As AI companies snap up memory chips, smartphone and PC makers face higher costs and tighter supply — which could lead to ...
AI data centers are soaking up key components, raising the risk of higher smartphone and PC prices for consumers in 2026.
PCs and smartphones could become far more expensive from the second half of 2026 due to memory shortages, experts warn.
Analyst house IDC predicts that immense pressure on the chip supply from the AI industry could cause smartphone and PC prices ...
Surging data centre investment by AI giants tightens RAM and NAND supply squeezing mid tier devices as makers weigh hikes ...
A global memory chip shortage, predicted to last until 2027, is set to drive up the cost of smartphones and laptops in 2026.
Research firm IDC says 'major memory makers have shifted production toward memory used in AI data centers, such as high-bandwidth memory and high-capacity DDR5' ...
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The crunch could add 10-15% to costs for high-end phones, delaying launches and forcing compromises on memory specs to meet ...
International Data Corporation, an IT market research and analytics firm, warns that PC sales could decline by as much as 8.9 percent next year if DRAM ...
Hewlett-Packard couldn't navigate the industry shift to mobile even with the acquisition of Palm. Dell tried the tablet game and Android for a bit to no avail. Acer and Asus ran with netbooks as ...