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Apple hoarding NAND flash memory, 32GB iPhone here I come!

Apple hoarding NAND flash memory, 32GB iPhone here I come!pure supply and demand.. i dont see a problem with that.The big cable/phone providers were doing it back in 2001 with fiber cabling. You had to wait months to get it because they were buying everything they could get their...

Tags: Flash memory, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, NAND Flash memory, memory, NAND flash, NAND

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...

Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Pliant talks up lower energy consumption, cost savings of its new enterprise flash technology

Start-up storage vendor Pliant Technology has begun shipping a new class of enterprise flash drives to OEMs for evaluation and qualification that should become available in commercial format by the end of September 2009. The technology, called Lightning, is a cache-less enterprise flash format that is designed...

Tags: High-performance Computing, Cost Savings, Watt, Cloud Computing, Storage, Leadership, Hardware, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-15

Intel, Micron announce chip technology for USB drives

Intel and Micron Technology today announced the development of a new chip technology for use in flash cards and USB drives. Built on the companies' 34-nanometer nm NAND process, the new 3-bit-per-cell multi-level cell NAND technology produces "the industry’s smallest and most cost-effective 32-gigabit Gb chip that is currently available...

Tags: Micron Technology Inc., USB Flash Drive, NAND, Intel Corp., Chip, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-11

The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens

The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens"3 screens and a cloud"This is a phrase that we will hear more and more from Microsoft. From a developers perspective the goal is one code base that compiles for Mobile, Web and desktop. The basis of that is Xaml/silverlight/wpf. We...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, ARM Processor, Windows Phone, ARM, netbook, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile-Windows, Windows Mobile-Windows continuum, continuum, plot

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

SSDs are getting better, still not there yet

To date, the solid-state disk has been a tech mirage. The vision is great, but it always seems to be just over the horizon. SSDs have struggled to live up the performance promises, and they remain too expensive to provide any real competition to hard drives. But...

Tags: Performance, NAND, Intel Corp., SSD, Corsair, X128, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Intel debuts 34nm NAND flash SSDs; lowers prices 60%

Intel on Tuesday announced that it is moving to a more advanced, 34-nanometer manufacturing process for its NAND flash-based solid-state drives. The move to 34nm will help lower prices of the SSDs up to 60 percent for computer manufacturers and consumers thanks to...

Tags: NAND Flash, I/O, NAND, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Memory, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Corsair debuts Extreme Series X32, X64, X128 SSDs

Corsair has revealed its latest line of 2.5-inch solid-state drives, the "Extreme" series, which have been tested to reach read rates of up to 240MBps and write rates of 170MBps HotHardware reports that the new Extreme lineup consists of three drives: the X32,...

Tags: Rate, Corsair, Flash Memory, Memory, Pricing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-17

News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Micron begins mass production of 34nm NAND flash memory

Micron Technology on Tuesday announced mass production of new 16- and 32-gigabit NAND flash memory chips using 34-nanometer process technology, another step toward more robustly-featured mobile devices, including phones, MIDs, digital cameras, camcorders and netbooks. Micron's new 32Gb multi-level...

Tags: NAND Flash, Micron Technology Inc., Memory Card, Memory, Lexar Media Inc., NAND, Chip, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Adaptec v. the lithium-ion battery

5Z RAID controllers with NAND flash memory, courtesy Adaptec. Adaptec is coming out with a product for datacenters that is so obvious, so simple, so why-didn't-we think-of that. Flash memory that is constantly updated rather than hard-drives that need battery power to allow data retrieval. Why...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Adaptec Inc., Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Adaptec Series 5Z Product, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Transcend SSD18M solid-state drive (128GB)

The Transcend SSD18M is an external storage device that uses a solid-state hard drive SSD with no moving parts to keep data. The Intel X-25M internal drive came through the CNET labs last October and proved the benefits of SSD--faster access and boot times--but the Transcend SSD18M adds the extra...

Tags: Transcend Information Inc., Transcend SSD18M, eSATA

Product reviews 2009-06-11

Flash memory shocker: Sandisk says prices, demand increasing

SanDisk chief Eli Harari delivered some odd news for folks tracking the memory market: Flash memory prices and demand are actually rising.  That takeaway---which counts as a big revelation for financial/tech nerds---came on SanDisk's first quarter earnings conference call. SanDisk's first quarter was weak as expected, but...

Tags: Mobile, SanDisk Corp., Flash Memory, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-22

News to know: Conficker; Patch Tuesday; Fiber optic sabotage; App Easter eggs

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.  Ryan Naraine: Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 bulletins, 5 critical Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business model Dancho Danchev: Fake "Conficker Infection...

Tags: Facebook, Fiber-optics, Microsoft Corp., Easter Egg, Microsoft Office, Fiber Optics, Network Technology, Office Suites, Software, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-10

Apple hoarding NAND flash memory, 32GB iPhone here I come!

DigiTimes reports that Apple has purchased 100 million 8GB NAND flash chips from Samsung and others and that it's constricting supply for other smaller players in the market. So much so that downstream suppliers are worried about a supply shortage. What good are 8GB chips you ask?...

Tags: Apple iPhone, NAND Flash, Apple Inc., NAND, Flash Memory, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-09

A-DATA, Intel launch X25-M SSD series in 80GB, 160GB flavors

Leading storage manufacturer A-DATA announced today its new SATA 2.5-in. A-DATA X25-M series solid-state drive, intended for "power users who demand ultimate performance for notebook PC." The A-DATA SSD X25-M series of SSDs is co-logo with Intel, and feature Intel Multi-Level Cell NAND Flash Memory. ...

Tags: Intel Corp., A-Data Technology Co., Serial ATA, Performance Management, Storage, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-07

iPhone 3.0 hardware rumors

It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that Apple will release its third-generation iPhone hardware platform sometime in June, with WWDC seeming like the obvious choice. Following are some of the new hardware features that have been bandied about: 802.11n -- Apple Insider reports that iPhone v.3 will...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Video, Hardware, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Quantum holographic storage: it works!

Quantum holographic storage: it works!Star Wars Geeks building a HolocronA new attempt. The old way used different colored lasers to store information in a artificial crystal. but I think this one will work better as long as the material stays stable.the crystal idea was a cube and was multi-layered...

Tags: holographic storage, storage, Quantum Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-03

Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring?

San Francisco â€" Ah, Macworld Expo. Don't you just love this time of year? Thousands of Mac faithful descend upon the fair city by the bay for a week of excitement, nostalgia and imbibing. The buzz in San Francisco's downtown is palpable, especially in the bars, restaurants...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., AppleInsider, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-04

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Laptop picks by the inch

There has never been more choice in notebooks. The standard 12-inch ultraportables, 14-inch thin-and-lights, 15-inch mainstream laptops and 17-inch desktop replacements are still commonplace. But there are new shapes and sizes filling in the gaps ranging from 11 inches all the way up to 18 inches....

Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Hewlett-Packard Co., Gateway Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., Battery, Memory, Configuration, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., LED-backlit, IdeaPad, U110, ThinkPad X200, X200s, Dv3510nr, Sony VAIO FW, Gateway P-Series FX Edition, 8930G, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-12-09