We've been eagerly awaiting some of that next-gen XQD memory since it was announced right around a month ago, and now that we have something worthy to pop it in, we're doubly buzzed. Sony's the first ...

The top two flash-memory card makers are letting Sony handle the market for the new high-end XQD format--at least for now. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors ...

The high-end but nascent memory card format gets a big boost from one of the major manufacturers of flash cards. Also: a fix is in for Lexar's USB 3.0 reader on new Macs. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

If you’re feeling a little out of the loop, that’s because the XQD format became official last month. The CompactFlash Association announced XQD cards as the next step in memory card technology. XQD ...

Are you ready for yet another memory card format? Dubbed XQD, the medium was first announced by Sandisk, Sony and Nikon in November 2010. And after the the CompactFlash Association finalized the ...

The recently announced Nikon D4 D-SLR will be the first camera to use the new XQD memory card standard. XQD is the successor to CompactFlash, which has long been the standard for use in professional ...

Back in 2010, Sandisk, Sony and Nikon announced a joint adventure that would create a new memory standard for HD camcorders and high-res DSLR cameras. This new standard would use the PCIe interface ...

Sony has announced a new high-speed XQD memory card series. Aimed at sports photographers, the S series cards offer sustained read and write speeds of 168MB/s, considerably faster than the first ...

Memory cards come in many shapes and sizes, and there’s a greater variety of formats and features than ever, complicating the buying process for consumers trying to find the right card for their phone ...