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Hard-drive makers enjoy price bumps

May 20, 2005 Demand for high-capacity drives in digital video recorders, set-top boxes and other consumer devices leads to slight price rise. TAGS: drive maker, iSuppli Corp., Seagate Technology, video recorder, set-top box, set-top, consumer electronics, digital video, DVR, recorder, hard drive

A divide over the future of hard drives

August 23, 2006 Room temperatures should derail the current line of disk drive development soon, so changes are coming. TAGS: grain, drive maker, Hitachi Ltd., disk drive, Seagate Technology, hard drive

HP signs up new LightScribe licensees

May 23, 2005 Drive makers Panasonic and Pioneer Technology are among those to back technology that uses laser to etch labels onto CDs and DVDs. TAGS: LightScribe, licensee, drive maker, label, laser, Pioneer Electronics, HP, Panasonic, DVD, CD

Here comes the terabyte hard drive

January 5, 2007 With a terabyte drive, consumers can store 250,000 MP3 songs, enough for two solid years of listening without a single repeat. Photos: Hitachi's terabyte drive TAGS: terabyte, Hitachi Ltd., gigabit, drive maker, Seagate Technology, capacity, hard drive, MP3, photograph, video

Maxtor loses its CFO--again

October 14, 2004 It's the second time this year the disk drive maker has seen its CFO resign. TAGS: CFO, disk drive maker, Maxtor, drive maker, disk drive

SmartDisk expands hard-drive line

October 20, 2004 The disk drive maker has unveiled three palm-sized portable hard drives. TAGS: SmartDisk, disk drive maker, drive maker, disk drive, portable hard drive, FireWire, hard drive

Seagate cranks up notebook drives to 160GB

January 17, 2006 Hard drive maker starts shipping its first drive for notebooks based around perpendicular recording techniques. Photo: Seagate's mighty Momentus drive TAGS: Seagate Technology, drive maker, rate, notebook computer, hard drive

Disk drives to stop shrinking

January 12, 2005 Gear such as MP3 players with tiny drives are all the rage, but drive makers say their platters cannot get much smaller. TAGS: drive maker, flash memory, Hitachi Ltd., disk drive, size, MP3 player, Apple Computer, MP3, hard drive

Maxtor chief calls it quits

November 15, 2004 Executive holding three top slots resigns from ailing disk drive maker. TAGS: disk drive maker, Maxtor, drive maker, disk drive, CEO

Big challenges for small drives

September 22, 2004 Miniature drives can continue their success in consumer devices but must get roomier, more rugged and more efficient, industry experts say. TAGS: drive maker, live streaming, Hitachi Ltd., disk drive, PMP, storage device, challenge, Seagate Technology, vice president, vision, conference, cell phone, Apple iPod, hard drive, Toshiba, Apple Computer

Seagate ups drive warranties to five years

July 26, 2004 Longer warranty for internal drives shipped through distributors and retailers should pressure rivals, analyst says. TAGS: disk drive maker, drive maker, Seagate Technology, distributor, Western Digital, warranty, disk drive, retailer, Maxtor, OEM, hard drive

Hitachi sues maker of tiny drives

January 8, 2005 Hitachi Global Storage Technologies sues for infringement of multiple Hitachi patents relating to hard-disk drives. TAGS: Hitachi Ltd., Cornice Inc., drive maker, Seagate Technology, hard drive

Samsung working on tiny drive

September 30, 2004 The 0.85-inch diameter drive is a candidate for cell phone storage, but can the product compete against flash memory? TAGS: flash memory, drive maker, Samsung Electronics, cell phone, mobile phone, Toshiba, hard drive, Apple iPod, PC

Drive maker files counterclaims in patent suit

August 18, 2004 Cornice blasts Seagate's suit over patents for tiny hard drives used in portable gadgets. TAGS: Cornice Inc., Seagate Technology, disk drive, drive maker, Colorado, Western Digital, patent

The face of a kinder, gentler Seagate

November 3, 2006 newsmaker The disk drive maker's CEO, Bill Watkins, explains why hard drives are profitable again. TAGS: Bill Watkins, Seagate Technology, disk drive, drive maker, war, DVR, hard drive, CEO
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