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JavaWorld February 2001 Brian Goetz |
Double-checked locking: Clever, but broken Many Java programmers are familiar with the double-checked locking idiom, which allows you to perform lazy initialization with reduced synchronization overhead. Though many Java books and articles recommend double-checked locking, unfortunately, it is not guaranteed to work...  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Mark Anderson |
Sun's Rock CPU Could Be a Gem for Oracle Upcoming processor first to use "transactional memory," a boon to programming multicore processors  |
InternetNews December 10, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
We Can Compete in HPC, Say Chip Vendors Despite complaints that x86 chips can't scale properly for high performance computing, Intel and AMD say they have solutions in the works.  |
PC Magazine November 14, 2007 Neil J. Rubenking |
Big SYS Files Are Okay They take up a lot of hard drive space, and you're not so sure what they do. But is it safe to delete those .sys files?  |
InternetNews May 11, 2010 |
PC, Memory Prices Seen Rising in 2010 Latest check of the supply chain shows demand for memory surging, with the likely result of driving up for prices for PCs throughout 2010.  |
JavaWorld May 2001 Brian Goetz |
Can double-checked locking be fixed? This article looks at some of the commonly proposed fixes and shows how each of them fails to render the DCL idiom thread-safe under the Java Memory Model  |
PC Magazine June 23, 2008 Loyd Case |
The Right Upgrade Speed How can you find the right balance of components to boost your machine's overall efficiency and compatibility?  |
InternetNews June 10, 2011 |
Mozilla Aims to Reduce Firefox Memory Use From the blogs: New MemShrink effort may finally help to solve memory bloat issue in Firefox.  |
JavaWorld August 2002 Greg Holling |
Put Java in the fast lane This article presents some techniques for locating performance bottlenecks in Java applications and offers suggestions for improving Java performance. Along the way, you'll look at some of the classes in the new java.nio package.  |
JavaWorld October 2001 Brian Goetz |
Avoid synchronization deadlocks If you understand how your programs use synchronization, and apply consistent rules for acquiring multiple locks simultaneously, you can reduce the likelihood of synchronization deadlock in Java programs...  |
InternetNews October 29, 2009 |
Intel, Numonyx Invent the Memory Club Sandwich New means of stacking layers will allow for more memory density.  |
InternetNews March 15, 2010 |
Memory Rebound Seen Helping Micron Will memory makers finally begin seeing some green?  |
InternetNews December 24, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Sun's Unwired Motherboard Plans Sun Microsystems is researching ways to make massive supercomputers even faster, including wireless connections between CPU and memory.  |
PC Magazine January 1, 2008 Loyd Case |
Where's the Rest of My Memory? Sometimes your RAM can get hidden in sneaky places.  |
InternetNews March 18, 2011 |
Mozilla Firefox 4 Improves Memory Use From the blogs: Sometimes, crashing a browser can lead to positive results.  |
InternetNews March 17, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Intel Clarifies The Road Ahead In advance of the IDF show in China next month, Intel provides more details on Nehalem and other projects.  |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Anders Bylund |
Memory Stocks Are Back in Black: Time to Buy? The memory industry shows that it understands the laws of supply and demand.  |
PC Magazine February 8, 2008 Loyd Case |
Bridging the Channel I have four slots for DDR2 memory. How do you set up the system for dual-channel or single-channel?  |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Secret Memory Enhancers Today's population is aging, and what makes this frightening is the associated increase of dementia. So, to keep your mind and memory sharp, try this short list of secret memory enhancers.  |
JavaWorld December 2001 Bill Pierce |
Diagnose common runtime problems with hprof Ever been a few days from releasing an application when testing reveals a memory leak or something causing the CPU to spin out of control? Few people realize that the Java 2 JDK provides a useful profiling tool called hprof, which you can use to diagnose these behaviors with minimal fuss...  |
InternetNews December 8, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Multi-Core a Drag on Some HPCs Turns out throwing more cores at certain high performance computing tasks can make the situation worse.  |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
Smoking And Memory The latest news is that smoking destroys your memory. The common perception with cigarettes is that your lungs get trashed, your teeth turn medieval yellow and you stink. Now you can add a sluggish memory to the list of expected side effects.  |
PC Magazine October 3, 2008 Loyd Case |
Updating an Old PC Is it worth updating an old computer rather than buying a new one?  |
InternetNews December 21, 2009 |
Intel Merges GPU, CPU for Netbooks The move to integrated CPU and GPU continues as Intel brings the technology down to the low-end netbook segment.  |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Memory Killers The following examples are just a few memory killers to avoid if you want to help your brain function at its best.  |
PC Magazine November 10, 2008 Loyd Case |
Intel vs. AMD: The CPU Landscape in 2009 Intel's new Nehalem processor will be closely followed by AMD's 45nm CPUs. Here's how the CPU will further evolve in the coming year, and what choices you'll face.  |
PC Magazine June 1, 2008 Loyd Case |
Which Kind of RAM? Is there a way to know what type of memory a laptop has without cracking open the case?  |
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Samuel K. Moore |
Multicore Is Bad News For Supercomputers Adding cores slows data-intensive applications.  |
InternetNews February 25, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
MetaRAM Bets on High-Capacity Memory Breakthrough MetaRAM debuts with high-capacity DRAM using cheaper, low-capacity chips.  |
IEEE Spectrum February 2011 Peter Kogge |
Next-Generation Supercomputers Supercomputers are now running our search engines and social networks. But the heady days of stunning performance increases are over  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2006 Guizzo & Goldstein |
Expressway To Your Skull PlayStation 3's ability to blast data between chips is one of the secrets to a mind-bending gaming experience. Sony has a lot staked on the success of the PS3 -- hundreds of millions of dollars, and maybe its future as the preeminent maker of consumer electronics.  |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2009 Anders Bylund |
Less Is More, Micron The memory manufacturer keeps pushing down the costs of doing business at an amazing rate -- but not fast enough to keep up with plummeting memory prices.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009 |
CPU Board and I/O Controller Technology From GE Fanuc Helps Create Reflective Memory for Power Plant Simulation The embedded computer technology, controllers, CPU board hardware, subsystems, and software will be part of a reflective memory system for KSG Kraftwerks-Simulator-Gesellschaft MBH.  |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Anders Bylund |
Profitable Poetry In Silicon Motion Net profits and strong new sub-markets add up to a bright future for the computer memory market in Taiwan.  |
InternetNews September 24, 2009 |
IDF: USB 3.0, LoJack for Laptops & Smart RAM Intel owns the show, but other vendors made news at the big Intel Developer Forum, some co-developed with the chip giant.  |
InternetNews May 18, 2011 |
Open Source Perl 5.14 Expands IPv6 New release of open source development language gets a performance boost.  |
InternetNews March 31, 2008 Andy Patrizio |
Intel, STMicro Memory Spin-off Finally Official Numonyx leaves the nest with a tidy sum of cash and far less debt than originally expected.  |
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Yu-Tzu Chiu |
Plastic Computer Memory's Secret Is Gold Nanoparticles Taiwanese engineers make simple, stable nonvolatile memory from mix of plastic and nanoparticles.  |
InternetNews November 20, 2009 |
Memory Market Due for Big Shift in 2010 The move from DDR2 to DDR3 will be a fast one and only the nimble memory makers will survive. Who are they and what does this mean for consumers?  |
PC Magazine January 1, 2008 Loyd Case |
Dirty CD Follow-Up Better ways to test and fix memory.  |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Anders Bylund |
The Memory War Is Over! The price war in the computer memory market is over. And Micron is still standing.  |
JavaWorld December 2000 Mark Johnson |
C#: A language alternative or just J--?, Part 2 Despite their enormous similarities, Java and C# differ greatly in many language details and also in their basic technical intent. This second article of a two-part series covers C# language constructs and concludes with some speculation on the idea of standardizing C#...  |
InternetNews March 13, 2009 Andy Patrizio |
The Chips Were Down, Down, Down in 2008 Even with the stinker of an economy it wasn't a great year to be in the semiconductor business. The 2009 outlook isn't that hot either.  |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2009 Anders Bylund |
This New Technology Has a Halo Effect The DDR3 memory standard is about to blow the old technology out of the water. How do you invest in this sea change?  |
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Monica Heger |
Flurry of Floating-Body Memory Research, but Still No Products Intel and Toshiba show off their competitors to Innovative Silicon's Z-RAM  |
PC Magazine October 29, 2009 Daniel S. Evans |
Build-it: A Midrange Windows 7 Gaming PC Want a gaming PC that you can use now and soup up even later? We give you the ultimate midrange gaming system.  |
InternetNews February 3, 2009 Andy Patrizio |
Rambus Unveils High-Performance Mobile Memory The litigious memory maker tries to bounce back with new memory aimed at high performance applications on mobile and handheld devices.  |
InternetNews February 19, 2010 |
Memory Market Headed for Rebound Memory sales are poised to rebound, but market research firm iSuppli says that's because average selling prices should final stabilize, while total orders continue to increase.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Anders Bylund |
Don't Let SanDisk Burn Through Your Money Some stocks look cheap for a very good reason. SanDisk is one of them.  |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2010 Anders Bylund |
How Big Can a Micron Get? The memory market is getting smaller; Micron keeps growing. Where will it all end?  |