Samsung is trying to strengthen its position in the NAND memory market by starting mass production of industry’s first 30nm-based 3-bit Multi Level Cell (MLC) NAND chips and 30nm-based asynchronous DDR NAND flash. Samsung claims the 3-bit MLC NAND increases the efficiency of the data storage by 50 percent compared to current 2-bit MLC […]
Samsung creates a 0.6mm thick 32GB memory chip
Samsung has developed the world’s thinnest multi-die memory package that is just 0.6mm thick and packs a whopping 32GB of storage. The new memory package is 40 percent thinner and lighter compared to the conventional memory packages stacked with eight chips. The ultra-thin package consists of eight dies (chips) of 4GB NAND flash that […]
RIM to bring full Flash and Silverlight to Blackberry phones
RIM produces one of the world’s best e-mail devices but fizzles out when it comes to web browsing. Though the experience is much better now, the Blackberry browser still can’t match its competitor’s mobile browsers. Apparently, this is going to change as BGR has learned that RIM is working to bring full Flash and […]
Motorola’s tale of Calagry, Ironman and Rolex phones
The ailing Motorola is all gearing up for its revival. BGR sources have spilled a bit too much about the future handset developments. Apparently, we have got couple of Android phones, a high-class Aura like phone in the offing and two phones canned from the portfolio. So here it goes. A horizontal QWERTY slider […]
Toshiba launches first 32nm NAND flash memory
Toshiba has announced to ship its high density NAND flash chips fabricated with 32nm technology soon. Samples of 32nm based 16Gb (2GB) and 32Gb (4GB) flash chips are available now which can be used to integrate in memory cards, USB drives and other embedded products. The 32Gb chip will first be applied to memory card, […]
Apple goes on flash memory shopping spree, possibly for the new iPhone
According to a report by ThinkEquity Partners, Apple is gobbling down quantities of NAND flash memory which could jack up the flash memory prices. Apple’s craze to get their hands on the memory has apparently resulted buying all the Samsung’s memory inventory up to April 2009. Though it could be a boon to the […]
SanDisk, Toshiba flaunts X3, X4 flash memory technology
SanDisk and Toshiba have been collaborating for quite some time to develop flash technologies. The latest breakthrough by them are the 43nm X4 and 32nm X3 flash chips, currently showcased at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). The 32nm 32Gb X3 flash chip is the smallest NAND flash in the industry and is […]
Toshiba develops 32GB NAND flash memory
Devices using NAND flash will soon be boasting large memory space if they opt for Toshiba’s latest 32GB NAND Flash innovation. It’s the largest density NAND flash chip produced and is fully complied with eMMC and eSD standards. Eight 4GB NAND chips sit on this memory which are fabricated with 43nm process technology. There’s […]
Nail shaped USB flash drive
Weird looking USB flash drives are not new. And we have another one sharing the place for ‘USB world is weird’. It’s a flash drive disguised as a 9-inch nail driven through the USB port. Agreed it’s a different shape altogether but paying 29.5 Euros for a 1GB flash drive seems senseless. Product Page […]
Kingston DataTraveler Terra Cotta USB drive
There have been many limited edition gadgets promoting Olympics. But this flash drive from Kingston actually promotes the host nation for this year. Cladded in gold hue, the drive features an engraving of a Terra Cotta warrior. These warriors were a funerary art found in ancient China and is reckoned to be a must […]