Month: January 2023
Exclusive: Western Digital could be looking to mix tape and HDD tech to create 100TB+ media
Audio player loading… US storage giant Western Digital already covers SSD, memory cards, RAM and hard disk drives and has dipped its toes in DNA data storage (it is a founding member of the DNA Data Storage Alliance). Now, newly-unearthed patents appear to show that the company may want to…
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I can’t believe this huge storage company wants to mix tape and hard drive technology
Audio player loading… US storage giant Western Digital already covers SSD, memory cards, RAM and hard disk drives and has dipped its toes in DNA data storage (it is a founding member of the DNA Data Storage Alliance). Now, newly-unearthed patents appear to show that the company may want to…
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Now Twitter is selling one year of blue check privileges at a discounted rate of $84
Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, one of his aims has been to build up its subscription business, launching a revamped Twitter Blue package that gives subscribers a “verified” checkmark, reduced ads, preferential treatment by its algorithm, and other benefits. The subscription, which is still available only via iOS…
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Firefox found a way to keep ad-blockers working with Manifest V3
A manifest tells the browser all sorts of information about an extension, from what its name and version number are, to what permissions it’ll use, and what versions of a browser it’ll run on. New versions of the Manifest file format used by the browsers change what features extensions have…
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You can finally repair your own Samsung Galaxy S22
When Samsung first launched the self-repair program in August, customers only had access to limited OEM parts like replacement back covers, USB-C charge ports, and screens for previous generation Galaxy S20 and S21 devices, as well as the Tab S7. Even with the addition of S22 devices, not much has…
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Now DoorDash will deliver Starbucks across the US, too
DoorDash will soon start delivering Starbucks food and drinks in all 50 US states, the company announced in a blog post. The service will initially roll out to Northern California, Texas, Georgia, and Florida before expanding into the rest of the US in March. Through the partnership, users can place…
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