Writable DVDs will provide about 4.7 gigabytes of memory to consumers, and some commercially produced DVD formats could provide manufacturers with as much as 18 gigabytes of memory to play in.

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We have a much better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere, more observations from towers, balloons and radar, and faster computers with much more processing speed and memory.

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This new generation of MLC flash memory SSDs include improvements in the flash cells themselves combined with NAND flash memory management in the controller to achieve much better flash cell endurance.

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An Alzheimer's Society spokesperson said: "It is interesting that the technique distinguished between people with Alzheimer's disease and older people without memory problems much better than previous techniques".

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There will be a skimpy 2 megabytes of memory, which isn't much to work with on a Palm device but is enough if all you want to do is keep track of your daily schedule and a sizable address book, among other things.

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Mobiles will continue to get steadily better, with higher resolution touch-screens, speech recognition that really works and much greater memory and storage capabilities.

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Micron has been working to diversify its operations, with more of its operations focusing on producing a type of memory used in smartphones and tablets, which are growing much faster than PCs.

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