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‘This is the first time where I’m seeing no light at the end of the tunnel’: How the memory crisis is hitting PC builders

If you care about memory, PC gaming, or technology in general, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of a little ‘ol thing called the memory crisis. Thanks to AI gobbling up all the resources, it’s the reason why RAM has quadrupled in price recently (if you’re lucky). Some big companies may be able to weather…

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Apple has reportedly ‘given up’ on the Vision Pro headset and that doesn’t seem like a good thing for VR, generally

If this report is true it’s not exactly surprising, but it’s still kind of shocking. Apple has reportedly “given up” on its Vision Pro VR headset. According to Mac Rumours, the latest M5-powered revision of the Vision Pro has been a “flop”. As a consequence, “Apple has apparently stopped work on the Vision Pro and…

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Microsoft CEO says the company is focused on ‘fundamentals’ to ‘win back fans and strengthen engagement’ in Windows 11

I’m not sure whether it’s because of the RAMpocalypse and resultant PC component prices, Windows 10 (partial) EOL, Valve’s Linux-based Steam Machine announcement, or something else, but there seems to be increasing focus on operating systems and software compared to hardware this year. Perhaps it’s just that people were finally getting to their wits’ end…

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