Solid state drives (SSDs) are faster and safer than regular hard disk drives (HDDs). On the other hand, hard disk drives tend to be less expensive than newer solid state drives. The best computer ...

A company has brought USB kill drives to market. These are flash drives loaded with system-destroying capacitors, not conventional flash. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in ...

The world’s six largest computer drive makers Tuesday published the final specifications (download PDF) for a single, full-disk encryption standard that can be used across all hard disk drives, solid ...

USB drivers are helpful in storing important files. However, there are instances that it imposes a threat to your computer, especially if you don't know where it has been used previously. Below are ...

Most desktop computers have multiple drive bays, each of which can hold a hard drive. If you have a 3.5-inch hard drive and a 3.5-inch drive bay, it will usually slide right in. However, if your drive ...

Students at Eastside Preparatory School in Kirkland, Wash., are getting class materials in a new way this year: on a tiny flash-memory drive that plugs into a computer's USB port. Small enough to wear ...

You’ve heard the hype: The quantum computer revolution is coming. Physicists say these devices will be fast enough to break every encryption method banks use today. Their artificial intelligence will ...

So I've always thought that having magnets near hard-drives was bad for the hard-drives, yet these days all I see are magnet-tipped screw drivers. Even those "iFixit" branded ones, which are obviously ...

I just recently moved into a new place, and I'm considering placing my TV near my computer. Would static from the TV (either LCD or CRT; I can currently choose TVs of either type to use) damage the ...

Computer hardware holding sensitive information being used in a lawsuit against the CIA has been stolen, according to the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights. Director Angelina Godoy’s ...

Several Benson Polytechnic High School students must switch gears and complete alternative end-of-year projects after burglars stole 24 hard drives from the computer science lab. On Monday morning, a ...