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• Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive

  Western Digital has unveiled more information on its first hybrid solid-state drive, revealing that it worked with SanDisk to create the 500GB drive.

• Intel releases SSD cache acceleration software for Linux servers

  Intel today released its Cache Acceleration Software for applications running on SSDs inside Linux servers.

• SanDisk bringing faster SSDs to consumers, PC makers

  SanDisk is kicking off the new year with two new solid-state disk drives (SSDs) that should bring performance boosts for PC users.

• SanDisk bringing faster SSDs to consumers, PC makers

  SanDisk is kicking off the new year with two new solid-state disk drives (SSDs) that should bring performance boosts for PC users.

• Hollywood studios pushing for secure, next-generation "digital home library"

  Home entertainment today is often provided through a clutter of TVs, tablets, and computers, along with TV specialty boxes for yet more streaming video or music services. But some Hollywood studios are hoping to find better ways to deliver paid content to consumers directly to hard drives and flash storage, according to Cryptography Research, which is working on a futuristic project to do that.

• Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, others launch HD content security initiative

  Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, and SanDisk Monday announced plans to jointly develop better security for memory cards, embedded memory and other flash storage devices.

• Portable Entertainment Tech Treasures [2011 Cool Yule Tools]

  In the category of portable entertainment, what once was filled with different portable music players has been replaced instead by accessories that go along with the iPod, iPhone or other smartphone device that can play music. Listening to music is no longer dedicated to a single device, but part of a comprehensive device. Instead, our portable entertainment category features a variety of cool earphones and speaker systems that you can take along with you when you travel or go running.

• SanDisk releases new SSDs for old computers

  SanDisk has introduced a new line of solid-state drives (SSDs) that it's marketing directly to retail consumers versus computer system manufacturers.

• Toshiba, SanDisk build fab to withstand earthquakes

  Toshiba and SanDisk on Tuesday announced the opening of a chip fabrication plant in Japan that was designed to withstand earthquakes.

• Sandisk updates SSD line with SATA III models

  Sandisk has updated its line of solid-state drives (SSDs) for tablet and portable computers with models that feature higher performance.

• SanDisk to buy SSD maker Pliant for $327M

  Flash memory vendor SanDisk today agreed to acquire Pliant Technology, a maker of enterprise-class solid state drives, for about $327 million in cash.

• SanDisk, Toshiba one up Intel, introduce 19nm flash memory

  SanDisk and its partner Toshiba announced this week a 64Gbit NAND flash memory chip using 19-nanometer (nm) technology, a process one size smaller than the memory chip Intel and Micron announced last week.

• All SanDisk USB sticks to get encrypted 'vault'

  Storage giant SanDisk has come up with a new half-way house for consumers who want to use encryption on portable USB without diving in at the deep end.

• Cellnet ends distro deal with Sandisk

  Cellnet (ASX:CLT) has revealed it is no longer an Australian distributor of Sandisk flash memory products.

• SanDisk enters set-top box market

  SanDisk today announced a joint agreement with middleware vendor NDS MediaHighway that will allow it to sell its solid-state drives (SSD) to set-top box makers.