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Mechanical hard drive makers have consolidated quite a bit in recent years, but in the world of solid-state drives, vendors only seem to be multiplying....

Type: News story Tags: Storage

Intel's Thunderbolt interface is pretty slick. It combines DisplayPort and PCI Express over a single cable with a staggering 40Gbps of aggregate bandwidth. ...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Displays Mobile computing

The Steam Summer Sale has been running all week, slowly impoverishing PC gamers everywhere. There are still some great deals to be found among today's...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Memory Mobile computing Gaming

Every week, we gather press releases that slipped through the net of our daily coverage, and we post them in the release roundup. This week,...

Type: News story Tags: Cases Storage Memory

OCZ's "Indilinx Infused" Octane, Vertex 4, and Agility 4 SSDs don't actually have...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

The rumor mill expected Intel to slash SSD prices in August, and...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

Valve's Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, giving us a good starting point for this week's deals post. There are a few...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Storage Gaming

Remember Digg? There was a time when half the web was peppered with Digg widgets, the idea being that a few up-votes might bring a...

Type: News story Tags: Internet

The steady decline of SSD prices continues. According to "reliable sources" quoted by VR-Zone, Intel is set to discount its 320, 330, and...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

Add another color to Western Digital's rainbow of mechanical hard drives. To complement its 3.5" Black, Blue, and Green families, WD has rolled...

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Kickstarter has been used to fund everything from DIY 3D printers to a new Carmageddon game. Now, the guys at webcomic Penny Arcade are...

Type: News story Tags: Internet

SSD prices have plummeted over the past year. No wonder solid-state drives have been regular fixtures in our weekly deals posts. There are plenty...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Storage Mobile computing

Things will probably be a little slow for the rest of the week due to the Independence Day holiday. However, a few new product announcements...

Type: News story Tags: Cases Storage

Sony is getting into cloud-based gaming in a big way. The PlayStation maker just announced that it's buying Gaikai for $380 million. According to the...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet

We're taking a break from our usual deal hunting this week to bring you a handful of nifty coupon codes. Newegg happens to have a...

Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Memory

Every week, we gather press releases that slipped through the net of our daily coverage, and we post them in the release roundup. This week,...

Type: News story Tags: Cases Power Storage

Add SK-Hynix to the growing list of SSD vendors. The memory maker recently announced its intent to buy controller maker LAMD. Now,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

PCI Express 3.0 slots are all over new motherboards these days. The latest and greatest graphics cards adhere to the third-gen spec, and now...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers Workstations