Goodbye Flash, goodbye FarmVille
While much of what made 2020 such an absolute nightmare will still be with us on January 1 (sorry!), we will really, truly be leaving Adobe Flash and FarmVille behind as we enter the new year. The end of Flash has been a long time coming. The plugin,.....»»
Say goodbye to FIFA and hello to EA Sports FC
EA is losing the FIFA license and changing its football series' name to EA Sports FC......»»
The memory industry (2): The era of makers utilizing manufacturing processes and equipment for both DRAM and 2D NAND flash
NAND flash was invented by Toshiba in 1989 and entered commercial mass production in the early 2000s. Since NAND flash has much faster access speed than mechanical hard drives, and since small-storage persistent memory products were gaining popularit.....»»
Illinois College, Hit By Ransomware Attack, To Shut Down
Lincoln College is scheduled to close its doors Friday, becoming the first U.S. institution of higher learning to shut down in part due to a ransomware attack. From a report: A goodbye note posted to the school's website said that it survived both Wo.....»»
Memory chips increasingly important in heterogeneous integration, says Winbond
The role of memory chips has become increasingly important in heterogeneous integration, and Winbond Electronics is working with potential customers in multiple related design projects, according to the maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory......»»
Samsung Intros UFS 4.0 With the Redonkulous Storage Speeds
Samsung Semiconductor, one of Samsung’s many arms, announced the development and approval of UFS 4.0 (universal flash storage) this week. Currently, UFS 3.1 is the standard that is used in many high-end smartphones, but with UFS 4.0, storage sp.....»»
Innodisk sets edge AI computing as new business focus
Taiwan-based Innodisk, dedicated to supplying industrial embedded flash and DRAM storage solutions, has announced its new business focus on edge AI computing technologies and applications, seeking to help accelerate the materialization of industries.....»»
Save $150 on this electric scooter in Best Buy’s 1-day flash sale
The Hover-1 Highlander Pro foldable electric scooter, which can reach reach speeds of up to 15 miles per hour, is on sale from Best Buy for an affordable $450......»»
How much storage did the first USB flash drive provide?
The subject of who first invented the USB flash drive is contested, but most attribute it to IBM.....»»
HP is having a laptop FLASH SALE this weekend
If you’re in the market for a new laptop, this flash sale at HP will have just what you’re looking for, as it features huge discounts on the popular models......»»
New climate modeling predicts increasing occurrences of flash flooding across most of the US
The latest U.N. report on climate change documented researchers' efforts that have shown some measures of global warming are now unavoidable, and current research efforts are focusing on mitigation and adaptation strategies. The National Aeronautics.....»»
Kaua"i"s 2018 record-setting rain was caused by a series of supercell thunderstorms
A record-setting rainstorm over Kaua'i, Hawai'i in April 2018 resulted in severe flash flooding and estimated damage of nearly $180 million. The deluge damaged or destroyed 532 homes, and landslides left people along Kaua'i's north coast without acce.....»»
GigaDevice posts profit hike in 1Q22
China's GigaDevice, which specializes in NOR flash memory, has reported net profits surged 126.1% on year to CNY681 million (US$106.5 million) in the first quarter of 2022......»»
Memory spot prices to continue slide in 2Q22
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices are expected to continue trending downward in the second quarter of 2022, prompting channel distributors to be conservative and to offload their inventories at the prices lower than their purchasing prices, according t.....»»
DeFi Project Beanstalk Loses $182 Million in Flash Loan Attack
Decentralized finance project Beanstalk Farms suffered one of the largest-ever flash-loan exploits on Sunday, sending its price tumbling. From a report: The credit-focused, Ethereum-based stablecoin protocol suffered a total loss of around $182 milli.....»»
Kioxia, Western Digital to jointly invest in new flash memory fab
Kioxia and Western Digital have finalized a formal agreement to jointly invest in the first phase of the Fab7 (Y7) manufacturing facility at Kioxia's Yokkaichi plant in Japan's Mie Prefecture. With construction of the first phase of Y7 completed, the.....»»
Phison expects consumer electronics demand to pick up in 2H22
Consumer electronics (CE) related demand will be picking up in the second half of 2022 despite recent weakness in the area, according to flash device controller supplier Phison Electronics......»»
Get this powerful HP gaming PC for only $550 today in a flash sale
You don't need to spend thousands of dollars to jump into PC gaming because you can enjoy deals like HP's $100 discount for the HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop......»»
Dell Deals: Save on gaming PCs, laptops in mega flash sale
Save big on this fantastic surprise sale by Dell including discounts on the Dell XPS 13, Dell Inspiron 15 3000, and Alienware gaming PCs......»»
Another day, another flood: Preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk
Sydney is bracing for flash floods and landslides as the city yet again endures a disastrous downpour, with a month's worth of rain falling in just 24 hours and evacuation orders issued. The rain is forecast to continue all week......»»
SK Hynix and Solidigm unveil their 1st collaborative product
SK Hynix and Solidigm have unveiled their first collaborative product, a new enterprise solid-state drive (eSSD), which combines the former chipmaker's 128-layer 4D NAND flash with the latter firm's SSD controller and firmware supporting a PCIe Gen 4.....»»