Meta’s AI Glasses Get a “Conversation Focus” Boost
Meta is rolling out a new “conversation focus” feature for its AI glasses. The software update amplifies a conversation partner’s voice in loud settings like restaurants or public transit.
Category: Hardware
Micron Says the Memory Shortage Isn’t Ending Anytime Soon
The AI boom is creating a massive, sustained shortage of DRAM and NAND flash memory. Micron’s CEO says supply will remain “substantially short” for years, already pushing up prices for consumer components.
Console Sales Just Hit A 30-Year Low. What’s Going On?
The video game hardware market in North America just had its worst November in three decades. Unit sales plummeted to 1995 levels, even as the average price of a console hit a new record high of $439. The PS5 retook the top spot from the Switch 2, but the overall picture is bleak.
Samsung’s Z TriFold Restocks Wednesday, But Don’t Blink
Samsung is giving South Korean buyers another shot at the Galaxy Z TriFold this week. The company will restock its online store at 10am on Wednesday, December 17th. With only about 3,000 units estimated for the domestic market, they’ll likely vanish instantly again.
iPhone 18’s Rumored Chip Change Could Finally Fix Overheating
Apple is reportedly planning a major internal hardware shift for the iPhone 18 series. The move to Wafer-level Multi-Chip Module packaging, paired with TSMC’s 2nm process, targets more efficient cooling and power use.
AMD’s new Ryzen AI 9 465 looks a lot like the old one
A new Geekbench leak shows AMD’s upcoming Ryzen AI 9 465 processor performing almost exactly like the chip it’s meant to replace. The specs are identical, and the benchmark scores are within a margin of error, making this “Gorgon Point” refresh look more like a rebrand.
The PC hardware winter is here, but you might not care
A severe DRAM supply crisis is causing RAM and SSD prices to triple, with impacts expected to last until 2028. However, if you’re mostly playing older or indie games, your current PC is probably just fine for the long haul.
Smartphone recovery hits a wall as memory prices soar
The smartphone market’s fragile recovery is under threat from spiking memory chip costs. Counterpoint Research now forecasts a 2.1% shipment decline in 2026, with device bills of materials potentially rising over 15%.
Apple’s Latest Betas Are Here, But What’s Actually New?
Apple has seeded the first developer betas for its next round of point updates. The watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS 26.3 builds are now available for testing, with a likely public release by the end of January.
Intel’s New Panther Lake Chip Looks Slower Than Its Predecessor
An early engineering sample of Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake Core Ultra 7 365 chip has been spotted on Geekbench. The results show it performing worse than the current-gen Core Ultra 7 268V. This could change before launch, but it’s a surprising first look.