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Half Of Second-Hand Hard Drives Sold on eBay, Amazon Still Contain Personal Data
And even though many have them have had wipe attempts, texts, photos, and emails still persist on hard drives and mobile devices
Facebook Study Into SSDs Finds ‘Several Distinct Failure Periods’
But paper in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University claims that read disturbance errors do not increase failure rates
NSA Surveillance Program Hid Spyware In Hard Drives
Kaspersky Lab says global hard drives compromised by NSA-led 'The Equation Group', spyware dates back to 2001
Seagate Launches World’s First 8TB Hard Drive
Seagate takes the lead on storage density, but is keeping mum on the technology used
Western Digital Launches World’s Highest Capacity 10k Hard Drive
Enterprise-ready Ultrastar C10K1800 can store 1.8TB of data in a 2.5-inch form factor
Inventor Of Modern Storage Stuart Parkin Is Awarded The 2014 Millennium Prize
Parkin’s innovation enabled 1000-fold growth in the capacity of hard drives
UK Government Smashed Guardian Drives In ‘Symbolic’ Bid To Stop Leaks
"Bizarre" moment as GCHQ experts oversee the destruction of hard drives
Seagate Quarterly Revenue Down Almost A Quarter
Results still beat analyst expectations, yearly revenue remains high and the company is optimistic
Springtown – A Hard Drive Factory Like No Other
Max Smolaks returns from Derry with a new fondness for hard drives and respect for people who make them
Toshiba And WD Sign HDD Facilities Agreement
Toshiba and Western Digital have reached an agreement that will see the two trade hard disk drive facilities
NHS Trust Will Appeal Against ICO Penalty
The Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust will appeal if fined £375,000 by ICO
Gartner Lowers 2012 IT Spending Predictions
Gartner has lowered its 2012 IT spending forecasts but predicts strong growth in telecom equipment spending
Thailand Floods Threaten HDD Supply Chain
A key component of PCs could potentially be in short supply after severe flooding in Thailand
Toshiba Self-Encrypting HDD Brings Auto Data Security
Toshiba's latest hard disk drives secured with 256-bit AES encryption and proprietary data-wipe technology
Intel Targets Mainstream Users With Updated SSDs
Mainstream PC users seeking a performance boost are being targeted by Intel with its new solid state drive
Samsung Launches One Platter HDD
Samsung has launched its latest Spinpoint hard disk drive that comes with only one platter, to reduce moving parts and improve reliability
Western Digital Snags HDD Lead From Seagate
The long term king of the hard disk drive market, Seagate, has lost its crown after new figures showed that Western Digital has now shipped the most HDDs
Seagate Offering Hard Drives Pre-Loaded With Movies
Movie-makers and their distributors are exploring new methods of distribution for films including Star Trek