Hooorrrraaayyyy! The penguin has started calling! Why wait for Google Android when Freerunner is already here?

FreeRunner is Openmoko’s Linux-based smartphone designed to encourage third-party modification and customization. The handset is completely open in both hardware and software. While the FreeRunner’s software platform is still incomplete, the device has attracted attention from mobile software developers and Linux enthusiasts. In fact, it was launched  last Friday but the 900MHz version has sold out and the demand is still high.

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Good news to all SSD technology fans, Samsung announced today that they have started mass producing 1.8-Inch & 2.5-Inch MLC-based Solid State Drives in 64GB and 128GB versions. These SATA II SSDs provide a reading speed of 90MB/s, writing speed of 70MB/s and power consumption of 0.2-watts in idle state and 0.5-watts in active state.

The 128GB MLC-based SSD consists of 64 MLC NAND flash memory chips of 16 gigabits each, optimized single-chip controller technology and advanced flash-management firmware technology. Enclosed in a brushed metallic casing, it measures 100mm x 69.8mm and is only 9.5mm thick.

Samsung plans to produce 256GB SSDs by the end of this year.

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