MacNN | Kingston News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Kingston, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Kingston outs secure DataTraveler Locker+ USB drive http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/kingston.dt.locker.has.256.bit.encryption/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/kingstondtin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kingston on Tuesday announced the release of the DataTraveler Locker+ USB Flash drive series with 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption. Meant for businesses which require data security, the thumb drives won't reveal their contents without a complex password. They also thwart automated password cracks by automatically reformatting the drive after 10 consecutive incorrect guesses.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/kingston.dt.locker.has.256.bit.encryption/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:25:00 GMT Kingston, Paramount to sell movies on flash memory http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/kingston.usb.sd.cards.to.carry.movies/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/kingston32gbsdhc-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kingston and Paramount unveiled an unusual deal today that will see the latter's movies made available on SD cards and USB flash drives. The partners haven't detailed the formats involved but say the movies will be available both in bundles as well as individually. Neither company has committed to a release date.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/kingston.usb.sd.cards.to.carry.movies/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:20:00 GMT Kingston preps 40GB SSD for system booting http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/26/kingston.ssd.now.v.40gb.meant.for.os/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/kingstonssdnowv40gb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kingston today catered to a specific segment of the storage crowd with the SSDNow V 40GB Boot Drive. The 2.5-inch SATA drive isn't intended as primary storage but rather as a system drive that speeds up the operating system as well as key apps. It's billed as inexpensive enough that it can be mated with a second, much larger rotating hard drive that would handle less critical apps and storage.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/26/kingston.ssd.now.v.40gb.meant.for.os/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:55:00 GMT Kingston outs MobileLiteG2 card reader http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/09/kingston.releases.second.gen.mobilelite.reader/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/kingstonmobileliteintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kingston on Friday announced the release of its MobileLiteG2 flash card reader. The second generation of the ultra-portable USB 2.0 device supports SDHC, microSDHC, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and Memory Stick Micro (M2) memory cards. It has retractable covers over its USB connection and the memory card slot.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/09/kingston.releases.second.gen.mobilelite.reader/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:15:00 GMT Kingston outs faster DataTraveler 410 thumb drive http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/kingston.ups.speed.of.data.traveler.410.to.20mbps/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/kingstondt410intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kingston on Tuesday announced it will increase the read and write speeds of its DataTraveler 410 USB flash drive range to 20MBps in both read and write speeds. The DataTraveler 410 can be had in up to 32GB capacities, and password-protects data thanks to the included SecureTraveler software.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/kingston.ups.speed.of.data.traveler.410.to.20mbps/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:55:00 GMT Kingston ships SSDNow V+ drives http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/kingston.ssdnow.v.plus/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/kingstonssdnowvplus.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kingston has upgraded the speed of its solid-state drives for the second time in two months with a morning launch for the SSDNow V+ line. The new 2.5-inch drives use a much faster controller and storage that more than doubles the peak read performance from 100MB per second to 220MB. Writing speeds have likewise been given a large boost and now top out at 180MB per second for the best model versu... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/kingston.ssdnow.v.plus/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:25:00 GMT Kingston reveals first 256GB jump drive http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/20/kingston.datatraveler.256g/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/kingstondatatraveler300.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kingston today quietly set a record in the storage world by launching the DataTraveler 300, the world's first stick-sized 256GB USB drive. It holds twice the storage of recent record setters from Super Talent and others, and in some cases allows holding as much content as a notebook hard drive; about 10 single-layer Blu-ray movies should fit, Kingston says. It's also relatively quick with 20MB p... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/20/kingston.datatraveler.256g/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:35:00 GMT Kingston releases first 128GB USB flash memory drive http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/kingston.128gb.usb.drive/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/kingstondt200intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Storage device maker Kingston Technology on Monday announced it has released a new USB flash drive series, the DataTraveler 200, with the first-ever 128GB USB flash drive available. The range also offers 32GB and 64GB models. All have password protection in the form of Password Traveler security software for Windows. The DT200s have a capless design, with the USB connector retracting into the devi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/kingston.128gb.usb.drive/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:15:00 GMT Kingston ships SSDNow V series upgrade kits http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/03/kingston.ssd.upgrade.kits/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/kingstonssdnowv.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kingston at the Computex show in Taiwan on Wednesday announced it has released the SSDNow V Series solid-state drive (SSD) upgrade bundles for desktop and notebook PCs, allowing users to swap out their hard disk drives or small-capacity SSD drives without losing any of their data. The bundles include the SSD itself, cloning software from Acronis, step-by-step instruction, a SATA data and power cab... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/03/kingston.ssd.upgrade.kits/ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT Kingston's USB DataTraveler now Mac compatible http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/kingston.datatraveler.mac/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/kingstondatatravelerintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Computer memory maker Kingston has introduced a Mac OS X-compatible version of its DataTraveler Vault -- Privacy Edition (DTVP) USB flash drive on Monday. The drive is labeled ultra-secure thanks to 256-Bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hardware encrypted, and will lock down after 10 unsuccessful logins, requiring a reformat to be usable again. All DTVP drives are made of aluminum and waterpr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/kingston.datatraveler.mac/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:55:00 GMT