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NEWS ABOUT: memory chips

memory chips stories: 2 news summaries

Intel: Cheap Memory Won't Erase Profits

New markets will protect company from NAND flash price drops

Mar 5, 08 11:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Steep drops in the price of NAND flash memory have hit Intel's profits, but CEO Paul Otellini vows it's not going to put the company in the red, the AP reports. Prices of the chips have fallen more than 50% recently, much more than the chipmaking giant had predicted. Otellini... More »

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Intel • computer chip • Paul Otellini • NAND chips • memory chips • computer memory

Data Encryption Isn't So Secure, After All

Researchers find
easy method to steal protected information

Feb 22, 08 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Accessing encrypted data can be as simple as chilling a computer memory chip, according to a Princeton research group. The researchers were able to break through encryption in Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems, reports the New York Times, calling into question the security methods that companies, government agencies,... More »

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Princeton University • data theft • Internet security • computer security • encryption • memory chips • computer memory

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