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Viking combines DRAM module with flash for auto backup
Viking Technology have launched the ArxCis-NVTM DRAM memory module, which the company said can automatically detect I/O interrupts and back-up data to NAND flash prior to an outage.
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Hybrid flash hard drives to take over market by 2016, say analysts
A quarter of new laptops and half of new desktop PCs will adopt an emerging data storage method by 2016, pairing flash memory with traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) for better overall performance, according to two storage experts.
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DRAM memory chip prices drop to one year low
DRAM chip prices reached a one year low on Tuesday and approached their cheapest ever due to a post-holiday oversupply. The cheap memory chips are pushing PC prices lower too, a Taiwan-based trading platform said.
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New 12-core Mac Pros available to order in UK
The UK Apple Store is back online and currently listing the Quad-Core, 8-Core and 12-Core models, with numerous configurations available to order. The flagship 12-core Mac Pro costs £3,999.01 including VAT.
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Nine chipmakers fined ?331M over price fixing
European antitrust regulators fined nine semiconductor manufacturers more than ?331 million (US$404 million) on Wednesday following a years-long investigation into price fixing in the market for DRAM memory chips.
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DRAM memory prices set to rise in 2010
Taiwan's biggest DRAM maker, Nanya Technology, reported its first net profit in nearly three years, as DRAM prices rose and demand remained strong in the fourth quarter of last year.
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Google finds multitude of memory errors
A study performed on tens of thousands of DRAM modules in servers at Google's data centres showed vastly higher error rates compared to laboratory studies, which were limited in size.
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Nvidia unveils Fermi GPU for supercomputers
Nvidia showed off a new GPU architecture on Wednesday that it hopes will allow it to move beyond gaming to play a greater role in the supercomputing market.
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DRAM prices hit new low
A glut of DRAM memory on the market and sluggish demand in China caused the price of the most widely used memory chip to fall 25 percent in a matter of weeks, according to DRAMeXchange.
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EC accuses Rambus of 'patent ambush'
European Union regulators think Rambus may have broken the law by keeping relevant patents secret while the DRAM memory standard was being developed.
