DRAM price reductions to decelerate in 2012

Slower advancements in semiconductor manufacturing technology this year will cause a deceleration in price reductions for dynamic random access memory (DRAM), according to research firm IHS.

Following a drop of 14.2 percent in the first quarter of 2011, the global average decline in pricing for DRAM slowed to 12 percent in the second quarter.

Belkin surge protectors hit town

IT peripherals maker Belkin has brought to the Philippines, a country known for its unstable power supply, its line of surge protectors that can save not gadgets but precious lives as well.

Belkin said that while most electronic devices are pretty reliable, the same cannot be said electricity supply which can be sporadic, especially in remote areas.