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• Early Galaxy S9 launch shores up Samsung financials

  Strong chip margins and the early launch of the Galaxy S9 likely masked broader weakness in the mobile market.

• Intel ships first Optane memory modules for testing

  Intel's Optane technology is already shipping in the form of storage, but you'll have to wait until next year to buy Optane memory modules.

• Falling flash prices are a boon to enterprise storage buyers

  As flash gets cheaper, enterprises are spending the same amount of money on storage systems but getting more capacity.

• Samsung mass produces 256Gb 3D vertical NAND chips

  Samsung Electronics has begun mass production of 256-gigabit 3D vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memories, clearing the way for higher-capacity memory that doesn't take up more room.

• Samsung plots Galaxy S6 price cut, new phones to help business

  Lackluster demand for its flagship Galaxy S6 smartphone and higher marketing costs led Samsung Electronics to another quarter of falling sales and profits in the April to June period.

• There's never been a better time to upgrade RAM

  In case you haven't noticed, memory prices have dropped through the floor. As such, I've been busily upgrading every computer I can get my hands on. For example, my 2009 MacBook Pro has been maxed-out to 8GB, which involved buying two 4GB SODIMM modules. The cost? Just US$97. I dare say I could have got them even cheaper if I'd shopped around.

Whitepapers about memory

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  Transforming application performance with persistent memory

  The increasing gap between server and storage performance is killing application (and business) productivity. This whitepaper discusses the solutions to minimize this gap and increase efficiency. • Real-time applications are slowing down and negatively impacting operations and revenue • Storage solutions should depend on the type of application requirements and infrastructure • As traditional tuning hits its limits, it’s time to consider alternatives