Samsung's new 1TB SSD is based on latest 3D technology

Samsung has raised the stakes in flash storage with a new 1TB solid-state drive based on its newest memory technology.

The SSD is targeted at high-end PCs, and the drive is based on Samsung's second generation V-NAND technology, in which storage chips are stacked vertically. Samsung also announced 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacity SSDs.

"Following the last year's introduction of 3-bit NAND-based SSDs for PC markets, our new 3-bit SSD for data centers will help considerably in expanding the market base for SSD," said Young-Hyun Jun, Samsung executive vice president for memory sales and marketing. "We expect SSD market growth will gain momentum as this new SSD delivers significant improvements in data center investment efficiency, leading to full-fledged commercialization of SSDs in IT systems later this year."

Samsung says the new V-NAND storage drives are two times as durable as planar MLC-based NAND drives in writing data and consume 20% less power.

Prices for the SSDs were not immediately available.

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Apple announces its aquisition over beats

After weeks of rumors and speculation, it’s now official: Apple has acquired Beats Music and Beats Electronics for a total of $3 billion.

“I’ve always known in my heart that Beats belonged with Apple,” Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Beats, said in a press release obtained by MTV News. “The idea when we started the company was inspired by Apple’s unmatched ability to marry culture and technology. Apple’s deep commitment to music fans, artists, songwriters and the music industry is something special.”

Beats initially built up its brand and name through headphones — from in-ear options to powerful studio-ready versions. After that, other products, including speakers, hit the market. Then, earlier this year, the company launched a music streaming service, which allows users to access an immense library of music once they’ve signed up.

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Top 10 smart phones that just got a 'price cut'

Now-a-days Indian markets are flooded with new wide range of smartphones with different attractive features and prices, while we witness new launches the existing smartphones also undergoing price correction. At times makers, distributors and other e-commerce websites pass on discounts to their customers

Let us look the top ten smartphones that recently got a price cut which might help you to make ease in selection

1) Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S5 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics, which serves as the immediate successor to 2013's Galaxy S4. Unveiled on 24 February 2014 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, it was released on April 11, 2014 in 150 countries.

The Galaxy S5 praised for the improvements to its design, display, software, and camera, and also came with other special features such as heart rate sensor, 4K video recording and a finger print scanner. It's also water and dust resistant. 

It is powered by Exynos octa-core processor and 3GB RAM, and features a 16MP rear camera. 

Just a month after its launch, Samsung's flagship phone Galaxy S5 is available online at an average price of Rs 40,000. This mean a price cut of over Rs 10,000 on its official launch price which is 51,500

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Flipkart acquires online fashion retailer Myntra for about $300 million

India's largest e-commerce company Flipkart has finalized the acquisition of the Bangalore-based online fashion store Myntra according to official sources at both the companies. Myntra's founder, Mukesh Bansal will join the Flipkart board and both the entities will remain independent.

According to reports, Flipkart will invest around $100 million in the fashion business. Flipkart's co-founder Sachin Bansal has said that "its a 100 percent acquisition and going forward we have big plans in this segment."

As of now, financial details of the deal have not been revealed but sources from Flipkart say that the transaction was valued at close to $300 million. The deal will surely help Flipkart in becoming a leading e-retailer in the online fashion business in India. The deal is said to be a combination of both cash and stock.

According to sources, Flipkart founders Sachin and Binny Bansal own less than 10 percent of Flipkart while Mukesh Bansal owns around 6-7 percent in Myntra.

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Sony to upgrade Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z with Android 4.4 Kitkat and other minor changes.

Sony has announced in a blog post that they will be rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update, and other minor updates now users will be getting revamped Status Bar and Quick Settings. The update will also bring some changes to Sony's built-in apps in terms of Messaging, camera battery and also fixing sound bug issue for its Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z.

 

Messaging: a few User Interface adjustments including slicker "send" animation and now you will be finding smileys when ever there's an app with keyboard.

Email: Loading newer mails is now easy and more responsive viewing pane. Split screen modes for easy digest for Xperia Tablet Z.

Camera: A selection of Xperia Camera apps directly accessible from viewfinder. including personal favorite "Creative Effect", and more for download to boot.

Battery Stamina Mode: Unique power management feature, bringing smarter data management and prolonging battery life.

Media: Walkman, Album and Movies with Sony Entertainment Network, cloud service integration - a more converged and full sony entertainment experiance, more intutive UI, better download speeds. Xperia devices will get firmware 14.3.A.0.757 update that will fix the sound bug issue that sometimes caused notifications and calls to be played through the internal speaker instead of the external one, which made calls difficult to hear.

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