Samsung Readies New 8 GB moviNAND Chip For Music Mobiles

Samsung is finalizing a brand-new moviNAND 8-gigabyte Flash Memory chip for production at the end of the year that will make its debut in the latest music cell phones. The moviNAND is unique because it combines Flash memory and firmware on the same embedded chip. The new bulked-up chips incorporate the MMC (multimedia card) interface, enabling manufacturers to develop mobile phones quickly and at less cost than with raw MLC NAND...

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Warner To Revise Offer For EMI

The Dance Continues…But Has The Band Gone Home? Reports are coming in this morning that CEO Edgar Bronfman will revise Warner Music’s offer for the crippled music label EMI. EMI rejected a non-binding offer from Warner Music on March 2 to purchase the company for 260 pence per share on the grounds that it “wasn’t in the best interest of its shareholders and undervalues the company.” EMI also cited...

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