Long Live AM4: ASUS Rumored To Increased DDR4 Motherboard Production
techpowerup - Perhaps in response to the overwhelming demand for DDR5 and the resulting price increase for PC hardware, ASUS is apparently planning to increase production of its B550 AM4 motherboards, which still rely on aging DDR4 RAM. This is according to a leak post…
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 1:22 pm / permalink 17373 / 4 stories in 2 months
Finding a High-VRAM GPU Is Getting Much Harder, With a Japanese Retailer Warning That Restocks May Be Off the Table For Now
Muhammad Zuhair / wccftech - Memory shortages have now begun to impact the GPU segment, as, apart from the anticipated price hike, retailers are reportedly experiencing rapid declines in stock availability. Japanese Retailer Is Now Restricting GPU Purchases To Ensure that Existing In…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 27, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 17309 / 5 stories in 2 months
MAINGEAR Fights The DDR5 Memory Crisis By Letting Gamers Build PCs Without RAM, Gives Users The Choice To Bring Self-Purchased Kit
Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - Maingear has announced its new "BYO" RAM builds, giving users the choice to build PCs with or without DDR5 memory kits to tackle shortages. MAINGEAR Is The Latest Pre-Built PC Maker To Announce Ram-Less Configuration: Buy A PC Without DDR5 Memory Or Bring…
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 17251 / 27 stories in 2 months
Instacart’s dynamic pricing experiment is now off the menu
Shannon Carroll / qz - Instacart says it’s done testing grocery prices after criticism that shoppers were unknowingly charged different amounts for the same items
Back to Top / Monday, December 22, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 17206 / 10 stories in 2 months
Why RAM Prices Are Out Of Control In The US
slashgear - Buying RAM for your PC has become a nightmare. Retailers are hiding prices, costs have doubled, and one major brand has reportedly shut down entirely.
Back to Top / Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 17169 / 13 stories in 2 months
The LCD Steam Deck is done
Terrence O’Brien / theverge - The most affordable Steam Deck, the $399 LCD model, is not available in the US. And, according to the Steam Deck site, it won't be coming back. Underneath the listings for the various models is a note that says: We are no longer producing the Steam Deck L…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 20, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 17167 / 8 stories in 2 months
Want to link from Google’s app store to your app? That’ll be $2–4 per install
Sean Hollister / theverge - Today was the deadline for Google to reveal how it's complying with Judge James Donato's order to crack open Android for third-party app stores, stop illegally tying its Google Play Billing system to its app store, and let developers link to ways to downl…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 17151 / 3 stories in 2 months
OnePlus 15R launches with absolutely massive battery, and alongside iPad competitor
digitaltrends - OnePlus is ending the year strong with solid smartphone and tablet offerings.The post OnePlus 15R launches with absolutely massive battery, and alongside iPad competitor appeared first on Digital Trends.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 17066 / 10 stories in 2 months
OpenAI Rolls Back ChatGPT’s Model Router System for Most Users
Maxwell Zeff / wired - As OpenAI scrambles to improve ChatGPT, it's ditching a feature in its free tier that contributed to last summer's user revolt.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 17035 / 5 stories in 2 months
You might want to skip a phone upgrade in 2026, as memory crisis threatens industry
digitaltrends - Smartphones are getting more AI features, not fewer, but rising memory prices may force manufacturers to ship phones with less RAM in 2026.The post You might want to skip a phone upgrade in 2026, as memory crisis threatens industry appeared first on Digit…
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Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 17010 / 17 stories in 2 months
The Steam Machine Is Going To Cost More Than You Think, And It's Pretty Clear Why
bgr - The impending arrival of Valve's Steam Machine is set to rock the gaming world. However, uncertainty about the console's potential price has many concerned.
Back to Top / Saturday, December 13, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 16931 / 3 stories in 2 months
'Apple Tax is Dead in the USA'
msmash / slashdot - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has almost entirely upheld a scathing April ruling that found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction meant to open up iOS App Store payments in its long-running legal battle against Epic Games. A three-judge pan…
Back to Top / Friday, December 12, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 16892 / 3 stories in 2 months
Opera Wants You To Pay $20 a Month For Its AI Browser
msmash / slashdot - Opera has opened its AI-powered browser Neon to the public after a couple of months of testing, and anyone interested in trying it will need to pay $19.90 per month. The Norway-based company first unveiled Neon in May and launched it in early access to se…
Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16833 / 10 stories in 2 months
Your next Dell or Lenovo PC might cost more very soon
digitaltrends - Memory shortages triggered by booming AI demand are leading Dell and Lenovo to hike prices on PCs and servers. As much as 15–20% increases may hit as early as December or January. The post Your next Dell or Lenovo PC might cost more very soon appeared fir…
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 16617 / 7 stories in 3 months
Antigravity launches 8K 360-degree camera drone and its a delight to fly
mashable - Antigravity has launched launched Antigravity A1, saying it's the "world's first" consumer aerial drone with inbuilt 360-degree video capture.
Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 16560 / 7 stories in 3 months
Raspberry Pi launches 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 at $45, raises the price of other models
Wayne Williams / betanews - Raspberry Pi has launched a 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 for low-memory projects and simple electronics, and confirmed price rises across parts of the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 ranges. Eben Upton, Chief Executive Raspberry Pi Trading, said the pricing adjustments follow…
Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 16432 / 4 stories in 3 months
NY Becomes First State to Target AI-Driven Personalized Pricing
PYMNTS / pymnts - New York has become the first state to take action against so-called “personalized pricing.” As The New York Times reported Saturday (Nov. 29), a law enacted with the state’s budget requires retailers to notify customers about the use of the practice — al…
Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 16421 / 3 stories in 3 months
You’re not imagining it: RAM and storage prices are climbing fast
digitaltrends - Memory and storage makers warn of tight supply through 2026, with DRAM and NAND shortages pushing prices up. That squeezes everything from budget PCs to gaming rigs, so plan any upgrades accordingly.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 27, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 16360 / 4 stories in 3 months
Tech Firms From Dell to HP Warn of Memory Chip Squeeze From AI
Debby Wu,Dina Bass,Yoolim Lee / bloomberg - Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc. and other tech companies are warning of potential memory-chip supply shortages in the coming year due to soaring demand from the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 16331 / 6 stories in 3 months
Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Major record labels have been urging Spotify and other music streaming platforms to raise subscription prices, arguing that fees have not kept pace with inflation and remain low when compared to services like Netflix.
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16292 / 10 stories in 3 months