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iPhone iPod News

Apple Consuming Lion’s Share of NAND Memory, Hesitant to Negotiate with Suppliers This Quarter

Even as time goes by, tech parts don’t always get cheaper. Per DigiTimes, Apple, which already consumes the lion’s share of the global NAND flash memory supply, is apparently reluctant to negotiate with suppliers in 2010 due to high prices. Although the demand for NAND memory in devices such as memory cards and flash drives […]

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iPhone News

Toshiba Announces 64GB Flash Memory Modules, iPhone Likely Candidate for New Component

Electronics manufacturer Toshiba has announced its new 64GB embedded flash memory modules (created via a 32nm process technology and featuring a dedicated controller) which should become available in the first quarter of 2010. The chips seem likely to find their way into a future model of iPhone. The new chips are available for sample now, […]

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iMac Mac mini News Software

Apple Releases Firmware Updates for Mac Mini, Assorted iMac Models

Late Monday, Apple released two firmware updates, one for certain models of its popular iMac desktop and the other for Mac Mini computers that address problems with noises from optical disk drives during startup and compatibility with memory upgrades. Per MacFixIt, the Apple Mac Mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 patch “improves compatibility with the latest […]

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iPhone 3GS

First iPhone 3G S Teardown Goes Live, Shows 720p-Capable CPU

A recently-released teardown of Apple’s iPhone 3G S by RapidRepair has revealed the presence of a 720p HD-capable processor as well as a 600MHz ARM processor, Samsung’s S5PC100, based on the much more advanced Cortex A8 platform. However, official specifications (PDF) show that the chip could run at 833MHz and that, while Apple officially limits […]

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E3: Sony Introduces PSP Go Portable Game System

Sony on Tuesday announced the release of its new mobile system known as the PSP go, a long-rumored PlayStation Portable system withe a smaller form factor. According to Macworld UK, the device is specifically designed for users interested in downloading games and videos. The device is planned for an October release in North America, Europe […]