This chart shows why the RAM shortage has become a 'mageddon'
…RAM (DRAM) and storage (SSD, NAND) costs have been rapidly rising over the past few months due to the simple laws of supply and demand. As AI continues to eat up more…
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Samsung teases 'AI glasses' as it warns of the RAM crisis getting even worse in 2027
…The RAM and storage shortage has affected the entire tech industry, with prices on everything going up, in some cases dramatically. Even at Samsung’s scale, the world’s largest smartphone maker…
Smartphone price hikes are 'inevitable' report says, entry-level phones are a risk
…Counterpoint Research Korea reports that the prices of DRAM (memory) and NAND (storage) continue to skyrocket going into Q2 2026. That’s having a major impact on the smartphone market, which breaks…
Here's how hard it is to make a cheap Android phone during the RAM shortage
…By then, DRAM and NAND will represent 23% and 18% of the total BOM, respectively. In essence, the parts that are getting more expensive (DRAM and NAND Flash) account for a larger…
YouTube Premium is the only streaming service that can get away with price hikes
…Think about how much storage that takes! Storage is, at the moment, exceedingly expensive, so YouTube’s costs are rising dramatically. Yes, this is one of the biggest and most profitable companies…
Google readies ‘AI Ultra Lite’ plan and explicit ‘usage limits’ for Gemini
…Users of Claude have clamored on social media about what feels like notable decreases to their per-session usage limits, while GitHub Copilot has dramatically adjusted the pricing for many of the…
Google Pixel ruined voice typing on every other phone for me, but the fix is in sight
…Android earlier this year, and that I’ve been using in the time since. ‘Flow’ dramatically improves Android voice-to-text without replacing Gboard I think this has two main things going…
Galaxy Z Fold 8 seems ready for a long overdue battery upgrade, but is it enough?
…While the hardware of Samsung’s foldables has changed dramatically over the years, battery capacity has not. The biggest battery was 2020’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 with a 4,500 mAh…
Google Pixel found enough of a foldable phone niche to maybe stay relevant following 'iPhone Fold'
…It’s the coming debut of Apple’s first foldable that might finally deliver a needed boost to the market which will inevitably see the market shift pretty dramatically. Counterpoint Research believes…
Google is now using Mastodon
9to5Google One of Google's social accounts is now using Mastodon By Andrew Romero & Abner Li The drama behind Twitter has even the biggest companies considering a new home for their socials…