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| OCZ's Fatal1ty-Branded Memory Kits Launched |  | Most computer enthusiasts have undoubtedly heard of the Fatal1ty-branded computer hardware products, since they are mostly advertised as being exactly what a high-end gamer needs in order to become the best of the best. Well, it looks like the Fatal1ty family has just received a new addition, this time around OCZ being behind the newly released DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules.
The memory modules have initially surfaced earlier th ... [read more >>] | | 22 July 2008, 04:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Materials Used to Make CDs Perfect for High-Capacity Memory Sticks |  | Forget about transistor based flash memories, say researchers working for the flash memory chip maker Numonyx; future ultrahigh-capacity solid state information storage devices are most likely to be made out of the same materials used to manufacture CDs and DVDs. It may be just a matter of time before nonvolatile memories are built through the new process, since the technology behind the concept has already been proven to work.
Almost a ... [read more >>] | | 16 July 2008, 10:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| More Bad News for NVIDIA: Sued by Rambus |  | Here is a business plan that some might consider twice before putting into practice: create a company that can obtain numerous technology patents and license technologies for which it has no production facilities to work on. Said company will then engage in a number of lawsuits that will be quickly settled through a generous financial agreement. This seems to be the business plan of Rambus, which is back again in court, this time suing NVI ... [read more >>] | | 11 July 2008, 05:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Qimonda Confident of GDDR5 Future |  | As most of you already know by now, AMD is the first graphics card manufacturer to introduce a GDDR5-enabled card. However, the one thing that might have gone by unknown in this is that AMD succeeded this by partnering with memory chip maker Qimonda, which, back in May, announced that it had started shipping GDDR5 memory chips to the Sunnyvale company.
On that note, the company has recently announced that it feels confident ab ... [read more >>] | | 10 July 2008, 06:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Toshiba and SanDisk Team up to Bring 3D Memory on the Market |  | This Tuesday, Toshiba and SanDisk signed an agreement according to which the companies would be teaming up to develop and manufacture 3D memory. The news was largely overlooked as all eyes in the hardware industry were drawn to NVIDIA's official release of its latest GT200 series of graphics cards. But, thanks to the Inquirer, that has spotted a U.S. Stock market regulator report filed by SanDisk, we now know that the companies will c ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 06:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OCZ's Fatal1ty Edition Memory Kits Now Avaialble |  | Some of the attendants at this year's Computex trade show in Taipei have been able to identify a new product over at OCZ's booth, of whose existence no one had been aware until that moment. The product in question was actually a Johnathan 'Fatal1ty' Wendel-branded memory module, and users will be able to see precisely what it’s all about once it becomes available on the market, also thanks to OCZ, one of the leading mem ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 10:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Kingston Snatches Top Spot on Computer DRAM Memory Module Market |  | Most of you have probably heard about Kingston, whether you're using their USB Flash Drives or their memory modules. However, there's a lot more to be said about this company, since chances are that the firm's components are the driving force behind your A-brand desktop or notebook PC. And this is not just PR talk from the company, as the statement is backed up by a very serious study from iSupply.
We've h ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 10:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Tiny Turbine Could Revolutionize Computer Memory |  | Advanced computer simulations carried out by Colin Lambert of the Lancaster University resulted recently in the design of world's smallest turbine, a device consisting of a 10 nanometer long and 1 nanometer across carbon nanotube housed inside two other wider nanotubes (see image). As electric current is pumped through the two ends sustaining the tube (rotor), the latter starts spinning. The tiny turbine may one day form the basis of ... [read more >>] | | 11 June 2008, 09:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| How Logic Gates Work |  | As we all know the microprocessor is the 'brain' of the modern digital computer, but have you ever wondered how a piece of silicon manages to process information so accurately and at such a high speed rate? The answer lies behind the basic building blocks of the processor, the logic gates, and a special type of information processing technique invented in the middle of the 1800s by George Boole, called Boolean logic.
Basicall ... [read more >>] | | 10 June 2008, 09:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Stupid Flies Live Longer |  | As it turns out it really pays to be stupid. Well, at least for flies it does. A study carried out by a team of researchers from a Swiss university revealed that dumber flies live much longer than their geeky cousins. According to the results of the study revealed today by Tadeusz Kwackei and Joep Burger at the University of Lausanne, there is a definite correlation between the mental capabilities of a fly and its life longevity.
[ADMA ... [read more >>] | | 04 June 2008, 08:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Excessive Cannabis Users Risk Partial Brain Shrinking |  | The parts of the brain affected by long-term, heavy cannabis use are those where memory and the regulation of emotion functions reside. High resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the brain of 15 men who have been smoking at least five joints per day for periods of time at least 10 years long compared to that of people who haven't been consuming any drugs show that the hippocampus region of the brain of cannabis users has ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 08:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Chambered Nautilus Has a Simple Memory |  | As opposed to other cephalopods, the Chambered Nautilus has a relatively small brain and according to a new experiment it may have a simple memory as well, just enough to remember a particular event that took place several hours back, such as a flash of light that is associated with food.
"We were quite surprised to see memory at all. Because their brain is so simple and because it lacks the dedicated learning regions of octopus an ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 11:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| How Flash Memory Works |  | Flash memories are solid state electronic devices with random access memory capabilities used for fast digital information storage. They are used in a wide range of applications, such as storing BIOS routines in typical digital computers, as medium capacity hard drives for digital cameras or as memory cards for laptop computers and video consoles.
The technology used to manufacture flash memories is based on EEPROM (electrica ... [read more >>] | | 31 May 2008, 05:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Super Talent Intros DDR3 for Notebooks |  | Super Talent Technology, one of the leading manufacturers of flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, has announced yesterday the immediate availability of DDR3 memory SO-DIMMs. As most of you know, SO-DIMMs are memory modules used for portable computers such as notebooks and laptops. The introduction of DDR3 to the notebook industry comes to forecast the upcoming next generation of portable computers.
The San Jose, Ca ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2008, 07:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Softpedia Exclusive Interview: The Present and Future of GeIL RAM Memory |  | As all the hardware fans among you know only very well, GeIL (or Golden Emperor International Limited, as the company's actually called) is one of the world's leading suppliers of various memory modules, designed especially for hardcore gamers, overclocking fans and technology enthusiasts who simply can't keep their hands out of their computers.
This is the reason why we've decided to find out more about what GeIL h ... [read more >>] | | 24 May 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD Graphic Cards Receive GDDR5 memory |  | If you are wondering what AMD is prepping for its new R700 graphic cards, here's a piece of information you might find interesting. Qimonda, the memory manufacturer, has announced that it started shipping GDDR5 memory to AMD. The memory is supposed to be for the company's next generation graphic processors, meaning that the release of the new Radeon graphic cards is just around the corner.
Qimonda also declared that ... [read more >>] | | 21 May 2008, 11:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The World's First DDR2 SDRAM with x32-bit I/O Configuration |  | Elpida, the company which was formally known as NEC Hitachi Memory, Inc. is not that big of a name on the consumer memory market. With all that, despite not being the biggest name in the industry, the company has registered a few considerable achievements over the past years. The latest, which was announced on May 15, has seen the Japanese supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory as the fist manufacturer to release the 512-megabi ... [read more >>] | | 19 May 2008, 09:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 |
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