Korean electronics giant Samsung has made a US$5.85 billion hostile bid to acquire US-based computer chip maker SanDisk.
SanDisk wants to replace the hard drive in notebooks with flash memory, a swap that it says will make thin laptops faster and more reliable.
Japanese memory chip manufacturer Toshiba announced yesterday that it will be showcasing a 128 GB NAND-flash-based solid-state drive (SSD) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January.
Seagate Technology, best known as a maker of magnetic hard drives, plans to make storage components based on flash memory as well, according to CEO Bill Watkins.
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Pronouncing that a given device doesn't need any more storage is a near-foolproof recipe for looking stupid somewhere down the line. However, I'm sceptical that many people need a 16GB mini-SD card for their phone.
SanDisk co-founder and CEO Eli Harari continues to fight the good fight against Apple's iPod juggernaut, but even he's starting to look toward the future.
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SanDisk adds to the successful e200 series with the world's highest-capacity flash player.
The SanDisk Sansa Express is a solid choice for those who need an ultra-convenient MP3 player with a decent smattering of features.
SanDisk adds to the successful e200 series with the world's highest-capacity flash player.
SanDisk's fingerprint-reading Cruzer Profile memory key can make data safe and secure, but it's big, heavy, and awkward to use.
At first glance, you'd think this was just another Wi-Fi networking card from SanDisk, but upon closer inspection, you'll find something pretty amazing: a whopping 256MB of memory.
SanDisk is refreshing its line of removable flash memory cards with higher capacity CompactFlash cards and smaller versions of the Secure Digital card format.
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