Samsung jumps into external SSD market

	SanDisk flash drive targets smartphone data transfer | iPhone owners sue Apple over storage space, allege fraud
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	Samsung jumps into external SSD market Samsung's Portable SSD T1 offers storage from 250GB to 1TB, and starts at $199 Read More   WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Six Ways To Re-Think Your File Movement Strategies As organizations re-think their file movement strategies, they need better visibility over files and file movements, better management of file access, and better governance of file actions. Learn More In this Issue SanDisk flash drive targets smartphone data transfer iPhone owners sue Apple over storage space, allege fraud Firmware flaws could allow a malicious reflash, US CERT warns WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Enterprise File Sharing and Management Dynamic file sharing across multiple platforms is the new normal in the world of work, creating an urgent need for large and highly-regulated enterprises to explore file sharing solutions that do not compromise data security. Learn More SanDisk flash drive targets smartphone data transfer The drive is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities Read More   WHITE PAPER: SanDisk Maximize MS Server 2003 Migrations with SanDisk Flash Migrating away from Windows Server 2003 is an investment in your organization's future, and there has never been a better time to begin the migration process. Take the next step to transform your datacenter by upgrading your server platform with leading edge Windows Operating Systems and SanDisk flash solutions. Learn more >> iPhone owners sue Apple over storage space, allege fraud   A pair of Florida men have sued Apple for allegedly misrepresenting the amount of storage room available to owners of 16GB iPhones and iPads.The two, Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara, accused Apple of "unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business acts or practices," including false advertising, and asked a California federal judge to designate the lawsuit as a class action so that others can participate.In the complaint filed Dec. 29, Orshan's and Endara's lawyers claimed Apple failed to tell buyers that a fifth of the 16GB in low-end iPhones and iPads is occupied by the operating system and pre-installed apps, leaving consumers less than the full amount for their own content, such as apps, photos and other files.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   Firmware flaws could allow a malicious reflash, US CERT warns Three vendors have released fixes for vulnerabilities found in the critical firmware used during a computer's startup, according to an advisory from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to bypass a feature called Secure Boot, which verifies that firmware components carry a correct digital signature ensuring the software's authenticity. The attacker could then replace the device's firmware.The flaws lie within some UEFI (unified extensible firmware interface) systems, the advisory said. UEFI is a firmware interface that was designed to improve upon BIOS.A boot script within the UEFI S3 Resume path "resides in unprotected memory which can be tampered with by an attacker with access to physical memory," the advisory said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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