Should you buy a GPU now, or wait out 2026?
AMD raised Radeon prices 10% in August 2026 and the RTX 5090 sells near $4,700. Here is when to buy a GPU now and when to wait.
Wed Aug 19 2026 · 6 min read · 23 views
Gadgets
Is there Chinese CXMT memory in your new laptop?
Three of the largest PC makers now ship some notebooks with Chinese memory chips, and the machines that get them are sold outside the United States. That makes this a European shopping question rather
Sun Aug 16 2026 · 5 min read · 3 views
No standard iPhone 18 this fall. What should you buy?
Apple is set to launch three iPhone models in September 2026, and every one of them belongs to the premium tier. The standard iPhone 18 is not among them. That single change rewrites the autumn
Sun Aug 16 2026 · 5 min read · 10 views
Apple threat notification: is it real, and what now?
Apple sent a fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings to users in 110 countries on August 13, 2026. The news is not that Apple warned people, because it has done that since 2021. The change is where
Sat Aug 15 2026 · 6 min read · 4 views
Nvidia's RTX Spark has no price yet. Here's why.
Nvidia announced the RTX Spark at Computex 2026 and confirmed a fall 2026 ship window. As of early August 2026, not one launch partner has published a price or opened pre-orders. That is unusual this
Sat Aug 08 2026 · 7 min read · 1 views
RAM prices are cooling. Should you buy now or wait?
RAM prices are still going up in 2026. They are just going up more slowly. TrendForce expects conventional DRAM contract prices to rise 13-18% quarter over quarter in the third quarter of 2026, and
Sat Aug 08 2026 · 8 min read · 1 views
The Pixel 11 price increase is really a RAM shortage
Google has confirmed that the Pixel 11 will cost more than the Pixel 10. The official numbers land on 12 August, when Made by Google takes the stage in New York.
Wed Aug 05 2026 · 5 min read · 2 views
Google Play Age Verification: How Android's New Checks Work
Every major platform is being forced to answer the same question right now: how old is the person holding the phone? Google's answer, rolling out across Android over the rest of 2026, is quieter than
Sun Aug 02 2026 · 9 min read · 7 views