Mobile devices continue their march toward becoming powerful productivity machines. But they are also major security risks if they aren't managed properly. We look at the latest wisdom and best ...

How to clear your Mac cache (and why it makes such a big difference when you do) ...

In part 1, we explained the rationale for using caches and showed how caches work. This week we explain how to minimize cache misses, giving some practical examples. As noted in part 1, cache misses ...

The development of caches and caching is one of the most significant events in the history of computing. Virtually every modern CPU core from ultra-low power chips like the ARM Cortex-A5 to the ...

Caches are increasingly common in DSPs, but many DSP programmers are unfamiliar with their operation. This article explains how caches work, using the two-level cache in TI's C64x as an example. It ...