ICQ, Others Back New U3 USB Standard
Filed in: Technology — January 9th, 2005
Flash storage manufacturers SanDisk and M-Systems are slated to announce Friday at CES a new USB standard called U3, which enables users to carry, store and launch applications directly from a USB flash drive without installation. ICQ will be one of the first adopters of the platform, and the instant messaging software will come enbedded on devices from participating vendors.
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January 9th, 2005 at 2:18 pm
Isnt that headline misleading? I was thinking along the lines of USB 3.0 when i read that, but it just seems to be a new standard of mobile flash drives.