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NAND flash prices hold steady in March

Published on March 21, 2007

It looks like NAND flash makers have finally stopped the financial bleeding. Prices for most NAND flash chips either held steady or rose slightly in March. This is in contrast to recent months where prices dropped by up to 25%, according to DRAMeXchange. Read more

Samsung first to develop 60 nm Flash chip

Published on June 27, 2006

Samsung today said that it has developed a 2 Gb NAND Flash chip using a 60 nm production process. Read more

Intel and Micron offer 8 Gbit NAND flash to spot market players

Published on August 15, 2006

Intel and Micron Technology recently started releasing 8Gbit NAND flash memory chips, fabricated by their joint venture IM Flash Technologies, to the spot market, and customer feedback is satisfactory, according to market sources. Read more

Rootkits coming to your motherboard

Published on January 27, 2006

The recent media attention on rootkits has been focused on installed software, but according to some security professionals at the Black Hat Federal security conference, these kits could be installed on your motheboard's BIOS chip in the near future. Often running a programming language of their own, these chips store the basic command and control functions of the computer. In an article written by Robert Lemos of SecurityFocus, security researchers say that rootkits could take advantage of this language and are the "next logical step". Read more

Latest Reviews & Articles

Can Your Old Athlon 64 Still Game?

Published on October 24, 2008

We'd all love to upgrade every time a new piece of gaming hardware drops, but that's an expensive proposition. You think your Athlon 64 system is fairly quick--any chance a simple graphics upgrade can bring it up speed? We're aiming to find out. Read more