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Nokia Adds SD Card to its DesignsThe mobile phone operator announced on Tuesday that it has applied for membership of the SD Card Association and will include support for SD cards in many of its future devices.
Until now, Nokia has only supported the MMC (MultiMediaCard) format, but the growing popularity of SD Cards has forced Nokia to widen its portfolio of flash memory cards, explained Timo Poikolainen, Nokia's vice-president of technology marketing.
"The concept of removable memory in devices is now breaking through," Poikolainen told ZDNet UK, adding that SD Card slots are now commonly found in electronics devices such as printers and digital cameras.
"It has been a novelty in mobile devices, but now it's more normal."
The SD Card Association was formed in 2000, since when over 700 companies have become members, including rival mobile makers LG, Matsushita, Motorola, NEC, Samsung, Sharp, and Siemens. According to the Association's Web site, an 8GB SD card is under development.
IT news site The Inquirer reported back in June that the Association told delegates at Computex 2004 in Taipei that Nokia was risking isolation through its dependence on MMC.
According to Poikolainen, Nokia products with built-in SD Card slots will go on sale in the second half of 2005. MMC will still be supported in other products.
"MMC is a cheaper tech
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