Solidigm's D5-P5336 61.44 TB enterprise QLC SSD released in mid-2023 has seen unprecedented demand over the last few quarters, driven by the insatiable demand for high-capacity storage in AI datacenters. Multiple vendors have recognized and started preparing products to service this demand, but Solidigm appears to have taken the lead in actual market availability. At…
Silicon Motion has been teasing their SM2508 client SSD controller for more than a year now at various trade shows. The controller is finally set for mass production, just in time as the mainstream segment of the Gen 5 SSD market is poised to take off. Silicon Motion expects SSDs based on the SM2508 to…
Apple TV 4K [left], Google TV Streamer [right] Google TV Streamer is Alphabet's updated replacement for discontinued Chromecast. Here's how it fares versus the Apple TV 4K. The Google Chromecast has been Google's go-to solution to cheaply add smarts to a dumb TV for quite a few years. However, with the introduction of the Google…
Apple has released the fifth developer beta of iOS 18 On Monday, Apple released the fifth developer beta of iOS 18. We've been testing it out and here are all the new changes and features we've found so far, including Distraction Control and major Photos app tweaks. These latest betas come roughly two months after…
If you, like me, skim through the technology headlines most days, then you’ve probably been bombarded with what feels like every other headline featuring some permutation of artificial intelligence and how it’s going to change everything. That includes Apple. Since announcing its Apple Intelligence pushback in June, the company hasn’t exactly been quiet about its…
There is quite a bit of interesting news for storage enthusiasts today, from a prototype optical SSD to a 122TB SSD to bad news about the longevity of the drives we use. … Source
Gatekeeper gets more strict in macOS Sequoia You'll no longer be able to override Gatekeeper in macOS Sequoia with a keyboard shortcut as Apple continues to crack down on unsigned software. Until macOS Sequoia, users could hold Control and click on a freshly installed app to avoid Gatekeeper's warnings about running unsafe software. Now, users…
We have yet to even see the release of Ubisoft's open world Star Wars Outlaws and yet they've already announced two DLCs, one for this year and one for 2025. This… Source
Disney+ banner One year after the last price hike, Disney is raising the price of its subscription services, with Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN all set to bill viewers more in October. Streaming services often raise the price of their subscriptions. According to an announcement made on Tuesday, Disney will be doing just that to its…