Samsung is trying to "stabilize" the price of microSD cards

According to our Taiwanese colleagues, referring to industry sources, Samsung Electronics is trying to stabilize prices for memory cards format microSD. Mechanism to regulate prices, select the restriction of supply.

In particular, Samsung decided to stop supplying microSD cards small distributors and generally limit the amount of supplies. It is assumed that these measures will stop the further decline in prices for NAND flash chips and ready-card format microSD.

 

It is learned that some small and medium-sized distributors have resorted to dumping, selling microSD cards, and a plate with a flash-memory chips purchased from the suppliers of the upper level, at very low prices. This behavior is undermining the market, say industry sources.

Reduced prices for flash memory NAND flash does not cease, at least since the beginning of the year. This is due to weak demand for memory cards and flash drives. Expectations were not realized until the producers and the fact that prices will stop falling popularity of SSD.

Due to falling prices and the associated losses, many distributors are on the brink of bankruptcy, certain representatives of the industry.   Source: DigiTimes

Phone Motorola MOTOKEY 3-CHIP has three slots for SIM cards and a mechanical QWERTY keyboard

The American company Motorola Mobility announced the release of the phone MOTOKEY 3-CHIP, which feature is the presence of three slots for the SIM-cards. Sales will start in the first week of June in Brazil, but then, it is likely the phone will be available in several other countries.

 

MOTOKEY 3-CHIP quite so cheap can not be named, the company is asking for about $ 170 a novelty, but equipping it with a fairly modest. The device comes standard, not a touch screen, and does not support Wi-Fi, but it is in its active FM-radio, wireless module and Bluetooth, a slot for memory cards microSD, a 2 megapixel camera resolution, and, of course, the mechanical keyboard QWERTY.

 

Unfortunately, many details about the device not: Unfortunately, the developers did not want to specify any size, any weight or battery life MOTOKEY 3-CHIP.