Western Digital introduces new WD TV streaming box… without Netflix
WD has added Miracast to the newest iteration of its WD TV media player — but it dropped support for Vimeo and Netflix.
Seagate snaps up hard disk testing expert for $374M
Further evidence that hard disk drive storage lives on — Seagate is buying Xyratex, a maker of HDD testing gear, to solidify its supply chain.
Cisco buys Whiptail for $415 million as flash land grab continues
When it comes to flash memory, everyone’s buying and everyone’s for sale, apparently. Cisco says it will integrate Whiptail flash memory into its UCS servers.
Flash gold rush continues as Western Digital buys Virident for $685M
Virident, a maker of server-side flash storage, like Stec before it, will become part of Western Digital’s HGST subsidiary.
Hard drive maker Western Digital to buy SSD experts sTec for $340M
Today’s SSD frenzy is being driven by data centers which are dealing with much heavier demands on the machines, and our need to access information quickly. That’s a key reason Western Digital is buying sTec.
WD media players get Hulu Plus
Hulu is catching up to its subscription service competitors by rolling out its Hulu Plus service to more devices. The newest Hulu Plus-enabled devices are the family of WD TV media players. The WD TV Live Hub media player also received access to ShoutCast today.
Another SSD Hardware Startup Gets Cash. When’s the Shakeout?
Kaminario, which provides high-performance storage, has raised a $15 million C round of financing. As SSD startups hit maturity and the market for using solid state drives in data centers for high-performance and energy efficient storage heats up, when will we see the inevitable consolidation?
SSDs May Have Flash But Western Digital Bets $4.3B on Disks
All the cool data centers are deploying solid state drives that use Flash memory as opposed to janky old hard drives, so why is Western Digital shelling out $4.3 billion to acquire the old-fashioned hard disk drive business of Hitatchi ?
WD Markets New Powerline Adapter as Video Friendly
Western Digital is introducing a new powerline home networking adapter today that’s specifically pitched as a way to get video into the living room. The WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit could be a good fit for people with Internet-ready TVs and set-top boxes.
Is the SSD Ever Going to Take Off?
Two years ago we were hearing that the SSD would be the standard storage in computers, and soon. The standard hard drive (HDD) is still the primary storage on most everything sold currently, with SSDs relegated to pricey options. So what happened?