Sign up for a new account or log in here:
also @ TechSpot: Asus' new lineup of Z87 Haswell motherboards revealed
Home › News › Hardware
Toshiba intros 64GB NAND flash chip, iPhone and iPod touch to get storage boost?
The new high-capacity chip is aimed at smartphones, notebooks, and digital video cameras -- and given Toshiba is currently the NAND supplier of choice for Apple's iPhone 3GS it's not too hard to imagine them picking the new 64GB module for upcoming product refreshes. Currently due to space constraints Apple uses either a single 16GB or 32GB NAND module on its smartphone and up to a pair of 32GB NAND packages on the iPod touch.
This latest development from Toshiba could boost maximum capacity to 64GB and 128GB respectively. If the pricing is right it could also mean that the days of the hard-drive based iPod Classic are now numbered. That said, we should note that Apple traditionally unveils new iPhone models on June and new iPods on September, so it'll still be a while before we hear any official announcements from the company.
User Comments: 3
Got something to say? Post a comment-
Pricing makes a big difference, but I concur that this looks like prime target for Iphone/Ipod. Does anyone have a link to a article on the "space constraints" issue for the iphone? Sounds like a marketing not technical decision to me to try to differentiate the ipod touch a bit from the iphone.
-
treeski said:
Hopefully the Zune HD will get a capacity boost too! Not sure who the supplier is for the Zune, but once one company does something, the competition does it too...
-
Timonius said:
Yes, I'll be waiting for a higher capacity flash drive. Right now I'm stuck on hard drive 'media' players fro the capacity. upgrading from my existing 30gb zune to a 32gb zune hd seems to me a bit counterproductive...considering higher quality video takes up more space.
Most Popular
| Trending | Featured |
-
Building a Thin Mini-ITX PC: Small and Silent Performance
-
'Supercapacitor' could fully charge your phone in less than 30 seconds
-
Microsoft launches YouTube app, Google demands it taken down
-
Bill Gates is once again the richest person in the world
-
Nvidia Shield arrives in June for $349, pre-orders open now (update)
Featured on PC Games
Subscribe to TechSpot
Get free exclusive content, learn about new features and breaking tech news.