RAM is one of the most integral hardware parts in hardware when it comes to computers, mobile devices, and even small IoT devices. With its universal presence in the latest technology, RAM is often ...

Virtual RAM is no longer foreign to the world of smartphones. While the feature has been long in action for PCs, it’s only recently that we are seeing its widespread use on smartphones. Phone ...

Android’s virtual RAM feature—called RAM Plus on Samsung, Extended RAM on vivo, or Memory Extension on Xiaomi—has sparked debate for years, with many users believing it occupies internal storage. A ...

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Many brands today offer a so-called extended RAM feature, using part of your phone’s storage as virtual memory. The feature is known as extended RAM, RAM Plus, memory extension, or RAM Boost, ...

OPPO is adding virtual RAM support to Reno 5 series phones. The approach temporarily turns up to 7GB of storage into temporary memory when your physical RAM runs low. Oppo’s sibling brand vivo uses ...

Apple is adding virtual memory swap to iPadOS 16, allowing apps on the recent iPad Pro and iPad Air models to use free and available storage as extra memory for demanding workloads. With iPadOS 15, ...

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So I have a 5-host ESXi 5.0 u2 VMware cluster. I have just rolled out Veeam Enterprise, and would like to get started with some on-demand labs. In case you aren't familiar, I can set up some VMs to ...

Virtual RAM, a staple on Android devices, is often misunderstood. The toggle to turn on the feature usually includes a disclaimer about storage use, like my iQOO Neo9 Pro says, “The RAM can be ...