As smartphone demand starts to wane due to the memory crisis, companies have been forced to adjust their shipment requirements for a multitude of components, including OLED panels. As a result, this problem has branched out to the entire industry, as display manufacturers are feeling every bit of pressure due to the DRAM shortage. According to the latest statistics, OLED shipments for the first quarter of 2026 fell by 12 percent, but since there’s no reason to halt smartphone production completely, Korean firms continue to benefit. Chinese OLED manufacturers like BOE have created a market for themselves amid the DRAM […]

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TSMC’s slightly advanced 2nm ‘N2P’ process has been reported to be utilized by Qualcomm and MediaTek this year, as both companies seemingly want to obtain an edge over Apple’s A20 and A20 Pro. The advantage of moving to an improved node is that these Android chipset manufacturers can target a higher clock speed for increased single-core and multi-core performance. The drawback is that shifting to this technology can risk mass adoption from smartphone makers due to the major cost increases. The first 2nm chipsets from Qualcomm and MediaTek could cost 20 percent more than current SoCs, but it’s likely that these […]

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Galaxy S26 Ultra may not have the biggest battery capacity or those ultra-sized sensors, or a beefy active cooling solution that includes a noisy fan, but what it does have is a combination of all the strengths of current-generation flagships fused into a single device, making it an all-round package. The best thing about this smartphone is that you can grab it for up to $222 off on Amazon, with the discount applicable on the 512GB storage version and the White finish. Fortunately, other Galaxy S26 Ultra variants have also received a price reduction. Smaller storage options and different colors […]

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A top-end Wi-Fi 7 router with dual-band capabilities doesn’t have to be an expensive undertaking, not when TP-Link is around for U.S. consumers. The company’s Archer BE230 is the entry-level router, but don’t assume that just because it’s listed on Amazon for $86.96, it ships with watered-down features, because for the majority of customers who want to upgrade their existing wireless network, a 28 percent discount on the Archer BE230 is an excellent offer. Providing up to 2,000 square feet of coverage and supporting up to 60 devices simultaneously, the Archer BE230 offers few compromises for the price For less […]

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Apple made one of the best decisions for the iPhone 17 launch when it equipped the base model with flagship features, such as an LTPO OLED panel paired with the A19 SoC, which is mass produced on TSMC’s 3nm process. Sticking with the same $799 but offering double the storage, it was no surprise that the iPhone 17 would gain popularity, especially in China. Despite the myriad of options, not to mention consumers displaying an affinity towards domestic brands, Apple defied overwhelming odds as its base model approaches 30 million activations, which also explains why the iPhone 18 has been […]

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AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D continues to be one of the finest gaming CPUs of this generation, and Amazon is making life much easier for gamers wanting to set up their high-end rigs at a lower price. With the DRAM crisis showing no signs of slowing down, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to own semi-decent hardware at incredible discounts, but this combo is a great start. You now get a premium ASUS TUF motherboard, and with the two parts combined, you get $136 in savings with the $622.98 price. You couldn’t have asked for a better motherboard pairing, as the ASUS TUF Gaming X870-PLUS […]

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TSMC’s success in the semiconductor industry is primarily due to the manufacturer’s unyielding focus on its advanced processes and ability to achieve stability in record time, allowing the company to form long-term business relationships with trillion-dollar firms like Apple and NVIDIA. While being able to mass produce 3nm and 2nm wafers at a mammoth scale is certainly a tremendous feat, SMIC founder Richard Chang does not consider these accomplishments as a benchmark for success and calls it a misconception in the latest interview. Instead, he believes that there’s another attribute that semiconductor companies must acquire. SMIC’s founder says that “excellence […]

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Apple’s M5 Max is currently the company’s top-end SoC to be found in the MacBook Pro, but there’s no universe in which the M4 Max would be considered diminished in any way because it’s still a ridiculously powerful SoC, and a downright expensive one at that. Naturally, any portable Mac featuring the previous-generation silicon would be sold at a premium, but one lucky customer managed to find a top-notch configuration from the most unlikely of places: a pawn shop, for just $1,501. Near-top-tier specifications of the M4 Max MacBook Pro found in a pawn shop featured 64GB of unified RAM and a […]

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There is a torrent of jobs available for Apple’s visionOS platform, which may hint that the California-based giant is going through an aggressive hiring spree since there’s incredible demand for the Vision Pro. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman didn’t believe this was the case and, as a result, was receiving flak for shutting down claims that Apple’s expensive $3,499 mixed-reality headset was a dud, despite the myriad of job postings. Now, he has come forth to bury the confusion by mentioning that Apple has grand plans for the future of visionOS. New job posts are for optimizing the visionOS platform, not to […]

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The M5 Pro is a fantastic chipset upgrade for those who want to migrate from Windows or those who believe that their older Apple Silicon is no longer the performer that it used to be. Fortunately, you get to pocket incredible savings on the powerful 14-inch MacBook Pro featuring this chipset because its base configuration has now broken yet another record by crossing the $200 discount threshold on Amazon and can be yours for $1,983.94. The M5 Pro MacBook Pro delivers legendary firepower, which is surprising given its double-digit battery life claims, all that and more, while being $215 off on […]

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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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