Entries in 'standards' (11)
Micro SSD SATA and SATA Express unveiled
NEWSThe SATA IO working group has announced the arrival of a new micro SSD specification and the intention to develop another known as SATA Express.
New USB power standard to deliver up to 100W
NEWSThe USB promoter group has announced (pdf) the development of a new USB 3.0 power delivery specification which will see chargers able to deliver up to 100W of power.
Multi-gigabit wireless draws near
NEWSThe Wireless Gigabit Alliance has published a new specification for a high speed Wi-Fi network operating in the 60GHz region.
Google wants backrground tab websites to throttle themselves
NEWSGoogle suggested a new mechanism to allow web developers to throttle activities on web pages that aren't being viewed by readers.
Google's Chrome to drop H.264 in HTML5 video format war
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Google's Chromium web browser team announced that the firm would drop support for the H.264 video codec from the Chrome web browser apparently to be 'consistent' in the browser's support ...
EC adopts universal micro USB phone charger
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The European Commission has adopted a standard for a common USB-based phone charger with 14 manufacturers lining up to support the new device.
SanDisk, Sony and Nikon propose next-gen memory card standard
NEWSSanDisk, Nikon and Sony announced the joint development of specifications for a next generation of high-speed memory card to “address the future requirements of professional photography and video markets.”
Wi-Fi and HomePlug standards groups announce collaboration
NEWSThe standards certification agencies for wireless and power-line networking announced that they have joined forces in order to promote adoption of the networking technologies.
Wireless USB standard 1.1 released
NEWSThe Wireless USB Promoter group announced the completion of the Wireless USB 1.1 specification which offers performance enhancements over the lacklustre predecessor.
Flash card speeds to triple in 2012
NEWSThe group responsible for the SD memory card specification is working on a revision which would nearly triple the speed of SD cards.
Broadband ad banned for false speed claims
NEWSThe Advertising Standards Authority has banned a BT ad, saying there was insufficient evidence to support claims of 20Mb per second bandwidth.
