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Viking Technology has developed non-volatile DIMMs, employing their ArxCis-NV technology to provide data retention in the event of a power failure or system crash.  When these NV-DIMMs are utilized in conjunction with SSDs, the ArxCis-NV creates dramatic improvements in application performance and SSD endurance by being used as the write cache. Instead of relying on customized firmware or software, the …

Reality shows have become such a big part of part of everyday television. I have to admit that I do like the ‘talent’ shows. I’m not sure how some of these stay on television though. Watching a spoiled ex or current wife, of anyone, just doesn’t seem interesting and calling them ‘housewives’ is unrealistic.  Oh well, back to watching American Idol. HIGHLIGHT …

Silicon Power, a world-leading provider of memory storage solutions, is announcing the addition of the Velox V55 and Slim S55 to its SATA III, 6 GB/sec SSD lineup.  These new offerings now give Silicon Power a complete product lineup, including some of the most cost effective models.  The V55 and S55 offer incredible performance at a surprisingly low price point, …

ADATA Technology, Taiwanese manufacturer of premium performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash storage products, is announcing the launch of its enterprise grade SX1000L solid state drive (SSD).  This represents ADATA’s first SSD tailored towards server applications, following on the heels of a number of well-established and successful consumer-level SSDs. ADATA is emphasizing the performance and reliability of the SX1000L, as …

Thin Film Electronics ASA (“Thinfilm”) has announced receipt of their first order for use of Thinfilm Memory for brand protection. The order was received from a global consumer packaged goods company, and will utilize Thinfilm’s system of specialized electronics labels to help thwart product counterfeiting. According to Davor Sutija, Thinfilm’s CEO, “The largest companies in the world lose billions of …

April showers bring May flowers, or so they say. Today was anything but a spring day here in Ontario, so it’s a great time to just sit inside and read up on the newest technology. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2: Windows 8 Slate Review @ HotHardware Lenovo’s first ThinkPad tablet was a bit of a disappointment to be candid. Even the best …

Our SSD analysis this week displays only the second consumer available SSD to hit the streets with eMLC 10,000 P/E rated memory. The KingSpec Challenger E3000s SSD is enterprise grade, LSI SandForce Driven, and relies on Intel eMLC memory.  Unlike other SSDs tested to date, the E3000s was able to provide great low 4K random write performance of 112MB/s, surpassing …

Right now at Amazon, the Samsung 840 Pro SATA 3 512GB SSD can be purchased for an all time low price of $458.60.  That being said, other 512 GB SSDs have been available for less but none that were arguably the best on the market and unquestionably the best selling.  Since it’s release, the Samsung series of SSDs have hit …

Innodisk, a Taiwanese designer and manufacturer of industrial application SSDs, is announcing its development of its new patent pending technology called iSLC.  By gleaning only the best quality multi-level cell NAND Flash modules, and managing them with Innodisk’s patented Flash management algorithms, iSLC is able to approach performance and reliability levels normally associated with more expensive SLC NAND.  iSLC creates …

It is apparently spring, but I’m not sure that Mother Nature has been informed. The thought that last year at this time we were riding our motorcycles and had started the spring clean up is a little disheartening.  I hope that where ever you reside you are enjoying some warmer temperatures. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW Razer DeathStalker Ultimate Gaming Keyboard Review @ Tweak …

Have you ever looked for specific SSD information but couldn’t find it? Ever wondered who used such and such a controller or such and such memory?  Ever sought out SSDs by a specific manufacturer,  capacity, or even a specific memory type? By no means are we 100% complete just yet, but we think we might have a great SSD database …

If someone would have suggested that mSATA SSD sales would overtake that of notebook form factor SSDs a few years ago, SSD manufacturers would have told them they were nuts. After all, the typical notebook size SSD could replace any hard drive, yet mSATA SSD use was extremely limited, to say the least.  The ultrabook was just becoming a vision …

QLogic is announcing release of their QLogic FabricCache QLE10000 adapter, the first product released based on QLogic’s innovative Mt.Ranier technology.  FabricCache is a combination of QLogic’s market-leading FibreChannel adapter, intelligent caching and I/O management in a server-based PCIe flash card form factor.  FabricCache transforms single-server, captive cache into a shared resource for a wide variety of enterprise applications that utilize …

Memory cells are one of the most important building blocks utilized in digital electronics.  The explosion in growth of mobile devices has fueled the continuing miniaturization of components.  Some technologies eventually reach the point of their smallest possible functional versions being achieved.  Any further attempts at size reduction run smack up against limitations that often seem insurmountable.  This sets the …

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