21
2012
Researchers develop silicon ReRAM chip, send warning shot to Flash memory
Does the word ReRAM ring a bell? No? Well, the key point is that it’s much faster than NAND memory, and it’s making its way into chips from Elpida, Sharp and Panasonic. Further proof that ReRAM is on the up and up? Researchers at University College London have used this technology to make a chip that operates at 100 times the speed of standard Flash memory. The device is composed completely of silicon oxide, which improves the chip’s resistance, and it doesn’t require a vacuum to work (which makes it cheaper to produce). But this new chip is more than just a faster alternative to Flash; its ability to move between different states of conductivity means it can be configured as a memristor, or a device that handles both data-processing and storage tasks. In the long term, researchers hope this technology can pave the way for silicon oxide CPUs — and UCL is already using this design to help develop transparent memory chips for mobile devices. Need to know more? Feast your heart on the gritty details via the link below.
25
2012
Free Up Inactive Memory in Mac OS X with Purge Command
Mac OS X has fairly good memory management but it’s not perfect, and sometimes RAM can be held unnecessarily in the “inactive” state despite the contents no longer being needed. If you’ve been participating in memory heavy activities or you just need to free up some available RAM you can actually force Mac OS X to clear out inactive memory.
6
2012
See Each App’s Memory Consumption On WP7 Using appSiege [Homebrew]
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Each app in the windows Phone 7 Marketplace displays the amount of memory space it will occupy once you install it to your Mango phone. Most users, however, have so many apps on their WP7 that it becomes impossible with the passage of time to keep track of every appâs size. You might go to the appâs Marketplace page again to view the size, but that doesn’t sound too intuitive a method. The overall status of your phoneâs memory usage can be seen in the about section of Settings, but it is far from seeing how much memory is taken up by each app. If you have an unlocked device, this problem just got solved. Enter appSiege, a useful homebrew which displays the install size of each app, as well as the memory the data associated with that app is occupying.
15
2012
Speed up Chrome with TabMemFree
During most work days, I have dozens of tabs open, and chrome can start to feel a bit sluggish under the weight of my hunt for helpful tips and tricks and, this time of year, Cincinnati Reds news among other distractions. With TabMemFree, chrome unloads inactive tabs so they don’t take up CPU and memory resources.
14
2012
Hanso Player: Lightweight Music Player With Dynamic Playlist Function
Some days ago, we covered Hanso Tagger, an application for windows that allows you to easily tag your music files and add or edit meta tag information to them. Today, we have another tool from the same developer called Hanso Player. Just as the name suggests, it is a music player. The reason for selecting this music player for review is its simple, yet useful, options, and the low memory consumption even during playback. The number of formats that the audio player is capable of handling covers all of the popular ones, including MP3, MP4, MPC, FAC, OGG, WAV, WMA etc. The capabilities of Hanso Player are not just
14
2012
Sony A57 DSLR Camera First Look Video
Here we have the first look video at the upcoming Sony A57 DSLR camera that was made by Anthony Carboni from SGNL. You could check it out after the break. To refresh your memory, the A57 sports a 16MP APS-C HD CMOS sensor, a 3.0-inch Xtra Fine LCD display, a high-resolution Tru-Finder electronic viewfinder, Sony’s BIONZ image processor, Memory Stick Pro Duo + SD/SDHC/SDXC card slots, ISO up to 16,000, 15 point AF with 3 cross sensors, an HDMI port and 1080p 60p/60i/24p video recording capabilities.
13
2012
Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR Camera (Body Only) Available For Pre-Order
B&H Photo has begun taking pre-orders for Canon’s upcoming DSLR camera ‘EOS 5D Mark III’. The camera can be yours for $3,499 (Body Only). To refresh your memory, the EOS 5D Mark III sports a 22.3MP full-frame CMOS sensor, a 3.2-inch Clear View high resolution LCD screen, Canon’s latest DIGIC 5+ image processor, dual CF and SD memory card slots, 61-point autofocus system, 63-zone metering system and Full HD 1080/30p video capture with manual control. [
6
2012
Halcyon Dual SIM Android Smartphone
Here we have another dual SIM android smartphone from Chinavasion, the Halcyon. Priced at just $78.28 fully unlocked, the handset packs a 2.6-inch 320 x 240 resistive touchscreen display, a 416MHz processor, a 271MB RAM, a 256MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB), dual GSM SIM card slots, a convenient numeric keypad, a 0.3MP front-facing camera, a 0.3MP rear-facing camera, WiFi, a 1000mAh battery and runs on android 2.2 OS.
11
2011
Verizon Palm Pre 2 Now Available For Free
Latest report on Verizon Palm Pre 2 Now Available For Free:
Here is another hot deal from HP's wireless unit, they offer you Palm Pre 2 for free with a new two-year contract agreement with Verizon. To refresh your memory, the Palm Pre 2 packs a 3.1-inch 320 x 480 touchscreen display, a 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, a 16GB internal memory, a 5.0-megapixel camera, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and runs on webOS 2.0. Grab yours now! Product Page
17
2011
T-Mobile To Release Two Affordable Android Smartphones
Latest report on T-Mobile To Release Two Affordable android Smartphones:
T-Mobile launches two new budget smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The T-Mobile and Samsung Move Galaxy Mini will be powered by the google android OS 2.2 Froyo. Move the T-Mobile has a 600MHz processor, 150MB internal memory, a 2-megapixel camera and a 2.8-inch (320 x 240) display. The phone also has a low-cost 3G radio inside, enabling download speeds of 3.6 Mbps. The Galaxy Mini Samsung has a 600MHz processor, a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, 150MB internal memory (expandable to 32 GB via a microSD card slot), 3G and Wi-Fi. too bad, there is no info on pricing at this time. Stay tuned for more updates. PC World
