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The latest IDC numbers reveal healthy shipment rise in Q4 2025, but the situation could look vastly different in 12 months time. Global PC shipments rose by 9.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, ...

The AI data center boom is squeezing PC and smartphone sales, with a decrease of more than 10% in the offing this year.

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IDC expects the PC market to be volatile this year ahead of anticipated price increases. IDC expects the PC market to be volatile this year ahead of anticipated price increases. is a senior editor and ...

PCWorld reports that global PC sales surged 9.6% in Q4 2025, reaching 76.4 million units as consumers rushed to buy before anticipated memory shortages. Lenovo dominated the market with 70.8 million ...

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Micron’s Crucial division today launched what the company says will be the next stage in the evolution of the PC’s humble memory module: CUDIMMs for laptops and CSODIMMs for desktops. Both will be ...

Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung are all tooling up, but don't expect PC memory prices to improve for years to come. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.