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Apple begins ordering NAND Flash memory from alternate vendors, works to curb reliance on Samsung

When in doubt, find another supplier. Per DigiTimes, Apple is increasing purchases of flash memory from Japanese suppliers in an effort to scale back its dependance on Samsung for components, as the two companies continue their legal dispute. DigiTimes on Thursday cited industry sources as saying that Apple has tapped Toshiba and Elpida Memory for […]

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iPad Rumor

Rumor: Apple to invest $1 billion in Sharp plant to produce iPhone, iPad LCD units

A rumor is percolating that Apple is planning to invest US$1 billion in a new Sharp factory for building screens for its iPhone and iPad products has resurfaced, just days after a separate report claimed that the next-generation iPad has been delayed in part because of production constraints from the supplier. Per Reuters, MF Global […]

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MacBook Air Rumor

Rumor: Apple to use Toggle DDR 2.0 NAND flash memory in next-gen MacBook Air

If you’re hankering for cool details about features for Apple’s next-gen MacBook Air, you might like this. Per Macotakara, Apple is rumored to adopt “Toggle DDR 2.0,” a 19-nanometer process for NAND flash memory offering 400 megabyte-per-second speed, in its next MacBook Air. Citing a person with an “Asian electronics component company,” the report said […]

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hard drive News

Samsung announces Spinpoint M8 1 TB internal hard drives for notebooks

You might just like this. Per Macworld, Samsung this week announced the Spinpoint M8 internal hard drive with 1TB capacity. The drive features two 500GB platters and is 9.5-millimeter (0.37 inches) high, so the drive can fit easily into laptop storage bays. The 5400-rpm Spinpoint M8 is priced at US$129, and available in the U.S. […]

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MacBook Air News

Newer MacBook Air notebooks arriving with faster Blade solid-state drives

You may be getting a bit more than you paid for with some of the latest MacBook Air notebook units. Per AnandTech, Apple eventually included a commercially available Toshiba Blade X-gale solid state drive module, model TS128C with the notebook. Reports have surfaced showing MacBook Airs equipped with a second, even faster SSD with a […]