In the most simple computer system architecture, all control lies with the CPU (Central Processing Unit). This means not only the execution of commands that affect the CPU’s internal register or cache ...

Tech giant Google is working on a new compression technology designed to make AI more efficient, which could help lower RAM prices, at least theoretically.

The year so far has been filled with news of Spectre and Meltdown. These exploits take advantage of features like speculative execution, and memory access timing. What they have in common is the fact ...

So far, so futile. Both these approaches are doomed by their respective medium being orders of magnitude slower to access and ...

San Jose, Calif. — Startup Gear6 is boosting data center performance with rackable RAM cache systems that sit on an Ethernet network. The CacheFx appliance creates a scalable pool of shared ...

Ignoring your laptop’s RAM type could cost performance and battery life.

Why it matters: A RAM drive is traditionally conceived as a block of volatile memory "formatted" to be used as a secondary storage disk drive. RAM disks are extremely fast compared to HDDs or even ...

Q: My computer has begun to freeze on an intermittent basis; what should I do? A: One of the most annoying situations in computing is when the computer freezes up in the middle of an important task, ...

Considering a PC upgrade, but unsure about how much RAM to buy? Here's how I make that decision in the current climate.