New study finds little evidence of surge pricing when retailers use digital shelf labels
Lawmakers and shoppers remain wary despite reassuring data
Nvidia RTX 5090 prices drop below MSRP in Europe as stock improves
No such encouraging signs in the US, though
Trump tariffs haven't impacted Amazon's prices or customer spending, says CEO
In contrast to Walmart and Target, Amazon reports no tariff-driven average-price hikes
In brief: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has assured the company's shareholders that Trump's tariffs have neither increased average selling prices of items on the site nor have they affected consumer demand. It comes a few weeks after Amazon was blasted by the White House over a plan to show exactly how much the tariffs will increase the cost of items on its Amazon Haul site.
Walmart prepares for a future where AI agents do the shopping
Retailers are racing to adapt as AI changes shopping habits
Fake MSRP: AMD's Radeon 9070 XT $600 Launch Price Was a Fantasy
Two months after launch, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is still nowhere near its advertised $600 price. With global supply stabilizing, it's time to examine the real cost of AMD's top GPU across key markets.
You can finally buy ebooks through Amazon Kindle apps on your iPhone and iPad
Taking advantage of recent rulings against Apple's App Store policies
AMD beats Nvidia in German GPU sales with Radeon RX 9070 XT on top
The Steam survey tells a different story
Nvidia RTX 50-series GPU prices drop below MSRP in Germany as demand wanes
Strong euro and weak demand push GPU prices down
GPU tourism is a thing: Japan blocks RTX 5090 and 5080 sales to tourists amid global GPU chaos
Four months later, Nvidia's top GPUs remain critically scarce
Consumers race to Apple stores as tariff fears spark iPhone rush
Apple sent cargo planes full of iPhones from India and China before tariffs took effect
AMD moves 3x more CPUs than Intel, rakes in 5x the revenue on Amazon
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D led the pack
Nvidia RTX 5090 with missing ROP intentionally sold as "B-Stock" at German retailer
Still listed at inflated prices despite degraded performance
Cost Per Frame: Best Value Graphics Cards in Early 2025
Graphics card prices have become detached from reality, making advertised MSRPs almost meaningless. In this article, we examine real-world GPU prices and reveal which offer the best value.
Import tariffs may accelerate the death of physical video games
Most game discs are made in Mexico
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GPUs at MSRP will disappear after early shipments, retailers say
Wholesale discounts are the only thing maintaining MSRP
Best Buy and Target brace for price hikes as Trump's tariffs take effect
Trump administration enacts 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada, increases anti-China tariffs to 20 percent
The big picture: President Trump's long-feared tariffs on Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese imports have finally arrived. As retaliatory tariffs from the affected countries launch a trade war that could severely slow the global economy, retail executives warn consumers to expect price hikes.
MSI briefly stopped pretending to sell RTX 50 GPUs at MSRP before backtracking
MSRP RTX 5070 Ti's temporarily disappeared, still no MSRP 5080s or 5090s
Facepalm: Nvidia's list prices for the recently launched RTX 50 series graphics cards have become almost imaginary, with board partners charging hundreds more for some models. While a few listings still maintain the pretense of MSRP, MSI had none over the weekend, sparking concerns of a repeat of 2021's crypto-driven price inflation.
Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti vanishes in seconds as supply woes continue
Don't expect the 5070 and 5060 to be much easier to buy
Retailer attempts to extort extra money for RTX 5080, backs down after online backlash
The extreme scarcity of these graphics cards have led to several questionable tactics by retailers
A hot potato: In yet another demonstration of the RTX 5080's scarcity, a Taiwanese buyer faced an unexpected dilemma when a retailer temporarily refused to release his purchased graphics card unless he paid an additional sum. This shouldn't come as a surprise: the extreme shortage of RTX 50 series graphics cards resulted in multi-day queues for raffle entries, rampant scalping, and retailers bundling cards with other products at inflated prices.
Used Seagate drives sold as new traced back to crypto mining farms
A hot potato: A widespread scandal involving used Seagate hard drives fraudulently sold as new has continued to escalate, with new evidence suggesting that the drives originated from Chinese cryptocurrency mining farms. The drives, many of which had logged 15,000 to 50,000 hours of prior use, were reportedly altered to appear unused before re-entering the retail supply chain.
Unexpected fees shock US consumers as Trump ends $800 duty-free imports from China
Temu, Shein, and shoppers hit hard by new import tariffs
MSI and Asus increase Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 prices by up to $400
It's like 2021 all over again
AMD keeps crushing Intel in CPU sales on Amazon and Germany's largest PC hardware retailer
The MindFactory data comes with a couple of caveats
Paper launch or not? Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs sell out instantly, frustrating customers
Some retailers suggest that new stock may not arrive until April or May
Physical game sales have halved since 2021, down 85% from peak
But physical games could experience a boost this year