Turn your Android phone or tablet into a versatile USB endoscope for inspections, repairs, and everyday problem-solving. Smartphones are not in short supply when it comes to software gadgets. Rulers, levels, and calculators are great examples for the software, but hardware extensions to our powerful devices have been scarce in recent years. Android now offers […]
With microSD cards getting so large, we have seen some create uses. This years CES 2010 is no exception. Take for example, the new data backup service from Clickfree. Clickfree now offers the ability for you to backup PC files directly to your Blackberry smartphone. The new Clickfree Traveler Micro-SD card for BlackBerry comes with […]
Currently the Nokia E61 SmartPhone has a flash memory capacity of 2GBs. The firmware of the E61 limits the use of anything over the 2GB memory capacity from external memory. You can check for updates on the support page for Nokia E61.
NAND flash feels instant, but it isn’t — and that gap is where the stutters come from. Modern devices feel fast. Phones boot quickly. Files copy in seconds. Apps install while you’re barely paying attention. So it’s easy to assume that the memory underneath it all is operating at nanosecond speeds. Here’s the quiet truth: […]
Micron has introduced two new tech products: a tiny flash storage device for phones and a big memory chip for Nvidia GPUs. Micron, which makes and sells SSDs, created a flash chip that’s super small but packs a punch. It’s like a supercharged version of the standard UFS 4.0 device, only about the size of […]
Western Digital is not answering questions about their failed SSD drives because they don’t know exactly where the problem lies. The three main components for any SSD drive will be the PCB board, the on-board chipset that controls the flow of information between the host PC and the memory and of course, the NAND memory […]
Update — As of Sep 2025 Quick rewind: in April 2023, the U.S. Justice Department announced a settlement with Micron over an Immigration and Nationality Act hiring violation — back pay of $85,000 to the affected worker, a civil penalty, required training, policy fixes, and a two-year monitoring period. That clock started then. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} As […]
M&G Investment Management Ltd. purchased a significant stake in Silicon Motion Technology Co. during the fourth quarter of 2022. The move came even as Silicon Motion (NASDAQ: SIMO) navigated a period of weaker-than-expected revenue, showing that M&G was betting on long-term growth rather than short-term earnings. Silicon Motion, often shortened to SMI, is a leading […]
UFS 4.0 Has 2,800MB/Second Write Speeds Samsung claims to have created the industry’s highest performing Universal Flash Storage (UFS). With read speeds of up to 4,200MB/s and write speeds of up to 2,800MB/s, UFS 4.0 is twice as fast as the previous generation. Not only is UFS 4.0 faster than previous generations, but Samsung claims […]
Help! Is a TF card or microSD card required for my device? What IS the difference? When it comes to memory cards, the market offers a plethora of options aimed at various devices. TF cards and microSD cards are two of the most well-known of these options. These cards are used as primary or secondary […]
