Samsung Electronics has developed a music-player cell phone with 8GB of built-in flash memory—double the amount of memory in Apple Computer’s hit-iPod nano.The SCH-B570 can store about 1,600 MP3 music files or about 16 movies, and if that’s not enough entertainment, then there’s also a receiver for South Korea’s mobile satellite broadcasting service (S-DMB). It also has a 2-megapixel camera.The phone, which was announced on Tuesday, will go on sale in South Korea shortly. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Samsung SCH-B570 A day earlier, SanDisk took the wraps off an MP3 player with a similar 8GB storage capacity. The relatively high price of flash memory is a limiting factor in the storage built into products such as MP3 players, phones and digital still cameras. But both Samsung and SanDisk are among the world’s largest manufacturers of flash memory chips and so are able to benefit from lower prices than those paid by competitors like Apple and Sony.Both the new SanDisk player and cell phones capable of playing video like Samsung’s SCH-B570 are among the types of products that could kick-start the market for portable video. After Apple released the iPod with video last year, interest in the sector has grown, but the market remains small compared to that for music. Samsung SCH-B570 With such products raising awareness of portable video, the worldwide market for video-centric portable media players is expected to hit 5 million units this year from 390,000 in 2004, according to a report published earlier this month by InStat.-Martyn Williams, IDG News Service (Tokyo Bureau)Related Link: SanDisk Targets iPod With New MP3 Player, PricesCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe