AMD launches FirePro W9100 32GB
Published in Graphics
Friday, 15 April 2016 14:35

AMD launches FirePro W9100 32GB


If you want to know how much it costs you can’t afford it

AMD has released an updated workstation graphics card sporting a massive 32GB of memory. The new card uses GDDR5 memory although you can still get the older 16GB version released in 2014.

Kingmax releases gaming DDR4 RAM range
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 29 March 2016 12:43

Kingmax releases gaming DDR4 RAM range


Metallic look and three colours


Kingmax has issued a new “spring collection” of gaming DDR4 RAM with a metallic look and in red, blue and silver.

Vivo releases 6 GB RAM phone
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 03 March 2016 15:26

Vivo releases 6 GB RAM phone


Xplay5 Elite remembers everything

Vivo has launched what it thinks is the world's first smartphone with 6GB of RAM - the Vivo Xplay5 Elite.

Tsinghua Unigroup to build its own memory Fab
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 02 February 2016 10:07

Tsinghua Unigroup to build its own memory Fab


Invites Micron to lend a hand

The Chinese government's Tsinghua Unigroup is going to build its own  DRAM fab and has asked Micron to be involved.

SK Hynix profits fall by 40 per cent
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 26 January 2016 12:37

SK Hynix profits fall by 40 per cent


Memory sales at a snail's pace

The world's second-largest memory chipmaker,SK Hynix  posted a $822 million in operating profit for the fourth quarter last year which is down 40.7 percent. Apparently demand for memory chips is sluggish.

Lenovo Chromebooks get a big RAM refresh
Published in AI
Monday, 04 January 2016 12:50

Lenovo Chromebooks get a big RAM refresh


Nothing to be sheepish about

The Chinese maker of the Thinkpad, Lenovo has refreshed its new T450 range and is finally giving it all the RAM that its users can eat.

Micron makes surprise loss
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 23 December 2015 10:05

Micron makes surprise loss


Suddenly it became like everone else

While the bottom had dropped out of the PC market, Micron had been managing to do quite well.  Today though it suprised observers by forcasting a surprise loss for the second quarter.

Why doubling RAM on smartphones is silly
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 02 December 2015 12:30

Why doubling RAM on smartphones is silly


Why do you need 8GB?

Word on the street is that smartphones are going to start getting 8GB of Ram from next year.

Samsung starts production on TSV DDR4
Published in Cloud
Thursday, 26 November 2015 14:37

Samsung starts production on TSV DDR4


128GB DDR4 modules built


Samsung has started mass production of 128GB DDR4 modules built using 'through silicon via' (TSV) technology.

AMD flogs Intel friendly DDR4 memory
Published in News
Tuesday, 06 October 2015 12:41

AMD flogs Intel friendly DDR4 memory


They don't work on AMD platforms of course

AMD has started selling Radeon DDR4 memory modules which only work on Intel Z170 chipsets and derivatives.