2026

RAM is set to get even pricier? Yes — and way more expensive according to one expert, who I hope is very wrong

A memory expert has predicted big RAM price hikes this yearThey say we could see hikes of 40% to 50% in Q3, and further 30% to 40% rises in Q4They predict that 2027 is also going to be painful, with a 40% to 45% increase year-on-yearThere’s more fuel to the fire for the theory that…

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Increase Your Google Pixel Phone’s Display Brightness Using This Simple Trick

Mashha/Shutterstock Google’s more recent Pixel lineup, like the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, boasts some of the most vibrant displays on the smartphone market today at up to 3,300 nits, but reaching that peak isn’t always easy. For example, you step outside on a beautiful sunny afternoon, trying to read a map for a quick…

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10 Home Office Trends That Are Actually Useful

Alvarez/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While the work-from-home trend isn’t as strong as it was during the peak of the pandemic era, modern technology and a move to hybrid work arrangements mean there’s a pretty good chance that (if you work an office job) you also have a home…

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What are the cyber threats to the 2026 Fifa World Cup?

In the run up to the troubled Fifa World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the US, national headlines have been dominated not by cyber security, but by border security, with tighter entry and Visa restrictions in the US leaving teams, players and officials in a bind, with some banned from entering the country altogether.…

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I’m painfully aware that the RAM crisis looks dire of late — but Asus and SK Hynix just provided some glimmers of hope

Price hikes on Asus products will be much reduced in the second half of 2026This is over in Taiwan, but should be reflected to an extent globallyThere’s also a report that SK Hynix, a big memory chip maker, is set to slow AI memory production in favor of conventional RAMThere’s been a pretty relentless string…

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Emerging tech is top growth priority for UK finance firms

While two-thirds (64%) of UK finance firms are planning to increase overall expenditure, 91% said they will spend more on tech, with emerging tech now topping growth priorities. Emerging tech investment is the top growth priority for UK finance firms for the first time in the 10 year’s Lloyds Bank has carried out its Financial…

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Big Changes Are Coming To Sony TVs (And You’re Going To Hate Them)

All good things must come to an end. But do they have to? Last month, Sony announced it would sell its Bravia 3 II TVs at budget prices. You used to get a ton of features for reasonable prices, but you know what they say: Sony giveth, Sony taketh away. Recently Sony announced that starting…

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CMA puts in place fair ranking measures on Google Search

Under the UK’s digital markets competition regime, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said Google will be required to improve transparency and fairness in how search results are ranked. It said that businesses have noted that current ranking practices are neither fair nor transparent. The CMA said businesses also found that changes made by…

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‘New normal’: the memory price crisis will get worse before it gets better, as Xbox says it expects prices to double again in 2027, Lenovo suggests they may never come down — and Micron hints Apple’s to blame for the whole thing by being too ‘aggressive’

Lenovo has said that RAM prices will likely “never” fall back to pre-crisis levelsThe company also predicted a “new normal” for memory pricing from 2030 onwardsMicrosoft expects the cost of memory to double in just over a yearIf you were hoping we might get to the weekend without any more bad news on the RAM…

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Scientists create a ‘new type of pixel’ that can display and scan light — and sci-fi fans are comparing it to the terrifying ‘telescreens’ from 1984

A new type of pixel is capable of both controlling and analyzing lightIt’s based on the Fourier mathematical toolWe’ll have to wait some time to get this in our gadget screensScreens that double up as cameras could be packed into future gadgets, as researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have developed a new type of…

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