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Giveaway: Star Wars USB Flash Drive by Mimoco [Updated]

Christopher White — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:19:40 +0100

Like Star Wars? Need an 8G flash drive? If so, then enter to win a Luke Skywalker Mimobot thumb drive to store your data and add character to your desk! Read more...

Review: Mimobot - USB flash drives with character

Christopher White — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:32:54 +0100

Do you need a USB thumb drive but are tired of the boring old designs? Then Mimoco has a product for you. We will look at Star Wars themed USB flash drives, but there are others to choose from too. Read more...

Decode DNA in seconds with MINion USB

Jake Durasamy — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:53:39 +0000

DNA decoding is proving to be a fundamental part in identifying genetic problems as well as diseases in general. A unique USB flash drive has been made to make this process more efficient. Read more...

TechSpot: USB 3.0 64GB Flash Drive Round-up

Julio Franco — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:18:24 +0100

Even the fastest USB 2.0 flash drives are unable to match today's conventional hard drives. Considering that we often cite hard drives as the slowest component in a computer, it's about time we moved on.... Read more...

Flash drive offers keypad PIN security

Slimy — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:09:07 +0100

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Corsair Memory Incorporated has launched its new Flash Padlock drive: a USB flash drive secured with a five-button PIN-based "padlock" built into the drive itself. The PIN interface forces the user to hit the unlock... Read more...

Sony launches its first notebook with a flash drive

Slimy — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:32:08 +0100

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Sony is refreshing its lightweight Vaio Type-G laptop and has begun offering a solid-state flash drive as an option, making the Type G the first notebook from Sony to be available with an SSD. Flash... Read more...

Dutch reject USB flash drive tax

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:32:16 +0000

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Dutch justice minister Hirsch Ballin has rejected calls for a copyright tax on USB Flash drives. The tax was proposed by Dutch industry group SONT, which two years ago also wanted to levy a tax... Read more...

Install Windows Vista from a high speed USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Steven Parker — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:36:01 +0000

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Why would someone want to install a client OS from a thumb drive instead of a DVDROM or over the network? One reason: Performance. Installing Windows Vista from a high speed USB flash drive is... Read more...

Samsung offers 4GB flash drive for Microsoft Vista

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:47:40 +0100

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Samsung said it will introduce a 4GB solid state drive which will act as a high speed NAND flash cache for machines running Microsoft Vista. The device is compatible with Windows Ready Boost which, Samsung... Read more...

Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager for XP

sfalcon — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:19:30 +0100

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Use this application to backup and restore presentation, pictures, songs and applications from and to USB Flash Drive devices and take them with you. Use USB Flash Drives to store personal data, to keep your... Read more...

Lexar unveils new USB flash drive

malebolgia — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:44:59 +0000

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Lexar Media on Monday introduced a USB flash drive about the size of a penny that it hopes will bring next-generation storage, connectivity and utility products to a range of computing and consumer electronics devices.... Read more...