PC Prices Are About to Jump. Here’s What’s Happening.
Major PC makers are warning of significant price increases starting this month. The culprit is a massive spike in memory chip costs, driven by AI demand and shortages.
Category: Computing
Windows Beats SteamOS on Dedicated GPUs, Testing Shows
According to new testing by Ars Technica, Windows 11 holds a performance edge over SteamOS when running on dedicated AMD GPUs. This is the opposite of what’s often seen on integrated graphics handhelds. The performance gap is especially problematic for 8GB cards, hinting at challenges for Valve’s up
Samsung’s tablets are stuck, and Apple isn’t sweating
Despite a recent premium tablet revamp, Samsung’s global shipments didn’t grow in Q3 2025. Apple, meanwhile, grew its iPad shipments by 4% and holds a commanding 34% market share. The Korean giant is pinning hopes on a new hybrid device.
The RAM Price Surge Is Real, and It’s Killing Affordable PC Parts
The AI boom is creating a brutal memory chip shortage. Micron just announced it’s ending its decades-old Crucial brand of consumer RAM to focus on AI customers, signaling even higher prices ahead for laptops, gaming PCs, and tablets.
The AI Boom’s Real Bottleneck Isn’t Code, It’s Compute
The race for AI supremacy is hitting a wall: a shortage of specialized computing power. This scarcity is forcing a major shift in how companies and governments think about the foundational infrastructure behind artificial intelligence.
Google’s AI Search Gets More Chatty, Right on the Results Page
Google is running a mobile-only test that integrates its conversational AI Mode directly into the search results page. This allows users to ask follow-up questions to AI Overviews without switching tabs. The move signals a major shift in how Google envisions the future of search.
Kevin O’Leary-Backed Bitzero Breaks Ground on Huge Finland Data Center
Bitzero has broken ground on a massive new data center campus in Kokemäki, Finland. The site, which could eventually reach 1GW of capacity, is positioned to host AI and Bitcoin workloads. The company is backed by investor Kevin O’Leary.
This free Windows tool archived years of my files in minutes
According to MakeUseOf, PeaZip is a free, open-source file archiver that supports over 200 compression formats. Recent updates made the software about 10% faster overall and sped up adding files to existing archives by roughly three times. It features batch processing, AES-256 encryption, and can sa
Macquarie’s New Sydney Data Center is All About AI Cooling
Macquarie Data Centres has topped out the structure for its new IC3 Super West data center in Sydney. The 47MW facility, costing AU$350 million in its first phase, is specifically designed for high-density AI workloads and will open in Q3 2026. It highlights the intense infrastructure demands of the
Microsoft’s Latest Windows 11 Update Fixes One Thing, Breaks Another
Microsoft’s Windows 11 KB5070311 preview update is a classic case of one step forward, two steps back. It improves dark mode UI elements but introduces a disruptive white flash bug in File Explorer and a lock screen issue.