Global memory shortages spike consumer electronics prices

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Amazon Prime Day 2026: Best Deals on Smartphones Under Rs. 15,000

Smartphones are becoming increasingly expensive. Rising memory and storage component costs continue to push retail prices higher across the industry. This has caused several brands to hike the prices...

Oh no, that's Lenovo saying they think these RAM prices will be the new normal and may never go back to how they were

That RAM crisis, huh? Surely it'll end sometime soon. Undoubtedly. We'll all be able to afford technology again, games consoles and computers won't be only for the 1, and we can laugh about this silly point in history. Sorry, I've just had a note handed to me and, oh, oh no, Lenovo are saying they think that these new astronomically high prices will be the new normal as we enter 2030. Excuse me while I scream into the void for a moment. Read more

AI just shrank the PC market and is killing the cheap phone. Your gadgets are next

For the first time in two years, the world bought fewer PCs. Global shipments of desktops, notebooks, and workstations fell 3.6 in the second quarter of 2026, to 65.7 million units, according to the analyst firm Omdia. The cause is not weak demand. It is the price of memory, and the reason it is soaring [] This story continues at The Next Web

Three Companies Could Be the Cause of Gaming Becoming So Expensive

Gaming has only gotten more expensive in recent years — and a lawsuit is alleging that it is largely because of three companies. Due to the spread of AI companies requiring supplies like RAM for their expansion, shipping disruptions caused by global tensions, and rising prices amid worldwide tariffs, the cost of memory has gone []

All MacBooks and iPads hit with surprise price hikes - even the Neo wasn't safe

The price increases result from surging memory chip costs and short supply but there are still deals available if you know where to look.

SK Hynix is set for the biggest foreign listing in U.S. history as it debuts on the Nasdaq

The South Korean memory chipmaker priced 177.9 million ADRs at 149 each, topping Alibaba's 2014 U.S. offering

Rise in memory chip costs puts pressure on retailers of laptops and smartphones

As the global race for AI moves forward, a shortage of memory chips has begun to drive up prices of consumer electronics and may lead to product shortages.

In China’s electronics hub, a memory chip crisis is hitting consumers hard

For Cai, a trader in Shenzhen’s vast Huaqiangbei electronics hub, the business of assembling computers for gamers and corporate clients has suddenly become dramatically more expensive. The price of memory products in Huaqiangbei has tripled over the past year amid the global artificial intelligence boom – and the spike has hit the world’s largest wholesale electronics market hard. “Right now, memory and SSDs are the biggest cost drivers in a personal computer build,” Cai said, referring to...

The memory crisis isn’t going to ease, and you will pay the price for it, says a research firm

Two research firms just confirmed what the memory crisis feels like: more expensive phones and laptops, with no meaningful price relief before 2028.

Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo Are Quietly Slashing Production Targets

Rising memory chip costs driven by the AI server boom have forced Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo to slash their 2026 smartphone shipment targets by up to 30. The post Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo Are Quietly Slashing Production Targets first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

DisCos rake in N203.6bn from electricity consumers in April — NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has said the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) generated N203.61 billion from consumers in April 2026. According to NERC’s Commercial Performance Factsheet, the 11 DisCos collected N203.61 billion out of N252.43 billion billed to customers during the month, representing a collection efficiency of 80.66 per cent, up by 1.07 percentage [] DisCos rake in N203.6bn from electricity consumers in April — NERC

AI breaks Korea memory's boom-bust cycle: CLSA

South Korea's memory chip industry is moving beyond its traditional boom-and-bust cycle as artificial intelligence demand pushes major customers to lock in long-term supply at high prices, according to CLSA. Memory has long been highly cyclical: profits rise when supply is tight and fall when capacity catches up. But the rapid growth of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, and AI servers is changing that pattern, said Sanjeev Rana, head of Korea research at CLSA. The fact that major memory customers

‘Memory supply crisis’: Wall Street triggers huge selloff in fear of looming chip shortages

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

Laptop Prices Are Never Coming Back Down After Apple (AAPL) Move, And Memory Makers Are To Blame

Laptop prices have crossed a threshold from which consumers should not expect a return, with RAM costs reshaping the economics of personal computing for years ahead. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has recently raised MacBook Pro prices, and the 2,000 entry point for a capable MacBook is now considered the new baseline rather than a premium outlier. [] The post Laptop Prices Are Never Coming Back Down After Apple (AAPL) Move, And Memory Makers Are To Blame appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Samsung, SK Hynix to Spend $520 Billion on Chip Plants in South Korea

The world’s two largest memory-chip makers said their existing investments wouldn’t be enough to meet demand, amid a worldwide shortage.

Fruit and vegetables fill North Korea’s markets as prices climb

North Korean markets are stocked with more imported fruit and greenhouse-grown produce than they have been in years, but soaring prices are leaving many shoppers priced out even as the displays look more abundant than ever. According to a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong province, markets in Hoeryong and other cities have recently seen []

Apple hikes prices for most of its hardware

Macs, MacBooks, iPads and other Apple products just got more expensive.

The cost of fried electronics: Will City Power foot the bill?

The cost of fried electronics: Will City Power foot the bill?

Your Phones and Computers Will Likely Be More Expensive for Years to Come

Your Phones and Computers Will Likely Be More Expensive for Years to Come

Bank Deductions: How hidden charges erode Nigerians’ trust in digital payments

You will see N50, N100, N250 and N300 popping up. Before you know it, the money is gone. Most people don’t even know exactly what they are paying for” The post Bank Deductions: How hidden charges erode Nigerians’ trust in digital payments appeared first on Vanguard News.

Valve's Steam Machine is the Second Price Jumpscare of the Week After GTA 6

Between GTA 6's leaked pricing and the Steam Machine's 1,049 reveal, this week made one thing clear: gaming is getting expensive everywhere at once.

General : Shift In Spending Pattern Sees Focus On Essentials During Mega Sales - Lazada

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysian consumers are increasingly shifting their spending during mega sales campaigns away from luxury goods towards essential items, as they prioritise offers from trusted sellers and brands.

Why foreign shoppers are flocking to this Seoul lifestyle store

Why foreign shoppers are flocking to this Seoul lifestyle store

As the Steam Machine, Xbox, and PS5 consoles reach eye-watering prices, Lenovo says we're in a new normal for RAM costs

As the Steam Machine, Xbox, and PS5 consoles reach eye-watering prices, Lenovo says we're in a new normal for RAM costs

Online shopping sales up 10 pct on higher foodstuff, cosmetics demand

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Online shopping sales in South Korea moved up 10 perce...

North Korea tightens control of local market prices since pandemic: report

North Korea has expanded the state’s role in regulating consumer goods prices since the COVID-19 pandemic as it continues to control economic activity within its borders, according to a Japanese journalist. Black markets (jangmadang), that sell food, clothes and foreign goods largely set their own prices until around 2020, but are now increasingly influenced by []

PS5 Disc Drive "High Demand" Purchase Limit Isn't New

The purchase limit has been in place for quite some time, although I don't doubt that there's been an influx of sales.

Nvidia: The $1 Trillion Trade Hiding In Plain Sight

Nvidia: The $1 Trillion Trade Hiding In Plain Sight

YMTC NAND market share climbs to 13% as global competition intensifies

Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC) has increased its global NAND flash memory market share from 8 in the same period in 2025 to 13. Major Korean players such as Samsung and SK Hynix said that the pace of Chinese memory chipmakers’ catch-up has exceeded expectations. According to the latest report from market research firm Counterpoint []