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Engineers use heat to create 100-million-cycle flash memory

Engineers use heat to create 100-million-cycle flash memory
  • Posted December 3, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Engineers at Macronix, one of the world's largest flash memory makers, have reportedly developed a new technology that can extend the life of NAND cells by more than a thousand times by simply applying heat. Most of today's flash modules fail after cells have been programmed...

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst
  • Posted November 29, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Consumer Reports has released its annual cellular service report with findings that are similar to last year's results. After surveying 63,253 cellular subscribers across 23 metropolitan markets, Consumer Reports determined Verizon Wireless to be the highest-rated provider...

Cell phones have 18 times more bacteria than a toilet handle

Cell phones have 18 times more bacteria than a toilet handle
  • Posted October 15, 2010, 3:40 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • iPhones, iPads, Android phones, and pretty much anything else with a touch screen is likely to be covered in germs and viruses according to recent research. "If you're sharing the device, then you're sharing your influenza with someone else who…

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