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memory

the part of a COMPUTER that stores information. The two main types of computer memory are RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory). HARD DISKS and FLOPPY DISKS provide additional memory capacity for storing computer programs and data.
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The new SDXC memory cards include a new technology designed to minimize accidental corruption caused by a power interruption, such as the memory card being removed while data is being transferred.
Panasonic launches new memory cards
Lexar also sells memory cards under the Kodak brand.
Lexar Introduces Two New Professional Flash Card Readers for Maximum Performance and Versatility
In addition to providing copyright protection for current memory cards, the standard reinforces memory card security by supporting personal identification, a feature that will contribute to expansion of the memory card market.
Hitachi, Ingentix, Matsushita, SanDisk and Toshiba develop new mobile commerce security
com) manufactures LaserCard optical memory cards used for immigration, visas, pay-per-use systems, ID/access, cargo manifests, motor vehicles, healthcare, and other digital read/write wallet-card applications.
NEW APPLICATION FOR DREXLER TECHNOLOGY'S LASERCARD -- HIGHLY SECURE IMPORT DUTY COLLECTION/IMPORT LICENSES FOR A FOREIGN COUNTRY
With the eMMC solution, a host system can now gain access to all major classes of mass storage memory sub-systems, including embedded memory (eMMC), memory cards, or even hard disk drives (via ATA-on-MMC specification) with one common MMC Interface Protocol Bus.
MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA) and the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (JEDEC) Announce eMMC(TM) for Embedded Flash Memory Applications
Originally Invented by SanDisk, microSD Memory Cards Are Now the Top Choice of Handset Makers Worldwide -- Used in Half of All New Models With Card Slots
SanDisk Introduces 2-Gigabyte microSD Cards in Japan to Coincide with New Mobile Phones from NTT DoCoMo
Memory cards supported include SD(TM), MMC(TM), MMCplus(TM) MMCmobile(TM), SDHC(TM), MiniSDHC(TM), MicroSDHC(TM), Memory Stick PRO(TM), Memory Stick Duo(TM) and Memory Stick PRO Duo(TM).
SanDisk Launches V-Mate, a Video Flash Memory Card Recorder; Device Lets Consumers Record Video to Flash Cards From TV, Cable And Satellite Set-Top Boxes, DVD or VCR Players to Play Back on Mobile Phones, PDAs, Game Consoles, and Video/Music Players
Also, for 2006, an estimated 270 million mobile phones -- about 29 percent of all new shipments -- will have memory card slots, according to Chris Ambrosio, director of Wireless Device Strategies Service for the Boston-based research firm.
SanDisk Introduces 2-Gigabyte microSD Mobile Phone Card Aimed at Growing Market for MP3 Music Phones; Fingernail-Size Memory Card Will Have Exclusive U.S. Rollout in Verizon Wireless Stores For Chocolate by LG Mobile Phone
Nasdaq:LEXR), a world leader in advanced digital media technologies, today announced that Lexar(R) LockTight(TM) Professional CompactFlash memory cards, ideal for security-conscious photographers worldwide, have been recognized by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) as the "Best Imaging Storage Media" introduced in Europe in the past 12 months.
Lexar LockTight Professional CompactFlash Wins Prestigious TIPA Award; Innovative Card-Level Security System Named ''Best Imaging Storage Media'' by Europe's Most Influential Imaging Editors
It is the first camcorder introduced in the broadcast industry that uses non-proprietary, removable, solid-state flash memory cards as recording and playback media.
SanDisk Works With Grass Valley to Develop World's First Broadcast Industry Camcorder to Use Flash Memory Cards; Increased Performance and Capacity of SanDisk Extreme III High-Performance, CompactFlash Cards Lead to New Industry Development
Over the next five years, sales of slotted phones--cellphones with a removable memory card slot--are expected to grow at an annual average rate of 52 percent, with almost three-quarters of all new phones sold in 2010 likely to include a slot.
Strategy Analytics: MicroSD Eclipses Rivals in Cellphone Memory Card Format War; One in Four Cellphones Sold in 2006 Will Have a Removable Memory Card Slot
The MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA) and JEDEC today announced that they have entered into a collaborative agreement under which they will work together to develop MMC memory card specifications as a joint set of standards to be adopted by both organizations.
MultiMediaCard Association and JEDEC Collaborate on MMC Standardization; Making MMC Specifications the Most Widely Recognized Set of Standards for Memory Cards Globally

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