We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

IBM launched first magnetic hard disk on 13 September 1956.

Do you remember Windows ME, the Sinclair C5, Zip disks or the Apple III? Early adopters usually pride themselves with getting the finest tech products first, but sometimes being first isn’t always best.

Researchers find way to foil disk encryption.

Company should act now, say analysts.

Physical RAM is a relatively limited resource and when it’s running low Windows uses the slower hard disk as a virtual memory area called the swapfile. Here's how to get it running in top shape.

Five 200GB platters spinning at 7,200rpm in a 3.5in form factor.

Intel has announced a new Solid-State Drive, which is both much smaller and lighter than a normal SSD.

World's highest capacity 2.5in portable external hard disk drive.

Flash still too expensive at multi-gigabyte capacities.

Quicker, more reliable and better energy efficiency than a hard disk.

A 43-year-old man has been charged with DVD piracy following a police and industry investigator raid that unearthed a massive counterfeiting operation in a Coffs Harbour house in February.

It mightn't be official, but Windows 7 is out there on torrent feeds.

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST) has taken the wraps off the world's first 2TB 7,200rpm desktop hard drive..

Ever wondered which of your favourite Sci-fi films still holds up? Ian Thomson and Shaun Nichols looked at classics such as Jurrassic Park, War Games and The Matrix and found a few surprsies..

StorageCraft has announced the latest version of its disk-based ShadowProtect backup recovery and migration tool..

Kingston's new Solid State Drive (SSD) upgrade bundle promises affordable performance for both desktop and laptop owners

The new Toshiba Portege R600 offers the largest SSD available - a whopping 512GB - as well as a swag of other improvements