This disk is coated with a magnetic material, and information is stored by magnetizing very tiny pieces of this surface. Depending on how each piece is magnetized — either a north-south or south-north ...

For more than 30 years, the realm of computing has been intrinsically linked to the humble hard drive. It has been a complex and sometimes torturous relationship, but there's no denying the huge role ...

I have an interesting task this week at work: I get to pick out a new computer for myself. I realize most people don’t have such a luxury. Indeed, most all of my coworkers simply get told when they ...

A Jignesh Patel, professor in computer sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: A hard disk drive contains a circular shiny silver disk, similar to a CD or DVD but much smaller. This disk is ...