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Adieu, Modu, We Hardly Knew Ye

Jan 13, 2011 2:40 PM

Israeli handset maker Modu—which developed the concept of a super-light, super-small smartphones that can be customised with different outer “jackets”—is understood to be shutting down. In its heyday, the company had received at least $107 million in backing from investors that included Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) and SanDisk.

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, Bankruptcy, M&A & Venture Capital, Companies, Google, Android, Qualcomm, Countries, Asia, India, dov moran, israel, modu, sandisk

SanDisk’s Convoluted Path To Mobile Music

Oct 16, 2008 4:38 AM

When SanDisk (NSDQ: SNDK) launched its $19.99 Sansa slotMusic Player which can play microSD cards loaded with music Wednesday, much of the focus was on whether the company was taking a step back with a piece of physical infrastructure when the direction has clearly been toward digital downloads. The slotMusic…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, sandisk

SanDisk Launching MicroSD Memory Cards With DRM Free Music; All Four Majors On Board

Sep 22, 2008 10:50 AM

In a week that will see heavy coverage of MySpace Music when it launches, SanDisk (NSDQ: SNDK) has announced an ambitious venture to sell its microSD memory cards pre-loaded with DRM-free MP3 music from all the four majors EMI Music, *Sony* BMG, Universal Music Group, and *Warner Music Group*. The…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, sandisk

Samsung Officially Makes $26 Per Share Offer To Sandisk; ‘Deeply Disappointed’ Not To Have Agreement

Sep 16, 2008 5:13 PM

This was first reported a couple weeks ago, and now it’s official… Korean electronics giant Samsung has made a $26 per share bid for memory card maker SanDisk (NSDQ: SNDK). In a statement, Samsung says it is “deeply disappointed” that after four months of negotiations, SanDisk has not agreed to…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Samsung, sandisk

SanDisk To Offer Micro SD Cards Pre-loaded With Content?

Aug 20, 2008 4:29 AM

Will SanDisk (NSDQ: SNDK), makers of SD memory cards that became a popular way to store photos in digital cameras, start offering pre-loaded micro SD cards for mobiles? SanDisk has been flirting with the idea of pre-loading micro SD cards with songs for its Sansa music players for a few…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Gadgets, sandisk

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