Press Release BOISE, Idaho, and FREMONT, Calif., March 8, 2006 – Micron Technology, Inc., (NYSE: MU) and Lexar Media, Inc., (Nasdaq: LEXR) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Micron to acquire Lexar in a stock-for-stock merger. Under terms of the agreement, each outstanding common share of Lexar will receive 0.5625 […]
Is the 50’s table top jukebox coming back into style? Seems like Teac has the beat on this trend with their new SL-D900 CD player/Radio/Clock. The retro styled CD player can also read MP3 discs and includes a convenient USB port which you can play MP3 files stored in Flash drives or another portable hard […]
The collaboration between SanDisk and Safend ensures that data stored on corporate laptops and desktop PCs can be securely transferred to SanDisk TrustedFlash(TM) devices. TrustedFlash is a highly secure technology being built into SanDisk mobile flash memory cards and USB flash drives. It combines SanDisk’s 32-bit controller architecture with an embedded high-performance cryptographic engine provided […]
With so many USB flash drives on the market the Japanese company, Solid Alliance, has tipped the scales by making Sushi designed key drives. Sure to have been a lunch-time idea, we see a variety of sushi available. Maybe the perfect gift – maybe not. Appears the storage capacities range from 32MB to 128MB. At […]
Nice little twist to the USB flash drive…Lindy offers a USB lock and key solution. Insert the USB drive into the port and remove the key dongle. A USB lock remains in the port blocking access. This is a great deterrent from introducing viruses from a USB device or data theft via the USB port, […]
The performance drop most people blame on “bad cards” is usually normal behavior. If you’ve ever had a microSD card that felt fast when it was new but frustratingly slow a year later, you’re not imagining things. This is a real, measurable behavior in flash storage, and it happens even with reputable brands. The important […]
Scientists are experimenting with biological systems as a new medium for long-term data storage Every few years, someone declares that we’re “running out of storage.” Scientists tend to respond the same way every time: Fine — we’ll just store data in glass… or DNA… or a living brain. And no, they’re not joking. Once you […]
A security dongle is a small USB key that protects licensed software by proving ownership through hardware, not just a password. A security dongle, sometimes called a license dongle or hardware key, is a small device—usually USB—that unlocks or enables specific software when connected to a computer. It’s a physical token of trust. Inside the […]
Aleratec Closed and out of Business Since February 2022 From all accounts it appears Aleratec closed their doors and out of business from sometime starting in February, 2022. GetUSB.info has called the corporate office multiple times searching for comment, but no answer. In addition, it appears Google removed Aleratec from their search results as their […]
LAKE FOREST, CA, USA, November 20, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Lake Forest, CA – November 20, 2019 – Nexcopy Inc. introduces an all-new mini-size USB duplicator, the USB104SA, a 4-target standalone USB flash memory duplicator specifically designed to be lightweight and portable. The USB104SA USB Duplicator has a list of features which pivot from the larger, […]
It could be said the top five topics for CES 2018 were robots, driverless cars, virtual reality, internet of things and drones; however, we should keep our eye on less flashy topics like our beloved USB. We learned at CES the USB Implementer Forum is looking at the capability to increase data transfer rates up […]
SanDisk is well known for its memory and and with the price of flash memory steadily dropping, the SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable 240GB SSD is as affordable as it is fast. Less than half the size of your smarthpone, it can deliver up to 4x the speed of a portable hard drive with write speeds […]
