Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market
tomshardware - A 130% surge in combined DRAM and SSD prices by the end of 2026 will push PC prices up 17% compared to 2025 levels and wipe out the sub-$500 PC market.
- AI data centers starve budget smartphones of memory chips (1)
- Gartner warns sub-$500 PCs will vanish by 2028 (6)
- Phison demands prepayments as NAND prices surge 500% (4)
AI data centers starve budget smartphones of memory chips
Gartner warns sub-$500 PCs will vanish by 2028
Phison demands prepayments as NAND prices surge 500%
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ASML plans to expand beyond chip lithography into advanced packaging
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - ASML, the world's sole manufacturer of EUV lithography machines used to produce advanced chips, is looking to expand beyond its core business.The article ASML plans to expand beyond chip lithography into advanced packaging appeared first on The Decoder.
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TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro serves eye-friendly display with stylus support and it’s headed to the US
digitaltrends - TCL’s NXTPAPER 70 Pro features a matte display, three display modes, stylus support, and week-long reading endurance, and it’s finally launching in the US.The post TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro serves eye-friendly display with stylus support and it’s headed to the …
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Qualcomm Launches First Wi-Fi 8 Chip at MWC, Targets 6G Commercial Networks by 2029
Harkaram Grewal / implicator - Qualcomm unveils FastConnect 8800 Wi-Fi 8 chip with 11.6 Gbps speeds and a 30-company 6G coalition targeting 2029 commercial networks.
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RayNeo Air 4 Pro smart glasses embrace the dark with a Batman mask
digitaltrends - The RayNeo Air 4 Pro delivers a 201-inch virtual screen with HDR visuals and 3D video support in lightweight AR glasses, plus a Batman Edition for those who want a little extra fun.The post RayNeo Air 4 Pro smart glasses embrace the dark with a Batman mas…
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Nvidia to invest $4 billion in two photonics companies
cnbc - Coherent and Lumentum will both receive $2 billion each from the chip giant as part of the strategic investment.
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Is Claude down? Anthropic confirms major outage
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Anthropic’s Claude AI is currently experiencing a significant global outage today, Monday, March 2, 2026. Users attempting to access the chatbot are encountering a variety of errors, ranging from login failures to total service blackouts. The disruption c…
- Anthropic investigates; engineers probe elevated errors (2)
- Breaking: Global Claude outage leaves users stranded (4)
- Users report disruptions; Claude's sudden popularity noted (2)
- What we know: causes, symptoms, and fixes (2)
- All Other Stories
Anthropic investigates; engineers probe elevated errors
Breaking: Global Claude outage leaves users stranded
Users report disruptions; Claude's sudden popularity noted
What we know: causes, symptoms, and fixes
All Other Stories
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HONOR just showed off a phone that can dance and nod at you. The future is weird.
Abbas Jaffar Ali / tbreak - HONOR revealed a Robot Phone that moves, dances and tracks users automatically, plus the ultra-thin Magic V6 foldable with 6,660mAh battery. The MWC 2026 showcase included AI tablets, laptops and even a humanoid robot for shopping assistance.
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London-Based Onetag Onetag Acquires Italian AdTech Firm Aryel
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Onetag, a provider of global programmatic advertising and smart curation solutions, has acquired Milan-based Aryel, a specialist in immersive and interactive advertising technology. The acquisition positions Onetag to further its growth as a …
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Noxon Secures Seed Funding To Develop Muscle-Computer Interface
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Munich-based medtech startup Noxon has successfully closed its seed funding round led by High Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Bayern Kapital with participation from Auxxo and an additional institutional investor. The total size of the round was not disclosed…
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AMD details Ryzen AI 400 desktop with up to 8 cores, Radeon 860M graphics — APUs won’t be available as boxed units, only in OEM systems
tomshardware - After announcing Ryzen AI 400 APUs earlier this year, AMD has finally revealed the specifications for the chips. However, they’re targeting OEM systems, and they top out lower than AMD’s Ryzen AI 400 mobile lineup.
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Motorola Razr Fold hands-on at MWC 2026: Bright screens, inside and out
Mat Smith / engadget - After briefly announcing its new foldable at CES, Motorola is now ready to debut its first book-style foldable in full at MWC 2026. There are several features we already knew, including support for Motorola’s new Pen Ultra stylus and no fewer than five ca…
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At MWC 2026, Lenovo comes in hot with 6 concept products and big ideas: Everything announced
mashable - Lenovo announced a ton of new laptops and six new concept devices at Mobile World Congress 2026.
- Business and product refreshes: ThinkPad, Yoga, company‑wide announcements (10)
- Hands-on with Lenovo’s foldable Legion Go — gaming in multiple modes (9)
- Lenovo’s AI companions: desk robots, attachable agents, and Workmates (6)
- Modular ThinkBook/ThinkPad concepts: hot‑swappable ports and detachable second screens (8)
Business and product refreshes: ThinkPad, Yoga, company‑wide announcements
Hands-on with Lenovo’s foldable Legion Go — gaming in multiple modes
Lenovo’s AI companions: desk robots, attachable agents, and Workmates
Modular ThinkBook/ThinkPad concepts: hot‑swappable ports and detachable second screens
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Anker updates its crowd-pleasing ANC headphones for 2026
digitaltrends - Anker has unveiled the Soundcore Space 2 headphones at MWC 2026, bringing upgraded ANC, improved comfort, and longer battery life to its popular budget lineup. The post Anker updates its crowd-pleasing ANC headphones for 2026 appeared first on Digital Tre…
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Apple's Next Launch Starts Tomorrow
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Following a new AirTag in January, Apple is set to unveil its next new products of 2026 this week. Apple CEO Tim Cook teased that the company will have a "big week ahead," with announcements set to begin this Monday, March 2.Apple is reportedly planning a…
- OTHER: Apple developing visual AI; broader R&D and availability notes (1)
- Product lineup: Early‑March announcements spotlight low‑cost MacBook (3)
- Retail scramble: Stores brace for iPhone‑level launch traffic (5)
- Touchscreen MacBook Pro: Apple adds touch but avoids hybrid software (2)
- All Other Stories
OTHER: Apple developing visual AI; broader R&D and availability notes
Product lineup: Early‑March announcements spotlight low‑cost MacBook
Retail scramble: Stores brace for iPhone‑level launch traffic
Touchscreen MacBook Pro: Apple adds touch but avoids hybrid software
All Other Stories
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Hands on: Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is the closest you can get to an iPad Pro on Android
mashable - Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro is a dead ringer for Apple's iPad Pro, and that includes the accessories.
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I thought I’d seen it all, then the Galaxy S26 Ultra pulled these 3 tricks
digitaltrends - Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra doesn’t bring flashy specs upgrades, but thoughtful new features that genuinely improve how you use your phone.The post I thought I’d seen it all, then the Galaxy S26 Ultra pulled these 3 tricks appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Insider Confirms Sony Ditching PC Ports: "You'll Be Seeing Fewer Single Player Games Arrive on PC."
techpowerup - We recently reported on news that Sony will all but stop releasing PC ports of its single-player games on PC, and while those previous reports were from Jason Schreier, a journalist previously shown to have reputable insider sources, another insider has c…
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NZXT Dredges Up H1 PCIe Riser Debacle to Reassure H2 Flow Buyers: "It Cannot Happen Again"
techpowerup - If you were in or around the PC building space in 2020, you'd have at least heard about the fire risk related to the PCIe riser cable on the original NZXT H1 mini ITX case, which eventually resulted in a recall and replacement PCIe riser kits being sent o…
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Please, please, please stop using passkeys for encrypting user data
Simon Willison / simonwillison - Please, please, please stop using passkeys for encrypting user dataBecause users lose their passkeys all the time, and may not understand that their data has been irreversibly encrypted using them and can no longer be recovered.Tim Cappalli:To the wider i…
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