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Phison's PS5028-E28 SSD controller
New report blames Phison's pre-release firmware for SSD failures — not Microsoft’s August patch for Windows

By Kunal Khullar Published

The curious case of failing SSDs, following Microsoft’s August security patch for Windows, has once again taken an unexpected turn.

SSDs
Remaking a C64 Datacette using a microcassette
Remaking a Commodore 64 Datasette from 1982 using 1993 microcassette tech

By Mark Tyson Published

Recreating the Commodore 64's famous 1982 datasette using 1993 tech and 2025 know-how

Storage
UltraRAM
UltraRAM with DRAM-like speeds, 4,000x the durability of NAND, and data retention for up to a thousand years, is now ready for manufacturing

By Mark Tyson Published

Efforts to commercialize UltraRAM have made a significant stride forward with the development of a scalable new industrial process.

RAM
LTO tape storage system
Months after Elon Musk's DOGE crusade to wipe it out, LTO tape storage is bigger than ever

By Mark Tyson Published

Tape storage shipments have enjoyed their fourth consecutive year of growth, increasing 15.4% according to the most recent data.

Storage
HoloMem hopes to oust magnetic tape with better optical alternative
Holographic ribbon aims to oust magnetic tape with 50-year life span and 200TB capacity per cartridge

By Mark Tyson Published

Further details about HoloMem’s holographic tape have come into view.

Storage
Team Group P250Q-M80 SSDs
This new SSD will literally self destruct if you push the big red button it comes with — Team Group posts video of data destruction in action

By Mark Tyson Published

Team Group's new M.2 2280 SSD comes with a big red button. Hold it one second too long, and it destroys your NAND instead of just erasing the data.

SSDs
FolderDrive
FolderDrive USB-C flash storage drags computer folder icon into the physical world – Skeuomorphism in reverse

By Mark Tyson Published

A new flash storage drive looks like a classic MacOS folder icon dragged into the real world.

USB Flash Drives
Cerabyte at A3 Tech Live last week
Laser-engraved ceramic storage device that stores data for 5,000 years targets astounding 100 petabytes per rack by 2030

By Mark Tyson last updated

Cerabyte's ambitious plans target 100PB per rack by 2030, rocketing to 100,000PB per rack by 2045.

Storage
Kingston microSD
Massive MicroSD card testing database exposes fakes, charts performance and endurance

By Mark Tyson Published

The Great MicroSD Card Survey is one of the most exhaustive guides to these fingernail sized slivers of storage that we have seen.

microSD Cards
4TB Xbox Series X expansion card
Xbox Series X|S expansion card from Seagate now comes in 4TB

By Stephen Warwick Published

Seagate has unveiled a new 4TB version of its Xbox Series X|S that costs $499.99.

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