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  • SanDisk Crams 128GB on microSD Card: A World First

    This week during Mobile World Congress 2014, SanDisk introduced the world’s highest capacity microSDXC memory card, weighing a hefty 128 GB. That’s a huge leap in storage compared to the 128 MB microSD card launched 10 years ago. via SanDisk Crams 128GB on microSD Card: A World First. Amazing to think how small the form…

  • Review: Corning’s 33-foot Optical Thunderbolt cable allows you to move your Thunderbolt devices (or Mac) far away from your desk

    I’m so happy this finally is making it to the market. The promise of Thunderbolt in the early days was that it was going to be faster than any other connector on the market. Now at long last we have the optical flavor of Thunderbolt slowly painfully making it out of development and out to…

  • AMD Launches First ARM-based Server CPU | EE Times

    In addition, AMD is planning to contribute to the Open Compute Project with a new micro-server design that utilizes the Opteron A-series, along with other architecture specifications for motherboards that Facebook helped developed called “Group Hug,” an agnostic server board design that can support traditional x86 processors, as well as ARM chips. via AMD Launches…

  • SLC vs MLC – does it matter any more?

    Originally posted on StorageSwiss.com – The Home of Storage Switzerland: When an IT professional starts looking into solid state drives (SSDs) they quickly learn that flash is very different from magnetic disk drives. Flash employs a much more complex write and erase process than traditional hard disk drive (HDD) technology does, a process that impacts…

  • 10 Reasons OpenCL Will Change Your Design Strategy & Market Position | EE Times

    OpenCL is a breakthrough precisely because it enables developers to accelerate the real-time execution of their algorithms quickly and easily — particularly those that lend themselves to the considerable parallel processing capabilities of FPGAs (which yield superior compute densities and far better performance/Watt than CPU- and GPU-based solutions) via 10 Reasons OpenCL Will Change Your…

  • MLC vs. SLC – Podcast

    Originally posted on StorageSwiss.com – The Home of Storage Switzerland: Does the difference between MLC vs SLC matter anymore? Storage Switzerland Senior Analyst Eric Slack and I about his latest article on MLC and SLC and how manufacturers are working to make MLC more acceptable in the Enterprise. [audio http://storageswiss.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/mlc-vs-slc-edited.mp3%5D To read Eric’s report, click…

  • Seagates LaCie touts a 25TB not a typo box o disks for your DESK • The Register

    Seagate subsidiary LaCie has launched a set of external storage boxes using a 5TB Seagate hard drive – even though disk maker Seagate hasn’t officially launched a 5TB part. via Seagates LaCie touts a 25TB not a typo box o disks for your DESK • The Register. There isn’t a whole lot in the way…

  • The Memory Revolution | Sven Andersson | EE Times

    In almost every kind of electronic equipment we buy today, there is memory in the form of SRAM and/or flash memory. Following Moores law, memories have doubled in size every second year. When Intel introduced the 1103 1Kbit dynamic RAM in 1971, it cost $20. Today, we can buy a 4Gbit SDRAM for the same…

  • Google announces Project Tango, augmented reality for all

    Originally posted on Tech News for Geeks: http://wimages.vr-zone.net/2014/02/tango-2.jpg Google officially unveils project Tango, an initiative that seeks to utilize smartphones to build upon Google’s already dominating mapping empire. Project Tango, a project that involves ‘specialists’ from the world over, will put the ability to create augmented reality data into the hands of co… Read more:…

  • Extending SSD’s Lifespan

    Originally posted on cheapchipsmemory: Thanks to my fellow blogger Carpetbomberz, I now have something to write. Thanks, mate! Well, today I will go around talking about SSDs. As a PC owner, I know for a fact that you experienced quite a number of problems on this department. On my case, there are instances when my…