SanDisk
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.09.07
Round-Up Despite ploughing millions into marketing the device in the US, the Zune still trails SanDisk in Amazon's 'also-ran' product category. There was a deafening cheer from Microsoft's marketing legions this week as the news broke that the Zune now... [07 Sep 2007]
SanDisk SSD: A More Reliable Alternative to the Laptop HDD
White Paper In contrast, durability is at the top of the list of SanDisk SSD benefits. SanDisk performed vibration testing in an independent lab on the SanDisk SSD 5000 and a popular HDD, using the HD Tach benchmark. [30 Aug 2007]
Bringing Solid State Drive Benefits to Computer Notebook Users
White Paper The benefits of flash are now becoming available to a new group of consumer electronics customers, computer notebook users. As a drop-in replacement for the traditional mechanical Hard Disk Drive (HDD), the flash-based Solid State Drive (SSD) can... [25 Aug 2007]
€700k European ICT prize finalists get the nod
News SanDisk (Israel) The finalists for the European ICT prize have been announced, with each hoping to grab a stake of €700,000 in prize money. Only one UK company has been nominated for its innovative approach to IT, out of a shortlist of 20 finalists... [19 Feb 2007]
SanDisk to bolster USB key security
News Flash memory maker SanDisk is planning to announce a product designed to help businesses manage and control the use of USB drives. It said in a statement: "SanDisk will unveil a comprehensive solution for the enterprise security market, providing... [31 Jan 2007]
Zune not even close to snatching Apple's crown
News The top 10 models included eight different iPods from Apple as well as two models from SanDisk, according to the company which tracks sales at Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, RadioShack and Staples. Looking forward to 2007, I expect to see... [05 Jan 2007]
Dell's DJ Ditty is dead
News Dell continues to sell MP3 players through its network of sites, although the devices are from third parties such as Creative and SanDisk. Dell has decided to ditch the last of its line of own-brand MP3 players, the short-lived DJ Ditty. [24 Aug 2006]
SanDisk sets sights on tiniest 2GB card
Removable storage maker Sandisk's TransFlash specification was adopted by the SD Card Association as an industry standard on Wednesday, and will be sold under the microSD brand. Currently, the most capacious TransFlash cards on the market have a... [14 Jul 2005]
SanDisk flashes new USB-compatible card
SanDisk introduced on Friday an SD flash memory card with built-in USB connectivity. On the other hand, USB flash drives have grown dramatically in popularity due to the huge installed base of PCs and notebooks that support the USB standard," Wes... [10 Jan 2005]
Standard tries to unlock USB keys' potential
M-Systems and SanDisk on Friday launched an effort the two companies say will define new hardware and software specifications for USB flash drives, the tiny storage devices used by many consumers to plug into a PC's USB port to back up files or... [10 Jan 2005]
Wi-Fi phones win standards approval
News They are the HP iPAQ Pocket PC h6315, the Nokia 9500 Communicator, the Motorola MPx, the Intermec 760 Mobile Computer and the SanDisk Connect Wi-Fi SD Card. Five wireless products have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance as compatible with other... [25 Oct 2004]
Background Information on the M-Commerce Extension Specification
White Paper Hitachi, Ingentix, Matsushita, SanDisk, Toshiba (the 5C companies) have defined a new standard called the M-Commerce extension specification (hereinafter Mc-EX) that can be easily adapted to any small memory card that has been enabled with the... [04 Oct 2004]
SanDisk Flash Memory Cards Wear Leveling
White Paper The purpose of this white paper is to help SanDisk customers understand the benefits of wear leveling and to assist customers in calculating life expectancy of SanDisk cards in specific applications. Flash memory is susceptible to wear as a result... [23 Sep 2004]
SanDisk MiniSD Card: Flash Card for Mobile Phones
White Paper Mobile phones - based on 2.5G and 3.0G technology - with their increased data rates are expected to offer consumers a wide range of enhanced data services throughout the upcoming years. The ultimate goal for service providers is to increase the use... [23 Sep 2004]
Flash memory security boost from 5C
News Hitachi, Ingentix, Matsushita Electric Industrial, SanDisk and Toshiba have announced the Mobile Commerce (MC) Extension Standard. Five of the world's largest producers of flash memory cards have created a standard to make secure shopping and... [25 Jul 2002]
