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We're outsourcing our memories to search engines

Posted July 15, 2011 - 9:46 am

"Google effect" making it harder for Internet users to remember information, Columbia University researchers say.
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Move over flash: Here comes phase-change memory

Posted June 2, 2011 - 3:43 pm

University of California, San Diego researchers next week plan to demonstrate a solid state storage device that uses phase-change memory to blow away traditional hard drives and even newer flash drives.
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Samsung pushes 'green' 30nm memory

Posted March 4, 2011 - 11:06 am

Samsung's components division is pushing the eco-friendly angle at CeBIT this year (just as it did last year). The difference this time around is that the company believes its green DDR memory could hold the key to the future of cloud computing.
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You can never have enough memory, says virtualization report

Posted December 17, 2010 - 1:03 pm

A new survey indicates that the biggest issue for virtualization deployment is insufficient memory installed in servers and not, as is commonly believed, CPU performance.
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Samsung to release '3D' memory modules with 50% greater density

Posted December 7, 2010 - 3:07 pm

Samsung announced today that it is ready to release a new set of 8GB DIMMs that takes advantage of stacking memory chips vertically to achieve 30% fewer memory sockets.
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Racetrack Memory -- Computer Memory That's 100,000 Times Faster Than Today's -- May Arrive in 5-7 Years

Posted November 15, 2010 - 12:51 pm

Computer memory and storage have always followed the Law of Closet Space. No matter how much you have, you shortly discover that it isn't enough.
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DDR3 DRAM demand spikes for new laptops, servers

Posted July 6, 2009 - 9:50 am

Demand for the next generation DRAM chip, DDR3 (double data rate, third generation), has spiked recently as systems makers turn to it for increased power efficiency and performance.
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Taiwan DRAM maker Powerchip faces further tests

Posted June 23, 2009 - 3:53 pm

Powerchip Semiconductor, formerly the largest DRAM maker in Taiwan, was able to secure agreements with enough holders of a convertible bond that came due at the end of last week to move forward on a new repayment plan, but the company faces further loan repayments soon.
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Rambus reaches tentative settlement with European Commission

Posted June 12, 2009 - 8:23 am

High-speed memory developer Rambus is close to settling a complaint brought against it by the European Commission in 2007, it said Friday.
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Faster SD cards could reach devices next year

Posted June 11, 2009 - 7:32 pm

Memory cards based on a new specification will boost storage of consumer electronics to as much as 2TB, the SD Association said Thursday.
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An iPhone app that's better than your brain

Posted June 3, 2009 - 10:02 am

I probably don't have to mention this to those who know me, but for the benefit of new readers: my brain is mush. If only there were some sort of neural enhancer I could use to make my life and the lives of those around me less aggravating. Enter NeuroMobile for the iPhone.
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US FTC drops Rambus antitrust case

Posted May 15, 2009 - 9:38 am

The FTC has officially dropped its antitrust case against memory maker Rambus, after losing a Supreme Court case in February.
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Samsung ships first 32GB memory card

Posted May 12, 2009 - 7:42 pm

Samsung Electronics Co. announced today that it is shipping a 32GB NAND memory card, the highest-density embedded memory card to date and one that offers twice the capacity of previous cards.
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Taiwan's big five DRAM makers post massive losses

Posted May 1, 2009 - 9:42 am

Taiwan's five largest DRAM makers reported massive losses in a slew of earnings reports filed late Thursday evening, raising questions about how much longer some of them can remain afloat without direct government aid.
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DRAM maker Elpida makes big full year loss

Posted April 27, 2009 - 8:21 am

Japan's Elpida Memory made a massive loss in the year to March 31 due to falling DRAM prices, according to preliminary figures published Monday.
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New Intel chips prompt rise in demand for DDR3 memory

Posted April 22, 2009 - 9:11 am

Intel's Xeon 5500 processor family aimed at computer servers are prompting a rise in demand for DDR3 memory chips.
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Researchers working on memory to replace DRAM, NAND

Posted April 21, 2009 - 8:59 am

A Taiwanese research group has turned to RRAM (Resistive-RAM) as the latest possible Holy Grail of memory chips, one that can replace both DRAM and NAND flash memory.
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12 Brain Rules

Posted March 31, 2009 - 7:34 pm

How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget—and so important to repeat new knowledge? Brain Rules is about what we know for sure, and what we might do about it.
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Taiwan DRAM bailout leads to creation of single company

Posted March 5, 2009 - 9:52 am

Taiwan plans to merge its indebted DRAM memory chip makers into a single company called Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) in an attempt to stem losses and prevent loan defaults that could further harm the island's banking sector.
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Bond redemption could spark ProMOS bankruptcy

Posted February 15, 2009 - 4:45 pm

A bond redemption that could sink DRAM maker ProMOS will begin on Tuesday and last seven days.
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Losses pile up at DRAM maker Hynix

Posted February 5, 2009 - 10:38 am

Hynix Semiconductor reported its fifth straight quarterly loss on Thursday, as a chip glut and ebbing computer demand sent prices down in the fourth quarter of last year.
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DRAM prices soar in early Asia trading

Posted February 2, 2009 - 10:18 am

DRAM prices soared in early trading in Asia as traders returned to work following the Lunar New Year holiday.
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DRAM prices spike after Qimonda bankruptcy

Posted February 1, 2009 - 8:24 pm

DRAM chip prices spiked last week over supply concerns after chip maker Qimonda filed for bankruptcy protection in Germany, and prices will likely continue to climb, Gartner said Monday.
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AMD to release DDR3-capable processors

Posted January 31, 2009 - 8:45 pm

AMD will soon introduce processors that are capable of supporting DDR3 memory, earlier than the company had anticipated.
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Sandisk and Toshiba restructure joint venture

Posted January 29, 2009 - 5:09 pm

Sandisk on Thursday announced it had reached a deal to restructure its manufacturing joint venture with Toshiba.
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