Hardware giant, Western Digital, is about to get a bit more muscle in the fight against competing hard drive manufacturer, Seagate. Today, March 7th, 2011, WD announced that they were purchasing Hitachi Global Storage Technologies for ~$4.3 billion USD. In total, $3.5 billion in cash as well as $750 million worth of shares will trade hands. According to Western Digital CEO, John Coyne, scale is the sole source behind the purchase, citing the need for more size and...
While many of you out there may be tech-fiends, living and breathing each every new gadget that is announced/released, not all of us can be as well versed in the digital way. But more likely however, is that you have a family member or two that always turns to you for tech help. Love it or hate it, you’re the savior. So when that particular person comes to you asking about an easy way to remotely access their photos, you can now respond with a concise and easy...
Western Digital’s Jim Welsh claims that by 2014, every household will have at least 1TB of digital content. That’s a pretty bold claim. What about the millions of non-tech savy seniors — you know, the ones that have trouble operating the microwave? I’m pretty sure they won’t be streaming last.fm while updating their Facebook and tweeting their friends. I doubt “every” household will have 1TB of digital content for at least...
Last week we touched on some new and interesting news possibly coming from Seagate. And wouldn’t you know it, our guestimate was spot on (as was many other peoples’). The new Seagate Momentus XT was put through it’s paces by Hothardware and found to be “in between a WD Scorpio Blue and Seagate Barracuda 7200.11″ in terms of overall speed. So no, this hybrid tech won’t be a worth contender to SSD”s and users looking for the...
Speed, like drugs, hobbies, food, and smoking is addictive. With speed, the adrenaline rush that follows is the natural high for some. In the tech world, while we ourselves may not be moving hundreds of miles per hour in the dopest ride, we do have certain objects that move at high velocity — hard drives. As far as old spinners go, the general rule of thumb is that the faster the drive spins, the faster it will perform. Now, this isn’t exact as a few other...
