SanDisk to take on Nano
NEW YORK - SanDisk Corp. on Monday introduced a new digital music player that stores twice as many songs as the popular iPod Nano for nearly the same price and cut the cost of existing models ahead of the holiday shopping season.
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21.8.2006 SanDisk: Windows Vista not optimized for solid-state drives
SanDisk said Monday that Windows Vista is not optimized for solid-state drives, delaying the delivery of optimized drives until next year.
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22.7.2008 Windows XP 64 Final
See why you should consider upgrading to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
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6 Caveats – 64-bit Windows Vista
There is little doubt that 64-bit architectures are the future, as far as the parallel evolution of processors and operating systems goes.
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12.1.2008 Windows Vista 64-bit Today
There appears to be a shift taking place in the PC industry: the move from 32-bit to 64-bit PCs. We've been tracking the change by looking at the percentage of 64-bit PCs connecting to Windows Update, and have seen a dramatic increase in recent months.
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31.7.2008 Best 64-bit Windows Vista Anti-Virus
Windows Vista comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. Unlike Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, which is the last server operating system from the Redmond company, the 32-bit client platform will live long after Windows Vista.
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2.8.2007 Nvidia ForceWare for Windows Vista 100.64 (BETA)
Nvidia has released yet another beta set of video drivers for Windows Vista. As usual, only English flavours (both 32bit and 64bit) are available.
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16.2.2007 Microsoft Exploring Windows 8 Exclusively 64-Bit Scenario
Microsoft is exploring the possibility of delivering Windows 8 exclusively for 64-bit. As far as the next iteration of Windows is concerned, the Redmond company already confirmed that Windows 7 would come in both x86 and x64 flavors.
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25.11.2008 Windows 7 64-Bit x64 Direct Download Links
User who only wants to download Windows 7 installation files via official and verified source can choose to download the ESD files instead, which contains setup1.box, setup2.box and a edition-specific Windows 7 setup installer, and not in ISO format, although it’s easy to make a bootable Windows 7 DVD or ISO with the unloaded Windows 7 setup files.
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25.10.2009 16 Windows Vista MUI Packs for 64 bit Versions
Thanks to Ragnor which report this downloads in our forum. Here are Vista 64-bit version of the 16 multi-lingual user interface kits (MUI).
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12.3.2007 Download Windows 7 Build 7048 x64 (64-bit) Edition
Windows 7 Build 7048, which may possibly to become the release candidate for upcoming Windows 7 operating system, has had its 64-bit (x64) installation files leaked on Internet. The leaked x64 Windows 7 Build 7048 appears to have the same build number with the Windows 7 Build 7048 screenshots leaked previously, which is version 6.1.7048.0 (winmain.090219-1845).
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3.3.2009 Who wants or needs 64 bits?
It looks like the world isn't clamoring for 64-bit desktops just yet.
Nearly two and a half years have passed since 64-bit processors started going into PCs. But the software to take full advantage of these chips remains scarce, and customers aren't buying much of what's out there. The 64-bit chips provide greater performance than their older 32-bit counterparts, but that's because of speed upgrades and other architectural enhancements.
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7.3.2006 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Build 7268 64-Bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Build 7268 (64-Bit) ISO-file!!!
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5.7.2009 Microsoft's future is in 64-bit
With the launch of Vista coming over the next few months, Microsoft has had little opportunity to talk about anything else.
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27.11.2006 Is 64-bit Vista ready for take off?
There have been 64-bit versions of Windows since Windows 2000, but Microsoft thinks 64-bit Vista may finally be starting to take off....
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4.8.2008 Microsoft sets plans to go 64-bit only
Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft Server and Tools, announced at the IT Forum being held in Barcelona, Spain that while the first release of the upcoming next-version Windows Server family code-named Longhorn will be both 32-bit and 64-bit, the future update release to that, known as Windows Server "Longhorn" R2, will bring the complete transition to 64-bit-only hardware.
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18.11.2005 Microsoft Rolls the 64-Bit Dice
Goodbye 32-bits. Sometime next year, Microsoft will release a 64-bit only version if its popular Exchange messaging server software, but has no plans to upgrade the current 32-bit version.
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3.7.2006 Vista users get the 64-bit blues
Microsoft is keen to stir up enthusiasm for Windows Vista, but when it comes to the 64-bit edition of the recently released operating system, the software giant is sending decidedly mixed messages.
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20.2.2007 64-Bit XP: A Failed Tech Trend?
ExtremeTech has published a list of
the Top 10 Failed Tech Trends for 2005. Number 4:
The failure of Windows XP 64-bit edition to really take off. "When Windows XP Professional x64 actually arrived, it was all pretty much underwhelming. This is actually not Microsoft's fault. While the kids in Redmond did hype Windows 64-bit enhancements, they also cautioned that x64 would be a tool mostly for developers and certain vertical applications," the Extreme editors admit.
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1.1.2006 PC Manufacturers Embrace 64-Bit Vista
We knew it would come sooner or later, and from the looks of it widespread 64-bit computing might be on the horizon.
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7.5.2008 Xinput Driver for Microsoft Common Controller (64 Bit)
The Microsoft Common Controller Driver is a new game input standard that is used for both the Xbox360 console and for Windows XP SP1 and above.
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6.5.2006 64-bit Vista SP1 RTM Available for Download Straight from Microsoft
In another move coming out of nowhere, unconfirmed and unannounced through official channels, Microsoft has now apparently started serving the 64-bit variant of Vista SP1 RTM to end users.
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21.2.2008 Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems?
An iTWire journo by the name of Alex has found yet another Vista SP1 issue to bitch about, this time it's the x64 version and early reports are pointing to several problems.
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25.2.2008 Microsoft Makes Vista SP1 Play Nice with the VIA 64-bit CPU
Even though the processor market is dominated by Intel, with AMD struggling to expand its elbow room, new players are able to find a little room to breathe.
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1.7.2008 Microsoft Plans to Combine 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista After SP1
A clue for the development strategy of Windows Seven? Thanks to odeeee for this post. Although it has downplayed Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as just a standard refresh, Microsoft in fact plans to combine 32-bit and 64-bit versions of its latest operating system.
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16.6.2007 Windows 7 Enterprise Trial 32-bit and 64-bit ISO Direct Download Links
Microsoft has made available free download of Windows 7 Enterprise edition for interested corporate and business customers as trial evaluation software. Windows 7 Enterprise free download has pre-installed product key which lasts for 90 days (3 months) after activated. Activation has to be done within 10 days or else the computer will shut down hourly.
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3.10.2009 Workaround to Upgrade from 32-Bit (x86) to 64-Bit (x64) Windows 7 Operating System
Direct upgrade from 32-bit (x86-based) operating system of either Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 to 64-bit (x64-based) Windows 7 OS is not a supported upgrade paths to Windows 7. When user tries to run 64bit setup.exe Windows 7 installer from within 32bit operating system, the following error message will occur.
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3.11.2009 32-bit and 64-bit Language Interface Packs for Windows Server 2008 SP2 RTM
Language Interface Pack (LIP), which also known as Multilingual User Interface (MUI) is an update which can be installed into supported operating system to convert the user interface into another localize language. Similar with Windows Vista SP2 LIPs, Microsoft has also released LIPs for Windows Server 2008 SP2 RTM.
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4.5.2009 Download 64-bit Windows 7 6801 Pre-Beta ISO Microsoft.Windows.7 64Bit.Build.6801.DVD-WinBeta Torrent
Other than 32-bit edition of Windows 7 Pre-Beta build version 6801 that has been leaked to the Web for free download via torrent, the 64-bit edition of Windows 7 Pre-Beta with build tag 6801, which is also been distributed to attendees during the PDC 2008, has been leaked to Internet, and can be downloaded via fully seeded torrent.
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30.10.2008 Forget 128-bit Windows 8, 64-bit Windows 7 Yet to Get All the Love
Forget about the possibility of Windows 8, the next iteration of the Windows operating system planned for 2011 – 2012 getting support for 128-bit processor architectures.
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16.10.2009SanDisk, Microsoft Join to Replace U3
Just four months after its big
coming out party at CES, U3 --
a platform for running
applications from USB thumb
drives -- has already been put
on the chopping block by
parent SanDisk. The company
has decided to join Microsoft
in creating a new standard...
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14.05.2007Microsoft and SanDisk Join Forces for USB Flash Drives
Microsoft Corp. and SanDisk®
Corp. today announced they
have signed an agreement to
deliver a next-generation
software and hardware solution
to place application programs
and personal customization on
USB flash drives and flash
memory cards, expanding on and
replacing SanDisk's existing
U3™ Smart Technology.
Under the terms of the
agreement, Microsoft will
develop a new software
experience and SanDisk will
develop new hardware
capabilities, including the
addition of TrustedFlash™
security technology. SanDisk
will incorporate the combined
software and hardware solution
on removable flash memory
cards and Cruzer® USB flash
drives. The new offering is
expected to be commercially
available starting in the
second half of 2008.
Effective immediately,
Microsoft will engage in
discussions with third-party
hardware vendors interested in
licensing the new software
offering. A new entity will be
created to license compatible
hardware designs, TrustedFlash
and other intellectual
property from both Microsoft
and SanDisk, with revenues to
be shared by the two
companies.
"SanDisk and U3 forged the
category of smart USB devices,
elevating simple flash storage
to a whole new level of
customer benefit," said Will
Poole, corporate vice
president of the Market
Expansion Group at Microsoft.
"We are excited to work with
SanDisk on this
next-generation experience,
which will allow hardware
manufacturers to better
differentiate their products
and provide an even richer
software and services
experience for customers."
"The U3 platform was
established with the vision of
giving customers a consistent
and portable computing
experience. The existing
20,000 U3 software developers
that joined us show the
potential for smart flash
memory devices," said Yoram
Cedar, executive vice
president of the Mobile
Business Unit and Corporate
Engineering at SanDisk. "We
expect this relationship with
Microsoft will raise the
overall experience for
consumers given Microsoft's
unique software expertise, and
grow the momentum given the
large community of third-party
companies capable of utilizing
Microsoft's
technologies."
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11.05.2007MS and SanDisk Join Forces for USB Flash Drives
Microsoft Corp. and SanDisk
Corp. today announced they
have signed an agreement to
deliver a next-generation
software and hardware solution
to place application programs
and personal customization on
USB flash drives and flash
memory cards, expanding on and
replacing SanDisk's existing
U3 Smart Technology.
Under the terms
of the agreement, Microsoft
will develop a new software
experience and SanDisk will
develop new hardware
capabilities, including the
addition of TrustedFlash
security technology. SanDisk
will incorporate the combined
software and hardware solution
on removable flash memory
cards and Cruzer USB flash
drives. The new offering is
expected to be commercially
available starting in the
second half of 2008.
Effective
immediately, Microsoft will
engage in discussions with
third-party hardware vendors
interested in licensing the
new software offering. A new
entity will be created to
license compatible hardware
designs, TrustedFlash and
other intellectual property
from both Microsoft and
SanDisk, with revenues to be
shared by the two companies.
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12.05.2007U3 USB Devices Launch at
DEMOfall
Several device manufacturers
on Monday unveiled the first
USB drives based upon the U3
standard, a method that
enables users to carry, store
and launch applications
directly from a USB flash
drive without installation.
The technology was first
introduced at CES 2005 in
January...
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20.09.2005Samsung's bid for SanDisk is off, and so are SanDisk shares
This morning, global #1 flash memory provider Samsung announced it is completely withdrawing its bid to acquire NAND flash card leader SanDisk, and
even provided a parting insult on its way out the door...
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22.10.2008SanDisk: "You can't out-iPod the iPod"
SanDisk, the makers of the Sansa line of media players, has admitted that "You can't out-iPod the iPod,". In a tell all interview the CEO of
SanDisk, Eli Harari, tells of their former strategy for the media player market including his idea of running "iDont" advertisements citing that
iPods were for those who only followed a crowd. Unfortunately for SanDisk the iPod fad never died out, in fact, it remains so strong that even
goliath Microsoft is having a hard time making a dent in the market share that Apple commands.
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04.06.2009Windows Vista hurting SSD development, claims SanDisk CEO
Microsoft's Windows Vista is to blame for slowing down the progress -- and, in turn, adoption-- of solid state drives (SSDs), according to Sandisk
Chairman and CEO Eli Harari...
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23.07.2008SanDisk to launch new SSD range for netbooks
SanDisk have announced that they are launching a new range of Solid State Drives (SSDs) designed specifically for netbooks. The SanDisk pSSD-P2 and
SanDisk pSSD-S2 SSDs, expected in February this year, will be available in capacities of 8, 16, 32 and 64GB – which, with the latter two, would
allow for a full installation of Windows Vista (or any large operating system for that matter), something not possible on netbooks with smaller
capacity SSDs. The new range is said to have improved performance for netbooks, at a lower cost. Unlike the previous range of netbook SSDs, the new
range is to feature a SATA interface, following a change in design requirements.
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06.01.2009SanDisk Unveils Low Cost MP3
Player
SanDisk on Tuesday unveiled
its m200 series of flash-based
MP3 players, the first higher
capacity players to break the
$100 USD price barrier while
ensuring PlaysForSure
compatibility. The SanDisk
players will range in capacity
from 512MB to
4GB.
Photos:
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of the SanDisk m200 player..
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05.10.2005SanDisk Launches 64GB SSD for Notebook PCs
Reaching for the "sweet
spot" of memory storage for
laptop computers, SanDisk
Corporation today expanded its
line of solid state drive
(SSD) products with the
introduction of a 64-gigabyte
SSD aimed at both enterprise
users and early adopter
consumers such as gamers.
SanDisk 1.8-inch UATA
5000 and 2.5-inch SATA 5000
SSD products, which already
are available in a 32GB
capacity, are compatible as
drop-in replacements for hard
disk drives in most mainstream
notebook computers.
The announcement was made
at Computex Taipei 2007, where
SanDisk is showcasing its
comprehensive line of storage
products for use in industrial
and system-level embedded
applications. SanDisk's new
64GB SSD will be on display in
Hall 1 in Booths C1000, 1002
and C1004 along with other
SanDisk OEM embedded flash
storage products such as
iNAND(TM) and mDOC H3.
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05.06.2007SanDisk wants to hybridize your hard drive
SanDisk has announced the upcoming availability of Vaulter, a solid state memory chip that will be able to turn standard HDDs into hybrid hard drives...
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15.11.2007PNY Signs License Agreement with SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation and PNY Technologies today announced that PNY has signed a patent cross-license agreement with SanDisk to settle patent cases
filed by SanDisk last year in Federal District Court and the International Trade Commission against PNY flash memory products including USB drives and
CompactFlash cards. The cross-license agreement provides PNY a competitive market advantage by ensuring it can continue to market and sell USB drives
and CompactFlash cards, now as SanDisk licensed products, and assures that PNY’s supply of such flash memory products will not be disrupted by
the patent claims pending against other parties. Under the terms of the cross-license, PNY will pay SanDisk royalties on flash memory products that
were not previously licensed. The specific terms of the cross-license are confidential.
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04.01.2008Samsung makes a hostile bid for SanDisk
Following recent discussions between the two companies that caused speculation regarding a merger, Samsung has made a public cash bid for SanDisk
shares...
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17.09.2008Samsung pursuing an aquisition of SanDisk
Samsung Electronics revealed, yesterday, that it has been conducting ongoing discussion with SanDisk Corporation regarding a possible purchase of
SanDisk by Samsung. After 4 months of talks and no progress, Samsung has made public it's latest letter to the SanDisk board of directors in which
the company reiterates the, what it feels to be, generous offer of $26 US per share. SanDisk's stock rests at $20.92 at market close,
today.
In the letter, Samsung CEO and vice chairman, Yoon-Woo Lee, is very direct about his company's offer and the current state of
SanDisk's market value. "SanDisk continues to cling to unrealistic expectations on both its standalone market value and an appropriate merger
price," says Lee in his letter. He then goes on to address concerns SanDisk brought up in a previous letter to Samsung, "...your letter states that
our proposed price does not 'reflect the intrinsic value of SanDisk’s business' and references the 52-week high. The world has changed
dramatically in the past 52 weeks as can be seen from SanDisk’s own disappointing results."
Upon news of a possible purchase of the
company by Samsung, SanDisk's shares rose $5.88 US.
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18.09.2008SanDisk evaluating selling NAND flash wafers
Sources from the memory industry in Taiwan have indicated that SanDisk is approaching customers for possible sales of NAND flash in wafer or die form.
The strategy is said to be driven by sluggish demand that has aggravated inventory pressure at SanDisk, the sources explained.
SanDisk
started approaching some memory module houses in August, the sources said. Customer feedback will depend on how SanDisk prices the wafers/dies, they
expected.
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08.09.2008NBC Universal content now for SanDisk video service
The entertainment group continues to move on from its breakup with Apple and iTunes, this time signing a deal with SanDisk to provide content for
"Fanfare."..
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12.12.2007SanDisk releases third-gen SSDs for home use
SanDisk on Thursday unveiled the third generation of its
Solid State Drive lineup with an
emphasis on making them available to the public. The company promises drives that are both inexpensive and fast through a combination of cheap
multi-level cell (MLC) memory, a new memory controller and its
ExtremeFFS file system. Even in flash memory's historically weak performance with sequential data, SanDisk estimates 200MB per
second reads and 140MB per second writes. That's about five times faster than a 7,200RPM hard drive, the company believes.
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08.01.2009SanDisk to Cut Jobs, Salaries of Executives
In an announcement
strategically timed to lessen
its impact, SanDisk admits
that it must cut prices to
stay competitive in a tougher
NAND memory chip market.
Layoffs and salary cuts for
executives are also planned...
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17.02.2007Sandisk: Windows Vista not optimized for solid state drives
SanDisk said Monday that Windows Vista is not optimized for solid state drives, delaying the delivery of optimized drives until next year.
Solid state drives (SSDs) are used instead of hard disk drives in select high-end notebook PCs today such as the Apple MacBook Air and
Toshiba Portege R500.
The next generation of SSDs will use multilevel cell (MLC) technology, which will require a more
sophisticated controller--a crucial component in solid state drives. These drives will have capacities ranging up to 128GB, 160GB, and later, 256GB.
MLC drives are expected to appear in a wider selection of notebooks later this year.
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22.07.2008Yahoo, SanDisk Team Up Against iPod
Yahoo is joining the ranks of
Microsoft and others in
attempting to unseat Apple's
venerable iPod by teaming with
SanDisk on a new Wi-Fi enabled
Sansa MP3 player. The device
will retail for $250 and
feature a capacity of 4GB...
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