02/17/2012, Since Samsung already supplies RAM to the world, why not dive into the world of memory cards? They have just announced a spanking new range of advanced SD and microSD cards that will target digital imaging and mobile devices. The total headcount of newcomers to the scene? We are looking at seven new models, and these SD and microSD memory cards will be part of the High Speed Series or […]

11/09/2011, The humble SD memory card has certainly come a long way from its early beginnings, and now we have word from the SD Association that they will be extending the utility of its world-leading memory card standards. How so, you ask? For starters, how about a spanking new strategy that will see them work alongside GlobalPlatform so that smart-chip technology in SD standards will allow phones as well as other […]

04/12/2011, Eye-Fi has just rolled out their latest Eye-Fi Mobile X2 memory card that offers built-in wireless connectivity just like its predecessors, albeit with 8GB of storage space this time around. Capable of letting you experience instant uploads just about anywhere you are as long as it connects wirelessly from the camera to a mobile device. With Direct Mode as well as iOS and Android apps coming in the form of […]

12/22/2010, PQI is jumping into the next generation SDXC memory card format, which is based on the SD card format and resembles an SD card, but would allow up to 2 TB worth of storage on a postage-sized memory card though 2 TB SDXC storage still has not yet been accomplished. For its part, PQI is launching a 64 GB SDXC card, which is rated as a class 10 card. The […]

12/17/2010, It’s nice to know that folks with some hardware skills are capable of modifying their hardware to solve those irritating little problems. A user out there wanted to know when the SD card in his Nintendo Wii was being used and as such he decided to hack in an indicator LED using a PICAXE 08M and added it next to the slot. Sounds like a simple but very useful little […]

12/13/2010, Never mind if the Android Market software on your phone isn’t updated just yet, it should still be able to offer the latest version of Skyfire – that is, version 3.0.1. As with the release of any new application updates, you can expect this to come with a slew of new features and numerous bug fixes. Not only that, one of the more interesting aspects would be support for the […]

12/07/2010, Patriot Memory has announced a fast class 10 memory card in 16 GB and 32 GB varieties in the micro SDHC format. The cards are part of Patriot’s LX series and are covered by a 5-year warranty. Both cards will fit with a microSD to SD adapter, allowing the smaller memory cards to be readable in devices with an SD card slot. The 32 GB card is said to be […]

10/12/2010, We know that there was a bunch of smartphones running on Windows Phone 7 when it was recently announced, but here’s something on the hardware that you might want to be aware of before taking the plunge. It seems that Microsoft Windows Phone 7 handsets will allow for swapping of SD memory cards, although you will need to perform a hard reset in order for it to work just fine. […]

09/09/2010, When it comes to technology, speed improvements are always welcome, and the SD Association has developed a new dual-row pin memory card design that is capable of achieving bus interface speeds of up to 300 megabytes-per-second. This is certainly a juicy improvement as products that support the current UHS-I technology support data transfer speeds of up to 104MB/s. The new technology will work with both SDXC and SDHC devices and […]

06/23/2010, The SD Association recently introduced a couple of new high-speed performance symbols for both SDXC and SDHC memory cards as well as supporting devices, with the former identifying devices with a new “ultra high speed” bus-interface performance while the latter identifies SD memory cards and products that are able to support real-time video recording. Needless to say, these new performance symbols can only be found on SDXC and SDHC products […]

02/08/2010, ZoomMediaPlus has announced its now zoomIt application-enabled accessory for the iPhone and iPod touch. If you’re a shutterbug, this is probably going to be one rather useful accessory for you. When used in conjunction with the free zoomIt app, you’ll be able to connect your SD card to your iPhone (via the accessory, of course), and access all the iPhone OS 3.0 file types (Powerpoint, Excel, Word, PDF, music, videos […]

01/13/2010, Remember the SDXC memory cards that we looked at last year? Having being announced at CES 2009 (did you notice that those guys at the SDXC booth this year used the same banner as last year’s?), both Panasonic and Toshiba are very close to rolling out their first SDXC memory cards to the mass market. Utilizing newly raised ceilings on capacity in order to hit the magical 64GB mark while […]

01/05/2010, [CES 2010] We’ve seen our fair share of Eye-Fi devices in the past, and this time round the company has unveiled its latest product – the 8GB Eye-Fi Pro X2. Powered by Eye-Fi’s proprietary X2 engine, it brings high-end memory card performance to another level by keeping shutterbugs happy with its increased storage capacity and Class 6 performance that provides superior read/write speeds, alongside even zippier wireless photo and video […]

12/02/2009, By jeeves, the folks behind the next-generation Secure Digital (SD) memory card standard are certainly milking the format for all it is worth, as SD Specification Version 4.00 (provisional name) is tipped to be ready for release next year, relying on low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) to help boost the max data transfer rate on the read read/write bus to a whopping 300MB/s compared to current performance which tops out at […]