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  1. Re:5400RPM HDD in base systems WTF?? by omnichad · · Score: 0 · on Apple Finally Updates the iMac With Significantly More Powerful CPU and GPU Options (arstechnica.com)

    Admittedly, I'm using "NVMe" as a shorthand for any protocol that operates directly on the PCIe bus.

    However, "Blancco" (owner of former DBAN) seems to think it's NVME after all.

  2. Re:Good lord.... by Xest · · Score: 3, Informative · on iPhones and iPads Fail More Often Than Android Smartphones (softpedia.com)

    Now I'm usually one to jump on bad stats given that I took a further degree in stats, but the first line of TFA answers your question:

    "The study entitled State of Mobile Device Performance and Health focuses on the second quarter of 2016"

    58% of all iOS devices sounds way too high for sure, until you recognise their broad definition of failure which can include failing to connect to WiFi, app crashes and so on.

    So effectively the study is saying that in Q2 2016 58% of iOS devices suffered some sort of fault, but that fault might not actually be a big deal.

    Beyond that I didn't read the report because I couldn't be bothered to sign up even with my junk details, so I can't really comment on how accurate their methodology might be, and hence how accurate their results might be, but if you're interested it's here:

    http://info.blancco.com/state-...

    I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that 58% of iOS devices suffered some kind of glitch in that period - all it would take is one buggy release of a popular app such as Facebook and the number is bound to shoot right up without it ever really being Apple's fault (beyond arguably not better vetting the quality of updates of apps perhaps).

    When I Googled the report though, the first result was actually the 2016 Q1 report, where the results are the exact opposite:

    http://www2.blancco.com/en/res...

    I suspect therefore one of two things, either it is as I say and one broken major software release on a device or set of devices can greatly sway the stats in a quarter due to their broad definition of "fault" or they're just making these numbers up as a clickbait to try and get you to sign up to build up their userbase for monetisation purposes through ad revenue or similar.

    I'm swaying towards the second, not that I'm a cynic or anything :)

  3. Re:Good lord.... by Xest · · Score: 3, Informative · on iPhones and iPads Fail More Often Than Android Smartphones (softpedia.com)

    Now I'm usually one to jump on bad stats given that I took a further degree in stats, but the first line of TFA answers your question:

    "The study entitled State of Mobile Device Performance and Health focuses on the second quarter of 2016"

    58% of all iOS devices sounds way too high for sure, until you recognise their broad definition of failure which can include failing to connect to WiFi, app crashes and so on.

    So effectively the study is saying that in Q2 2016 58% of iOS devices suffered some sort of fault, but that fault might not actually be a big deal.

    Beyond that I didn't read the report because I couldn't be bothered to sign up even with my junk details, so I can't really comment on how accurate their methodology might be, and hence how accurate their results might be, but if you're interested it's here:

    http://info.blancco.com/state-...

    I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that 58% of iOS devices suffered some kind of glitch in that period - all it would take is one buggy release of a popular app such as Facebook and the number is bound to shoot right up without it ever really being Apple's fault (beyond arguably not better vetting the quality of updates of apps perhaps).

    When I Googled the report though, the first result was actually the 2016 Q1 report, where the results are the exact opposite:

    http://www2.blancco.com/en/res...

    I suspect therefore one of two things, either it is as I say and one broken major software release on a device or set of devices can greatly sway the stats in a quarter due to their broad definition of "fault" or they're just making these numbers up as a clickbait to try and get you to sign up to build up their userbase for monetisation purposes through ad revenue or similar.

    I'm swaying towards the second, not that I'm a cynic or anything :)

  4. Here is the actual report by sdguero · · Score: 3, Informative · on iPhones and iPads Fail More Often Than Android Smartphones (softpedia.com)

    It's complete garbage from some kind of bullshit mobile marketing company: http://download.blancco.com/do...

  5. Re:Simple under linux by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 1 · on Study: 78% of Resold Drives Still Contain Readable Personal or Business Data (consumerist.com)

    http://www.blancco.com/sites/d...

    It is full on "Chain of Custody" style reporting. And yes, it is certified by the machine.

  6. This company does just that by Diffraction · · Score: 2 · on How To Really And Fully Wipe A Hard Drive?

    Blancco Ltd. is a company that sells piece of software that erases your hard drive permanetly. It is based on Septem OverWrite method that they have developed which seems to consist of overwriting the data seven times with random data. They claim that it is impossible to recover the data but the hard disk is still usable. See the Brochure and decide for yourself if it makes any sense.

    No, I don't work for them, they are just located a few blocks away from where I live.

  7. This company does just that by Diffraction · · Score: 2 · on How To Really And Fully Wipe A Hard Drive?

    Blancco Ltd. is a company that sells piece of software that erases your hard drive permanetly. It is based on Septem OverWrite method that they have developed which seems to consist of overwriting the data seven times with random data. They claim that it is impossible to recover the data but the hard disk is still usable. See the Brochure and decide for yourself if it makes any sense.

    No, I don't work for them, they are just located a few blocks away from where I live.