TDK and NHK Spring accused of fixing prices on components used in 97% of hard drives for over a decade
The class-action lawsuit covers hard drive purchases made between 2003 and 2016
A stainless steel breakthrough could slash the cost of green hydrogen production
Making expensive titanium components obsolete
Gen Z is turning subscriptions into short-term rentals for shows, movies, and games
Streaming loyalty is dead and this age cohort killed it
AMD warns gaming revenue will plunge over 20% as memory prices drive up PC hardware costs
Higher RAM, SSD, and GDDR prices could make PC upgrades even less appealing in the second half of 2026
Take-Two CEO says GTA 6 price will be "very reasonable" amid $100+ speculation
Launching in November on PS5 and Xbox Series
Steam Controller reviews are in: $99 price tag and dual trackpad design confirmed
First look: Full reviews for Valve's Steam Controller are now live. Critics broadly praise the hardware, including drift-resistant TMR sticks, rear grip buttons, Steam Input customization, and a more refined take on the dual-trackpad concept that defined the original controller. Several reviewers also point to tight integration with the broader Steam ecosystem as one of the controller's biggest strengths.
The next Xbox could be waiting on the memory market
Xbox chief Asha Sharma says volatile memory costs make early hardware decisions risky and could affect final pricing
72 sticks of server RAM were headed for the trash. They're now worth $20,000
Enterprise hardware lifecycles run on accounting rules, not market value – and that's how perfectly good hardware ends up as e-waste
Memory card and flash drive pricing surges 120%, with some models spiking 260%
Now is not a good time to buy flash-based memory products
Steam might soon display 30-day price history for game deals
"SteamGPT" customer service chatbot and Steam Controller 2 are also expected soon
Apple may be stockpiling mobile DRAM to outmaneuver rivals in a tight market
Apple is reportedly paying premium prices for memory and absorbing the cost to secure supply and pressure rivals
Fiber HDMI cables enable full-bandwidth 8K over runs up to 990 feet
Active optical cables claim stable 48Gbps, with pricing from about $150 at 30m to $500 at 300m
Enterprise software experiments with task-based pricing in the AI era
The per-seat era of software pricing may be coming to an end
Absurd GPU Pricing Update: Q1 2026 Edition
GPU pricing is broken again - but the real question is how badly. We're putting hard numbers to this situation. How much have graphics card prices increased since memory prices went through the roof?
Skyrim and Fallout 4 designer warns raising game prices beyond $70 could backfire
"Special breed" of gamers may decide where AAA pricing goes next
Valve must defend Steam's pricing model in £656 million class-action case
Competition tribunal clears case accusing Steam of inflating game prices through restrictive platform policies
Why $7.99 has become the sweet spot for indie games on Steam
"And we found that eight bucks is still five bucks. It doesn't become ten bucks."
An obscure Star Wars game just became gold for PS5 hackers
A $20 PS4 game just turned into a $400 jailbreak tool
Global DRAM shortage squeezes OEMs, but PC retail prices remain stable for now
Acer and Asus warn that higher costs will eventually reach consumers
Uber sued by FTC and states over deceptive billing and cancellation practices
FTC and 21 states accuse the company of violating federal and state consumer protection laws
Apple and Amazon face £900 million UK lawsuit over alleged price-fixing
Squeezing out third-party sellers inflated Apple prices on Amazon
Nvidia and AMD could kill some low- to mid-range graphics cards as memory shortage crisis intensifies
You can thank AI for hoarding all the DRAM like it's toilet paper in 2020