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• Seagate to demo 12Gbps SAS SSD

  Seagate said it will demonstrate a 12Gbps SAS solid-state drive (SSD) at the SCSI Trade Association Technology Showcase this week.

• Some new devices to mess around with Wi-Fi

  The scoop: iZON Remote Room Monitor, by Stem Innovation, about $130

• China approves conditionally Western Digital's acquisition of Hitachi

  China has approved with conditions Western Digital's planned acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST), requiring that the Hitachi entity operate independently for at least two years after the acquisition.

• China approves conditionally Seagate acquisition of Samsung HDD unit

  China has approved Seagate Technology's proposed acquisition of Samsung Electronics' hard disk drive (HDD) business, but with conditions, including measures to minimize potential price increases after the deal, the country's Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.

• Wall Street Beat: Tech rises on sales, economic news

  Tech stocks looked strong Friday morning on the back of a week of upbeat surveys on small business and online spending, positive news about enterprise hardware and hopeful reports on U.S. employment and the European debt crisis.

• Thai floods hit Q4 hard drive production, says research firm

  The devastating floods in Thailand will cause a 28 percent quarter-on-quarter drop in hard disk drive (HDD) production in the fourth quarter, potentially affecting notebook production in early 2012, research firm IHS iSuppli said on Monday.

• Western Digital extends suspension of operations in Thailand

  Western Digital said its primary manufacturing facility in Thailand was flooded over the weekend, with its secondary site also at risk, raising the possibility of a global shortage of hard disk drives (HDD) in the current quarter.

• Thailand floods may affect global electronics production

  Severe floods in Thailand have disrupted production of electronics including hard disk drives and semiconductors, with a number of factories suspending operations.

• Wall Street Beat: Underlying confidence marks tech sector

  Another strong earthquake in Japan Thursday and rising oil prices caused turmoil in the markets this week, but there still appears to be strong underlying confidence in the tech sector.

• Seagate launches enterprise SSDs

  Seagate has launched two enterprise-focussed solid-state drives (SSD), as well as three new conventional hard drives targeting the enterprise market.

• Seagate still looking into Momentus XT drive problems

  Seagate has played down technical problems experienced in recent weeks by users of the company's Momentus XT hybrid hard drive despite ongoing queries to its support forum.

• Seagate shows super-slim external hard drive

  Can a hard drive be thin? Absolutely.

• Seagate unveils GoFlex partner program, USM compatibility

  We admit it: When Seagate first introduced its GoFlex line of storage, we were skeptical. The connector was inelegant, and frankly, it seemed as if it was one company going off on its own tangent -- even if it was a standard SATA connector. With today's news about the Universal Storage Module interface being backed by SATA-IO and the storage industry, however, suddenly Seagate appears poised to stand ahead of the pack.

• Computer History Museum to highlight storage

  Computer History Museum to highlight storage

• Seagate debuts fast green drive

  Seagate has introduced a new high-speed, eco-friendly hard drive for low-power personal computers. The 3.5-inch desktop drive spins at 5900 RPM and includes the company's SmartAlign technology.