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The RAM shortage nobody's talking about is already making your next phone more expensive
There's a specific reason your next phone is going to cost more, and it's not just manufacturer greed. A shortage of DRAM and NAND flash memory ...
ComputingNintendo Switch 2 costs $50 more, and memory chips are why
Nintendo's Switch 2 hit $499.99 on 1 September as a 41 percent jump in memory costs outpaced the price rise, and Japan sales fell 87 percent the same ...
ComputingThe best NAS for home in 2026 costs less than the drives inside it
Best NAS for home 2026, and the enclosure is now the cheap part. Drive prices have overtaken the box, which changes how you spec a two bay build.
ComputingArm's biggest GPU redesign in seven generations shipped first in China
The Mali G2-Ultra NX brings neural rendering to mobile, and its first shipping device is the Xiaomi 18 Fold. What the matrix accelerator does, and ...
ComputingApple's September 9 event: Foldable iPhone Ultra, AirPods, and a price shock
Apple's 9 September event is shaping up to be the most consequential hardware launch in years, with the foldable iPhone Ultra finally confirmed as ...
ComputingThailand pauses 166 data centre projects to rewrite the rules
Thailand suspended 166 data centre projects on 4 September 2026, nearly five times the 35 it has running. Four panels have one month to draft power ...
ComputingPhil Schiller's App Store exit was about money, and that's a bigger story than it looks
Phil Schiller's departure from Apple turns out to be less about retirement and more about a disagreement over where new CEO John Ternus wants to take ...
ComputingThe 2026 home server build, priced against the subscriptions it replaces
A home server build in 2026 runs 100 to 400 pounds across three tiers. What each one handles, what it draws at idle, and when it pays back your ...
ComputingGitHub Innovation Graph Q1 2026: AI repos drew 67 percent more cross-border work
The GitHub Innovation Graph Q1 2026 update shows AI repositories took a 67 percent spike in cross-border contributions, with outbound collaboration ...
ComputingRoland's Melody Flip brings generative AI into the music hardware world
Roland, the company behind the TR-808 and the Juno synthesiser, has unveiled Melody Flip, a dedicated generative AI music product. For a hardware ...
ComputingNvidia is raising AI server prices by 15 percent, and memory is the reason
The Nvidia AI server price increase for 2027 shipments runs past 15 percent on Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell systems. Memory costs are driving it ...
ComputingiPhone Handoff will let iOS 27 users share one number across two phones
Apple's iOS 27, due later this month, includes a feature called iPhone Handoff that lets you run the same phone number across two separate iPhones ...
ComputingCD sales up 31 percent as physical media refuses to die
CD sales jumped 31 percent in the first half of 2026, with 17.5 million discs sold in the US alone, and the trend has been building for three years ...
ComputingBest portable SSD 2026: What to buy while prices are doubling
Best portable SSD 2026 buying guide. NAND prices doubled in six months. Which external SSDs are still worth the money, what to skip, and when prices ...
ComputingBest home server OS 2026: Proxmox vs TrueNAS vs Unraid
Best home server OS 2026: Proxmox, TrueNAS and Unraid do three different jobs. A decision guide by workload, drive sizing, cost and learning curve.
ComputingAudacity 4 is out and the most popular free audio editor has had a proper overhaul
Audacity, the free audio editor that has been quietly running on hobbyist computers for over two decades, has launched version 4 with what its ...
ComputingOura files to go public as smart ring revenue climbs
Oura, the smart ring company that has built a genuinely loyal user base through accurate sleep tracking and a no-screen design, has filed to go ...
ComputingCo-Packaged optics explained: The AI chip bottleneck is the wiring
Co-packaged optics moves silicon photonics into the processor package. At 100 terabits per second per node, copper has run out of physical road.
ComputingWhen will RAM prices drop? The honest answer is 2027
When will RAM prices drop? Analyst forecasts point to Q1 or Q2 2027, and the reason for the delay is structural rather than a normal supply spike.
ComputingGoogle escapes ad break-up but judge orders structural changes
A judge ruled that Google will not be forced to sell its advertising business, but the company still faces mandatory structural changes to how it ...
ComputingEnflame IPO was oversubscribed 4,073 times by retail investors
The Enflame IPO closed 4,073 times oversubscribed on retail demand, a Shanghai listing that says more about China's chip bet than about Enflame ...
ComputingThe FTC says Amazon overcharged advertisers 20 billion dollars
The FTC Amazon advertising lawsuit alleges 20 billion dollars in overcharges since 2019, and argues shoppers ultimately paid through higher shelf ...
ComputingShould you buy RAM now or wait? The 2026 memory crisis, priced
Should you buy RAM now in 2026? DRAM contract prices rose 90 percent then 58 percent in two quarters. Here is exactly when to buy and when to leave ...
ComputingSemiconductor revenue hits 1.6 trillion in 2026, and memory is 54 percent of it
Gartner's semiconductor revenue 2026 forecast: 1.6 trillion dollars, up 92 percent, with memory at 54 percent of revenue and AI data centres at 36.5 ...
ComputingJohn Ternus is Apple CEO from today, and he has eight days until his first keynote
John Ternus is Apple CEO from today, eight days before the 9 September event, and the company just handed a hardware engineer an AI problem to fix.