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SamsungStarts
On256GB
MobileMemory
S
amsung has said
that it’s started
working on mass
production of
256GB embedded memory
using Universal Flash
Storage 2.0. The key to this
announcement, naturally,is
speed. Samsung is claiming
that its new modules can
read at 850MB/s and write at
260MB/s, which is quite the
speed boast – for comparison,
it’s claiming that the write
speeds is three times faster
than high-performance,
external micro SD cards.Mobile devices kitted out
with USB 3.0 will be able to
handle a fair amount of data
under this new standard, but
USB 3.0 means speedy data
transfer – samsung is stating
that a 5GB HD video could be
transferred within 12 seconds.
So fast.computer, is now on display at a cafe in Manchester af ter it was bought bythe cafeʼs owner
Smarter, faster
T
he Institute of Directors has called out the UK
government for its “poverty of ambition” when it comes
to broadband speeds, saying that the UK is behind
many of our European neighbours in terms of fibre
optic installation. The IoDreportUltrafast Britainnotes that faster
broadband access (in the form of 10Gb/s speeds) should be the
aim by 2030. For comparison, that speed level is some 1,000 times
faster than the government’s aim of 10Mb/s by 2020.
The IoD says it wants “genuinely world-beating broadband”
and better fibre optic coverage across the country, also claiming
the current government target suffers from “a distinct poverty
of ambition”.
As for the government’s position, a spokesperson said that
nine out of ten UK properties has access to superfast speeds.
Funny how people are always keen to use statistics and figures
to fuel their own narrative...Business group attacks government’s ambition
AmazonTeams
WithMorrisons
A
mazon seems
to be pretty
relentless in its
ambition to cater
for every one of our shopping
needs, and it’s now signeda
deal with supermarket chain
Morrisons to provide both
fresh and frozen food to its
Prime and Panty customers–
with delivery in as little as an
hour – and sell those items
alongside its current offering
of packaged grocery goods.The deal should be in place
within a few months, we’re
told, but seeing as Morrisons
has an existing agreement
in place with Ocado to sell
its food online via its service
it will be interesting to see
what kind of an impact the
new deal will have.That
means it’s ‘interesting’ times
both for Ocado and the
UK supermarket industry in
general, as Amazon looks to
move in.Order the weekly shop online
“WeWantFaster
Broadband”,SaysIoD