Pocket : Samsung moves into mass production of 3D flash memory

Pocket : Samsung moves into mass production of 3D flash memory: "Samsung has announced production of the first solid state drives (SSD) based on its new 3D V-NAND flash memory. V-NAND flash memories read and write twice as fast as conventional NAND memories, and last 10 times longer while consuming 50 percent less power. At present, the 3D chips offer about the same physical bit density as do more conventional NAND flash memory chips, but while 2D geometries are reaching the end state of their scaling potential, the 3D chips offer as much as two orders of magnitude of additional elbow room for denser devices"

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Pocket : Scheduling CCleaner

Pocket : Scheduling CCleaner: "CCleaner is a useful and powerful system-cleaning tool that can help recover disk space as well as clear general clutter. It can be run manually, but in this article, I'll show you how to set it up to run once a week automatically."

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Pocket : Will buying a new modem/router increase my internet speed?

Pocket : Will buying a new modem/router increase my internet speed?: "//
I run a laptop with Vista SP2, Home Premium, with IE 9 on a wireless home network. I contract with my ISP for a DSL throughput of 1.2 to 1.5 megabits per second. We live in a rural area and that’s the fastest service available. Recently, using various speed tests, my speed has been falling below 1.2 megabits for considerable periods of time."

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Pocket : Stylus Showdown: Back To School Review and Giveaway

Pocket : Stylus Showdown: Back To School Review and Giveaway: "It’s Back-To-School month, and all through the month you’ve had chances to win great back-to-school items such as the ASUS VivoBook X202E touchscreen laptop, the Timbuk2 Power Q laptop backpack and a custom-made budget gaming PC. Today we’re taking a different direction, and testing an item that’s among the hardest to choose. A stylus."

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6 Overlooked New Features of iOS 7 | PCMag.com

6 Overlooked New Features of iOS 7 | PCMag.com: "Apple fans have read all about the most exciting features of iOS 7, the soon-to-be-released mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Many of us are already familiar with the redesigned interface, AirDrop being added, the completely updated Notification Center, as well as some much-needed changes to photos, multi-tasking, and the control center."

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