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Industry Experts Expect Apple Tablet to Boost NAND Flash Marke

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Industry Experts Expect Apple Tablet to Boost NAND Flash Market

UPDATED: Since the new device apparently will rely heavily on NAND flash for its computing and storage needs, and because the most recent products Apple has produced have tended to sell very well, the NAND flash industry may be looking at a major stabilizing factor. – Apple’s new tablet PC won’t be introduced until Jan

Data Breaches Cost More if Enterprises Move Too Fast

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Data Breaches Cost More if Enterprises Move Too Fast

In a new study, the Ponemon Institute reported that acting too quickly after a data breach can cost companies even more money. – Data breaches are not getting any cheaper, and the companies that jump the gun on notifications can end up paying the most. In its fifth annual study on data breaches, the Ponemon Institute discovered that about 36 percent of participants notified their breach victims within one month, but ended up…

Bill Gates Says U.S. Economy Needs ‘Years of Digging Out

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Bill Gates Says U.S. Economy Needs ‘Years of Digging Out’

Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates appeared on the Jan.

AMD Launches Budget Chips for Desktops

Monday, January 25th, 2010
AMD Launches Budget Chips for Desktops

AMD is rolling out three processors for desktops that come in at prices less than $100. The two Athlon and one Phenom processor are aimed at cost-conscious consumers who want to take advantage of the features in Microsofts Windows 7, such as DirectX 11. AMD also unveiled two other processors that are priced higher than $100

Microsoft Releases Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK, Then Pulls It

Monday, January 25th, 2010
Microsoft Releases Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK, Then Pulls It

Microsoft recently delivered an up-dated Windows Mobile 6.5 Software Development Kit (SDK) and then apparently pulled it not long after. – Microsoft recently delivered an updated Windows Mobile 6.5 Software Development Kit (SDK) and then apparently pulled it not long after. On January 22, Microsoft made the Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK available for download, but the company later pulled back access to the download