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Four Samsungs and one LG clears the FCC

Four Samsung phones made it through the FCC this week, which means we're going to see a lot of Samsung phones in the near future. LG also made it through with one filing.

Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency's online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you the trouble, Crave has combed through the database for you. Here are a selection of filings from the past week on new and upcoming cell phones. Click … Read more

T-Mobile gets 8-megapixel Samsung Memoir

Rumblings about the Samsung Memoir have been sweeping through the blogosphere since the year began, but it was only late Wednesday when we finally heard the official word from Samsung. As expected, the Memoir, aka the SGH-T929, is an 8-megapixel camera phone that is winding up at none other than T-Mobile. We don't know the price or when it will be in stores, but Samsung promises that it will go on sale by the end of the month.

Similar to its cousin, the 8-megapixel Samsung Innov8, the Memoir walks a thin line between phone and camera. We hope that … Read more

SanDisk suffers $1.86 billion loss amid slump

SanDisk reported a net loss of $1.86 billion, as it takes steps to reduce output and conserve cash amid a collapsing flash memory chip market and weak consumer demand.

The flash memory chip supplier's fourth-quarter net loss was $1.86 billion, or a loss of $8.25 per share, compared to GAAP net income of $106 million, or 45 cents per share, in the same period last year. (GAAP stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.)

Charges, including a combined pre-tax goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge of $1.02 billion, due to a sustained decline in SanDisk's … Read more

Amazon has Samsung's LN52A650 52-Inch 1080p LCD for $1,800 + free shipping

I love TVs. The bigger the better. I've had my 42-inch, 1080p LCD for a little over a year now, and I'm already beginning to flirt with larger TVs. Today only, Amazon has Samsung's LN52A650 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD for $1,799 with free shipping. That is over $900 off MSRP! Armed with a 4ms response time and 120Hz, motion blur with sports or video games is not going to be a problem. To make it even harder to say no to this deal, CNET gave the Samsung LN52A650 four stars! Till next deal, JT

Analyst: iPod, Zune, servers to drive SSD growth

Solid-state drives may see heady growth despite a sliding world economy, according to a report released Tuesday by a market research company. Devices like the Apple iPod and iPhone are expected to drive growth.

Flash memory revenue in the solid-state drive segment will see compound annual growth rates of over 100 percent through 2012, according to market research firm In-Stat. The type of flash used in solid-state drives is referred to as NAND flash.

"You're starting from quite a small base. Back in 2006, you're in the tens of millions (of dollars) kind of a number. By … Read more

Samsung brings femtocell to Verizon

Samsung announced Monday that it's bringing its femtocell base station to Verizon Wireless. The Verizon Wireless Extender is similar to the Sprint Airave, which Samsung introduced last year. It acts as a miniature cell phone tower by boosting indoor cell phone coverage where the normal Verizon signal may not reach.

The Extender requires a normal power outlet and a home broadband Internet connection. If you're on the phone and you leave the house, your call will switch automatically between the Extender's coverage area and Verizon's standard network. It costs more than most Verizon handsets ($249), but … Read more