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Flooding in Thailand could curtail hard drive production
Western Digital reported today that the production of its hard drives in Thailand have been jeopardized because of severe flooding in the region near Bangkok. The company said that hard drive...
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WD resumes hard drive production after Thailand floods
Western Digital, one of the world’s biggest storage companies, said today that it has resumed hard drive production in Thailand as flood waters recede in that country. But shortages will likely still...
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Hard drive shortages cause Intel to cut revenue outlook by $1B
Intel’s fourth quarter revenue is predicted to be about a billion dollars lower than the company’s previous forecast, it revealed today. The $1 billion difference in revenue is attributed to hard...
View ArticleHard drive party: Western Digital to acquire SSD hotshot sTec for $340M
Hard drive maker Western Digital has agreed to acquire solid-state drive (SSD) business sTec, the companies announced today. Specifically, Western Digital’s subsidiary HGST will be buying sTec. But the...
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Flash memory's $1 billion week is good news for just about everyone (except...
Flash memory is getting cheaper and faster, and the companies that specialize in it are becoming major acquisition targets. On Monday, hard drive manufacturer Western Digital plunked down $645 million...
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How helium lets Western Digital pack more terabytes into its newest hard drive
It turns out the universe’s second most-common element is also the key to bigger hard drives. Western Digital is shipping its new Hitachi-made hard drive, the Ultrastar He6, which harnesses the power...
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Western Digital’s new laptop drive fuses a 120GB SSD with 1TB HDD
Western Digital’s latest hybrid drive is a power user’s dream come true. The $299 laptop drive, dubbed the WD Black2 Dual Drive, combines a 120GB solid-state drive with a 1TB hard drive. The result,...
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Western Digital to acquire SanDisk for $19B
Western Digital, famous for its range of hard drives, has announced it’s acquiring flash memory storage company SanDisk in a deal worth $19 billion. “The combination is the next step in the...
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Western Digital goes for performance and sustainability with new solid state...
Western Digital has gone both blue and green. The maker of hard drives and storage devices has a new line of high-capacity solid state drives (SSDs) that emphasize either the high-performance or the...
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Toshiba considers selling stake in its semiconductor business to Western Digital
(Reuters) — Toshiba Corp is looking to sell a minority stake in its core semiconductor business to Western Digital Corp, a source said, in a bid to dull the blow from a looming multi-billion-dollar...
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Hybrid cloud storage company Avere Systems raises $14 million from Google,...
Avere Systems, a hybrid cloud data storage company based in Pittsburgh, has closed a $14 million series E round of funding from new investor Google, in addition to existing investors Menlo Ventures,...
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Toshiba sues Western Digital for interfering in sale of its chip unit
(Reuters) — Japan’s Toshiba has pushed back its timeline to clinch a sale of its prized flash memory chip unit, saying the $18 billion deal was being held up due to differences of opinion within the...
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Apple wants to stop Western Digital from buying Toshiba’s chip unit
(Reuters) — Apple Inc has sought to stop Western Digital Corp from taking control of Toshiba Corp’s chip business by threatening not to buy its products in the future, people with knowledge of the deal...
View ArticleFlooding in Thailand could curtail hard drive production
Western Digital reported today that the production of its hard drives in Thailand have been jeopardized because of severe flooding in the region near Bangkok. The company said that hard drive...
View ArticleWD resumes hard drive production after Thailand floods
Western Digital, one of the world’s biggest storage companies, said today that it has resumed hard drive production in Thailand as flood waters recede in that country. But shortages will likely still...
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What SSD, HDD, and storage to buy? A 2018 black Friday buyer’s guide
You have a lot of options to get fast storage, high capcity, or both these days. And you should take advantage of the low prices on black Friday.Read More
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Western Digital launches SSD storage with a heat sink for gamers
Western Digital is announcing its new WD Black SN750 NVME SSD (solid state drive) for the gaming market. It comes with a heat sink.Read More
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How to bring AI to industries that have no data
At Transform 2019, Western Digital chief data officer Janet George and AgShift CEO Miku Jha talk about industries with little or no data to train AI.Read More
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WD Black storage is for gamers who are running out of space as games get huge
Western Digital is launching five storage solutions for gamers under its WD Black label, with as much as 12 terabytes of storage, or 300 games.Read More
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Western Digital’s WD Black is a life saver when it comes to storing games and...
The WD Black P10 Game Drive can store as much as 300 games on a PC. And a version for the Xbox One can store as many as 300 games. Read More
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