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    A potential replacement for Flash memory could be on sale within three years, with small start-up company Nanochip announcing a new device that will hold eight times as much data as flash memory, while having a cost per gigabyte of up to four times less.

  • AMD beefs up flash memory

    The chip maker has begun shipping MirrorBit, its newest flash memory technology that promises to double storage capacity. Will it give Intel a run for its money?

  • Fujitsu adopts flash memory for new tablets

    Tablet PCs probably get dropped more than other computers, so Fujitsu has created two machines that store data by using flash memory rather than traditional hard drives.

  • Flash memory devices raise security flags

    Flash memory storage devices and media cards could be a serious security risk, experts said last week.

  • Drop in Apple spend to hit struggling NAND market

    Apple has cut its 2008 flash memory orders by US$200 million, according to market intelligence firm iSuppli, setting up a down year for flash vendors.

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    Flash memory takes the hire path

    Devices which flaunt their flash memory are often frowned upon in a corporate setting, but it turns out that you can actually use them as a novel recruitment aid.

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    Do you really need 16GB on your phone?

    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.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    iPhone: how much storage is enough?

    People were apparently switching their brains off before joining the 3G iPhone queues, so it's somewhat surprising that considering an appropriate amount of storage was quite a high priority for many buyers.

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    Sticky situations for USB stick support

    There's an argument against the usage of USB sticks which has been discussed many times in this column: they're a potentially massive security risk. But there's another case you could make against having your business life stored in 4GB or so of flash memory it's a total support nightmare.

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  • Can graphene keep Moore's Law alive longer?

    Carbon. Is there nothing it can't do? As well as being the fundamental element behind life, the premium component in energy storage and the top contender for executioner of the human race, it's now beginning to fill in the forms for consideration as inheritor to silicon's electronic crown.

  • SanDisk CEO flashes forward to phones

    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.

  • Magnetic memory set to charge the market

    If the current trend for faster, more capable, more reliable computing operating at ever smaller amounts of power continues, the chances are good that we'll see the first MRAM in 2004.

  • PDA memory storage basics

    There is more than one type of memory used in Palm-based PDAs. Before deciding on a PDA purchase, review the extended storage options presented here.

  • Boot Windows XP from a USB flash drive

    You can't boot using a floppy disk the way you used to be able to with DOS, but one handy way to easily boot XP is by using a USB flash drive. Here's how to make it work.

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