Intel x86 processor design error open to rootkits
Intel processors from the late 90s reportedly have a hidden flaw that allows rootkits to be installed by malicious actors. A security researcher has claimed that a design flaw in the x86 processor...
View ArticleSamsung paves way for higher capacity SSDs
Manufacturing for 256-gigabit 3D Vertical NAND flash memory has begun, Samsung announced. The memory is based on 48 layers of 3-bit multi-level-cell arrays. The higher density memory paves way to even...
View ArticleIntel appeals to gamers with Skylake’s improved Iris graphics
Over $34 billion are spent on PC games this year. Worldwide, there are 1.8 billion gamers, of which 1.2 billion consider themselves to be active gamers. Active gamers pay for a new game each month,...
View ArticleIntel Optane brings the storage octane to SSDs
With a dense, stackable design, Intel has been promoting the merits of 3D XPoint as being significantly faster than the storage available today. The technology was developed jointly between Intel and...
View ArticleIntel’s Optane SSD is 7x faster than today’s solid state drives
Today’s solid states drives are already quite fast, but tomorrow’s will be even faster. More than seven times faster in the case of Intel’s new Optane SSDs. Intel gave the public its first […]...
View ArticleBoost your PC’s performance with these new Toshiba SSDs and HDDs
Toshiba unveiled a slew of new devices designed to help you improve your computer’s performance and storage capacity. The new products include two new internal solid-state drives (SSD) and four new...
View ArticleThe hard drive is becoming obsolete
At the Global SSD Summit, Samsung is pushing solid state drives as not just the technology of the future, but the technology that users need today to keep up with the speeds available wired and...
View ArticleCrucial BX200 unveiled, budget SSD aimed at small businesses
Crucial has revealed its new BX200 SSD, a 2.5-inch drive which is aimed at consumers and SMBs. The SSD comes in three capacities: 240GB, 480GB and a 960GB offering for those who really need space as...
View ArticleIntel’s blazingly fast Optane SSDs are heading for gaming PCs soon
Intel’s Optane products will be available as soon as next year for enthusiast PC owners – meaning those with high-end rigs such as gamers who are prepared to fork out for blazing fast SSDs. This is...
View ArticleRever is a cheap 3D printer which is so safe and simple kids can use it
3D printers are dropping in price, with options like the Ooznest PRUSA i3 on the menu these days, but an even cheaper device is hoping to make 3D printing more affordable still. And the Rever, which...
View ArticleAirBar: The easy way to upgrade your old laptop with a touchscreen
Want to convert your non-touch notebook into an all-singing-and-dancing laptop with a touchscreen display? Then you might want to check out the AirBar. This is a new gadget made by Neonode (due to be...
View ArticleIntel’s new Core vPro CPUs promise blistering performance and tighter security
Intel has launched new sixth-generation Intel Core vPro processors which the company claims will transform business computing and boost user productivity considerably – not to mention making some...
View ArticleIntel’s new Core vPro CPUs boast blistering performance and tighter security
Intel has launched new sixth-generation Intel Core vPro processors which the company claims will transform business computing and boost user productivity considerably – not to mention making some...
View ArticleNext year’s MacBooks could get blazingly fast Optane SSDs
MacBooks could witness a major turbo-boost to their storage, as it seems there’s a good chance that Intel’s Optane SSDs will be nestling in Apple’s notebooks before too long. If you’re not familiar...
View ArticleIntel’s new SSDs with 3D NAND tech are staggeringly quick
Intel has revealed some blazingly fast new SSDs, including models which are the first drives to utilise its 3D NAND technology. Those 3D NAND-toting beasts are the DC P3520 and P3320 series of...
View ArticleInterview: A closer look at HP’s new revolutionary memory technology
Two weeks ago, HPE announced a new memory type that promises to change make things slightly more exciting in the world of storage and computing generally. Dubbed Persistent Memory, it is initially...
View ArticleIntel unleashes new Xeon E7 v4 CPUs including 24-core monster
Intel has unleashed its new Xeon E7-8800 and E7-4800 v4 range of processors which offer what the company claims is remarkable performance improvements over predecessors, with CPUs boasting up to...
View ArticleStorming-fast Intel Optane SSDs are just around the corner
Intel’s Optane SSDs – which utilize 3D Xpoint tech and promise to be screamingly fast – will be with us before the year is out. Yes, Optane drives will ship before the end of 2016 according to...
View ArticleThis 60TB SSD will blow your mind, but don’t forget to backup
There’s been plenty of storage news emerging, due to the fact that the Flash Memory Summit is currently underway in Santa Clara, and Seagate has certainly come up with a headline-grabbing development:...
View ArticleHere’s how your next SSD could be much, much faster than your current one
You may recall that when 3D Xpoint was first unveiled – the technology which promises superfast SSDs and system memory – as well as Intel, co-developer Micron said it would make products based on this...
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