Read more flash stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3104/flash.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 15:05:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13751/toshiba-to-make-solid-state-pc-disks.htmlLaila Weir<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=53812&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401024718' border='0' />Toshiba will start making flash-based solid-state drives for laptops, the company said Monday. The Japanese memory chip maker is trying to create more demand for flash chips, reports Reuters . Solid-state drives, which offer a faster boot-up than hard disk drives, are used in portable devices, but aren't mainstream yet in...SanDisk Corporation of Milpitas, Calif., announced today that its 1.8-inch UATA solid state drive (SSD), which replaces a hard drive in notebook computers, has been certified by Microsoft Windows Hardware Qualification Lab. The announcement was made in Los Angeles during the annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC 2007). (Photohttp://www.newser.com/story/13751/toshiba-to-make-solid-state-pc-disks.htmlMon, 10 Dec 2007 15:05:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9037/5-flash-games-to-ease-you-into-the-workweek.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=33759&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401031322' border='0' />Flash games aren’t just Tetris rip-offs anymore. Online freebies are more innovative and ambitious than ever, GigaOM says, and they include these five must-play distractions: Grow Cube: A quirky, imaginative puzzler that forces you to think ahead and rewards you with nice animations. Warbears: Lead a crack squad of bear..."War Bears" is among a growing body of quality Flash games available online for free. http://www.newser.com/story/9037/5-flash-games-to-ease-you-into-the-workweek.htmlMon, 08 Oct 2007 11:35:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3150/kodak-sets-sights-on-flashless-future.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=7878&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034632' border='0' />Kodak showed off a new technology today that enables digital cameras to capture clearer pictures in low light—without a flash. Kodak revealed the innovation just as the enduring photography company finishes up its long and costly transformation to digital and begins to tap into its valuable portfolio of patents.In this undated photo released by Eastman Kodak Company is an unidentified Kodak technician showing image sensors embedded on a silicon wafer at Eastman Kodak Inc., in Rochester, N.Y. Kodak is announcing new sensor technology that will provide an increase in the sensitivity to light. (AP Photo/Eastman Kodak Company)http://www.newser.com/story/3150/kodak-sets-sights-on-flashless-future.htmlThu, 14 Jun 2007 15:55:00 CDT