Seagate launches three new 32 TB hard drives across its product lines, all using CMR tech — SkyHawk AI drive starts from $699, flagship Exos at $849

After launching 32-terabyte HAMR drives, Seagate has achieved the same feat with CMR tech, releasing three new drives across its iconic product families. Starting at $699.99 and going all the way up to $849.99, these 32 TB…

SanDisk to double price of 3D NAND for enterprise SSDs in Q1 2026 — hyperscalers to pay top dollar for storage as AI continues to roll

Sandisk and other key suppliers of 3D NAND are projected to significantly increase prices of enterprise-grade 3D NAND memory in the coming months due to overwhelming demand from the AI sector.

Micron announces 3610 SSD, the industry-first PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD available to OEMs — offers 4TB storage in a tiny single-sided M.2 2230 and 11,000 MB/s of performance

Micron just announced the 3610 SSD, which is the first QLC chip to be offered in a compact single-sided M.2 2230 form factor.

Phison’s new SSD controller sips a mere 2.3W and runs at 14.7 GB/s, addressing PCIe 5.0’s power concerns — more affordable and power-saving PCIe 5.0 drives are coming for laptops and gaming handhelds

Phison launches the new E37T PCIe 5.0 SSD controller at CES 2026, while also providing an update on the E38 controller with upcoming drives spanning up to 8TB.

OWC reveals 192TB of blazing 6.6 GB/s storage inside desktop data powerhouse — twelve 16TB M.2 SSDs deliver potent speed through Thunderbolt 5

OWC unveils a game-changing capacity boost for its ThunderBlade X12 RAID storage solution— now offering an astonishing 192TB of storage, doubling its previous maximum.

Developer turns floppy disks into secret black-and-white picture canvases — pbm2track “paints” pixel art into the disk’s magnetic timing diagram

The pbm2track tool repurposes a floppy disk’s track timing diagram into a secret tool for hiding pixel images.

Sandisk’s new Optimus SSD line-up replaces retired WD color-based models — new Optimus, GX, and GX Pro tiers for 2026

Sandisk has reimagined its WD Black and WD Blue SSDs, unveiling the new Optimus series designed specifically for gamers, creators, and professionals.

Blu-ray hits 20 years old, and it isn’t dead yet — optical disc format was introduced to the public at CES 2006

20 years ago today, the CES in Las Vegas was buzzing with talk of Blu-ray technology, players, and media, and the format isn’t dead yet.

Patriot Viper PV593 4TB SSD Review — The Viper stays sleeping

The Patriot Viper PV593 is perfectly good on paper and delivers satisfactory marks but doesn’t quite close the deal.

Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade 2TB SSD Review: Affordable Luxury

The Adata XPG Mars 980 Blade is a high-end Gen 5 SSD with only mediocre performance for its class that’s saved by its pricing.