Dell and HP advertise Intel Optane as "memory"
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Could cause confusion among customers

It appears that both Dell and HP have been caught advertising Intel's Optane SSD as "memory", or rather precisely, together with RAM, despite the fact that Optane SSDs clearly belong with storage as an addition to the HDD.

G.Skill memory hits 5543MHz at Computex 2018 O.C World Record stage
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Team MSI managed to break the world record

G.Skill is quite present at the Computex 2018 show and while it brought some impressive memory kits to show, including the first DDR4-5066MHz 2x8GB kit and the fastest 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4-4600 kit, it is also hosting the 7th Annual OC World Record Stage and the 5th Annual OC World Cup, where another world record was broken by Team MSI by hitting DDR4-5543 on LN2.

Gigabyte joins the memory market with AORUS RGB 16GB DDR4 kit
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Also has dummy modules for extra RGB bling

Gigabyte has decided to expand its product portfolio and go for the memory market with its newest Aorus RGB DDR4 memory.

ADATA hits 5531MHz with XPG Spectrix D80 RGB memory module
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With LN2 cooling

ADATA was keen to announce that its XPG Spectrix D80 RGB memory module has hit a rather impressive 5531MHz under LN2 cooling, which is quite a feat.

Boffins transfer memory to snails
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I thought my smartphone memory was already powered by snails 

UCLA neuroscientists reported Monday that they have transferred a memory from one animal to another via injections of RNA, a startling result that challenges the widely held view of where and how memories are stored in the brain.

ADATA unveils XPG Spectrix D80 DDR4 memory
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With a hybrid liquid-air heatsink

ADATA has pushed its XPG Spectrix DDR4 line of memory kits to a whole new level with the new D80 modules which will be available with frequencies of up to 5,000MHz and use a unique hybrid liquid-air heatsink.

Crucial shows up with Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB DDR4 memory
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Coming in 8GB and 16GB modules and up to 3,000MHz

Crucial has unveiled its latest Ballistix DDR4 memory modules and kits, which will offer RGB LEDs and come in module capacities of 8GB and 16GB with frequencies of up to 3,000MHz.

Samsung booms as chip sales slow
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Record first-quarter profit

Samsung Electronics has recorded at a record first quarter profit on Friday, but market reaction was muted due to growing concerns that the semiconductor boom that has driven the South Korean tech giant’s earnings is about to end.

Kingston expands its HyperX Fury and Impact DDR4 memory lineup
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Reaching frequencies of up to 3,466MHz

Kingston has announced that it has expanded both the Fury desktop and Impact mobile DDR4 memory lineup with frequencies now reaching up to 3,466MHz for the desktop and 3,200MHz for the mobile lineup.

G.Skill announces DDR4-4700 Trident Z RGB memory kit
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Fastest memory kit with RGB heatsink

After showing off DDR4-4800 kit at the Computex show back in June last year and breaking the world record by getting its resident overclocker to push it to 5,500MHz just a few days later, G.Skill has now officially announced its fastest 16GB DDR4-4700 DDR4 Trident Z RGB memory kit.