With Mobile World Congress just around the corner, not to mention rival SanDisk pumping out a few self-flattering press releases regarding NAND memory earlier this week, Micron has dropped a bomb of new information in the mobile memory space.For starters, Micron is introducing a suite of NAND software solutions for mobile handset designers looking to simplify the development process of NAND technology into their applications. NANDcode supports all major mobile operating systems including Windows Mobile 6, Linux

With Mobile World Congress just around the corner, not to mention rival SanDisk pumping out a few self-flattering press releases regarding NAND memory earlier this week, Micron has dropped a bomb of new information in the mobile memory space.For starters, Micron is introducing a suite of NAND software solutions for mobile handset designers looking to simplify the development process of NAND technology into their applications. NANDcode supports all major mobile operating systems including Windows Mobile 6, Linux

With AMD's new 45nm Phenom II processor boosting demand for the AMD platform, motherboard makers expect AMD's share of the motherboard channel market will go back up to 30% in the first half of 2009, according to industry sources.

Since AMD-based motherboards support all AMD CPU lines, allowing users to replace CPUs without changing other components, the AMD platform is attractive to consumers in terms of price/performance ratio, noted the sources with motherboard makers. Although AM3-based motherboard has already appeared in the channel, the high prices of DDR3 memory modules are limiting its growth, the sources said. Therefore AM2+-based motherboard currently is still the mainstream product for AMD, the sources added.

With the iPhone, HTC G1, and Palm Pre garnering all the mobile phone headlines lately, sometimes it’s easy to forget that these aren’t the only smartphones in existence (actually, the Palm Pre isn’t even available yet). The number-crunchers over at AdMob have just reminded us of this fact with the release of its latest AdMob Metrics Report, which gives an overview of which are currently the most-used phones for getting Internet access. They also report on where geographically mobile users are using Wi-Fi to

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“Looking around the rest of the case, there is a 120mm normal exhaust fan with its own molex power adapter neatly wrapped up like its blower style counterpart. The fan also has a three-speed speed switch built into the back of the case again with the H, M, and L labels. Behind where the hard drives are installed is the main and only air intake slot, as you might have seen in the drive picture. The fact that it is passive is an impressive statement on Antec's part, and I am really interested to see what kind of temperatures this case achieves. As advertised on the display box, there is a dust filter over the intake that can be easily cleaned by simply pulling it out with the built in grips.”

PhoneNews.com is reporting that a memory use issue is at the heart of the successive delays which have plagued the upcoming Sprint Treo Pro Windows Mobile smartphone.  According to the site, the Sprint version of the Palm Treo Pro is not “seeing” all of the available system memory (RAM), which is slowing down the handheld’s performance.

With the Treo Pro using only about 40MB of its RAM – it’s unclear whether the smartphone has 128MB or 256MB of RAM as there are conflicting reports – Palm and Sprint are working on a new software package, or ROM, which corrects the issue. 

We expect (along with PhoneNews) the Sprint Treo Pro to begin shipping in mid March.

Last week, we told you Pioneer was considering an exit from the flat panel TV market due to increasing losses. Now, it’s official: Pioneer will in fact exit the TV business by March 2010. It will also cut 10,000 jobs worldwide and direct its focus to car electronics and other home electronics businesses. The announcement came as Pioneer posted operating and net losses as well as lower sales for its fiscal third quarter which ended December 31. The company is projecting a record net loss of about $1.44 billion

S3 Graphics today announced the latest addition to its power-efficient Chrome 500 Series graphics processor family, with the unveiling of an 850MHz clocked GDDR3 based Chrome 540 GTX. Todays users can convert an ordinary PC into a Hi-Def entertainment powerhouse for Dual-Stream Blu-ray and HD videos, using the newly defined DisplayPort digital interface, HDMI and Dual-Link DVI for seamless connectivity to the latest digital monitors and HDTVs.

The S3 Graphics Chrome 540 GTX gives multimedia users the perfect balance of DirectX 10.1 / OpenGL 3.0 graphics performance, high-quality Picture-in-Picture Blu-ray playback, and a high-speed, high-throughput 64-bit GDDR3 memory bus interface running at 850 MHz. Display connections use the latest VESA DisplayPort standard, HDMI, dual-link DVI-I, and an optional CRT interface using a DVI-to-CRT dongle for the latest high resolution display support. The Chrome 540 GTX incorporates a high performance ChromotionHD 2.0 video processor unit (VPU), advanced filtering, and clear-image post-processing to perform ultra smooth decoding of MPEG-4/AVC (H.264), MPEG-2, and VC-1 for Blu-ray and HD video.

CyberPower’s on a serious roll of late, as just days after its Dragon series was introduced, the company is serving up its Gamer Infinity 9515 for those intent on finding a good deal. As the economy forces gamers to take a more serious look at their budget, CyberPower is hoping that this Intel-based desktop will hit the sweet spot between raw horsepower and affordability. Reportedly designed to “fit everyone’s computing needs at the best value for dollar,” the 9515 desktop houses a 2.83GHz Intel Core 2 Quad

After Verizon Wireless formally completed its purchase of Alltel last month, many users were wondering what would happen to Alltel’s beloved My Circle calling plans in the long term. Today, Verizon Wireless announced its own version of My Circle, called Friends & Family. Starting Sunday, February 15th, Verizon Wireless customers will be allowed to choose five or 10 numbers that will become their Friends & Family calling group. Like My Circle, minutes used when placing or receiving calls from the numbers