Computers

The current RAM shortage is raising prices for memory and storage as the “AI” industry gobbles up manufacturing capacity. That sucks for consumers, who are seeing the price of retail-packaged RAM go up by as much as 400 percent. But it’s also devastating for manufacturers like Dell who rely on standard consumer sales. According to one report, such manufacturers are seeking out new sources of…

There wasn’t much in the way of GPU announcements at (or around) CES earlier this year, with the integrated graphics in Panther Lake laptops the only real shocker. But MSI resurrected its top-shelf Lightning brand for the RTX 5090, announcing a bombastic card with water cooling. The price was assumed to be high, since MSI didn’t set one—and now we have at least one source for the approximate…

Well, this is it: After a series of delays, Apple is finally nixing support for its old Home architecture, meaning those still relying on the previous version of Apple’s Home framework have some decisions to make—quickly. The moment of truth arrives February 10, 2026, less than a week away. If you don’t update, you face “interruptions with your accessories and automations,” Apple warns…