Flash drives are convenient for making backups of files as well as copying data from one computer to another. These small memory devices are portable and only require ...

But wait! You may find the problem eases if you have some extra RAM to hand and you don't need to spend a fortune. By turning a USB flash drive into virtual RAM, you can reduce your reliance on an ...

When you stop to think about it, flash drives are an incredible piece of technology. In 1956, the first computer with built-in storage became available in the form of IBM's 305 RAMAC. It weighed 2,000 ...

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Samsung has developed a new computer flash technology with so much capacity it could replace mini hard drives in some PCs, the company said Monday. South Korean-based Samsung said its latest NAND ...

The latest malicious software to spread to untold millions of computers goes by the names Downadup and Conficker. Computerworld’s Gregg Keizer calls its spread the “biggest attack in years”. One way ...

External drives like USB drives are extremely helpful for copying files to and fro a PC or a laptop. You can then transfer these files and use them on any device or carry them even when you are ...

If you have to use a flash drive on both Macs and Windows PCs, make sure both systems can read it. Here's how to format the drive correctly. While there is a lot of interoperability between Apple's ...