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Vulnerabilities noted for several models of Seagate external drives, patch offered

If you’re using a Seagate external hard drive, you may want to be aware of both the security risks present on the drive as well as the patch that was just released to fix the vulnerability. A series of vulnerabilities primarily affect owners of Seagate Wireless Plus Mobile Storage, Seagate Wireless Mobile Storage, and LaCie […]

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Rumor: Apple to keep next-gen iPhone base end storage at 16 GB

It looks like 16 gigabytes will continue to remain the low end of storage for Apple’s next-gen iPhone. A purported photo of an iPhone 6S information sheet seems to indicate that Apple will stick with 16 GB of storage for the base model. The image comes from Steve Hemmerstoffer and matches analysis of iPhone 6S […]

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Intel, Micron announce 3D XPoint memory project, cite speeds of 1,000x faster than NAND memory

If you thought your NAND Flash-based solid state drive was fast, this will blow you away. Intel and Micron announced 3D XPoint memory on Tuesday. The project looks into a joint endeavor into non-volatile memory technology the companies claim is the first major breakthrough in the space since the introduction of NAND flash in 1989. […]

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MacBook Pro News Software

Apple releases MacBook Pro Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0 for mid-2015 Retina MacBook Pro units

If you were having problems with the flash storage on your swanky new 2015 Retina display MacBook Pro, this might be the solution. Apple has issued the first firmware update for the 2015 Retina MacBook Pro notebooks. The update, labeled “MacBook Pro Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0”, is intended for the new MacBook Pros with […]

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Apple to release iOS 8.1 on Monday, October 20th

You’ll have to wait until Monday for iOS 8.1. Per the mighty iMore, Apple announced that it will release iOS 8.1, with full support for Apple Pay and features such as the return of the Camera Roll and the iCloud Photo Library. After iOS 8 launched in September, many users were confused about the disappearance […]