Storage

Wired updates its guide to top USB flash drives for 2025

Wired has refreshed its annual roundup of the best USB flash drives, highlighting options for various needs like speed, security, and capacity. The October 2025 update adds new recommendations for Seagate and Buffalo drives alongside a comparison table. The guide emphasizes portable storage's enduring value despite cloud computing's rise.

32TB Western Digital HDD goes on sale in Russia

October 16, 2025 Iniulat ng AI

Western Digital's 32TB Ultrastar DC HC690, the world's largest hard disk drive, has unexpectedly appeared for sale in Russia. The massive drive, priced at $1,900, targets enterprise users seeking dense and reliable storage solutions.

Toshiba plans 40TB HDD launch in 2027 with 12-platter tech

Toshiba has unveiled a 12-disk stacking technology for a 40TB hard disk drive set to launch in 2027. This development aims to boost storage capacity in the HDD market. However, Seagate is targeting an even higher 44TB capacity for the same timeframe.

Linux kernel patches enable ext4 big block support

October 27, 2025 Lisa Kern

Recent patches to the Linux kernel introduce support for larger block sizes in the EXT4 file system, exceeding the typical 4KB page size. Submitted by contributor Matthew Wilcox, these changes aim to boost performance in storage-intensive applications by up to 30%. The development builds on prior Virtual File System modifications and follows similar updates in XFS and Btrfs.