Android gets SDXC flash driver, Microsoft gets royalties

Posted by Penguin on Jun 3, 2010 12:15 PM EDT
Computerworld UK; By Julie Bort
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Tuxera offers Android and Linux driver for next-generation memory flash cards that relies on Microsoft's exFAT.

Good news for anyone that uses an Android (or Linux) mobile phone, mobile device or PC. Tuxera has released its long-awaited specification that makes the new SDXC memory cards compatible with Android or other Linux flavours.

SDXC includes at its heart Microsoft's exFAT specification, a big win for Microsoft because every device manufacturer that wants to create SDXC cards, or build technology that taps into them, has to pay Microsoft royalties.

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