Windows Phone 7 Removable Storage Saga Continues… #wp7

Windows Phone 7 Removable Storage Saga Continues… #wp7

Late last week, we looked at the unfolding saga involving Windows Phone 7 and expanding the internal memory by swapping out removable SD cards. Though we noted that in Windows Phone 7′s case, these removable cards become anything but once configured for WP7 usage, so much so they can’t even be reformatted once removed from the device. Samsung responded to a MobileTechWorld reader today, making some headway into the rather confusing and ridiculous nature of the...

Windows Phone 7 Requires “Permanent” SD Cards. No Longer Able to Install in Other Devices or Reformat. #wp7

Windows Phone 7 Requires “Permanent” SD Cards.  No Longer Able to Install in Other Devices or Reformat.  #wp7

We’ve already seen several instances of new Samsung Focus owners going against Microsoft’s best wishes and voiding their warranties by installing their own microSD cards. Now, voiding a warranty by replacing an SD card sounds ridiculous. (That’s because it is.) But voided warranties be damned, people want more storage. And that lust for more is starting to highlight some very big problems with Windows Phone 7, especially pertaining to external...

SD Cards get bump to 64GB thanks to Toshiba

SD Cards get bump to 64GB thanks to Toshiba

When 32GB of pictures just isn’t enough, Toshiba is there to save you. The SDXC cards will feature speeds of 35Mbps and 60 Mbps for write/read respectively. The first samples of said card are due to hit manufacturers’ secret labs this November with the general public getting graced sometime in spring of 2010. While I would much rather have several smaller cards (I cringe at the thought of losing 64 GB worth of data, especially pictures), some people just...

Hard drive fail? No worries…boot from SD card.

Hard drive fail?  No worries…boot from SD card.

In many computer users’ lives, the time will come when your computer isn’t acting quite as happy and peppy as it once did. The computer golden years aren’t as fond as the human variant not only in the demands required of aging technology, but also in the fact that “old” comes about relatively quickly in the tech world. With Apple’s latest addition of an SD card reader on the MacBook Pro line, new possibilities are now available such as...

USB Mass storage mode not working on your Berry/SD card? [How-To]

USB Mass storage mode not working on your Berry/SD card? [How-To]

One of the great parts of the Blackberry experience is the ability to save files to the SD card for use in sending to another recipient or simply by using your Berry as a big radio wave emitting flash drive. However, while process of entering mass storage mode is extremely easy, occasionally things go awry. Have you ever connected, enabling mass storage mode, only to find that your SD card inside your berry doesn’t show up or get recognized? The solution and...