A couple weeks ago, my buddy Dwight Silverman asked whether he should be tempted by low, low prices to bump the RAM in his Windows Vista machine from 2GB to 4GB. He asks: I've got a lot of experience ...

Smartphones are becoming more powerful but it isn't by magic. Platforms like Android and iOS offer new features but also require newer hardware that supports those features. As software grows, however ...

At this point, most flagship Android phones have a pretty crazy amount of RAM on board, often hitting double digits. Some of the cheaper models, though, can sometimes skirt the bare minimums.

You don't need powerful hardware when it comes to self-hosting, but it sure helps in certain cases. After I started moving some of my self-hosted services from my computer to my NAS, I realized that ...

How much RAM or random-access memory does a person need? Every personal computer, mobile phone, and tablet comprises various parts that work together to run the programs that make the device such a ...

Tiny sticks that you can plug into a TV to run Android apps on a big screen are a dime a dozen these days (or more accurately, as cheap as $30 or so). What’s a bit tougher to find is a model with 2GB ...

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The Raspberry Pi 4 is approaching its first birthday in a few months, but it's already getting an upgrade: more memory. The Raspberry Pi launched in June 2019 with 1GB of RAM for $35, 2GB of RAM for ...

Determining the specs for a new laptop (or a laptop upgrade) can be a delicate balancing act. You want to spend enough so you won’t be miserable in the future, but not so much that you don’t make use ...