Invented back in 1971, the floppy disk is remembered as one of the most iconic and reliable disk storage solutions. Specifically, it was the 3.5-inch floppy that became a literal icon, one we still ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Western Digital Corp. has agreed to buy component maker Komag Inc., in the latest move to consolidate the disk drive industry, for about $1 billion in cash, the companies ...

I recently recommended that a customer use an external hard drive as a backup device when they remarked, “You know, I don’t think I really know what a hard drive is. What is a computer ‘drive,’ anyway ...

Planning to auction off that old computer on eBay? You might want to take a closer look at what’s on your disk drive first. According to a new study by two MIT graduate students, companies and ...

NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A Chinese technology company has expressed interest in buying a U.S. computer disk drives maker, raising concerns among U.S. officials of national security risks from ...

Matt Massengill, chief executive of Lake Forest-based Western Digital Corp., isn’t known for cockiness. But get him talking about Western Digital’s ability to make it in the cutthroat world of ...