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1. OpenOffice debuts analog joystick mouse

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... 360-style joystick with optional 4, 8, and 16-key command modes. Clickable scroll wheel. 512k of flash memory. 63 on-mouse application profiles with hardware, software and autoswitching capability. 1024-character ...

2. Intel, Numonyx trumpet phase change memory breakthrough

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... density, scalable arrays and NAND-like usage models for PCM products in the future. This is important as traditional flash memory technologies face certain physical limits and reliability issues, yet demand ...

3. SSDs inch toward the desktop

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   ... for most desktop users. For the vast majority of us, we'll be happy to use SSDs in the form of flash drives to carry mobile data or for quick, simple backups. But they have a long way to go in price and ...

4. SanDisk ships 64 Gigabit X4 Flash memory cards

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   SanDisk has begun shipping 64 Gigabit X4 Flash memory cards. The new cards, which are based on 43-nanometer (nm) process technology, store four bits of data in a single memory cell. SanDisk has begun ...

5. Sun and Fujitsu upgrade SPARC processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... deliver up to 25 percent "better performance" than previous processors. Sun also announced an enhanced SPARC memory controller, along with a new flash array known as the F5100. The array features up ...

6. Intel: Xeon 5500 servers are "cash machines"

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... may have been slightly assuaged by the September launch of the Oracle-Sun Exadata 2 database machine - which features Sun's FlashFire memory cards along with Xeon processors.    ...

7. Intel outlines future of interactive television

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... that Flash 10 was an important "enabling technology" that would help developers "blend" video, 3-D animation, gaming and rich graphics. Wadhwani confirmed that Intel is working with Adobe to port Flash ...

8. 2TB SSDs released

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... are a quantum leap ahead of existing SSDs in sequential transfer speeds due to our RAID architecture combined with the latest in flash technology and the bandwidth of the PCI Express interface. Super ...

9. HP DreamScreen screens your friends at home

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... and digital content can be played using a USB or other type of flash card. You can move pictures and music around by dragging and dropping the data from a networked PC. The DreamScreen will also stream ...

10. Oracle and Sun showcase 'world's fastest' database machine

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... than any other computer in the world," said Ellison. "The CPUs are faster, the network is faster and the disks are faster. Exadata 2 offers a huge smart cache - not dumb flash disks - that provides ...

11. SanDisk gets speedy with faster flash cards

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Memory company SanDisk said it has introduced a range of Extreme Pro CompactFlash memory cards with faster read and write speeds than before.Memory company SanDisk said it has introduced a range of Extreme ...

12. Intel confirms top management shakeup

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... The TMG organization under Bob Baker, Bill Holt and Brian Krzanich will report to Bryant but otherwise remain unchanged. Baker will continue to oversee Intel's NAND flash memory business. In addition ...

13. Apple flash flood leaves NAND drought for others

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Increasing demand from Apple for large supplies of NAND memory has left other players in the lurch with severe shortages in store.Increasing demand from Apple for large supplies of NAND memory has left ...

14. Kingston introduces Lynnfield optimized memory kits

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Kingston has announced 4GB DDR3 memory kits optimized for Intel's LGA1156 Core i5 and Core i7 systems. The HyperX kit - which runs at a low 1.65 volts - is reportedly designed to faciliate smooth overclocking ...

15. Logitech tunes in to Internet radio

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... stereo systems. The Touch - which supports sampling rates of up to 24 bits at 96 kHz - includes a standard USB port and SD card slot for flash drives and memory cards. The Logitech Squeezebox Radio ...

16. In July, chips bursting out all over

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... flash production and sales showed a big jump with a number of cellphones using this type of memory being released during the third calendar quarter. The mix of microprocessors for PCs improved sharply ...

17. SanDisk wins partial review of patent ruling

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... review its April ruling on patent infringement. SanDisk is claiming that more than a dozen companies have infringed its patents for flash-memory technology. SanDisk relies heavily on licensing income, ...

18. Mainframe still refuses to die

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    CA says the mainframe remains the cornerstone of enterprise computing, despite decades of pundits saying it was dead. Islandia (NY) - CA says the mainframe remains the cornerstone of enterprise computing, ...

19. Spansion continues contracting

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... of the massive restructuring of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and is still a large manufacturer of NOR flash memory. According to the Taipei Times, a Spansion marketeer told the Taiwanese press that because ...

20. Carmack: id Software to develop new rendering engine

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... transcribed by EuroGamer. "So, the hope would be that if we do get some flashy new graphics hardware on there that we would possibly have the option of releasing a game cross-generational like that. Same ...

21. Micron, Intel develop three bit per cell NAND flash

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    The joint venture created by Intel and Micron said that it has developed a three bit per cell multi level NAND chip, aimed at the flash card and USB market.The joint venture created by Intel and Micron ...

22. Motorola Morrison surfaces: The iPhone the ROKR should have been?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... MSM7201A 528 MHz processor, 256 MB of RAM and 512 MB of flash memory. The slider phone will have a 320 x 480 pixel display, a 5-megapixel camera and a 3.5mm headphone jack (as well as stereo out.) Rumors ...

23. RIM: BlackBerry Curve 8520 to arrive on August 5

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... "out of the box" Mac compatibility, 256MB Flash memory, a 512Mhz processor and a 2 MP digital camera with video recording capbilities. The 8520 offers Bluetooth (2.0) support, a comprehensive media player, ...

24. Intel lowers SSD prices with 34nm manufacturing process

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Intel has adopted a "more advanced" 34-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process for its NAND flash-based Solid State Drive (SSD) product line. The move to 34nm is expected to lower SSD prices by up to 60 ...

25. Sony Ericsson debuts "Walkman" mobile phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... C905a Cyber-shot, which is designed to "look, act and feel" like a digital camera. Additional C905a features include: 2.4-inch scratch-resistant mineral glass screen. Face detection. Xenon flash with ...

26. Verizon readies Blackberry Tour

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... networks. It weighs 4.58oz, comes with 256MB internal flash memory, and is 4.4"x 2.4"x.6" thin. It's fitted with a micro-USB port, sports talk time of five hours and standby time  of 14 days, has ...

27. S1 phone withstands elephant attack

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... version will come equipped with a two-mega-pixel waterproof camera with built-in flash, antiglare and shock resistant 128 x 160 screen, built-in GPS, torch light, FM radio, 2GB memory slot, J2ME Java for ...

28. The death of the netbook

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    ... with a 7” low-resolution screen, a really cheap keyboard and touchpad, but a notebook-like product with a small amount of flash memory and running an operating system (initially Linux based) that was closer ...

29. Micron puts 34 nm flash memory into mass production

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    We may be seeing the next capacity jump in memory cards soon, as Micron today announced that it has begun mass production of 34 nm NAND flash memory chips, resulting in 16 Gb and 32 Gb devices that ...

30. Update: Firefox 3.5 is fast, but still behind Chrome and Safari

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... tests. Firefox 3.5 RC1 trailed the two browsers in every JavaScript benchmark and has only an edge in Flash performance. So how about 3.5 final? We were not able to complete the Acid 3 web standard ...

31. Apple 'makes $420 on each iPhone sold'

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... manufacturing cost." iSuppli reckons the most expensive component in the phone is the 16GB of Toshiba flash memory, which it values at $24. The cheapest part is a Cirrus Logic audio codec priced at ...

32. Solid state drive sales stalled

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... low. DRAM Exchange, which tracks NAND flash memory, the use of SSD devices in the regular notebook market will only be a piffling 1%-1.5% during 2009, and will only amount to less than 10 percent penetration ...

33. Review: LG enV Touch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... targets points on the screen as a focal point. Flash can be turned on, off or set to automatic. You will also get a smile shot feature, which takes a picture when a person is smiling; you are also able ...

34. Browser wars: Is Safari as fast as Apple claims?

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... circumstance. However, the overall picture shows Safari as an impressive browser yet again. Round 6: Crab test The Le Crabe test is a flash rendering test, during which animated crabs are added to a ...

35. Microsoft admits Windows 7 will not save PC market

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... Lagoon, an interactive underwater screen saver. Apple, however, remains utterly unimpressed with Windows 7 and has taken the opportunity to extol the virtues of its flashy Snow Leopard. Indeed, Phillip ...

36. Sony Ericsson intros two "green" phones

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ...  What are the specs? The C901 GreenHeart has a five megapixel camera, a built-in flash, the ability to put your pictures on the web straight away and face detection.  It supports GSM, HPRS, Edge, ...

37. Sony’s new PSP is definitely a Go

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... lifestyle”. The device is equipped with 16 GB of flash memory for storing music, games and television shows that can be transferred via WiFi. The PSP Go has a 3.8” screen, making it 50% smaller than ...

38. NAND flash prices prompt cheap iPhone speculation

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Apple has bought a number of NAND flash chips for iPhones of a type it normally doesn't use, prompting speculation that a cheap iPhone may be en route.Apple has bought a number of NAND flash chips for ...

39. Qore leaks new PSP details before E3 debut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... the following features and information: Approximate release date - Fall 2009. Memory - 16 gigs of flash. UMD drive - not present. Bluetooth - tethering support enabled. Weight - 43 percent lighter than ...

40. Supermicro man gets probed

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... parts. Heckzilla! Tech Report - which is here - looks at block rewrite penalties that are native to flash memory, and therefore to solid state disks. A bit of an eye opener, we reckon. Someone called ...

41. Sony showcases PS3 synching phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... touch focus and Xenon flash." The Yari is apparently the first mobile phone to support gesture game technology outside of the Japanese market. It offers: Twist, tilt, turn and smash motion gaming A/B ...

42. Samsung, Sandisk kiss and make up

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    It was going to be the wedding of the 21st century. Samsung was going to take Sandisk to the altar and wed her in a flash.It was going to be the wedding of the 21st century. Samsung was going to take Sandisk ...

43. Microsoft to battle iPod Touch with Zune HD

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... the U.S. Early rumors suggest that the device will only come with flash memory and we would expect at least two models, one with 16 GB and the other with 32 GB capacity. Prices should start in the $200 ...

44. CE3100: Intel squeezes yet another chip out of the old Dothan core

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... approach is a bit different, as it involves a much more complex software platform, including support for browsers, Java, DRM and Flash. Despite some may claim that Intel made some progress in the CE industry ...

45. Sprint readies Palm Pre for June 6 launch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... LED flash Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support 8GB internal memory As TG Daily previously reported, Palm has high expectations for the Pre. The creator of the Palm Pilot and the company ...

46. US startup makes bid to capture memory market

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... SDDs, stand alone memory, embedded memory and a NAND flash successor. It aims to strike a partnership with a third party to manufacture its technology, which it calls CMOx. CMox, the company claims will ...

47. Sony wants you to move up from point and shoot cameras

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... Three new lenses and a flash complete the range.    ...

48. NAND memory goes Flash, bang, wallop

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    The price of NAND flash memory is stabilizing after manufacturers slowed down supply of chips. But even after that action, sales of branded Flash fell by 2.4 percent in the first quarter of this year ...

49. Maple leaf Palm Pre to debut in second half of 09

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... applications simultaneously. Other features include: Integrated GPS 3.1-inch touch screen with 24-bit color 320x480 resolution 3-megapixel camera with LED flash Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo ...

50. DDR SSD claims a massive 300,000 IOPS

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... product to look to. The DDRdrive X1 is a PCIe Gen 1-based hybrid SSD, combining 4 GB of DDR memory and 4 GB of NAND flash memory. The DRAM portion is used to take advantage of speed when needed while ...