Sony is reportedly considering pushing the PlayStation 6 to 2028 or 2029 as AI RAM demand squeezes consumer electronics
Max Knoblauch / sherwood - AI-led memory shortages threaten to hike gaming costs, along with a host of other electronics.
- Data centers gobble RAM: AI workloads drive memory demand. (4)
- Gamers feeling squeeze: consoles pricier, launches postponed. (3)
- On the ground: Sony mulls PS6 delay, Nintendo weighs price. (3)
- Supply chains pivot: DRAM pricing, alternatives, product shortages. (3)
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Data centers gobble RAM: AI workloads drive memory demand.
Gamers feeling squeeze: consoles pricier, launches postponed.
On the ground: Sony mulls PS6 delay, Nintendo weighs price.
Supply chains pivot: DRAM pricing, alternatives, product shortages.
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Sony Reportedly Considering 2028-2029 Launch for PS6 Due to Chip Shortage
Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Sony is reportedly considering pushing its tentative launch for PlayStation 6 until either 2028 or 2029 due to the global chip shortage.The post Sony Reportedly Considering 2028-2029 Launch for PS6 Due to Chip Shortage first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
- Memory market turmoil: bankruptcies, investment, and new entrants (12)
- Other: AMD, leakers, and miscellaneous chip reports (1)
- Sony may delay PS6; Switch 2 prices could rise (15)
- Steam Deck and consoles face memory-driven shortages (8)
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Memory market turmoil: bankruptcies, investment, and new entrants
Other: AMD, leakers, and miscellaneous chip reports
Sony may delay PS6; Switch 2 prices could rise
Steam Deck and consoles face memory-driven shortages
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OpenClaw Creator Gets Big Offers to Acquire AI Sensation—Will It Stay Open Source?
Jose Antonio Lanz / decrypt - Peter Steinberger's open-source AI agent OpenClaw hit 180,000 GitHub stars and spawned MoltBook chaos. Now Meta and OpenAI want to buy it, but he's determined to keep it free.
- Critics, geopolitics and skepticism shadow OpenClaw saga (5)
- OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator amid billion-dollar bids (15)
- OpenClaw viral boom sparks Mac Unified Memory buying frenzy (2)
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Critics, geopolitics and skepticism shadow OpenClaw saga
OpenAI hires OpenClaw creator amid billion-dollar bids
OpenClaw viral boom sparks Mac Unified Memory buying frenzy
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Back to Top / Sunday, February 15, 2026, 3:20 pm / permalink 19211 / 26 stories in 19 days
First PCIe 6.0 SSD enters mass production with 28GB/s speeds, 5.5 million IOPS, and liquid cooling — Micron 9650 Series SSDs support air and liquid cooling
tomshardware - Micron is the first SSD maker to introduce the world's first mass-produced PCIe 6.0 datacenter SSD. The Micron 9650 series is capable of speeds of up to 28 GB/s.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 14, 2026, 7:20 am / permalink 19184 / 4 stories in 20 days
Memory price surge of ‘more than 600%’ squeezes China’s device makers
scmp - A global memory supply shock is sweeping through the electronics industry, as surging component costs threaten to squeeze China’s smartphone and broadband equipment manufacturers.New data from TrendForce and Counterpoint Research point to mounting risks a…
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(LEAD) Samsung Electronics starts world's first commercial shipment of HBM4
Kang Yoon-seung / co - SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has begun th...
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Memory & NAND Prices Surged Over 90% In Q1 2026 & Another 20% Hike Expected In Q2
Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - Q1 2026 has so far seen memory and NAND prices surge by over 90%, and another 20% hike is expected in the coming quarter of Q2. Both PC & Server Memory+NAND Prices Shot Over 90% In Q1 2026 (So Far), & Latest Reports Suggest Even More Hikes For Q2 Accordin…
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 18923 / 3 stories in 25 days
Report claims Nvidia will not be releasing any new RTX gaming GPUs in 2026, RTX 60 series likely debuting in 2028
tomshardware - Nvidia's RTX 50 series Super refresh supposedly is design complete, but the GPU maker won't be releasing any new RTX GPUs in 2026, according to a report in The Information.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 5, 2026, 1:20 pm / permalink 18801 / 7 stories in 29 days
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
Jay Peters / theverge - When Valve first announced its impressive-looking Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller hardware in November, the company said the products would begin shipping in early 2026. Some journalists were told "Q1 2026" specifically. But because of th…
- Chinese memory shifts stir global tech supplies (2)
- Valve delays launch amid RAM crisis (20)
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Chinese memory shifts stir global tech supplies
Valve delays launch amid RAM crisis
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 8:20 pm / permalink 18775 / 26 stories in 4 wks
(PR) Qualcomm Announces Record Revenues of $12.3 Billion for Q1 2026
techpowerup - Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced results for its fiscal first quarter ended December 28, 2025."We are pleased to deliver strong quarterly results, with record total company revenues," said Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm …
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Positron AI raises $230M at over $1B valuation to build energy-efficient AI accelerator hardware
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Positron AI, a builder of custom silicon and hardware for energy-efficient artificial intelligence inference, today announced it has raised an oversubscribed $230 million funding round at a $1 billion valuation. The Series B round was co-led by Arena Priv…
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Intel and SoftBank Subsidiary Saimemory Partner on Next-Gen Z-Angle Memory
techpowerup - Intel and SoftBank subsidiary Saimemory have signed an agreement to work together on developing and selling Z-Angle Memory (ZAM) technology aimed at AI and high-performance computing tasks. ZAM is described as a stacked DRAM architecture designed to go be…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 18701 / 4 stories in 4 wks
Intel Xeon 600 Workstation CPUs Launched: Up To 86 Cores, 8000 MT/s Memory, 128 Gen5 Lanes, 350W TDP With OC Support, & More Cores/$ Than Threadripper 9000
Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - Intel has unveiled its next-gen Xeon 600 workstation CPUs codenamed Granite Rapids, featuring up to 86 cores & better cores/$ value than Threadripper. Intel Fires Back At AMD Threadripper 9000 With Better Cores/$ Value On Xeon 600 Workstation CPUs Today, …
Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 18681 / 8 stories in 4 wks
Raspberry Pi prices soar amid AI memory shortage, 16GB models jump $60
techspot - Upton revisited the matter in recent correspondence. In some cases, he said, the cost of parts more than doubled over the last quarter. Left with no other option, Raspberry Pi is having to increase its own prices yet again – a move that will impact most o…
Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 18672 / 5 stories in 4 wks
Apple Concedes It Entered The New Year With “Depleted Inventories” And “Less Flexibility” As Memory And Advanced Node Supply Constraints Begin To Bite
Rohail Saleem / wccftech - Apple is beginning to feel the pinch from the oncoming constraints around memory products and TSMC's choked advanced node supply lines, albeit in a managed fashion. This is the biggest takeaway from Apple's just-concluded Q1 2026 earnings call. Apple is f…
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SK Hynix doubles 2025 profit as AI memory shortages drive earnings beat
cnbc - South Korea's SK Hynix on Wednesday posted record quarterly revenue and profit, to beat estimates.
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 18475 / 12 stories in 5 wks
Apple Plans to Keep iPhone 18 Prices Steady Despite Rising Component Costs [Kuo]
iclarified - Apple is facing a significant increase in component costs, particularly for memory, but the company reportedly plans to absorb those expenses rather than pass them on to consumers with the iPhone 18. TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says A…
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Micron builds $24 bn Singapore chip fab as AI demand soars
techxplore - US chip firm Micron said Tuesday it was building a $24 billion plant in Singapore to help meet soaring AI-driven demand that has caused a global shortage of memory components.
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 4:21 am / permalink 18430 / 9 stories in 5 wks
Micron (MU) Stock: Edges Lower on Warning of Prolonged HBM and DRAM Shortages
Newton Kitonga / parameter - TLDRs; Micron says AI-driven memory shortages could last well beyond 2026, pressuring near-term sentiment. High-bandwidth memory demand is crowding out supply for PCs, smartphones, and automakers. Massive US and Asia investments aim to rebalance DRAM and …
Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 18151 / 12 stories in 6 wks
AMD Expected To Focus More On RX 9070 XT Than Its Non-XT Variant As It Needs Less Price Adjustments
Sarfraz Khan / wccftech - Similar to NVIDIA, AMD may prioritize some RDNA 4 GPU models over others to reduce the impact of high DRAM sourcing costs. AMD is Reportedly in a Difficult Position and May Not Sustain a Good Supply for Radeon RX 9070 as the XT Variant is Easier for Price…
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