Archive for September, 2007

Universal Flash Storage

Industry-wide collaboration supports next-generation removable flash memory card and embedded memory solution at JEDEC
Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Sony Ericsson, Spansion Inc., STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments announced today that they support the creation of a far-ranging industry specification for removable memory cards and embedded memory solutions being standardized by the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (JEDEC), a [...]

Google Files ‘GPay’ Patent For Mobile Phone Payments

Rumors about the fabled G-Phone might begin anew with reports Wednesday that Google has filed a patent application for a mobile phone payments system.
The service, dubbed GPay, would use text messages to authenticate payments, pull money from a user’s account and deposit it into that of the seller.
Google’s announcement earlier this summer that it wants [...]

Microsoft Mulling a Zune Phone

Rumor has it that Microsoft may soon start developing a device billed to be a potential Apple iPhone killer.
The software major has reportedly stated sans confirmation that a mobile phone based on it’s Zune digital media player ‘is not an unreasonable move’.

The phone will likely be called the ‘Zune Phone’ and will be a competitor [...]