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SanDisk Vaulter: not quite an SSD
Do you want to dramatically speed up boot times on your laptop but can’t quite stomach the idea of Read more…
Zunes hit retail, get all artsy on us
Welcome back to the social, kiddos. Today marks the official launch of Microsoft’s second-generation Zunes, Read more…
ALSO NOTED: Leopard, OS 10.4.11 ready to go gold; Sprint gets its own BlackBerry Pearl 8130;
> Microsoft is still on track to ship Office 2008 for Mac on time. Read more…
Fujitsu bets SSDs are the future of laptop storage
Speaking of storage, you’d think that if there was going to be one true evangelist for SSDs, it would be either
Yahoo and SanDisk build a better WiFi music player
In a sea of digital audio players, it can be hard to stand out: to most folks, either it’s an iPod or it’s not. Despite the plight faced by the Zunes of the world, SanDisk has managed to carve out
Read more…ALSO NOTED: SanDisk drops a cheap, 2.5-inch SSD; Money spent on IT is money well spent;
> SanDisk announces a cheap, 2.5-inch 32GB SSD. Article
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SanDisk to launch archival-quality memory format
If you’re the type of person who likes to snap a few photos of your cat, print them out at the local Walgreens and mail them to mom, you’re probably not all too worried about the longevity and
Read more…SanDisk, RIAA respond to Steve Jobs manifesto
Steve Jobs’s innocuously-titled anti-DRM manifesto “Thoughts on Music” was sure to ruffle a few feathers, and ruffle it has. Everyone from the Recording Industry Association of America to that endearing 12 year-old blogger down the street has posted a response in the days since, though some are more notable than others. Displaying either a rare bit of humor or a complete lack of …
Read more…SanDisk to offer USB flash drive security solution
Like mice slowly eating away at the foundation of a house, tiny USB flash drives can pose a serious threat to the security of your network. Think about it: users carry them around, plug them into insecure computers at home and then mount them on their desktops at work. Users love flash drives, there’s not much you can do to stop them from carrying them and they’re a disaster waiting to happen. Enter flash memory vendor …
Read more…Toshiba, SanDisk to release high-density NAND flash
Samsung may have been the first to unveil a 16GB flash module but Toshiba and SanDisk haven’t given up yet: the companies have announced that their upcoming 16GB module will feature the “highest available density of single-chip MLC NAND flash memory.” The 16GB module will be available in Q2 (with an 8GB version preceding it in the first quarter) and will ostensibly be the brains …
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