Once upon a time, my house was littered with cat 5 cables—those oversized-phone-cord-like things that connect computers to Ethernet networks. Challenged by family and visitors, I once argued that you ...

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A company has brought USB kill drives to market. These are flash drives loaded with system-destroying capacitors, not conventional flash. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

Flash drives are convenient for making backups of files as well as copying data from one computer to another. These small memory devices are portable and only require ...

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Flash drive prices fell steadily over the first three quarters of 2024 to an average of $0.085 per gigabyte (GB) in September 2024. That’s a drop of just over 10% since April and is the result of ...

The latest malicious software to spread to untold millions of computers goes by the names Downadup and Conficker. Computerworld’s Gregg Keizer calls its spread the “biggest attack in years”. One way ...

Solid-state drive (SSD) flash memory storage devices have accelerated laptops and server-based computing. As organisations embark on digital transformation and look to use techniques such as ...

Why it matters: After exploring the possibility of using cloud services for work exclusively, there is only one possible conclusion: it is a giant pain. There are only very specific types of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly 15 months after the Defense Department banned the use of external computer flash drives, officials have agreed to allow some use of the high-tech storage devices. The ...

If you’re using your flash drive as a vehicle for simple file transfers, you’re missing out on one of the single-best roles one of these wee data buckets can fulfill. Indeed, hardcore enthusiasts know ...