Micron Technology's new 32GB NVDIMM-N offers twice the capacity of existing NVDIMMs, providing system designers with new flexibility to work with larger data sets in fast persistent memory. According to the vendor, the solution is designed to support the increasing performance, energy efficiency and uptime requirements of data analytics and online transaction processing applications. Compared to server configurations using traditional far storage, deploying NVDIMMs can deliver up to 400% performance benefits, Micron claimed.The new innovation in persistent memory offers a solution for near-memory data analysis and addresses rising bandwidth demands of data-rich applications in markets such as finance, medicine, retail, and oil and gas exploration. VMware and Dell are collaborating with Micron to increase the performance for virtualized applications. With virtual persistent memory, customers can now run multiple operating systems in a virtualized environment while reducing overall network traffic.

Acer's smartwatch subsidiary Xplova has launched a smartwatch for live streaming users' bicycle activities. The device is expected to further expand to support other activities such as running or triathlon, according to Ben Wan, chairman of Xplova and president of Acer's e-Enabling business group (EBBG). The Xplova X5 features a 120-degree wide-angle camera, supporting HD-quality filming. The device is able to activate the recording mode based on the user's heart beat rate changes, allowing the device to automatically film users' bicycling activities.

Samsung Electronics has announced that it is adding three TCO-optimized, high-performance SSDs, based on 3-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) technology, to its portfolio of advanced enterprise and data center SSDs. The drives are available now. Designed for OEMs, the new SSDs, the PM1633, PM1725 and PM953, all utilize Samsung's 3-bit MLC (multi-level-cell) V-NAND flash memory.