Smartphone titans like Samsung have made efforts to ensure that the DRAM crisis doesn’t adversely affect their ‘day to day’ operations, but these attempts were futile as the Korean giant has been forced to introduce a price hike to the Galaxy S26 series. However, the company is working to ensure that it minimizes additional component cost bumps by moving to a dual-sourcing strategy. Since displays are among the more expensive parts of a smartphone, the base Galaxy S27 could feature panels from Samsung and another manufacturer, but this could lead to quality disparities in the future. Chinese suppliers could become a […]

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The industry’s first 2nm chipsets are launching later this year, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro rumored on multiple occasions to take advantage of TSMC’s next-generation lithography. As expected, this manufacturing process is costly, with phone makers likely adopting these solutions in their absolute top-tier offerings, and in the middle of a DRAM crisis, their margins will be drastically affected. Fortunately, the latest rumor from a tipster states that Qualcomm will have plenty of options arriving this year for customers, allowing them to offer immense diversification of smartphone models in the fourth quarter […]

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The Education Store on Apple’s website stuck to the ‘honor system’ where consumers could purchase their favorite hardware at a decent discount, irrespective of whether they were college students, their parents, teachers, faculty members, or not. Unfortunately, the company is no longer allowing customers to take advantage of the current system, which is why in the U.S., Apple now requires buyers to verify their eligibility for various discounts. Keep in mind that this isn’t the first time that the Cupertino firm has required verification on its Education Store, as the company stepped back from the honor system back in 2022. […]

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The Pixel 11 lineup is expected to launch later this year with Google’s Tensor G6, and if you thought that the company is shifting to an alternative like a flagship Snapdragon or MediaTek SoC to gain an upper hand against the competition, you assumed incorrectly. The Mountain View firm is sticking to its Tensor SoCs with the Pixel 12 family next year, with fresh details of the silicon showcased in the latest leak. Tensor G7 is being developed for Google’s Pixel 12, with a new leak revealing its codename to be Lajolla or LaJolla From the looks of it, Google […]

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Google’s Sameer Samat, the Android chief, has already confirmed that the company’s Android 17 will not be a Liquid Glass makeover, but don’t believe that's because the Tensor chips powering the Pixel family are underpowered in any manner. Sure, these SoCs are slower than current-generation competitors, but running Apple’s latest UI shouldn’t be a problem for them. It’s just that Google has a different vision for how its Android platform should look and behave, and there’s actually a major benefit for users with the company sticking to Material You. Google is highly conservative in background processing, which helps preserve battery life, […]

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The 2nm GAA process will have a couple more iterations before Samsung has confidence in its cutting-edge 1.4nm lithography, but that doesn’t mean the company cannot begin early testing of its next-generation Exynos SoC on the newer manufacturing process. Early specification details reveal that Samsung will bring a new threshold for maximum clock speeds, not to mention the System Level Cache (SLC) boosted to a whopping 96MB. Bleeding-edge Exynos likely sticking with the same 10-core CPU cluster, with Samsung’s 1.4nm process bringing a 25 percent efficiency gain The Exynos 2700 is yet to be released, but @SPYGO19726 has shared some juicy […]

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A chip supply deficit is a situation that no company wants to face, especially when it hinders a popular product’s supply. Apple has witnessed tremendous success with the MacBook Neo launch, which starts from $599, and is reportedly facing A18 Pro chip supply issues earlier. This conundrum not only threatened the company’s ability to ship its more affordable computer to customers, but Apple also faced the possibility of having to overpay TSMC for the same silicon due to the latter’s supply choke. Fortunately, the Cupertino firm didn’t reach its trillion-dollar status by caving in, which is why it has reportedly asked suppliers […]

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Apple’s launch strategy for this year is going to be a little different, as the base iPhone 18 isn’t going to be a part of the lineup, with the company delaying the unveiling to early 2027. It turns out that the device’s absence from the September keynote is part of a bigger plan to maintain healthier margins during the DRAM shortage, at least that’s what a tipster wants you to believe. The base iPhone 17 is already the best-selling smartphone in the world, with Apple expected to dominate markets by keeping it around for longer With Apple previously claimed by Weibo […]

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The wins in Apple’s column haven’t stopped increasing, and that’s terrible news for rivals as the latest data reveals that the iPhone maker is now the top manufacturer when comparing global smartphone revenue share for Q1 2026. In fact, the latest statistics show that Apple rules this segment with an iron fist, with its mobile devices accounting for 48 percent of the world’s revenue, with the remaining firms left to fight over breadcrumbs. The latest research reveals that the Average Selling Price (ASP) of Apple’s iPhones is $908, with a record 21 percent share in global shipments for Q1 2026 […]

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The AI boom has resulted in TSMC battling to increase its manufacturing capacity for clients to fulfill 3nm chip orders, leaving a massive opportunity for Samsung to capitalize on. However, even though the Korean giant has made strides in bringing its 2nm GAA technology to U.S. soil in the form of its Taylor plant, its reliability in manufacturing higher volume at stable yields remains in question. While there have been talks of Samsung becoming a viable alternative to TSMC, companies like Tesla and Qualcomm are only considering a dual-sourcing strategy because they now have a backup option to a foundry that […]

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The memory shortage faced by Apple can be avoided as the company can purchase DRAM quantities in bulk for a multitude of products, but one area where the Cupertino firm may continue to struggle is chip supply. As TSMC is operating at its maximum capacity by fulfilling 3nm silicon orders for AI customers, it’s adversely affecting iPhone 17 Pro Max shipments to the point that a customer who has been searching around for a flagship unit is unable to find one in a U.S. state. Low A19 Pro chip supply could also affect the second-generation MacBook Neo shipments, as Apple will […]

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U.S. carriers often have a truckload of salivating deals for customers to upgrade to the latest-generation flagships at a sizable discount, just as long as they satisfy certain requirements. On this occasion, one subscriber was on his way to becoming the proud owner of a Galaxy S26 Ultra, and seeing as how Verizon had one that wasn’t just $600 off, but it was also rewarding an additional line, not to mention an upgraded plan at no additional cost, the offer was a steal. Unfortunately, these deals are only enticing if Verizon can honor them, and due to serious negligence, the […]

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Samsung continues to improve its 2nm GAA process with its second iteration, which will be utilized for the Exynos 2700, enabling the company to introduce the direct successor to the Exynos 2600. While the upcoming chipset’s release will serve to reduce the Korean giant’s dependency on Qualcomm and lower its expenditure on outsourced silicon, it can also help restore its non-memory and semiconductor businesses, which are currently facing a 1 trillion won deficit ($679.21 million). Analysts predict that, depending on the Exynos 2700’s capabilities, Samsung should be able to reduce its deficit to around $543.47 million During the first quarter […]

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Apple observes stringent quality control measures so that its premium products not only stand the test of time regarding durability but also minimize hardware failures caused by manufacturing defects. Unfortunately, when you’re dealing with millions of units being shipped in a calendar year, there’s always a chance that an owner ends up with an ‘odd one out’ and, sadly, an M5 MacBook Pro that was only two days old was completely dead when a spark formed due to the machine’s hinge movement. The M5 MacBook Pro’s failure will definitely be an interesting case for Apple’s engineering team, but a YouTuber has […]

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The unibody aluminum chassis of Apple’s MacBook family offers sufficient durability, but it’s always a good practice to carry a bag with plenty of padding for that extra layer of cushioning when you go through airport security. Unfortunately, one event that cannot be avoided is when you’re forced to offload laptops onto a bin, which then goes through a belt during the security check. Sadly, one owner has shown evidence that his MacBook was dented after it fell off that very belt, and the airport staff were the least accommodating about the damage to expensive hardware. Fortunately, there’s a way […]

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The iPhone 20 will switch to a design that Apple has never attempted before, involving a quad-curved display that, when combined with the company’s Liquid Glass UI, introduces a seamless visual appearance that offers an illusion of a bezel-less form factor. As expected, developing this display is no easy feat, which is why only one manufacturer is taking on this responsibility. However, an exclusive OLED deal could make things expensive for Apple as it will require a premium that’s being paid to the supplier. Also, if things weren’t bad enough, Apple CEO Tim Cook has warned that its DRAM stockpile is […]

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