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  • iPhone 4 to have 512MB of RAM, double the 3GS and iPad?

    iPhone 4 to have 512MB of RAM, double the 3GS and iPad?

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Apple has traditionally been -- how shall we put it -- cagey with revealing memory and CPU specifics of its mobile devices, but MacRumors is today reporting its discovery that the fourth-gen iPhone's RAM apportionment will be a very healthy 512MB. We've heard similar rumblings from reliable sources of our own. What it means is that iPhone 4 users can look forward to not only the same processor (though potentially at a lower speed) as their iPad compatriots, but also double the memory allowance. Of course, this will hardly be the first handset to offer half a gig for the OS to dance inside, but at least Apple's keeping up with the times. Wouldn't wanna disappoint all those pre-orderers now, would we?

    iPhone 4 to have 512MB of RAM, double the 3GS and iPad? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Motorola boosts Milestone XT720 spec with 720MHz CPU and 512MB RAM

    Motorola boosts Milestone XT720 spec with 720MHz CPU and 512MB RAM

    Posted on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Some of you weren't too pleased to see Motorola's new Milestone hitting Europe with just 256MB of memory and a 550MHz processor, and it seems like Moto has listened. We're sure the XT720 would've done just fine running Android 2.1 with its previous spec, but we're hardly going to begrudge a free upgrade. The TI OMAP3440 is now running at 720MHz -- something Motorola had told us the phone was always capable of, though the company had initially opted to downclock away from it, presumably in an effort to extend battery life. RAM gets a healthy doubling to 512MB, bringing the Milestone XT720 more in line with its "premium multimedia" boast, while the launch date seems to remain unaltered: later this month for Europe and a big fat question mark for the USA.

    [Thanks, Thomas F]

    Motorola boosts Milestone XT720 spec with 720MHz CPU and 512MB RAM originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • New study proves that ECC memory may well be worth the extra cost

    New study proves that ECC memory may well be worth the extra cost

    Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Conventional wisdom regarding computer memory has for some time been that all RAM is created equal. Stated another way, it's not really worth it to buy expensive ECC RAM because errors just don't occur frequently enough to worry about. Even in server-grade products, designed to be running 24/7 in mission-critical environments, ECC RAM is often optional. Mainboards and RAM sold for consumer home use almost never even have the option of supporting ECC memory. A new study from Google indicates that this may be a problem.

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