Samsung ups the microSD card game, its latest are 5x faster than what’s out there

MicroSD is getting a huge upgrade with these new cards from Samsung. The South Korean tech giant introduced new cards that have flash storage. It comes with 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities and uses the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 1.0 Card Extension Standard. The JEDEC standard promises that these cards will be five times faster than any other card out on the market. These have read speeds of 530 megabytes per second and write speeds of 170MBps. For comparison, the new SanDisk Extreme 256GB microSD card has a read rate of 100MBps and write speed of 90MBps.

One of the things that might hamper adoption of these new microSD cards is price. We’re not sure yet how much Samsung plans to price these as flash storage is just starting to become affordable. These new cards are being positioned for camera use so another thing is the JEDEC standard needs wider adoption. And that means the likes of Canon and Nikon need to get onboard.

Source: The Next Web

‘Pokémon GO’ coming to Canada soon

People who aren’t in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand are watching in envy (or trying to find workarounds) as these countries get to walk around their cities and try to catch ‘em all. Pokémon GO has been out for just a couple of days and has already hit the top spot in app stores. It’s faced technical issues with servers not being able to handle the amount of people who want to catch Pokémon. But news like that isn’t exactly surprising. What we want to know though is when will we get the game, too? The only thing we’re getting from Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Niantic is “coming soon.” Canada, Europe, and South America will be the areas to get the game. So, just keep your eyes and ear peeled for now (and possibly your wallets ready, if you plan on purchasing things within the game) .

Source: Forbes

Facebook for iOS finally lets you switch between accounts

Managing multiple Facebook accounts is now easier for iOS users, too. Facebook has enabled account switching within Facebook’s family of apps (FB, Messenger, and Instagram, to be specific). So, if you manage multiple accounts, such as those for your business, you can just add the extra account you handle. You’ll be able to see the option under Profile > Switch Account > plus sign to add the new account.

Source: The Next Web

Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing unveil gorgeous hypercar

The new Aston Martin AM-RB 001 is what happens when you bring two powerhouse automotive giants. The concept version of the hypercar was unveiled on Tuesday showing off the amazing skills of Red Bull’s aerodynamics engineer/genius Adrian Newey. They call it a road-legal Formula One car but instead of using the hybrid V6 powertrain, it’ll be using a 1,000-horsepower V12 engine. Its downforce will be generated by the body, more specifically the shape of the car’s underbody, so you won’t see massive wings on this one. It’ll come with two seats and is designed to be both a true road car and a vehicle capable of performing magnificently on track.

We won’t see the interiors of the car just yet but Aston Martin customers have been showing interest already. According to its CEO Dr Andy Palmer, at least 370 customers have shown interest in the supercar. They originally planned to release 99 AM-RB 001 road cars that’ll cost between £2 and £3 million (CA$3.3 and $5 million) but now they plan a limited run of 150 road cars and 25 track-only vehicles.

Source: Ars Technica + Business Insider