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Western Digital today began shipping the world's first ultra-slim hard drive and its solid-state hybrid drive counterpart.

By Stephanie Mlot
WD Ultra-Slim Hard Drive

LenovoEMC recently announced a new line of high performance network video recorders (NVRs) that feature Milstone Arcus' latest video management software (VMS).

By Samara Lynn
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The Samsung 840 Series is an excellent SSD for those on a budget. Early reliability concerns regarding TLC NAND are apparently unwarranted.

By Joel Hruska
Samsung 840 Series 250GB
3.5

The Mushkin 120GB Chronos Deluxe is another great SSD option for cost-conscious buyers.

By Joel Hruska
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120GB  (MKNSSDCR120GB-DX)

LenovoEMC today announced LifeLine 4.0, a new operating system for Iomega-branded Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.

By Samara Lynn
Lenovo
3.5

The HP Pocket Playlist is a wireless media drive that can share 32GB of movies, music, and photos with a small group of friends. It's not bad if all you need is a pocket full of Marvel comic book movies and your phone's memory is already full.

By Joel Santo Domingo
HP Pocket Playlist
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It costs a bit more than the competition and requires an external power supply, but the Satechi 10-Port USB 3.0 Hub is an efficient way to multiply your USB 3.0 connectivity while conserving desk space.

By Ahmer Kazi
Satechi 10-Port USB 3.0 Hub
3.0

The Corsair Voyager Air is a sharable external hard drive that works over both wireless and wired networks. It's one of the most flexible on the market, with both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. The drive has a lot of potential and capabilities, but a few version 1.0 stumbles keep it from true greatness.

By Joel Santo Domingo
Corsair Voyager Air

Businesses are increasingly looking to cloud solutions for easy backup, but SMBs should be aware that business data demands more than personal users require when it comes to a backup strategy, especially when the cloud is involved.

By Samara Lynn
Backup: Business Vs. Personal

Amazon has reportedly snagged the CIA in a 10-year, $600 million cloud computing contract, according to federal IT blog FCW.

By Stephanie Mlot
Cloud Computing
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Editors' Choice

Think of the Seagate Wireless Plus wireless media hard drive as a streaming photo, video, and music library for your family's phones, tablets, and laptops.

By Joel Santo Domingo
Seagate Wireless Plus

It only took 34 years, but Seagate today became the first hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer to ship 2 billion drives.

By Stephanie Mlot
Seagate

Storage giant positioning new SSHDs for desktops, as well as ultra-thin and high-end laptops, plans to stop making 7200rpm mechanical drives for notebooks by year's end.

By Damon Poeter
Seagate Hybrid Drive

Smartphone and tablet makers using less NAND flash memory as cloud storage and streaming media lessens the need for onboard storage, IHS iSuppli reports.

By Damon Poeter
Intel Micron 128GB NAND Flash
4.0

Mushkin's Ventura Plus (32GB) isn't flashy, but offers decent performance and a sleek design for an affordable price.

By Brian Westover
Mushkin Ventura Plus (32GB)
4.0

If you're paranoid about letting your data fall in the wrong hands, or if you need to use biometrics due to company (or government) requirements, then the Aegis Bio 3.0 is a good choice for secure portable storage.

By Joel Santo Domingo
Apricorn Aegis Bio 3.0
4.0

The Satechi Multifunction USB 3.0 Card Reader is a versatile, nicely designed USB 3.0-compatible solution for users who need to access data stored across multiple card formats.

By Ahmer Kazi
Satechi Multi-Card Reader
4.0

The Kingston DataTraveler Vault Privacy will leave you feeling just a bit more secure, knowing that your data is protected by serious encryption, and rugged protective design.

By Brian Westover
Kingston DataTraveler Vault Privacy (4GB)
4.5
Editors' Choice

The IronKey Workspace W300 flash drive combines the convenience of Windows To Go with IronKey's solid security, making it a true Windows PC on the go.

By Brian Westover
IronKey Workspace W300 (64GB)
4.0

The Roccat Apuri remixes cord management with a 4-port USB hub, making for a niche gaming device that plenty will find helpful.

By Brian Westover
Roccat Apuri