Weekly Summary: March 16, 2026
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Sales begin for kits with a fake RAM module
V-Color has started selling memory kits in which one of the modules isn't actual RAM, but merely a casing with RGB lighting. This allows users to show off a dual-channel setup amid the current shortage.
TCL unable to sell some panels in Germany
A German court has ruled that TCL will not be allowed to sell certain panels advertised as QLED because they fail to meet the image quality expected from this type of display.
Motherboard with mixed memory slots
We're seeing a return to motherboards featuring different memory types, though this time it's not to ease the generational transition. ASRock has unveiled a motherboard with both DDR4 and DDR5 slots. The manufacturer hasn't explained the reasoning behind this, but it's easy to guess that many users today prefer starting with DDR4, perhaps to upgrade to DDR5 down the line.
Micron begins production of next-gen memory
Micron has announced that mass production of HBM4 memory and PCIe Gen6 SSDs has already begun. The new RAM offers a bandwidth of 2.8 TB/s and improves energy efficiency by 20%. Meanwhile, the new flash storage doubles the performance of the previous generation.
Synaptics ported to Wayland
Waynaptics is a Wayland port of the veteran Synaptics touchpad driver. The Synaptics driver includes some features that the more modern libinput lacks.
GNOME 50 available
GNOME 50 comes with improvements to parental controls, accessibility options, the file manager, and the document viewer, among other changes.
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