Sandisk today confirmed that counterfeit Cruzer mini USB Flash drives have appeared in the North American market. The company said that the problem occurs "on a very small scale" and that it works with law enforcement to detect the source of fake Sandisk drives. Read more
U3 and Kingston announced that Kingston will incorporate U3's platform into its DataTraveler line of USB flash drives. Read more
From the looks of things at Hall 1 of Computex, it would seem that everyone and his granny has at least one Flash USB storage device on display. The word being used to pitch these devices is "smart," which might lead one to ask, "What, exactly, is so smart about USB flash drives?" Read more
SanDisk announced its new Waterproof USB Drive, a new line of flash drives aimed at original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) targeting the health care market. Read more
Perhaps you've heard about Bill Gates' remote-controlled home and thought to yourself that the technology to automate your own home was decidedly out of reach. Today, Tom's Hardware reader John Knutson walks us through what it took to get his home wired. Read more
We compare the latest 500 GB notebook drives from Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba and WD. Seagate is first manufacturer to reach 500 GB at 7,200 RPM, but which is really the best drive? We loaded up our updated test system to find out. Read more
You don’t always need the fastest graphics card around. For somewhere between $135 and $235, you can game like crazy in DirectX 10 without a problem at 1920x1200. We test and compare five graphics cards from this mid-range price segment. Read more
The new USB 3.0 interface is just about ready. It'll accelerate throughput from the 480 Mbit/s of today's USB 2.0 to 5 Gbit/s, which is important for storage and peripheral devices. But USB 3.0 also introduces power saving options. Read on for more. Read more