“QNAP’s unpatched network-attached-storage (NAS) devices are the latest devices to be targeted in ongoing attacks, which are aimed at taking them over for use as cryptocurrency miners.”
Western Digital releases new, larger Red Pro and Purple drives
“Earlier this month, Seagate announced an 18TB entry in its Ironwolf Pro lineup. Western Digital answered Wednesday morning with 18TB versions of its Red Pro and Purple consumer-targeted lines.”
We put Western Digital’s dreaded SMR Red drive to the test
“Western Digital has been receiving a storm of bad press—and even lawsuits—concerning their attempt to sneak SMR disk technology into their “Red” line of NAS disks.”
Western Digital Officially States Which Specific HDD Models Use SMR Technology
“Western Digital has released a statement that states which drives make use of the SMR ( or shingled magnetic recording), which is slower when compared to its newer CMR technology. The company announced that the drives that use SMR technology range from WD Red HDD to WD Black HDDs.”
WD, Seagate and Toshiba found selling slow SMR drives unsuitable for NAS RAID environments
“A hot potato: Reports of WD, Seagate, and Toshiba quietly selling SMR disks have been confirmed by the respective manufacturers.”
Upgrade to Google One to get more out of Google
“As a Google One member, you can easily get in touch with a team of Google experts 24/7 to answer your questions—whether you need help recovering a file you accidentally deleted or want to learn how to use Gmail when you’re offline. With Google One, you’ll also get extra benefits across Google.”
Here’s how to configure adoptable storage on your S7 / S7 Edge
“If you’ve been following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge, you may have read that adoptable storage, a Marshmallow feature that lets you use the microSD card just like internal storage, is missing.”
SanDisk announces the Connect Wireless Stick, a personal Wi-Fi media server/USB flash drive
“MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today expanded its mobile storage portfolio with a new wireless mobile flash drive, the SanDisk Connect™ Wireless Stick.”
App.net Adds 10 GB of Storage for Users
We’ve reported in the past about App.net, the little subscription based social media platform that could, and as of Monday the site has added 10 GB of storage on top of Alpha, the ad-free Twitter-like service. Use of App.net comes at a price of $5 a month, or $36 for a year.
Most enticing to hear, Jon Mitchell of ReadWrite speculates that App.net may in fact start offering the social media portion of the site for free, now that the cloud storage business model can support it.
The prospect of a privacy-respecting social media platform had me think of this article on Gizmodo. Will there ever be a day when the dominant social media platform isn’t the one that sells off our information to the highest bidder? A platform where the focus isn’t so much on advertising and deception but on straightforward social interaction? It’s hard to say if this model will ever take off, but the web 2.0 utopia it aspires to is definitely something worth getting excited about.
