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Apple's 24-inch iMac M4 in Purple.
Apple just made some major changes to how you buy a Mac online

By David Nield Published

Buying a Mac or MacBook through the Apple Store is now much more like buying an iPhone or iPad.

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Costco shelves showing an array of prebuilt PCs
Costco is removing RAM from display PCs to halt a shoplifting surge

By Darren Allan Published

It used to be GPUs that might be shoplifted from display PCs on retailer shelves – now it's high-end RAM.

Memory
AMD Ryzen 9850X3D bundle with RAM and cooler in a blue box
AMD could minimize RAM price hike pain by bundling its CPUs and DDR5 memory

By Darren Allan Published

An official collaboration between AMD, V-Color and Cooler Master hints at more possible bundle deals in the future.

Memory
Mac mini M4 on a green background
Forget the RAM crisis — these Mac mini M4 deals could be the bargain of the year

By Darren Allan Published

Sick of Windows 11? This Mac mini M4 deal could be the smartest purchase you make in 2026.

Macs
NextGear Clear Shift shown when transparent, so you can see through side and front glass panels
Here are 3 of the weirdest new PC cases, including one that cloaks itself

By Darren Allan Published

A DIY project for a PC that's turned on by inserting a coin, and a case that can go from opaque to transparent at the touch of a button.

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Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM sticks shown on a black background
Amazon 'flash deal' for DDR5 RAM costs 2.5x what it did just 4 months ago

By Darren Allan Published

The worrying thing is that while this 'deal' is a painful reminder of just how bad things have gotten, the worst may be yet to come.

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Google Chrome logo on macOS
Google Chrome is stopping updates and support for these older Macs

By David Nield Published

If you're running an older Mac or MacBook, you might have to think about an upgrade if you want to keep using Chrome.

Macs
NexPhone shown on a desk connected to a monitor
The NexPhone could already be the most important hardware launch of 2026

By Darren Allan Published

Windows 11 in your pocket — why I think the NexPhone is the wake-up call that Microsoft desperately needs.

Windows
Computer memory RAM on motherboard background
RAM crisis gets worse as DDR5 hits a new high and worrying trend creeps in

By Darren Allan Published

RAM crisis just intensified as a report shows DDR5 is now 4.4x pricier than half a year ago.

Memory
A Crucial Pro Overclocking RAM kit
Micron is 'trying to help consumers' in RAM crisis despite Crucial closure

By Darren Allan Published

Micron is even more unpopular after trying to defend its decision to shut down the Crucial brand of consumer RAM.

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