Storage
Samsung’s Newest Phone Storage to Offer 2x the Performance
[caption id="attachment_373062" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Image: Samsung Semiconductor[/caption] Samsung Semiconductor on Tuesday unveiled the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 storage solution, touting it as "the industry's highest performing" storage tech. https://twitter.com/SamsungDSGlobal/status/1521525438488535040 UFS is a storage standard that offers high read/write performance and reliability while consuming minimal power, making it ideal for use in smartphones, automotive systems,...
iPhone 14 May Include 2TB Storage Option, Claims Rumour
According to a report from Chinese website MyDrivers, Apple may end up beating its own record for "the most expensive iPhone ever" (the 1TB iPhone 13 Pro Max at $2,229 CAD) just one year after setting it, with a massive 2TB option for the iPhone 14 (via MacRumors). https://twitter.com/iPhoneinCanada/status/1437864273720406016 Take this rumour with a huge grain...
Should Apple Increase its Base iPhone Storage to 256GB Like Samsung?
Samsung has recently unveiled its latest Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ smartphones with both having 256GB storage on the base variants. On the other hand, Apple is still shipping its $1,000 USD iPhone XS with 64GB of storage, something that is causing outrage amongst a growing number of American users (via Reddit). Here’s what...
Security Experts Upset at 1Password’s Push to the Cloud
Over the weekend, a number of security researchers took to Twitter to voice their anger at AgileBits' decision to push its popular password management service 1Password to a cloud-based option. Motherboard reports that even though the company has no immediate plans to remove local vault storage, security researchers noted 1Password is quietly shifting to a subscription-only...
Apple Quietly Updates iPad Lineup with Increased Storage, Drops iPad Pro Price
Apple did not mention the iPad once during its event today, however the tablet lineup received some fine tuning after the event. All standard iPad models have had their base storage increased from 16GB to 32GB, while keeping their existing prices. The iPad Pro's higher storage tiers have received a price cut, with the 128GB...
SanDisk iXpand Adds Up to 128GB of Storage, Optional Battery to iPhone
Today, SanDisk unveiled a new line of iPhone cases that aim to solve your storage woes. Just use that severely limited internal space for apps and games, and store all your music, photos, and videos on its new iXpand iPhone case. The new SanDisk iXpand Memory Case is a case for the iPhone 6 and 6s...
iPhone 6s Sets Mobile Records in Early AnandTech Benchmarks
After spending some days in the company of the latest iPhone models, Anandtech summarized today what it has experienced and measured so far. Besides A9 SoC benchmarks, Anandtech points to a special yet undiscussed feature of the iPhone 6s: storage. It’s not the 16 GB storage option but the solution Apple has used: it has...
Screeny Lets You Easily Delete iOS Screenshots, Free for the First Time Ever
I don't know about you, but I take a lot of screenshots on my iOS devices. I far too often hit the home and sleep buttons together by mistake, and I do save everything from addresses, to images, to chunks of iMessage conversation that I'll need to look at again (because we all know that iMessage search...
Storage Bug in iOS May Be Preventing You From Upgrading To iOS 8
The adoption rate of iOS 8 didn't get off to the fastest start and it has started to plateau over the last few weeks. One of the main reasons iOS 7 users are not upgrading to iOS 8 is because of a lack of free storage on their devices. The iOS 8 and 8.1 over-the-air...