Way to go, AI: You've gone and made PC memory absurdly expensive, and you're still in the teething stage. This ongoing RAM shortage, driven by unprecedented investment in AI data center equipment, has ...

The latest IDC numbers reveal healthy shipment rise in Q4 2025, but the situation could look vastly different in 12 months time. Global PC shipments rose by 9.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, ...

In recent years PC makers had two choices when it came to laptop memory. They could include SODIMM slots with support for user-replaceable DDR memory or LPDDR memory which typically uses less power ...

Last summer, the workstation I use for writing these articles felt sluggish. You know how it goes, right? I'm using the same web browsers and word processor as always ...

The AI data center boom is squeezing PC and smartphone sales, with a decrease of more than 10% in the offing this year. Global PC and smartphone sales are expected to fall by more than 10% this year, ...

The AI hardware boom is sending memory prices sky-high, so knowing exactly how much you need is more critical than ever. I've worked out the most realistic RAM goals for every type of PC. I’ve been a ...