SanDisk introduces new large capacity SSDs

Solid state drives are known to improve performance but have been limited when it comes to storage capacity. That is about to change with the new 2.5” drives from SanDisk. The company has introduced Optimus Max SSD line with 4TB capacity. And they also intend to introduce an 8TB and 16TB models in the future. According to the company, performance numbers of these drives allow for sequential read/write of up to 400/400 MB/s and random read/write IOPS of 75K/15K. We’re sure these drives won’t come cheap but they do say it would offer the high performance drives “at consumer costs.” We’ll let you know if we find out more information.

Source: Ubergizmo

Yahoo to stop support for ‘Do No Track’ requests

Yahoo recently announced that they would stop honoring Do Not Track requests. This technology works to keep sites from tracking users’ activity but it needs the third-party to agree that they would honor these DNT requests. The reason behind Yahoo’s decision is that they “fundamentally believe” the best online experience is a personalized experience. They would prefer their users use the privacy tools the company offers on their platform. It is going to be a bit tedious to tinker around with your settings on Yahoo but to continue using their services this would be your only recourse at the moment.

24,889 Honda Odyssey minivans recalled for non-deploying side airbag glitch

Honda is recalling 24,889 Odyssey minivans in North America from the 2014 model year to fix a defect where the side air bags may not deploy during a crash. Honda will start notifying owners May 16. The  flaw iscaused by a shorting terminal, Honda has had  ongoing problems with airbag defects on some of its cars.

Source: CBC News

GM recalling 51,640 SUVs due to defective fuel gauges

GM is recealling 51,640 SUVs from their Buick Enclavee, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia lines from the 2014 model year. The recalled models were built between March 26 and Aug. 15 of 2013. The key defect is the engine control module software that leads the fuel gauge to read inaccurately. This could result on sudden stalling when the vehicles run out of fuel.  

GM doesn’t know of any crashes or injuries related to the problem and  dealers will reprogram the software for free, starting immediately. The company will also notify owners by mail. This follows an earlier recall in March for faulty airbag wiring that  illuminates the airbag warning light while leading to failure of deployment.

Source: TIME