The business sector gets a new storage solution option as Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announces the availability of two new 15,000 RPM Ultrastar hard drives. The Ultrastar 15K600 hard drive has a capacity of 600GB at 15,000 RPM in a 3.5” form factor. They are offered in 6Gb/s SAS or 4Gb/s FCAL interface that should be suitable for data storage needs. The Ultrastar 15K600 is also available in 300GB, 450GB and 600GB capacities.

The Ultrastar C15K147 hard drive on the other hand comes in a 2.5” form factor and offers 70% more space. This hard drive comes in 73GB and 147GB with 64MB cache buffer. Both hard disk drives are now available and come with a 5 year warranty.

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Seagate has introduced three new BlackArmor line data storage devices. They include the BlackArmor PS 110 Portable Drive, BlackArmor NAS 220 Storage Server, and the BlackArmor WS110 External Drive Workstation.  All three devices have automated backup and a bare metal recovery feature. First up is the PS 110 Portable Drive, which is 12.5mm thick and will be available in a 500GB version for $160.

Next there is the BlackArmor NAS 220, which is remote accessible and network accessible with up 4TB for up to 20 computers. It will be available in a 2TB and a 4TB version in July for $500 and $700 each. Finally, there is the WS 110 External Drive Workstation with an eSATA and USB 2.0 interface. It will come in a 1TB and a 2TB version for $160 and $310 each.

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Have the gifts of technology truly gone out of hand? As far as understanding the benefits and enumerating their benefits, it seems that owners have failed to put the fine line between honesty and cheating. Worst, the scenario only makes us look like spoon-fed individuals who may at some point act like robots. In short, the robust influx of mobile devices and the Internet seem to have swayed us in the way of failing to make use of our cognitive knowledge. We are unaware that are building cheaters among ourselves.

The study made by Common Sense Media is helpful. But seriously, we all see it today. There are things such as plagiarism, data storage and even leaked answers to exams that can be easily hidden and distributed via the web and mobile devices. In short, we are forgetting the ethical way of learning, only focusing on goals such as passing and honors as the main objective.

Kids have always found ways to cheat, but the tools they have today are more powerful than ever. In this poll, kids reveal that they’re texting each other answers during tests, using notes and information stored on their cell phones during tests, and downloading papers from the Internet to turn in as their own work. Because the digital world is distant, hard to track, and mostly anonymous, kids are less likely to see the consequences of their online actions, especially when they feel they won’t get caught.

With this in mind, have we been victims of our own discoveries? While we cannot stop technology from evolving, the human effort of knowing when and when not to use these technologies should be made clear. It is either this or we are making the next generation look like dumb individuals who may be relying too much on gadgets and advancements.

Other Facts:

• 41% of teens say that storing notes on a cell phone to access during a test is a serious cheating offense, while 23% don’t think it’s cheating at all.
• 45% of teens say that texting friends about answers during tests is a serious cheating offense, while 20% say it’s not cheating at all.
• 76% of parents say that cell phone cheating happens at their teens’ schools, but only 3% believe their own teen has ever used a cell phone to cheat.
• Nearly two-thirds of students with cell phones use them during school, regardless of school policies against it.
• Teens with cell phones send 440 text messages a week and 110 a week while in the classroom.

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If you are planning to get the latest handset from LG Electronics, the LG-KM900, make sure you have a flash drive included and check what it is. The LG Electronics’ latest fully loaded LG Arena (LG-KM900) multimedia handset will include a SanDisk’s iNAND™ 8 gigabyte (GB) Embedded Flash Drive (EFD).

The iNAND storage device will be utilized by the handset as both a boot and data storage device, eliminating the need for a separate boot device.

The LG Arena multimedia handset is the company’s flagship model for the first half of 2009, featuring greatly enhanced audio and video technologies as well as LG’s new 3D S-Class user interface. SanDisk’s iNAND EFDs are designed specifically for advanced multimedia handsets such as the LG Arena, providing a fast and reliable storage solution in a small and power efficient package.

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