Yeah, I know what you're thinking: "Why the hell is Rory claiming the USB key is the Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century? This man drives Ferraris for breakfast and lounges in Jaguars for lunch. This ...

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When a German data recovery firm recently made a study of the failed flash storage drives it had been sent, it noticed some interesting, and bad, trends. Most of them were cheap sticks, the kind given ...

In brief: Joining the list of things that aren't as good as they used to be are microSD cards and USB sticks, both of which are showing a decline in the quality of their components. A new study found ...

Just 10 years ago, thumb drives were commonplace everywhere. You probably carried one around in your keys, or you had one in your backpack. Things have changed a lot, though. Well into 2026, the thumb ...

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For those looking for the ultimate in portability and security in their computing, there's the option of running a system straight from a USB drive you can carry around in your pocket. Plug this into ...