You Might Need to Say Goodbye to Affordable PCs; A Price Hike Storm Is Set to Hit as Memory Shortages & Windows 10 EOL Collide
… PC vendors are signalling broad price increases as cost pressures intensify into H2 2026. …
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After Gobbling Up DRAM, NVIDIA & SK hynix Plan to Introduce an “AI SSD” With 10× Higher Performance, Ringing Alarms Over NAND Supply
… While the goal certainly seems optimistic, it is also important to note that the NAND supply lines are already under massive pressure following demand for storage from CSPs and AI giants, and given that the AI SSD solution being discussed actually becomes mainstream, well, you could expect a DRAM-l… …
TSMC's 3nm Chip Capacity Has Become So Constrained That Only "Long-Term, Loyal" Customers Are Getting Priority
… Apple & NVIDIA Are Major 3nm Clients, and the Supply Shortage Actually Helps Them Offset Competition We have discussed TSMC's chipmaking capabilities being under pressure, as every major entity in the AI race depends on the Taiwan giant. …
Intel Presents Its Own Texture Set Neural Compression SDK: Up to 18x Smaller Textures
… At sample time — textures remain compressed in VRAM permanently and decode per-pixel in the shader. The most aggressive option for VRAM reduction, with constant inference cost. …
CES 2026 Preview: Here is How the Show Could Look Like, as the PC Industry Enters the “Memory Pandemic” Era
… The GPU is said to be a cost-effective option for inference workloads, and we do expect more details at CES. Intel will definitely be an entity to watch at this year's CES, as the firm intends to regain its lost market share in the PC space through aggressive offerings. …