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Four bit per cell Nand Flash Technology Fionally Brought to Market
October 22, 2009
SAnDisk Ships Worlds First Flash Memory Cards with 4 gb X-4, 4 bit per cell Nand Flash Technology | finance.yahoo.com
1. Sandisk purchased M-Systems approximately 4 years ago, and has finally been able to introduce to the market the X-4 ( 4 bit per cell technology) that M-Systems had announced but never had brought into production.2. The 4 bit per cell technology not only requires a new NAND chip technology, but a new controller technology that enable the NAND flash to be functional in a system.
October 22, 2009
Apple increases iPhone sales 7% to 7.4 mln in Q3 | www.telecompaper.com
... but will it tackle it?iPhone has focused on the high-end multimedia segment, while leaving out the mid-range and less profitable market segments as well as little effort specifically for the business market.Given that the latest iPhone 3GS had new features and improved performance, there is room to target a wider market.
B&N, Apple, Sony, Amazon in the Race for Most Valued User Experience
October 22, 2009
E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz | www.totaltele.com
While openness and innovation is all the rage, a tightly integrated solution, at the hardware and software levels has proven a real success, and that is why Apple potential e-reader captures the buzz.
How High Is Up for The iPhone?
October 22, 2009
Apple increases iPhone sales 7% to 7.4 mln in Q3 | www.telecompaper.com
With over 20 million iPhones sold in fiscal 2009, the iPhone appears to be just beginning to build steam. Too soon to ask how long Apple can continue its dominance, the question is how dominant can it become.
Who Exactly Does Dell Want To Be?
October 20, 2009
Dell's Extreme Makeover | www.businessweek.com
Michael Dell is clearly working very hard to makeover Dell, but makeover to what? I think one of the biggest challenges right now is it’s not clear who the new Dell is, or how they want to be seen, aside from successful.
Sony-Google is not a Long-Term Solution
October 20, 2009
Sony's Google Gambit | www.businessweek.com
Sony was once synonym with innovation, then it slipped to become known for good quality hardware. However, value is in content and services to consumers, and Sony has found an ally to do just that.
Nokia's Entrance into PC Hardware a Worthy Risk
October 19, 2009
Nokia launches mini-laptop with AT&T, Best Buy in US | www.telecompaper.com
PC Hardware margins are slim, or negative in some cases. Both the manufacturers and retailers are pressured to make money on attachments to the core PC sale. Nokia has experience in this type of marketplace. By selling services and attachments, Nokia can compete and thrive. Best Buy and AT&T are good strategic partners to help Nokia launch the initiative.
Marvell will win mobile business in China!
October 19, 2009
Will Marvell win the mobile business in China? | www.mobileburn.com
Top management at Marvell is focused directly to this objective.
Killer applications for Solid State Storage
October 19, 2009
Why are SSDs slow to take off? | www.eetimes.com
A solid state drive (SSD) is a semiconductor-based block storage device that behaves as a virtual HDD and appears to the host device as a disk drive. This analysis points out killer applications for solid state storage.
Google's Android's popularity could be its major downfall
October 19, 2009
Android's Spread Could Become a Problem | www.businessweek.com
In the absence of a recognized international standard supported by major mobile producers(e.g. Open Handset Alliance) for their use of operating systems software such as Android and Symbian;the widespread and rapid growth of users/manufacturers using Android etc. are bound to face major problems regarding commonality of software and interoperability of devices. It would also lead to serious stability,security and performance problems as highlighted in several of my previous analysis.
October 30, 2009
Tegra taking off: after Microsoft Zune HD, snaps up next-gen Nintendo DS
October 13, 2009
Fermi versus AMD Radeon: Who Wins, Who Loses in Supercomputing Applications?
October 4, 2009
IPhone Coma Mode puts Apple in the ICU
September 19, 2009
iPhone 3.1 Update: Apple's Challenge for Control within Complexity
September 19, 2009