imation and Fujifilm have announced separately that they are shipping the new LTO-6 tape drive technology offering up to 1.4TB per hour throughput.

    Written by Lucas Mearian26 Nov. 12 21:50
  • Dropbox claims 100 million users

    Cloud storage company Dropbox announced it has passed the 100 million-user mark and has customers in 200 countries.

    Written by Lucas Mearian13 Nov. 12 21:33
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