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Apple faces unprecedented memory cost increases as RAM prices continue to surge, manufacturing bill climbs by $33 billion

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Steam Survey shockwaves felt as proportion of 32GB RAM systems drops by more than 5%

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Developer manages to run Windows 11 26H2 with just 128MB of RAM, just 3.1% of recommended minimum

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Tachyum, developer of heavily-delayed universal Prodigy processor, voluntarily files for bankruptcy

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Tachyum files for bankruptcy, the court in Bratislava initiates bankruptcy proceedings.

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Intel shifts production capacity from consumer to server CPUs in face of 'unprecedented' AI demand

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Client platforms struggle to get memory anyway, right?

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Intel’s woes wipe out $1 trillion of semiconductor market cap in one day

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Intel's gloomy outlook for its PC business wipes out $1 trillion of semiconductor market capitalization in a day, barely affects Apple.

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Open-source USB tool unlocks Nvidia's half-speed GPU AI limiter on Windows

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An open-source UEFI tool, nv-uefi-unlocker, lifts Nvidia’s tensor rate cap on RTX 20, 30, and 40-series GPUs under Windows.

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Nvidia store quietly pulls the RTX 5080 following RTX 5090 removal

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First the RTX 5090, now the RTX 5080. Nvidia quietly removes the RTX 5080 listing from the marketplace as prices explode to 2.2X MSRP on the retail market.

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 prices hit $2,000, costing more than the RTX 5090 did at launch and with limited stock available

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It costs just as much to buy an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 right now as the launch price for the RTX 5090, with prices now at least two times higher for this high spec GPU.

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Steam Survey shockwaves felt as proportion of 32GB RAM systems drops by more than 5%

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The latest Steam Survey appears to show that gamers blessed with systems packing 32GB or more RAM and 1TB or more storage are a dying breed.

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Deals A 34% price cut at Amazon means you can get the Samsung P9 512GB microSD Express card for the Nintendo Switch 2 for just $99.99 right now.

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Creator says Amazon closed his account after he tried to buy seven Nvidia DGX Sparks

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Nick Saraev says Amazon closed his account after canceling Nvidia DGX Spark orders; Tim Sweeney reports canceled orders after a GPU buy.

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Snag this 360Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor for only $349

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An affordable OLED monitor upgrade for just $349. Featuring a blistering 360Hz refresh rate and an integrated WiFi antenna.

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