Intel doesn’t suck anymore. It’s redemption time

Intel’s Lunar Lake was a strange beast. Made by TSMC instead of Intel, it was Intel’s attempt to jump on board the ...

Retail traders pile into memory chipmakers as AI boom squeezes supplies, lifts prices

Retail investors ramped up buying of U.S. ​memory and data storage chipmakers in January, following 2025's strong momentum on ...

The RAM shortage’s silver lining: Less talk about “AI PCs”

With RAM pricing stability possibly not arriving until 2027, per Ubrani, it may be a while until RAM is readily available ...

How much RAM does your PC really need in 2026? A Windows and Mac expert's verdict

The short answer: it depends on the operating system. For Windows machines, 16GB of RAM has become the operational minimum on new consumer laptops. Modern workloads have ramped up to such a degree ...

Modern SSDs are great, but Intel's discontinued alternative could have been the future

If you wanted the space of a hard drive, but the speed of an SSD, there weren't many options. Intel aimed to change that with ...
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The forgotten Intel drive that was faster than any SSD

Several factors converged to ultimately kill Optane. First, the market simply didn't embrace it the way Intel hoped. Consumer ...
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This Could Derail Intel's Comeback in 2026

Intel has a strong PC roadmap for 2026, including Panther Lake and Nova Lake. Both CPU families will use the cutting-edge Intel 18A manufacturing process. Soaring memory chip prices could force PC ...
Electronics Weekly

Fujitsu joins Softbank and Intel in Saimemory

Fujitsu is joining the Softbank-Intel Saimemory project to build an alternative to HBM. The aim of the $52 million development effort is to have a product ready for mass production by the end of the ...
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AI shutdown triggered a memory chip crisis — and it might be bigger than we think

Crucial, the iconic brand known for its memory and SSD components, is pulling out of the consumer market. Its parent company, Micron, says the move is a response to skyrocketing demand for memory in ...
TechSpot

PC and smartphone prices could jump as much as 8% as memory shortages worsen

In a nutshell: Memory prices have climbed amid worsening shortages of consumer DRAM, primarily driven by surging demand for high-bandwidth memory from AI data centers. A new report warns that if the ...
Investing

BofA upgrades credit ratings of Intel and Micron

Investing.com -- Bank of America (BofA) upgraded credit ratings of Intel and Micron in its latest semiconductor update, pointing to improving balance sheets, strong AI-driven demand, and more ...
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Falling TTF Prices Mask Rapid Drawdown in EU Gas Storage as Winter Advances

Despite a precipitous drop in international natural gas prices, the European Union (EU) could exit winter with storage levels at the lowest point in five seasons as some U.S. LNG cargoes shift to Asia ...