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Samsung warns of TV price hikes as AI eats all the chips

‘No company is immune to its impact’: Samsung warns the ongoing DRAM shortage will mean pricier TVs

TechRadar

AI Is Making Your Next Laptop More Expensive: ASUS Announces Price Hikes as Memory Costs Triple

ASUS confirms price hikes from 5 January as AI-driven memory shortages reshape the PC market. IDC warns laptop prices could rise by 8% while shipments contract nearly 9% in 2026.

International Business Times UK

Experts warn PC prices could rise even more in 2026 as RAM costs set to soar higher

PCs and smartphones could become far more expensive from the second half of 2026 due to memory shortages, experts warn.

TechRadar

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IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing — even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market

An IDC report revises earlier guidance, warning of a shrink in the PC market that could approach 9%.

Tom’s Hardware

Apple Stock: Why iPhone 17 Shipments In China Just Skyrocketed By 128 Percent

Apple Stock: Discover how the iPhone 17 sparked a 128% shipment jump in China, reclaiming 23% of the market and setting the stage for a record 2026 start.

International Business Times UK

Navigating 2026: Big innovations & supply chain challenges in consumer electronics lie ahead

As the consumer electronics landscape transforms in 2026, innovations like Apple's foldable iPhone and Meta's smart glasses promise excitement, yet supply chain constraints loom, risking affordability.

Android Central

The foldable phone ‘failure’ is over: Why 2026 is set to change everything

As the foldable phone market grapples with a turbulent past, innovation surges forward with slimmer designs, as 2026 promises a pivotal moment.

Android Central

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Wearables report card 2025: How smartwatches, rings, and glasses fared this year against my predictions

Last year, I had analysts tell me how wearable tech would improve in 2025. Here's what we got right and wrong, and how the big companies did.

Android Central

IDC expects average PC prices to jump by up to 8% in 2026 due to crushing memory shortages — some vendors already selling pre-builts without RAM

Market research firm IDC released updated forecasts for the PC market, saying that it could contract by 8.9%, with prices jumping up to 8%, if the memory shortage continues.

Tom’s Hardware

Xreal and Viture enter a patent battle in Europe, marking a milestone in XR

The first major smart glasses patent dispute is playing out in German courts, pitting Xreal against Viture in a landmark case.

Android Central

I lead Microsoft’s enterprise AI agent strategy. Here’s what every company should know about how agents will rewrite work

History shows that breakthrough technologies don’t just slot into existing systems, they make us rethink those systems entirely.

Fortune

Apple’s first foldable could hit Google and Samsung hard in 2026 — here’s what the numbers say

The iPhone Fold is expected to help grow the foldable phone market when it releases, but also take a noticeable share of the sales.

Tom’s Guide

Tech Talk: Here's why your next phone will cost more, and why budget phones may be hit the hardest

AI takes a ton of memory. High demand and short supply mean prices go up!

Android Central

Apple Stock Could Surge on Record iPhone Sales and Bold AI Strategy

Record iPhone sales in 2025 and the potential for a concrete AI strategy in 2026 would be strong positive developments for Apple. Both look fully within reach.

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International Business Times UK

Apple's iPhone Fold Breakthrough Could Ignite the Foldable Market Boom

Apple's latest iPhone Fold breakthrough could spark a major surge in the foldable market, with analysts predicting renewed demand and rapid industry growth.

Android Central

Google has a chance to give Fitbit the shot in the arm it needs and challenge the Oura Ring in one fell swoop. Here's why Google should launch a smart ring in 2026 and why the market is basically asking for it

The market calls for a Fitbit smart ring. Here's why Google would be wise to launch one in 2026.

Kiplinger

The AI Boom Will Lift IT Spending Next Year

2026 will be one of strongest years for the IT industry since the PC boom and early days of the Web in the mid-1990s.

Fortune

Half of millennial and Gen Z couples pick engagement rings with lab-grown diamonds— 'well beyond what the mining industry had expected,' McKinsey says

Couples appear to care more about gemstone size and price than sustainability.

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The Independent UK

UK aid cuts a tragic mistake that will put national security at risk, MPs warn

Savage aid cuts and a narrow focus on cost to the taxpayer risked undermining ‘the very reason the aid budget exists’, the International Development Committee says

Evening Standard

Government’s aid cuts will threaten UK national security, say MPs

MPs have raised concerns that slashing the development budget will ‘lead to unrest and further crises in the future’ posing a threat to UK security.

Android Central

Experts predict AI may disrupt the App ecosystem, and this might be a good thing

As generative AI redefines mobile technology, experts predict a seismic shift where apps become mere extensions of AI's intellect, paving the way for seamless user experience.

Android Central

GenAI is emerging, and it could make the phone's form factor feel irrelevant

As smartphones evolve into central AI hubs, new technologies like smart glasses promise seamless interaction with digital environments. IDC anticipates that in just 3-5 years, users will rely on personalized AI across multiple devices, revolutionizing everyday connectivity.

Android Central

Exclusive: The road to AI — How it will transform our relationship with technology

In this exclusive collaboration, Android Central and IDC discuss the future of AI and its role in our lives.

Tom’s Guide

Surprise! Worldwide smartphone market grows 2.6% in Q3 — and Apple and Samsung are the big winners

iPhone 17 and Galaxy Z Fold 7 seem to have fuelled a bump in smartphone sales during Q3 — here's what the data says

TechRadar

Lenovo sold almost 20 million PCs last quarter as businesses scramble to upgrade old devices with Windows 10 EOL deadline looming large

Lenovo extends its global PC lead as Windows 10’s looming end-of-life deadline pushes businesses to replace ageing laptops and desktops.

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