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Western Digital is a household name when it comes to digital storage solutions , the company , which has a rather long product line has officially announced its latest 20GB RAID solution for content creators who demand more for less . Introducing the new Western digital My Book Duo . The storage system , which comes in 20GB for the flagship model (you can get the entry level 4TB option too) features RAID - 0 which allows faster data speeds , or you can also use the WD Drive utilities software to remap or configure to RAID 1 for data mirroring . The WD drive also features 256bit AES encryption for protection . The unit connects via USB Type C  3.1 and features a drive read speed of 360 mbps . The drive also features dual USB A ports and a 12v power input port at the back . The WD My Book DUO comes in the following storage options $799.99 - 20TB $599.99 - 16TB, $419.99 - 12TB, $329.99 - 8TB, $289.99 - 6TB, $259.99 - 4TB. ...

Sandisk is a well known manufacturer of memory (storage) products , the company is mostly known for their flash drives and using that advantage, Sandisk has introduced a iOS friendly USB stick that connects to your iPhone or iPad and allows you to transfer or access media like photos and video with Sandisk's iOS app . The iXpand drive comes with a lightning connector , which is hidden in the chassis of the drive , to access or send files , you first need to install the iXpand app and this way you can send and receive content and free up valuable storage on your device . The iXpand also has a large USB 3.0 port which allows you to access the stored data by fixing the drive to any USB reading device . The iXpand flash drive is said to work on iPhone 5 , 5S , 5C , 6 and 6 Plus as well as iPad mini , Mini 2 ,Air and Air 2 . The 16GB iXpand drive costs $59.99 and the 32GB - $79.99 and the 64GB version is said to cost $119.99 . The flash drives will go on sale starting from the 16th of...

The Cloud , a service that basically becomes a dump to store all your data online can be beneficial as you can sync the data to multiple devices almost anywhere but like everything , there is a catch , and this catch is privacy .Personally , i rarely use the cloud , and my usage usually revolves around me syncing mostly not so useful documents , but the majority tend to upload many other things , such as pictures , which may be scandalous at times , and such a scandal did happen today as a new iCloud leak dumped nude #nsfw photographs of 101 famous stars including some pictures from popular ones such as Jennifer Lawrence ,Avril lavigne and even unexpected ones like  Ariana Grande and Victoria Justice . The leak , or lets say the file dump was first released to 4Chan and then Reddit .the photos , which were downloaded off celebrity iCloud accounts , quickly spread around the #nsfw community and now , some of the stars who's alleged photos were leaked have started to express their ...

Dropbox , as you know is one of the most famous cloud storage networks in the known world , offering you gigabytes of online storage , the service became very common after smartphone manufacturers started bundling free storage with their respective devices Although we have our doubts about the security and the privacy of storing stuff online , cloud storage services have been beneficial to many . and one benefit of cloud services like Dropbox was file sharing , and most of the time , many of the shared files were usually ripped music , movies and other material that was uploaded to share among friends and other interested parties.But now ,Dropbox has started scanning all uploaded files that are set for sharing online. The move was not public , but a user found out about it the hard way when a personal folder was issued a DMCA take down. wow. @dropbox DMCA takedown in personal folders . . . this is new to me. pic.twitter.com/fSKxJUrFus — darrell whitelaw (@darrellwhitela...

There was once a time when phone manufacturers gave free accessories and complimentary products with every phone purchase . Nokia usually had the habit of putting in a free SD card with every box sold , but as time progressed , the habit of gifting stopped . But now , with the launch of the Nokia X series , the free SD cards are back!. So if you were planning to buy the Nokia X+ or the XL , then you wil be greeted with a complimentary 4GB SD card inside , but sadly the lower end Nokia X will not be getting this offer .The Nokia X+ is said to be available at 99 Euros while the XL will go on sale for 109 Euros unlocked. Source - zeenews

Meizu has officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, dubbed MX3. Meizu's newest addition packs a punch with its powerful hardware and brings a touch of class with its Android 4.2 Jelly Bean-based Flyme 3.0 user interface, which is said to bring 324 updated interactions and 1,579 new visual features. Meizu MX3 comes with a 5.1-inch display with an unusual 1800 x 1080 pixels resolution and just a 2.9mm of screen bezel. The smartphone measures 139 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm and weighs about 143 grams. Under the hood is an Exynos 5 Octa chipset that has four Cortex A15 cores running at 1.6 GHz along with the quad Cortex A7 clocked at 1.2 GHz. MX3 also features 2 GB of RAM, a Sony-made 8 megapixel sensor that comes with f/2.0 lens, zero-delay image stabilization and Fujitsu's ISP to enable capture speeds up to 20fps. The 2-megapixel front facing shooter completes the camera department. Meizu MX3 is equipped with Wolfson audio chip that gives 113dB signal-to-noise ratio with a ...