Microsoft has announced a new licensing program for its Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology. For certain device categories, such as cameras, camcorders, and digital photo frames, the ...

ExFAT, the Extended File Allocation Table, is Microsoft’s file system for flash drives and SD cards, which launched in 2006. Because it was proprietary, mounting these drives and cards on Linux ...

Microsoft has agreed to the addition of its Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology to the Linux kernel, according to a Wednesday announcement. The exFAT code was submitted for "staging ...

Microsoft this morning said it has reached an agreement to give Research In Motion access to patents covering the latest version of the file system known as the Extended File Allocation Table ...

The patents in question pertain to Microsoft's exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) file system, which allows devices to handle much larger individual files than the previous FAT file system.

Microsoft this week cleared its Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology to be added to the Linux kernel. According to this Aug. 28 Linux kernel maintainers post, the exFAT code was submitted ...

08/07/2012 Sharp Corp. has agreed to license intellectual property associated with Microsoft's Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology for use in Sharp's Android-based smartphones.

Specifically, Sharp is licensing the Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) patent held by Microsoft for use in some of its Android smartphones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Microsoft (MSFT) announced that Microsoft and Research In Motion (RIMM) have signed a patent licensing agreement that gives RIM broad access to the latest Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT ...

Research in Motion has entered into an agreement with Microsoft that will allow them to use the software maker's Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) file system on select BlackBerry devices.

Microsoft announced today that it supports the inclusion of its exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) file system for USB flash drives and SD cards in the Linux kernel through the Open Invention ...