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ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, has released a firmware update v5.8.2 for the following solid state drives (SSD) equipped with SandForce 2200 series controllers: SX910/SX900/SP900/S510.
The new firmware improves overall SSD stability and SSD reliability after unsafe power cycling.
Purchasers who wish to update their SSD firmware should go to: http://www.adata-group.com/index.php?action=ss_main&page=ss_content_driver&lan=en, select the corresponding SSD product, and then download the compressed Firmware 5.8.2 file and extract it. Then locate the executable file ADATA_SF_FieldUpdater and run it as administrator.
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Angelbird, Austria’s premium SSD manufacturer, presents its new SSD wrk for Mac, the only third party SSD that supports TRIM for Mac out of the box.
The SSD wrk for Mac is ideal to upgrade older Apple models to the ultra-fast SSD technology. Specifically the device is equipped with native TRIM support, a feature that works straight out of the box. The installation of additional software, drivers or TRIM enabler is completely eliminated.
The hardware and the performance of the SSD wrk for Mac is identical to those of the Angelbird SSD wrk. Just like its counterpart, Angelbird SSD wrk, it uses an ultra-fast SATA 3.1 6Gb/s interface, which is fully compatible with older Apple set-ups and operating systems. The read speed is up to 563MB/s, sustained writing speed is up to 450MB/s. The SSD wrk for Mac delivers 72,000 IOPS (Input/Output operations per second) and the access time is less than 0.1 milliseconds. Customer security is provided by the five-year warranty.
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Silicon Power, the world’s leading provider of memory storage solutions, today launches the new collection of designed USB flash drives- USB 2.0 Touch T50 and USB 3.0 Jewel J50. The stylish exterior design, with exquisite openwork carving and matte-surface metallic casing, makes them stand out among numerous products in the market. Moreover, cap-less and compact Touch T50 and Jewel J50 are easy to be stored and carried around, and they will be an awesome choice as a storage device and a fancy accessory to impress people.
Do you pursue high-quality life style in a fast-paced environment? Are you trying to keep personal space in an age of information explosion? The newly-launched USB 2.0 Touch T50 and USB 3.0 Jewel J50 can meet the above demands perfectly. By combining two concepts of structure aesthetics and stylish trends into design, Touch T50 and Jewel J50 feature hollow openwork-carving exterior which can show elegant and noble qualities. In addition, characteristics such as durable zinc alloy casing and compact size for easy carrying build up an extraordinary taste and a lifestyle of self-expression. By applying the COB (Chip On Board) technology, both Touch T50 and Jewel J50 offer complete data protections against water, dust and vibration to keep the golden finger away from impairments that might lead to data damages and losses. Users will enjoy safe and delightful storage experiences.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 3-bit multi-level-cell (MLC) three-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory, for use in solid state drives (SSDs).
“With the addition of a whole new line of high density SSDs that is both performance- and value-driven, we believe the 3-bit V-NAND will accelerate the transition of data storage devices from hard disk drives to SSDs,” said Jaesoo Han, Senior Vice President, Memory Sales & Marketing, Samsung Electronics. “The wider variety of SSDs will increase our product competitiveness as we further expand our rapidly growing SSD business.”
The 3-bit V-NAND is Samsung’s latest second generation V-NAND device, which utilizes 32 vertically stacked cell layers per NAND memory chip. Each chip provides 128 gigabits (Gb) of memory storage.
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QNAP Systems, Inc. today announced the release of Qvideo for Android, providing Turbo NAS users with a free remote management app for video archiving, streaming, sharing, and more.
Qvideo allows users to play and manage the video collection on their Turbo NAS from their Android devices at anytime. Users can choose from various connection methods that best suits their Internet environment to browse/search their videos via timeline, thumbnails, list and folders. Videos can also be neatly organized by category, tag, rating, or labels, making video archiving and searching easier and more efficient.
With Qvideo, users can stream & download videos for playback on their Android device and also directly upload videos taken by their device to a Turbo NAS. Qvideo makes video sharing easy and convenient by allowing users to create video links they can share via email, message, and social networks.
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WD, a Western Digital company and world leader in storage solutions, is expanding its business-class NAS portfolio with the WD Sentinel DX4200 storage server. The WD Sentinel DX4200 is a complete solution using Windows Storage Server, designed to meet the demands of today's small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) by combining Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 workgroup operating system and the Intel Atom C2338 Dual Core CPU.
With up to 16 TB of capacity, the WD Sentinel DX4200 enables small businesses to expand their office storage by upgrading the drives as the demands of their businesses grow. The WD Sentinel DX4200 is an ideal backup solution and provides SMBs the advantages of on-premise centralized storage.
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Mushkin, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance and mission-critical computer products, today officially announced the worldwide launch of its latest addition to the Chronos Family of SSD products, Chronos G2.
Designed and assembled in the U.S.A., the new drive delivers random write performance of up to 90K IOPS and a maximum transfer rate of 555 MB/s. Available in capacities from 60 GB to 480 GB, Mushkin provides customers the option to enter the SSD world with a limited budget, with no compromise in performance. Customers can now build or upgrade a system economically, running the operating system and applications on a SSD, boosting performance substantially over a standard hard disk.
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ADATA Technology, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance DRAM memory modules and NAND Flash application products, today launches its SR1010 enterprise grade server SSD featuring comprehensive data encryption, reliability, superior performance and high compatibility with many operating systems. Available in 100GB, 240GB and 480GB sizes, ADATA’s SR1010 SSD is a perfect upgrade solution for industrial servers, data centers and embedded devices.
PLP – That’s How Protection Upgrades
For enterprise servers and data centers, unexpected system failure leads to incalculable damage and loss of vital information. To help safeguard against such scenarios, commercial servers require a powerful yet effective protection mechanism: PLP (Power-Loss Protection). Thanks to PLP technology, ADATA's SR1010 SSD helps to prevent catastrophic data crashes caused by system failures, such as utility power grid failures or data center backup generator failures. ADATA's SR1010 SSD also supports S.M.A.R.T., which monitors your SSDs’ status, thus ensuring your data's security and integrity, as well as improving the SSD’s efficiency.
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PNY, the leading manufacturer of memory products and PC peripherals, has officially announced the extreme HP x755w USB 3.0 flash drive for lightning fast transfer and various capacities of all your documents and files. The HP x755w packs unparalleled transfer speed and generous capacity into a pocket-sized package. Experience accelerated data transfer up to 90 MB/sec and 30 MB/sec sequential read and write speed. Equipped with USB 3.0 transmission speed, this flash drive can perform significantly faster than other generic USB 2.0 models available in the market. Light, compact and trendy, the HP x755w makes the perfect travel-friendly flash drive no matter where you go.
The HP x755w dramatically reduces the time spent for transferring files. It enables fast boot up without creating any lagging time and saves hours by reducing the transfer time in a few seconds. HD videos, graphic rich images and PDF files can be moved and stored easily in an instant. Easy plug and play operation means you can simply connect the USB to your computer or notebook and start transferring your files immediately. It does not require any extra installations or software to operate.
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QNAP Systems, Inc. today released QTS 4.1.1 Build 1003 for its Turbo NAS lineup with an official GNU Bash patch update. QNAP's security lab has verified QTS 4.1.1 Build 1003 and confirmed it has fixed all currently known Bash security vulnerabilities. All users (including those who have installed QTS 4.1.1 Build 0927 and Qfix 1.0.1) are strongly advised to upgrade their Turbo NAS to this QTS version.
QTS 4.1.1 Build 1003 has fixed the GNU Bash Environment Variable Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278, CVE-2014-7186, and CVE-2014-7187), also known as "Shellshock," that can allow attackers to gain remote control over UNIX/Linux-based systems. For users who wish to continue using QTS 3.8 to 4.0, QNAP will soon release a Qfix security patch.
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