Western Digital

Western Digital Fined $316m For Infringing Data Security Patent

Court rules storage giant Western Digital must pay $315.7m in damages, after another patent infringement loss

2 months ago

Western Digital To Split Into Two After Walking Away From Kioxa Merger

Western Digital to split into flash memory and hard disk companies after walking away from stalled merger talks with Kioxa…

1 year ago

Kioxia, Western Digital ‘Accelerate’ Merger Talks

Toshiba memory spin-off Kioxia and Western Digital said to accelerate merger talks amidst oversupply, falling demand

2 years ago

Seagate To Pay $300m Penalty Over Huawei Exports

Ouch. Seagate to hand over $300 million in fines after it exported 7.4 hard disk drives to Huawei, despite US…

2 years ago

Western Digital ‘In Talks’ To Buy Kioxia In $20bn NAND Deal

Western Digital could face hurdles to its reported $20bn offer for Kioxia, which could restructure NAND memory market and create…

3 years ago

Western Digital Expands NVMe Range For Accessibility, Higher Density

Company aims to make speedy NVMe data centre storage more accessible, while new tech doubles density through support for 15TB…

5 years ago

Toshiba Sells NAND Chip Unit For £13.5bn

Despite ongoing legal tussle with Western Digital, Toshiba is to sell its NAND chip unit for some much needed capital

7 years ago

IFA 2017: SanDisk Unveils Biggest Ever 400GB MicroSD Card

Sorry iPhone. Android smartphones can now have an extra 400GB storage, with world’s highest-capacity microSD card

7 years ago

Western Digital To Acquire Flash Tegile Systems

Data centre flash move as WD announces intention to acquire Tegile Systems

7 years ago

Google, Facebook, Microsoft Lead Growing Appetite For Enterprise-Grade SSDs

Intel, the current leader in supplying enterprise storage disks, is feeling the pressure from Samsung

8 years ago

WD, UN Use Big Data Competition To Fight Climate Change

Data for Climate Action is an open innovation challenge to use data science and big data from the private sector…

8 years ago

Why WD Is Moving from Hard Driver To DC Equipment Maker

ANALYSIS: The AI/machine learning era is the next arms race for companies looking to compete in the global market and…

8 years ago

Western Digital Boosts VMware vSphere Performance

WD develops FlashSoft software and virtualisation system to speed up vSphere environments

8 years ago

PiDrive 314GB Offers Power-Efficient Storage For Raspberry Pi

Western Digital promises new hard drive is optimised for Raspberry Pi and can aid storage-intensive projects with greater reliability and…

9 years ago

Western Digital Expands Capacity of Storage Solutions

The increase in capacity also applies to My Cloud EX2 Ultra, part of the creative professional series of My Cloud…

9 years ago

Western Digital’s Acquisition Of SanDisk Approved

Flash meets flash in £13bn storage deal as European Commission rules that buyout won't harm competition

9 years ago

Western Digital Coughs Up £12.2bn For SanDisk

Purchase of flash storage giant Sandisk is latest in large acquisition deals currently reshaping tech industry

9 years ago

SanDisk In Merger Talks With Western Digital, Micron

SanDisk is reportedly approached by two rivals as IT and cloud consolidation continues

9 years ago

Helium Hard Drives Capturing The Supermassive Black Hole In The Centre Of The Galaxy

HGST to deploy helium drives that function better than air-filled HDDs at high-altitude observatories to store data from the edge…

9 years ago

SanDisk, Seagate And Western Digital Join The Linux Foundation

The new members will help Linux developers with money, expertise

10 years ago

Review: 4TB G-Drive By G-Technology

This perforated aluminium box offers capacity and speed

10 years ago

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

10 years ago

Western Digital Confirms OS X Mavericks Can Wipe External Hard Drive Data

The issue affects other drive manufacturers, but Apple remains silent

11 years ago

Western Digital Inflates 3.5in HDD Storage To 6TB Using Helium

Helium cuts turbulence, boosts drive capacity to 6TB, and opens the way to liquid cooling

11 years ago

IP Expo: Western Digital Offers New Products For SMBs

Stuart Wright from WD talks about the recently launched compact servers

11 years ago

Western Digital Super Slim HDD Targets Ultrabooks

Western Digital is seeking to provide an alternative to SSDs with its new shock resistent Scorpio Blue 7mm hard drive

13 years ago

Western Digital Reveals 2TB Portable Hard Drive

Western Digital has updated its My Passport portable storage drive portfolio to include a 2TB device

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

EC Clears Western Digital’s Hitachi Acquisition

After selling off some assets, WD's merger goes ahead, reducing the number of HDD suppliers to to three

13 years ago

Network Storage Servers For SMBs From WD

The pre-configured 4TB-8TB DX4000 Sentinel can connect to public clouds or provide a local private cloud

13 years ago