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The RAM crisis will last 'quite a few years' says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
By Darren Allan published
If the memory crisis will last 'quite a few years' what does that really mean for consumers? Here are my expert predictions for laptop, PC, and component prices.

Dell's new XPS RTX Spark mini PC could prove a problem for the Mac Studio
By Darren Allan published
Is the Dell XPS RTX Spark Desktop a genuine alternative to Apple's powerhouse? It might well be, alongside other mini PCs with Nvidia's N1X chip.

'Resistance is futile': what Computex told us about the future of computing
By Darren Allan published
Weighty quotes from the likes of Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Nvidia's Jensen Huang, with a Borg-like prediction from Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon.

PC pricing pressures 'aren't going away anytime soon' warns AMD exec
By Darren Allan published
'We know the pressures that are there in building systems aren't going away anytime soon': AMD exec hints at possible relief with new budget Ryzen CPU.

Intel says it 'welcomes the competition' from Nvidia's new RTX Spark CPU
By Darren Allan published
Intel is playing it cool about Nvidia's new CPU, but I suspect that in reality it's worried that this could be bad news for its laptop dominance.

AMD's Socket AM5 CPU support is here to stay through 2029
By Isaiah Williams published
Computex 2026 AMD has promised to extend its AM5 CPU socket support through 2029, and it's no surprise based on AM4's longevity.

The answer to the AI-driven hardware crisis isn't more hardware, it's smarter software
By Krish Prasad published
The structural supply crisis is a wake-up call, signaling a broader reset in how enterprise IT should be operated.

Microsoft insists CPU trick to boost Windows 11 performance isn't a fudge
By Darren Allan published
Microsoft defends CPU trick to boost Windows 11 performance after critics label it a fudged fix.
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