A new feature in Apple's upcoming OS X is reminiscent of a past technology for enhancing RAM use in Macs. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt ...

Phone smooth performance stays fluid with less RAM thanks to iOS RAM optimization, tight hardware integration, and smarter ...

For most of Mac history using the standard memory configuration meant a world of hurt. The machine would boot and work well - usually - with one app at a time, but open a few Safari tabs, Mail, a ...

The inner workings of Windows 11 can sometimes be a mystery to a lot of people, and it's easy to ignore the fact that some of the features enabled by default can actually hurt your experience. One of ...

With people on the internet insisting that M1 Macs run well with minimal RAM (and the standard configs being minimal), I was wondering if anyone has a detailed explanation on how memory compression on ...

Dell's new Compression Attached Memory Module (CAMM) leaked out last week, and several tech sites think it is all part of a cunning plan to"lock out user upgrades." But PCWorld who had a chat with the ...

Content-addressable-memory (CAM) technology, traditionally targeted at high-speed lookups for packet classification, represents a key element in the acceleration of lossless compression.

Video compression has become an essential technology to meet the burgeoning demand for high‐resolution content while maintaining manageable file sizes and transmission speeds. Recent advances in ...

Apple has publicly touted a significant new feature in OS X 10.9 Mavericks designed to maximize RAM, storage and CPU use while also boosting power efficiency: Compressed Memory. The new Compressed ...