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News about computer hardware

• Today's NAND flash has hit a development dead-end

  Toshiba and other major manufacturers of planar floating gate NAND flash are focusing development on 3D NAND

• SanDisk, Toshiba double down, announce the world's highest capacity 3D NAND flash chips

  SanDisk and Toshiba today announced a new fabrication plant: a 48-layer 3D NAND flash chip that doubles the capacity of previous chips.

• This new 3D XPoint memory could last forever

• Computer fires requiring a 911 call rare

  Hard drives, printers, power cords and monitors are the primary culprits.

• U.S. memory maker buyout by Chinese firm not likely to succeed

• Here's what the brain in Audi's self-driving vehicle will look like

  Audi AG is developing a device the size of an iPad that will pack all the computing power needed for a car to drive itself ...

Features about computer hardware

• Computerworld's holiday gift guide 2014

  From device chargers to cameras, smartphones to speakers, here's the best tech gear to give and get this year.

• Beware the next circle of hell: Unpatchable systems

  Insecure by design and trusted by default, embedded systems present security concerns that could prove crippling

• A clear-eyed guide to Mac OS X's actual security risks

  Apple has improved its security in recent years, but is it enough?

• Intel vs. ARM: Two titans' tangled fate

  Intel has barely made a dent in the mobile market, while ARM has been wildly successful

• Mac flashback: Bill Gates on the business impact of the Macintosh (3/2/1987)

  Microsoft chairman praises Macintosh but never sees corporate buyers being a strong point for Apple

• HP Envy X2: A Windows 8 tablet to covet

  Smart in design and stingy on power, HP's Envy convertible works well as a laptop or a tablet