Neowin News Feed for: Memory

Claude on Windows is eating up massive amounts of RAM, with no way to stop it

Usama Jawad — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:18:02 +0000

A Claude desktop bug is back in the spotlight as users accuse Anthropic of wasting nearly 2GB of RAM on Windows, even when AI agent features aren't in use. Read more...

AMD just made DDR5 RAM even faster on Ryzen systems with new EXPO "ultra low latency"

Sayan Sen — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:04 +0000

AMD has enhanced DDR5 memory performance on Ryzen platforms by introducing a new EXPO ultra-low latency tech. Read more...

New clever way to make cheap DDR5 RAM may be Intel-exclusive only with no AMD support

Sayan Sen — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:30:02 +0000

Intel and its partners are working on quite a smart technology that could soon make cheap DDR5 RAM widely accessible and more affordable. Read more...

Samsung and AMD are partnering up to solve AI's biggest bottleneck

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:24:01 +0000

Samsung and AMD are coming together to create next-generation hardware, which will help solve the AI industry's most critical problems. Read more...

New magnet breakthrough could revolutionize RAM, SSDs, HDDs, and indirectly end shortage

Sayan Sen — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:30:01 +0000

A new magnetic material breakthrough has been achieved by scientists, which can indirectly lead to the end of the current memory and storage crisis. Read more...

Valve confirms Steam Deck stock issues are due to memory shortages

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:28:01 +0000

Valve is having a tough time getting more Steam Decks in stock in the US and other regions as AI datacenters' demands keep ramping up. Read more...

As memory crisis continues, Samsung expects record profit in latest quarter

Usama Jawad — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:04:01 +0000

Samsung is expected to post a record-breaking quarter soon, with the latest guidance indicating almost 20 trillion Korean won in operating profit. Read more...

Apple crowns Samsung as lead memory supplier amid global shortage

Hamid Ganji — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:46:01 +0000

With SK Hynix and Micron focusing on high-bandwidth memory for AI data centers, Samsung is well positioned to reinforce its role in Apple's supply chain. Read more...

Report: Future smartphones to come with less RAM than today, thanks to AI

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:46:01 +0000

The ongoing AI boom could trigger an unexpected trend in the smartphone market. It's reported that future smartphones could feature less RAM than today. Read more...

Google Research finally finds a way to simulate neuroplasticity in AI

Paul Hill — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:02:01 +0000

Google Research has developed a new method to simulate neuroplasticity in AI. This greatly helps the memory abilities of AI models. Read more...

Apple may finally increase the RAM beyond 8GB in the standard iPhone 18

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:38:01 +0000

Latest reports suggest that Apple may be more generous with the standard iPhone 18's memory, opting for a higher-capacity memory chip. Read more...

Anthropic's Claude finally gets memory, catching up to ChatGPT and Gemini

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:12:01 +0000

Claude AI's long-awaited memory feature is now available to all paid users, closing the gap on competitors like ChatGPT, which introduced memory over a year ago. Read more...

U.S. revokes Samsung's and Intel's approval to export chipmaking tools to China

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:04:01 +0000

The United States has revoked long-standing approvals that allowed Samsung, Intel, and SK hynix to export chipmaking tools to their factories in China without additional licensing. Read more...

Samsung's profit nosedives again as chip division bleeds cash

Paul Hill — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:58:01 +0000

Samsung has released its earnings for the second quarter of 2025. Operating profits took a big dip but division performance was mixed. Read more...

Extraordinary next-gen SSD & RAM could be awaiting as scientists hit a milestone temperature

Sayan Sen — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:18:01 +0000

Scientists have managed to hit a major milestone in terms of temperature, thus making them excited about the possibility of some amazing future SSD and RAM innovations. Read more...

ChatGPT memory upgrade extends to Free users

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:16:02 +0000

OpenAI is extending a version of its ChatGPT memory feature to all free users. This allows the AI to recall information from previous conversations. Read more...

v-color launches DDR5-9000 64GB CUDIMM RAM for the latest Intel PCs

News Staff — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:24:01 +0000

v-color has released a new 64GB CUDIMM DDR5 memory kit that is capable of running at speeds of 9000 MT/s. Read more...

A Firefox user has kept 7,400+ browser tabs alive for two years

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 03 May 2024 20:20:01 +0000

In a surprising turn of events, a Firefox power user managed to keep over 7,400 browser tabs alive for more than two years. The user has plans to keep them open in the foreseeable future. Read more...

Samsung begins mass-producing its 9th generation V-NAND memory chips

Taras Buria — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:04:01 +0000

Samsung announced the beginning of mass production of its 9th-generation V-NAND memory chips. They are 50% denser than the previous generation and offer up to 33% input/output speed increase. Read more...

Samsung announces its fastest LPDDR5X memory chips with reduced energy consumption

Taras Buria — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:28:01 +0000

Samsung has announced its new LPDDR5X memory chips with improved performance, higher capacity, and significantly reduced energy consumption for PCs, servers, cars, and other products. Read more...

DRAM prices set to rise by up to 8% in the fourth quarter

Paul Hill — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:10:01 +0000

TrendForce has said that the fourth quarter will see a 3-8% increase in the price of DRAM and NAND Flash. It said that the rate in increase will depend on a few factors on the supply and demand sides. Read more...

Samsung unveils 32Gbps GDDR7 memory for 'the next generation of graphics performance'

Taras Buria — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:00:01 +0000

Samsung has announced its first GDDR7 32Gpbs memory chips to expand AI-based capabilities and high-performance computing. The new chips boast a 40% performance uplift and better efficiency over GDDR6. Read more...

Samsung is on track to see its lowest quarterly operating profits since 2009

Paul Hill — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:30:01 +0000

Samsung is expected to see its lowest quarterly operating profits since Q1 2009 if its guidance figures are correct. If accurate, Samsung will see a 96% drop in operating profits year-over-year. Read more...

Android phones may soon have 24GB of RAM

Rahul Naskar — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:54:01 +0000

Android phone makers' obsession with numbers knows no limit. According to the latest leak, some Chinese phone makers are planning to introduce 24GB of RAM to their top-configuration flagship phones. Read more...

How to view CPU usage, battery health, and memory usage in ChromeOS Flex

Paul Hill — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 01:24:01 +0000

Google's ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex have diagnostic tools to let you learn about your battery's health, CPU usage, and memory usage. Unfortunately, they're buried, here's how to get to them. Read more...

GIGABYTE unveils A620 motherboards with AMD Ryzen 7000 support, offering AM5 platform

Fiza Ali — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 18:36:01 +0000

GIGABYTE has introduced its latest A620 motherboards with AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors, delivering "the most competitive AM5 platform." The A620 lineup is now available in the market. Read more...

Samsung starts mass production of its 8th gen V-NAND memory

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:16:01 +0000

Samsung has start mass-producing its newest 8th generation V-NAND memory. It boasts the highest bit density and large 1 TB storage. It will enable next-generation servers and be used in automotive. Read more...

Save up to 45% on Corsair Vengeance and Dominator DDR5 RAM

Taras Buria — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:40:02 +0000

Intel and AMD are about to launch new DDR5-only platforms, so those wanting to build a next-gen PC better not miss these hot deals on DDR5 memory modules from Corsair, now available up to 45% off. Read more...

Good news everyone, the price of RAM is expected to fall

Steve Bennett — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:38:01 +0000

Recent TrendForce analysis of the DRAM market has identified excess inventory of RAM in the manufacturer's supply chain, further reducing the cost of purchase for consumers worldwide. Read more...

Microsoft Edge 100 is here with PDF previews and memory integrity protection

Usama Jawad — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 01:52:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge has hit version 100.0.1185.29 in the Stable channel. The update bring improvements to how PDFs are previewed and also features enhancements to hardware-enforced stack protection. Read more...

UK deals: Now is the perfect time to upgrade your RAM as Crucial memory is up to 43% off

Sayan Sen — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:32:01 +0000

Crucial memory is discounted today by up to 43%, which is nearly half price, on some of its products. We have made a compilation of all such Crucial DRAM products that are selling at hefty discounts. Read more...

Samsung LPDDR5X memory to be used on Snapdragon mobile platforms

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:34:01 +0000

Samsung has received certification from Qualcomm that its LPDDR5X memory can be used on Snapdragon mobile platforms. It will deliver big performance and power-saving improvements for smartphones. Read more...

SK Hynix announces 96GB DDR5 modules, but you can't have them

Dean Howell — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:20:01 +0000

These modules are soon to find their way onto 48GB and 96GB RAM sticks. However, these are destined for the data center and won't be generally available for use in your battle station. Read more...

New compression tech vows "2-3x memory expansion" so you don't need to "Download More RAM"

Sayan Sen — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:28:01 +0000

A new general-purpose memory compression technology called Ziptilion, developed by ZeroPoint, can increase the effective capacity and bandwidth of the available physical memory by around "2-3x". Read more...

CISA: BadAlloc vulnerability can lead to remote code execution in BlackBerry products

Usama Jawad — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:02:02 +0000

Microsoft highlighted a collection of BadAlloc vulnerabilities earlier this year. Federal U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA has now issued an advisory as the problem affects tons of BlackBerry products. Read more...

At least some of its DRAM products are indeed defective, admits SK hynix

Sayan Sen — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 04:12:01 +0000

Memory chipmaker SK hynix has admitted today that some of its DRAM products are indeed faulty. However, it has denied the rumors that close to a quarter of a million of its chips was affected. Read more...

Samsung discovers new material for semiconductors

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:22:01 +0000

Samsung has announced the discovery of amorphous boron nitride. It said that the new material is distinct from white graphene and will be used in DRAM and NAND solutions in the future. Read more...

Samsung has shipped one million EUV-based DRAM modules

Paul Hill — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:04:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it has shipped a million extreme ultraviolet-based DRAM modules following the completion of customer evaluations. The firm plans to use the EUV process in future products. Read more...

Price slashed for 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 due to more affordable RAM

Paul Hill — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:16:01 +0000

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced that the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 is being slashed from $45 to $35. The price cut was made possible thanks to a reduction in the price of memory. Read more...

Samsung begins mass production of its 12Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:36:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that the mass production of 12Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM has begun. The new chips will be used in upcoming premium model smartphone devices and are optimised for 5G and AI tasks. Read more...