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| Qimonda Takes GDDR5 to Mass-Production: More Pixels on Your LCD |  | German memory specialist Qimonda has announced that it was ready to ramp up production of the next generation of memory chips in the GDDR5 family. The advent of the new solution is likely to spark another battle between AMD's graphics division and its arch-rival Nvidia ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 06:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Memories Can Help You Keep Thin |  | If you're planning to go on a diet and are contemplating cutting back on most of the delicious yet calorific dishes which delighted you at lunch time almost every day, wait until you hear what the latest studies in the effect of the mind on weight loss tell us. Apparently, thinking about food is not as bad as we thought it was, especially if there's a weight loss goal involved. Scientists now believe that if actively tr ... [read more >>] | | 10 May 2008, 07:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mushkin Introduces Ascent XP DDR Lineup with Vapor Chamber Cooling |  | Memory specialist Mushkin has just announced its latest memory offerings in the DDR2 and DDR3 families of products. The new memory modules are branded as Ascent XP and have been developed in collaboration with Celsia Technologies.
The XP memory line-up is comprised of stand-alone modules and dual-channel kits. According to the company, the Ascent XP memory modules come in 2 GB DIMMS as well as in 2 x 2GB kits, rated to work a ... [read more >>] | | 08 May 2008, 08:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Limit of the Human Mind |  | Few people are in any way like Napoleon and that happens because on average our conscious mind, based on working memory, can juggle with a maximum of 3 to 4 items at a time, informs the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.
Working memory is a temporary storage place for information, the data that ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 04:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Super Talent Releases 4GB ProjectX DDR3-1800 Memory Kit |  | DRAM specialist Super Talent has just released another memory offering in the overclocking-class ProjectX family. The new DDR3 memory modules have been launched as DDR3-1800 4GB dual-channel kits, commercially known as W1800UX4GP.
The ProjectX memory family is touted as being the most advanced DDR3 offering in the world. Built with selected DRAM chips manufactured by Micron, the modules are carefully tested to support prolonge ... [read more >>] | | 24 April 2008, 10:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Teens Get Hooked on Cocaine Easier and for Longer Periods of Time |  | Teens may become hooked on cocaine and, once rehabilitated, relapse more rapidly than adults because their developing brains are more sensitive to drug-related cues. At least in the case of rats, this holds true. A new study carried out at McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric facility at Harvard Medical School, and published in Behavioral Neuroscience found that adolescent rodents which received cocaine were more likely to linger in th ... [read more >>] | | 22 April 2008, 05:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OCZ Unleashes Flex II DDR3-2000 Memory Modules |  | Overclocking specialist OCZ has just introduced its DDR3-based PC3-16000 Flex II Series of memory modules with enhanced cooling system for smooth and safe overclocking. According to the manufacturer, the premium memory modules run at blazing speeds of 2000 MHz and sport CL8-8-8 timings.
Just like their ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 10:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| How Cache Memory Works |  | Have you ever noticed how as soon as you enter a computer shop the seller starts talking in some alien language, mentioning words such as 'L2 cache', '16 megabytes buffer' or 'virtual memory', but never has time to explain what those words really mean? If you have, then you're in the right place, because this article describes exactly what a memory cache is and how it works.
Caching is a technology ba ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 09:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Super Talent Unveils Project X DDR3 Memory |  | Memory manufacturer Super Talent has just released its 2GB DDR3-2000 Project X memory modules, touted as being the fastest products of this kind on the market. Although the new offering is delivered by one of the most important memory manufacturers on the market, pricing is surprisingly lower than compared to a no-name product.
According to the company, the Project X memory is one of the most advanced memory products, designe ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OCZ Breaks DDR2 Memory Speed Record |  | OCZ has just announced its Flex 2 series of memory modules, especially targeted at high-performance and enthusiast markets. The new products allow the company to surpass the speed barriers of the DDR2 memory and take gaming to a new level.
The Flex 2 memory runs at a dazzling speed of 1150 MHz, a clock frequency that is relatively troublesome to achieve because of the huge amounts of residual heat. Normal memory modules clock ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 08:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nanotube Magnetic Transistor Prototype Promises Better Memories |  | Typical computers today have two main components interacting with each other dynamically in order to process data: the central processing unit and the memory core. The memory core of the computer relies mostly on magnetic components, while the central processing unit uses electrical signals to operate. Nonetheless, University of Copenhagen researchers believe that the future of faster computers lies in creating new means of stori ... [read more >>] | | 08 April 2008, 06:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hynix Unveils Ultra-Fast Memory for Mobile Computing |  | Memory manufacturer Hynix Semiconductor has just revealed another memory chip targeted at mobile applications, with lower power requirements and faster data transfer rates. The company is currently placed second on the memory market, right after Samsung Electronics, and the new chips could bring Hynix increased market share on a crumbling sector.
"We will increase production of the energy efficient chips in the fourth qua ... [read more >>] | | 07 April 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| GDDR5 to Bring Back the Graphics Performance |  | The single-GPU graphics cards market has been progressing at a small pace during the last years, as the more and more intricate graphics chips are hard to design and manufacture. The advent of the dual-GPU solutions did nothing but take another approach at the existing problem, however they are more expensive and come with higher power requirements.
The most important obstacle in delivering higher performance on the single-GPU ... [read more >>] | | 05 April 2008, 04:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| How Does it Feel After Being Brain Dead? |  | He revived just in time. The man had been declared brain-dead four months ago, and his organs were on the verge of finding other users.
Zach Dunlap, 21, of Frederick, was pronounced dead Nov. 19 at United Regional Healthcare System in Wichita Falls, Texas, after suffering an accident in an all-terrain vehicle. His family agreed for organ donation. But just when his kin were paying their last respects, the man moved his hand w ... [read more >>] | | 02 April 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel and ST Micro Close the Numonyx NAND Flash Deal |  | Intel today announced that it has closed the transaction with memory specialist ST Microelectronics and investment firm Francisco Partners on the Numonyx flash memory joint venture. Numonyx is touted as a combination between ST Micro's NAND flash division and Intel's NOR flash business.
According to memory market analysts, the new joint-venture will be one of the largest providers of flash-based memory, as well as th ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 08:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Classification of the Memory Types |  | Humans have been preoccupied to store and process information for a very long time. It allows humans to use the experience of the past generations and that of the others. The memory of each person defines him/her. Losing memory is like losing past and future, living in a continual present.
Brain researches sh ... [read more >>] | | 29 March 2008, 07:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Intel's Memory Joint-Venture, to Be Approved Next Week |  | Numonyx, Intel's flash-memory joint-venture with semiconductor expert ST Microelectronics is set to be approved early next week. According to the two companies, the flash memory venture will be funded in collaboration with investment company Francisco Partners LP.
The official joint announcement is scheduled for March 31st, when the two companies are set to give further details about the total investment, manpower, resear ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 18:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rambus Wins in Memory Patent Lawsuit Trial |  | Memory chips manufacturer Rambus has just won in the patent infringement lawsuit against its competitors, after about ten years of trials. According to the jury investigating the case, Rambus was not found guilty of monopolistic practices against its competitors by patenting technologies that imposed themselves as standards.
The lawsuit was filled back in 2000 by chip manufacturers Micron Technology Inc., Hynix Semiconductor I ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 18:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| DDR3 with EPP 2.0 and XMP Support is Possible, Less Probable |  | While it's true that nobody can appreciate the value of DDR3 memory better than a hardcore overclocker, keeping average users from reaching dazzling memory speeds might be regarded as an injustice. Fine tuning memory modules is not an easy to achieve task, and less experienced users who try to squeeze the last bit of performance usually manage to get their memory modules belly up.
The advent of the EMP and XMP technologi ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 09:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ultra-Fast, High-Capacity, Non-Volatile RAMs with Quantum Dots |  | There are basically two types of random access memories currently marketed all over the world. The Flash memories, most commonly known as portable memory sticks and dynamic random access memories, those used in personal computers. Both types have disadvantages, however they complement each other. For example, Flash memories are non-volatile but they are rather slow at writing data. On the other hand, DRAMs are volatile and have high write ... [read more >>] | | 22 March 2008, 05:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Smart Goggles Find Your Lost Things |  | If you have problems remembering where you lost your 45 million dollar laptop, you should probably consider buying a pair of these weird-looking glasses. The Smart Goggles have the ability to remember where you last saw a particular lost item. This way, you can behave like a borg, have the memory of a borg and look like one as well! The device has a camera attached to the glasses, a small computer and an LCD display which can also identify ... [read more >>] | | 14 March 2008, 11:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| CeBIT 2008: Corsair’s Booth Is All About the Fastest Memory Around |  | As mentioned in one of our previous articles, we’ve managed to schedule an interview with one of Corsair’s representatives at CeBIT. Thus, Mr. Gareth Ogden, Technical Marketing and Applications Specialist at Corsair has taken us on a tour of what Corsair has to offer, and boy, they did have a lot of goodies in store.
First of all, it’s important to mention the fact that Corsair is providing three major families of products: h ... [read more >>] | | 06 March 2008, 11:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Micron Joins Nanya for 50-Nanometer DRAM Development |  | Micron Technology has just announced that it has joined Nanya for a DRAM joint-venture and a partnership in research and development on the 50-nanometer production node. The announcement puts an end to the rumors that have circulated since last month.
The two companies jointly stated that they are expecting to sign an agreement in the next few months for a joint program in DRAM development and design at sub-50-nanometer nodes ... [read more >>] | | 03 March 2008, 08:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Kingston Unveils Suicidal DDR3 Memory Modules Clocked at 2.13 GHz |  | Memory manufacturer Kingston Technologies has just demonstrated new blaring speeds for its HyperX DDR3 memory products. Shortly put, the company managed to overclock the memory modules to an unbelievable 2133 MHz clock speed using a pre-release sample of motherboard based on Nvidia's next-generation core-logic with DDR3 support.
The HyperX PC3-16000 (KHX16000D2K2/2G) memory modules have been overclocked from their default ... [read more >>] | | 29 February 2008, 09:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cheap 4GB Memory Upgrades Available for MacBooks - $95.99 |  | Other World Computing (OWC) has recently announced its 4GB Memory Kits for Apple's updated MacBook and MacBook Pro (Penryn), available starting February 26th, 2008. OWC has concluded that users working with audio/video, photo, 3D modeling and gamers employ apps that use a lot of memory. Thus, the company is mak ... [read more >>] | | 28 February 2008, 04:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Super Talent to Release Inexpensive 800 MHz FB-DIMM Memory |  | FB-DIMM memory fans have now yet another reason to celebrate, as memory manufacturer Super Talent has just announced new inexpensive FB-DIMM modules working at DDR2-800 speeds.
FB-DIMM memory modules are not so popular as their regular DIMM counterparts. They are special modules designed to work in high-workload environments. Fully-buffered memory modules are not pin-to-pin compatible with either DDR2 or DDR3 modules; they ar ... [read more >>] | | 27 February 2008, 05:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OCZ to Introduce New DDR3-1333 MHz Kits in the 666 Reaper Series |  | Memory expert OCZ announced two new memory products to join the scary-sounding 666 Reaper series. The new offerings are targeted at computer enthusiasts and hardcore overclockers who want to squeeze the last bit of performance off their memory modules.
The PC3-10666 Reaper HPC offerings come in kits of either 2GB or 4GB dual channel configurations, in order to match best the users' computing necessities. The 1333 MHz cloc ... [read more >>] | | 26 February 2008, 08:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IBM Gets Ready for Atomic Memory Breakthrough |  | IBM Corporation researchers announced on Friday that they successfully managed to manipulate individual cobalt atoms. This achievement may be regard as a technological breakthrough that will pave the way to atomic memory, where the bit-cells will hold just a few atoms.
The nowadays process involves heavy use of atoms. The densest memory material cannot go lower than one million of atoms per bit. IBM's engineers, however d ... [read more >>] | | 25 February 2008, 14:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MetaRAM to Release 8GB Memory DIMMs |  | MetaRAM has been keeping its business away from prying eyes since it was founded, back in 2006. Led by the ex-Advanced Micro Devices CTO, Fred Weber, the company was dealing with RAM, but nobody would be able to tell what it was cooking in its laboratories.
Things have become crystal clear as MetRAM has finally pulled the veil off its ultimate technology: a welcome refresh to the old but still powerful SDRAM Dimm. More to the ... [read more >>] | | 25 February 2008, 04:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 50% Price Drop in Order for iPods and iPhone |  | Last year, the price for NAND flash memory dropped by as much as 60 percent, automatically plummeting the prices for devices that used them. As technology evolves adding price for different aspects, the same process is likely to be repeated this ... [read more >>] | | 22 February 2008, 08:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Just 6 Minutes of Sleep Boost Your Memory! |  | You can cram all night long for the damn exam, but that's all in vain if you skip sleeping. That have been proved by a large array of researches. But this German research signaled by New Scientists comes with really astonishing information: in fact, even only 6 minutes of nap can boost your memory performances. "Ultra-short" sleep appeared to have impacted the memory processing, a challenge to current theories.
... [read more >>] | | 22 February 2008, 06:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nanya to Dismiss Partnership With Micron |  | Nanya Technology was reported to have entered a technology partnership with US-based Micron company. The allegations also claimed that the two companies were getting ready to enter a joint-venture for DRAM chips manufacturing. Nanya was also supposed to kick its German partner Qimonda out of their current business.
The report alleged that Nanya had already inked the memorandum of understanding with Micron, and the two compani ... [read more >>] | | 21 February 2008, 10:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Corsair Will Launch 2GHz Gaming DDR3 Memory |  | Corsair Memory announced that it will start shipping ultra-high performance memory modules especially tailored for high-end personal computers and professional, hardcore-computing systems. The memory modules will work at a dazzling clock speed of 2.0 GHz and will ship later this quarter.
The company also hinted at even faster memory modules that will arrive soon, as the forthcoming core-logic sets will arrive with more advance ... [read more >>] | | 21 February 2008, 07:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Women Have Better Memory Than Men! |  | With so many differences between the brain of a woman and that of a man, no wonder they work differently. Studies are decoding little by little these cognitive differences. A new research published in the journal "Current Directions in Psychological Science" reveals how memory abilities vary between the sexes.
The team made by psychologists Agneta Herlitz and Jenny Rehnman, in Stockholm, Sweden, has detected signi ... [read more >>] | | 21 February 2008, 06:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Lexar to Introduce Crucial DDR2 FBDIMM Memory Kits |  | Memory manufacturer Lexar Media has just announced the availability of its new memory offering, comprised of Crucial 800MHz fully buffered DIMM (FBDIMM) memory modules. The kits are available in sizes of GB, 4GB and 8GB, and are the perfect companion for the newly-released Skulltrail gaming platform from Intel.
The Crucial FBDIMM offerings are OEM-quality memory modules targeted especially at Mac systems, such as the new Quad ... [read more >>] | | 21 February 2008, 04:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nexus HXR-5500 Memory Coolers – When Common Heatspreaders Are Not Enough |  | The rush for computing performance is constantly transforming the hardware parts inside our computers. Once upon a time, cooling solutions were exclusively pitched at computer processors, but as more and more powerful hardware came along, heatpipe coolers and even water-based solutions made their way to other components, such as motherboard chipsets and even memory modules.
Cooling specialist Nexus has just released a new heat ... [read more >>] | | 19 February 2008, 04:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Solid-State Drives Are Getting Larger and Better |  | Solid-state storage is continuously gaining more and more attention from the mobile enthusiasts. Flash-based storage is thinner, more energy-saving and has better access timings than the conventional hard-disk drives. They are the best pick for notebooks such as the ethereal MacBook Air or Lenovo's Thinkpad X300.
High-capacity solid-state drives are extremely expensive, and it is very likely that you would pay the price o ... [read more >>] | | 15 February 2008, 04:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OCZ to Sponsor the Cyber Evolution Gaming Contest |  | Memory expert OCZ has announced its partnership with Cyber Evolution (CEVO), a premier national online gaming organization. The competition attracts teams from across the US to compete in the newest PC and console gaming title tournaments.
Cyber Evolution hosts multiple gaming competitions that can be regarded as the gaming equivalent of the Olympics. During a single year, the contests list more than 75,000 attendants and abo ... [read more >>] | | 14 February 2008, 06:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nanochip Technology to Lay the Ground for Cheaper Flash-Like Storage |  | Nanochip Technology, a memory and storage research company has received $14 million in research funds to finish its work on some technology prototypes that will revolutionize the storage industry. The prototypes will be hopefully shipped to electronics device makers for extensive evaluations during the next year.
The technology developed by Nanochip is stronger than flash memory, as it can store much more data and will dramati ... [read more >>] | | 12 February 2008, 10:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Micron to Introduce World's Fastest Mobile DRAM Memory |  | Memory specialist Micron Technology announced that it has started sampling industry’s fastest 512 Mb Mobile DRAM component, that will power the upcoming notebook and ultra-mobile PC systems. Mobile applications are increasingly growing and demand more and more resources from a version to another, and memory becomes a critical element for the system's overall performance.
Micron's Mobile DRAM meets the mobile users� ... [read more >>] | | 11 February 2008, 10:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OCZ Announces Heatpipe-Enabled 4GB DDR2-1066 Reaper Memory Kit |  | Memory and cooling expert OCZ has just introduced the newest OCZ PC2-8500 Reaper HPC 4GB, one the fastest high density kits in the world. The company tries to mix the need for more and more memory with its ability to overclock at higher frequencies.
The new PC2-8500 4GB Reaper HPC series comes with an innovative cooling solution to dissipate the excessive heat that accumulates especially when overclocked. The memory module fe ... [read more >>] | | 08 February 2008, 05:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Pregnant Women Have Impaired Memory! |  | Did your wife forget to treat you right after giving birth? That's normal, as a new Australian research published in the "Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology" has confirmed that pregnancy can cause memory impairment. The issue can last for at least a year after giving birth, but these effects are minor and they affect especially unfamiliar or demanding tasks.
"The memory deficits many women experien ... [read more >>] | | 06 February 2008, 04:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Chaintech to Announce 'New Generation' Apogee GT DDR2 Memory |  | Memory manufacturer Walton Chaintech today announced the availability of "new generation" memory modules in its Apogee series. The modules are comprised of 8 x 128 Mb chips running at 1066 MHz. The APOGEE GT DDR2 memory is the company's response to consumers' increasing need for high quality RAM memory for running the nowadays software applications.
According to the company, the APOGEE GT DDR2 1066 128Mbx ... [read more >>] | | 05 February 2008, 10:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Deep Brain Stimulation Boosts Your Memory! |  | SF movies have achieved it before, but now it's real: electrical stimulation of specific brain nuclei could boost memory. A Canadian team describes in its article published in the "Annals of Neurology" how this was achieved in the case of an obese man who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS): the electrical impulses triggered vivid memories in this case.
"This is a single case that was totally unexpected. We are ... [read more >>] | | 01 February 2008, 05:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Why Elephants Have Such a Long Memory? |  | In a top of intelligence, humans are followed by apes, elephants and dolphins. The elephant brain is denser than the human's, and the temporal lobes, associated to memory, are more developed than in humans. Elephant's lobes also have more foldings, so that they can store more information. That's why elephants have excellent memory.
But why? Elephants can recognize over 200 different individuals. This is essenti ... [read more >>] | | 30 January 2008, 10:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| G.Skill to Announce 4GB DDR2 Kit on Eight-Layer PCBs |  | A Taiwanese ancient proverb has it that RAM memory is never enough and we would gladly approve with it, if memory manufacturer G.Skill hadn't gone ahead of us. You may wonder why this launch is so important, since there are plenty of vendors to sell 8GB DDR2 kits (and DDR2 memory is getting obsolete).
Well, here is the big deal: while traditional memory manufacturing process involves the use of six layers of PCB (Printed ... [read more >>] | | 30 January 2008, 10:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Qimonda to Start Sampling Power-Efficient DDR3 Modules |  | Qimonda announced that it started shipping samples of its upcoming power-saving DDR3 SO-DIMM memory to its key partners and original equipment manufacturers. This is a refurbished version of their previous DDR3 memory modules, that is much improved in terms of power-saving.
Power efficiency is extremely important for this type of memory modules, since they will operate inside notebooks and ultra-mobile PCs. The low energy con ... [read more >>] | | 29 January 2008, 11:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Kingston's 19-in-1 Media Reader: Pocket Sized, Ready to Go |  | The world we live in is full of memory-based consumer electronics: mobile phones, photo cameras, miniature flash disks, in a word, everything but the kitchen sink. Many of these can connect via USB cables to the computer, then have their SD cards displayed as removable media, but the solution is not only slow when it comes to data transfer, but also impractical, as you have to look for a spare USB port on your computer's rea ... [read more >>] | | 24 January 2008, 08:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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