Why the floppy disk just won’t die
A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppies. Enlarge / Photo taken in Florence, Italy (credit: Daniele Ciabatti/EyeEm via Getty) When Mark Necaise got down to his last four floppy d.....»»
Disk Drill 5 file recovery tool comes with support for macOS Ventura, prediction, and more
The popular Mac software Disk Drill, which helps users recover files deleted from their computer, has now received a major update with Disk Drill 5. The new version brings full support for the recently released macOS Ventura, as well as a new predic.....»»
Swedish engineer creates playable accordion from 2 Commodore 64 computers
Linus Åkesson's instrument sports custom software and a bellows made of floppy disks. Enlarge / Linus Åkesson playing his homemade "Commodordion" in a YouTube video. (credit: Linus Åkesson) In late October, a Swedish.....»»
Malwarebytes crippled by macOS Ventura update
The new macOS Ventura release has killed the real-time protection feature in Malwarebytes, but the company has a solution.MalwarebytesA bug in macOS Ventura is affecting security apps that rely on Full Disk Access, such as antivirus programs. The set.....»»
Lost something? Search through 91.7 million files from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s
Discmaster lets you sift through 11 terabytes of CD-ROM and floppy disk archives. Enlarge / Search through millions of vintage files with Discmaster. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Today, tech archivist Jason Scott ann.....»»
Lost something? Search through 91.7 million files from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s
Discmaster lets you sift through 11 terabytes of CD-ROM and floppy disk archives. Enlarge / Search through millions of vintage files with Discmaster. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Today, tech archivist Jason Scott ann.....»»
After an amazing run at Mars, India says its orbiter has no more fuel
The orbiter most definitely exceeded expectations. Enlarge / Full-disk image of Mars captured by the Mars Orbiter Mission. (credit: ISRO) Despite its modest overall achievements, India's Mars Orbiter Mission is one of the more.....»»
Pokémon Violet and Scarlet’s newest monster is a floppy Diglett
The Pokémon Company revealed the floppy version of Diglett called Wiglett, the newest species for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet......»»
Antiferromagnetic materials and their suitability for future data storage applications
Society's increasing use of electronic devices motivates the search for new and better data storage techniques. Magnetic storage devices, such as hard disk drives, have been the mainstays for data storage over the past few decades. However, these dev.....»»
24 years after original iMac, there"s still big demand for floppies
The iMac was the first mass-produced computer to ditch the 3.5-inch floppy disk, and the rest of the industry followed soon after — but that doesn't mean there isn't a market for them.While the floppy disk reigned supreme for nearly 40 years, Apple.....»»
Floppy disks are finally on the way out in Japan … maybe
Japan may well be a tech leader, but this week a prominent government figure revealed how it sometimes likes to hold on to old technologies, too......»»
Japan finally hopes to ditch floppy discs 24 years after Apple did
Almost a quarter of a century after the original iMac made floppy disks obsolete, Japan's government has announced its going to try to stop using them.Apple was saved by the iMac, but when it was launched it did face severe criticism for having aband.....»»
Japan declares war on floppy disks for government use
In Japan, 1,900 government procedures still require submission on floppy disk. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Getty Images) Japan's newly appointed Minister of Digital Affairs, Taro Kono, has declared war on the floppy disk a.....»»
Walmart lists a 30TB portable SSD for $39. It is, naturally, a scam
But the "30TB" disk does at least try to fool users in clever ways. If someone tries to sell you 30TB of solid-state storage for less than $40, consider turning around and running away, no matter how many clip-art rockets they use in.....»»
SanDisk Professional G-Drive range overhauled with 10Gbit USB 3.2 Type-C
The SanDisk Professional G-Drive range of high-capacity external drives now includes a hard disk-based option that connects with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C interface and has a modernized appearance.Sporting a new look to differentiate itself from others.....»»
SSDs might cause double the CO2 emissions of HDDs
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of British Columbia recently published a study alleging that solid state drives can lead to double the carbon emissions of hard disk drives (HDDs). The study analyzes the carbon.....»»
First-ever detection of gas in a circumplanetary disk
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and partners at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) have made the first-ever detection of gas in an circumplanetary disk. What's more, the detection also suggests th.....»»
International team of astronomers discovers two rare binary star systems
An international team of astronomers has identified only the second and third examples of a rare type of star system comprising two central stars orbiting each other, encompassed by a remarkable disk of gas and dust......»»
Dark matter: Our review suggests it"s time to ditch it in favor of a new theory of gravity
We can model the motions of planets in the Solar System quite accurately using Newton's laws of physics. But in the early 1970s, scientists noticed that this didn't work for disk galaxies—stars at their outer edges, far from the gravitational force.....»»
Scientists on the hunt for planetary formation fossils reveal unexpected eccentricities in nearby debris disk
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have imaged the debris disk of the nearby star HD 53143 at millimeter wavelengths for the first time, and it looks nothing like they expected. Based on early coronagraphic dat.....»»
Larger-than-30TB Hard Drives Are Coming Much Sooner Than Expected
Inside of hard disk drives are platters which hold all your data; these are all manufactured by one company in Japan called Showa Denko which has announced it expects to "realize near-line HDD having storage capacity of more than 30TB" by the end of.....»»