Data Management Archives

July 9, 2014

Doing a factory reset to wipe the data off smartphones does not work, and the data can be recovered, warned Avast. The company recovered tons of data, including more than 40,000 stored photographs, from 20 used Android phones purchased from eBay...

NSA’s Eyes Trained Less on Terrorists Than on Average Joes and Janes

July 7, 2014

Nine out of 10 people whose information is being collected by the NSA are Americans who have nothing to do with people targeted by the agency. Data provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden includes some information pertaining to terrorist activities and possible threats to U.S. national secu...

Microsoft Pushes Back Against US Data Warrant

June 12, 2014

The latest court ruling in an ongoing battle between Microsoft and demands from the United States government for data about one of the company's users, seems to have a lot of folks running for cover. In 2013, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis issued a search warrant requiring Microsoft to turn ove...

Sony’s Record-Busting Magnetic Storage Tape Unlikely to Stick

May 5, 2014

Sony has announced magnetic backup tape with the world's highest areal recording density -- 148 GB per square inch. It provides about 74 times the recording capacity of conventional mag tape media, Sony claimed. Data cartridges made using this technology could record more than 185 TB of data each. T...

Data Center Fire Fries Samsung’s Un-Backed-Up Servers

April 21, 2014

A fire that erupted at the data center of Samsung SDS in Gwacheon, South Korea, reportedly took out services to Samsung smartphones, tablets and smart TVs for several hours. The company reportedly stopped all services offered through its website and smartphone apps, and said consumers could not use ...

OPINION

Nvidia’s ECS: Some Amazing Little Companies to Watch

March 31, 2014

ECS -- Nvidia's Emerging Companies Summit -- is a place to check out some of the firms that could become the next breakout company. It didn't disappoint this year. Among the highlights: A firm that could redefine advertising connected to Web pictures and videos; a company that could put your entire ...

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