May 2026

It’s not just the RAM crisis PC users have to worry about — a new report suggests there’s a new motherboard crisis on the cards

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The RAM crisis has reportedly resulted in a motherboard manufacturer crisis, according to DigitimesDigitimes’ report suggests motherboard shipments have plummeted for four major Taiwanese manufacturersConsumers no longer have the incentive to buy motherboards for new PC builds due to unaffordable RAM kitsThe AI boom and ongoing economic struggles continue to leave the PC hardware market…

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Interview: There is no such thing as an IT project, only business projects, says CIO Paul Coby

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Paul Coby has worked as chief information officer (CIO) for some of the UK’s most prominent companies over the past 25 years. He has led major projects at British Airways, John Lewis, chemicals and metals group Johnson Matthey, and, in his current role as group CIO, Persimmon Homes, one of the UK’s largest house builders.…

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Nintendo announces price hike for Switch 2 handheld, and I don’t think anyone should be surprised

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Nintendo announced the Switch 2’s price will increase in the US, Canada, Europe, and JapanIt will now cost $499.99, effective from September 1, 2026All Switch hardware prices will increase in Japan, including Nintendo Switch Online subscriptionsNintendo has held strong amid the memory crisis, successfully avoiding price hikes for its Switch 2 hardware — but all…

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Anthropic’s Mythos AI System Might Actually Create More Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

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gguy/Shutterstock Anthropic, the company behind the popular AI assistant Claude, is now testing an unreleased version of its frontier AI model: Claude Mythos Preview. It’s currently only available to select tech firms, but findings have shown that it has the potential to create numerous cybersecurity vulnerabilities when it is released to the world. According to Anthropic,…

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Change These 4 Settings To Instantly Upgrade Your Home Theater Audio

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Viktorus/Shutterstock It’s easy to get scooped up in the excitement and chaos that is buying a new TV. There’s a lot to think about, and maybe it’s been a minute since you last added a big-ticket consumer tech purchase to your home. Our best advice: Don’t skimp out on audio. The best modern smart TVs…

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The RAMpocalypse has made most mainstream memory kits super-expensive — but Chinese RAM can be an exception

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Chinese RAM is available on AliExpress and other third-party sellers at slightly cheaper pricesNot all options are cheaper than mainstream RAM kits in the west, thoughThis is not a solution to the RAM crisis, but it’s an alternative some people may want to exploreThe RAM crisis feels relentless for consumers looking to buy PC memory,…

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There’s good and bad news on RAM pricing — but I’ll take anything vaguely optimistic at this point

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DDR5 RAM prices appear to be dropping in EuropePrice tags have eased by around 10% to 15%, albeit that evidence is a limited snapshot of the marketOn the downside, Chinese RAM — which some hoped would be an affordable alternative — isn’t looking so goodThere’s a hopeful sign that RAM prices might be finally dropping…

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12 Old-School Computer Accessories That Used To Be Essential

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Solarseven/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’re a millennial or older, you probably remember that before the minimalistic modern laptops and PCs we enjoy today, older computers came with quite a number of accessories. These weren’t just gimmicks, but essential parts that made computers tick at the time.…

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Google Is Paying Android Users $135 Million – Here’s How To Check Your Eligibility

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Cheng Xin/Getty Images Google has been under fire, facing allegations that mobile devices with its operating system transmitted data to the company without user permission. To close this case, Google reached a $135 million settlement, though the company denies any wrongdoing. However, if you use an eligible device, you might actually be entitled to some…

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‘There’s no way around it’ — Lenovo warns another price hike beckons and pushes partners to panic buy

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Lenovo has warned its partners of March price hikes for select productsThe price hikes are a result of the ongoing RAM crisisLenovo is yet another company to be hit by the RAM crisis in 2026The RAM crisis is spiraling out of control, with multiple PC hardware manufacturers, companies, and resellers forced to implement price hikes…

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