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USB flash memory card developed

News A flash memory card standard which promises removable media that can be inserted into either a USB 2.0 port or a MMC reader has been developed. Adding USB 2.0 capability to a memory card provides an interface that is compatible with existing...

6 June 2007, 11:06

Samsung improves NAND flash memory

News Samsung on Monday announced a new design for NAND flash memory chips that will pave the way for a more powerful memory card -- good news for consumers seeking more storage space in digital cameras, MP3 players, USB drives and smart phones.

12 September 2006, 10:11

Intel cuts PC boot time in a flash

News With Robson, a PC pulls data and applications off an add-in flash memory card and Intel software, rather than the PC's hard drive. A Robson card can contain 64MB to 4GB of memory. Increasing the memory, the amount of data or the number of...

18 October 2005, 11:06

SanDisk stakes its future on TrustedFlash

News The TrustedFlash technology embeds digital rights management software on the card instead of relying on the player to dictate where and when content can be played, said SanDisk, which helped pioneer flash memory storage cards used in phones and...

28 September 2005, 10:51

Wi-Fi memory cards for cameras imminent

News In the autumn, US-based start-up Eye-Fi plans to release Secure Digital memory cards with integrated Wi-Fi chips. Although he did not clarify their memory capacity, he strongly indicated that they would hold about 2GB.

11 June 2007, 10:35

Photos: Busting up a PlayStation

News To remove the metal shielding and mainboard from the case's bottom half, remove the screw between the two memory card ports. On the front of the PlayStation 2, you'll find two memory card ports, two controller ports, a disc cover open button, the...

Tags: ports, post, chip, cable

1 February 2008, 9:53

Photos: Cracking open the Wii

News Next, I moved to the black cover that surrounds the GameCube controller and memory card port cover. In this view, you can see the GameCube controller and memory card ports revealed. CNET.co.uk is publishing this excerpt.

Tags: nintendo, cable, optical, cover

28 August 2007, 10:48

Microsoft to detail PC specs for Vista

News To be Vista-capable, a machine needs at least an 800MHz processor, 512MB of memory and a graphics card that can run DirectX 9 graphics. To carry the Premium Ready designation, a PC must have a 1GHz processor, 1GB of main memory, 128MB of graphics...

18 May 2006, 12:47

Memory cards survive plummet into ocean

News When the students arrived, they saw that a small padded lunch bag containing the circuit board for the telemetry equipment and a SanDisk 1GB standard SD memory card had been thoroughly soaked by saltwater.

11 July 2005, 10:22

Wireless USB gadgets start the onslaught

News For example, a digital camera user could store photos to a separate portable hard drive with much more capacity than a flash memory card, or download them to a photo-printing kiosk without worrying about having the right cable or memory card support.

17 July 2007, 11:07

Phone makers cash in on location services

News The smart phone version will come with all the maps and navigation software installed on a memory card. Users pay a single fee for the memory card and simply slot it into the device. In addition to adding new hardware products that will be able to...

16 February 2007, 9:17

AMD selling graphics to the masses

News Any PC user truly concerned about graphics performance usually buys a separate card from companies such as Nvidia or ATI with a processor and memory dedicated just for graphics performance. A chipset connects the processor to the memory and the...

24 January 2007, 10:21

PlayStation2 looks pretty in pink

News The console will come with two matching pink analogue controllers and a pink 8MB memory card. Memory card prices have been cut, too -- the standard 8MB card will now retail for €19.99. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced the latest member...

22 August 2006, 11:00

Will your PC keep up with Vista?

News The tool is most likely to recommend more memory or an improved graphics card, said Dave Block, a senior product manager in Microsoft's Windows Vista unit. Thus far, the company has suggested 512MB of memory, a graphics card with a Vista-specific...

16 March 2006, 11:14

Vista tries to get snappier with photos

News In particular, testers have complained that the photo import wizard that pops up when a digital camera or a memory card with photos is connected to Vista only gives the option of importing all the photos or none.

25 October 2006, 10:57