Samsung outs 30TB SSD with twice the speed of its predecessor

Samsung leads once again in the storage market with its newest SSD. Doubling the amount of its last release two years ago, Samsung unveiled the PM1643, which is a 30.72TB drive ready for any enterprise storage needs. These have been created with 521Gb 3D vertical NAND chips, which are half the size of the newest 1Tb ones that were announced late last year. Aside from double the capacity, performance has doubled, too, with sequential read/write speeds at 2,100MB/s and 1,700 MB/s.

Since Samsung is able to mass produce at this size, we can expect this to come in smaller capacities housing half the data of the previous ones (15.36TB, 7.68TB, 3.84TB, 1.92TB, 960GB, and 800GB). No word on pricing or availability yet but we’re sure it’s going to cost a pretty penny.

Source: Engadget

Android device users can now download Netflix shows on to their SD Cards

Netflix now makes it more convenient to enjoy movies, TV shows and original content on the go for Android users. WIth their latest Android update, Netflix subscribers are no longer limited by their device’s onboard storage and can now download the content into their MicroSD cards. Of course, this feature is moot if you have Nexus or Pixel device, or similar devices that don’t have expandable storage. It’s great to see Netflix giving users the ability to use expanded storage to enjoy shows offline.

Source: Engadget

The latest Google Photos ad disses the 16GB iPhone's lack of storage

Google is having a little fun with lower storage iPhones as evidenced by this ad which is promoting Google Photos and its ability to smartly free up space. The ad shows various amazingly perfect moments being captured from an iPhone's point of view only to get the dreaded (but all too common) Storage Full error. Apple is expected to retire the 16GB capacity iPhone models, maybe even this year, but at least it is good to know that we have some valid software and cloud storage options to keep our volumes of photos and videos for posterity.

Source: Google

Amazon Prime members in Canada can enjoy unlimited Photo Storage

Amazon today introduced Prime Photos for customers in Canada, providing free unlimited photo storage in Amazon Cloud Drive. Most people have a lifetime of birthdays, vacations, holidays, and everyday moments stored across numerous devices.  And, they continue to create billions of photos every year. Now, Prime, Amazon Student and Amazon Family members in Canada have a simple, secure place to store their photos -- all for free.

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