Archive for January, 2017

Toshiba To Sell Part Of Its Memory Chip Business

Cyrus January 31, 2017 Flash Memory News

With the spark of uncertainty in various global markets after the events of the new year, not even the giants are able to get by unscathed. Toshiba’s board on Friday approved plans to make its core memory chip business a separate company for outside investment. With it goes more than just ownership, but private equity and investments in the specific sectors being split off.

An Easier Tool to Boot From an Image File

Cyrus January 20, 2017 Flash Memory News

Rufus makes creating bootable USB drives from ISO images quick and straightforward.

With bootable USB media becoming more common—and fewer computers shipping with optical drives—ISO image files have become the new standard for distributing software. To keep up with this shift, Rufus provides a simple way to convert nearly any ISO into a bootable USB drive in just minutes.

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Breathe New Life Into an Old Computer

Cyrus January 4, 2017 Flash Memory News

Rasberry Pi’s Pixel is a lightweight operating system released by the foundation behind the affordable $35 Rasberry Pi computer and it is now available for PC or Mac users who want to renew their old hardware! The Linux-based OS comes as a downloadable image you can either burn to a DVD or load onto a USB drive to boot directly into the Pixel environment.