Sun announced the availability of new flash storage systems equipped with Intel X25-E SLC (Single Level Cell) SSD drives on Wednesday. The new launch is part of a sustained effort on Sun's part to push flash storage and its Open Storage initiative across the market; the company has bet on SSDs as the future home of ...

A new study says that smartphones are still claiming territory in the cell phone market, but thanks to the struggling economy, growth dropped to its slowest pace during the fourth quarter 2008. Nokia—still the dominant manufacturer—took the most significant market share hit, as RIM, Apple, and even Samsung are ...

The global DRAM industry, battered in early 2008, was positively crushed during the fourth quarter, industry analysis group iSuppli announced today.  They expect the DRAM industry's woes to extend through all of 2009, which is projected to see a 15% drop in revenue due to falling prices and flat demand with ever-escalating ...