PlayStation sales just had its worst May in 25 years, and Xbox's was the worst ever
Meanwhile, the Nintendo Switch 2 just became the second-fastest-selling console in US history
Apple is doubling MacBook Neo production target, but keeping it at $599 may be the hard part
The memory crisis and TSMC's capacity may have other ideas
PC shipments could drop 20% by year's end as AI datacenters consume 70% of high-end DRAM
The hidden cost of the AI infrastructure boom: more expensive PCs with less RAM
Smartphone shipments face worst decline ever: memory crisis and US-Iran war hit market
"For consumers, it means the era of ultra-cheap smartphones is over"
The humble desktop monitor is quietly having its best years, and gamers are fully responsible
Gaming monitor shipments jumped 50% in 2025, posting 11 consecutive quarters of growth
Motherboard sales are collapsing because AI data centers made RAM too expensive to buy
Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, and MSI are all slashing 2026 motherboard forecasts
PC market posts modest growth in early 2026 despite memory shortages and economic strain
IDC reports 2.5% growth as vendors push inventory ahead of rising component costs
OLED monitor shipments jumped 92% in 2025, and Asus is leading the charge
Have OLED displays finally gone mainstream?
Smartphone sales are expected to drop 13% worldwide amid memory crunch
Entry-level smartphones could be wiped out permanently, warns IDC
TCL set to overtake Samsung as the world's top TV brand
The gap between Samsung and TCL is almost gone
Global PC shipments jumped 9.6% to 76.4M units in Q4 2025, annual shipments grew 8.1% YoY
The global memory shortage is impacting the entire industry
Global smartphone shipments rose 2% in 2025, with Apple taking the top spot
The industry is expected to cool in 2026 thanks in large part to the continued memory shortage
Smartphone prices expected to rise in 2026 as shipments fall
The result of soaring memory and chip prices driven by AI demand
Analysts predict PC market will grow in 2025 despite recent quarterly declines
Consumers spending is up, commercial dipped slightly, and government is way down
Apple set to reclaim title as world's biggest smartphone maker thanks to iPhone 17 surge
Apple hasn't led global phone sales since 2011
Apple scales back iPhone Air production, other iPhone 17 models keep shining
It turns out "thinner" isn't the killer feature this year
Global PC shipments surge as Windows EOL transition fuels upgrade cycle
China and Japan drive PC boom as North America struggles with trade headwinds
Windows 10 end-of-support could spark PC gaming hardware boom
Windows 11 requirements could force 100 million upgrades
The big picture: As the end-of-life deadline for Windows 10 looms and Windows 11 overtakes it in market share, analysts are speculating about the transition's impact on PC hardware shipments. While tariffs have dampened the effect on overall PC shipments, the gaming subset could experience marked growth over the next few years.
US PC market slipped in the second quarter despite continued upgrade push
Trump tariffs and slower AI adoption rates are not helping
Nvidia hits 94% GPU market share as overall shipments surge 27%
But tariffs could drag down GPU growth
MSI expects to top 10 million motherboard sales for the first time as market rebounds
MSI treads carefully as rivals race into AI servers
PC market grows in Q2, but tariffs and trade fears signal turbulence ahead
Dark times, and AI-capable portable systems, are expected ahead
Global PC shipments rise in Q2, but US market flatlines amid tariff concerns
US PC sales are frozen by trade uncertainty
US PC market grew 15% in Q1, though Canalys warns of slowing growth
Momentum will fade through the end of 2025
Nvidia reaches historic 92% GPU market share, leaves AMD and Intel far behind
Millions of RTX 50 GPUs sold, while Radeon 9000 sales remain under 750K units