Tech Addicts 2026 – Aforementioned RAM shortages
Gareth and Ted chat about the RAM shortage, Logitech MX Master 4, Lenovo Legion Y700, Ark 2-in-1, ChromeOS giving way to Aluminium OS, the Steam Machine delay, Amazon and Northern Ireland, Vodafone and 3uk woes, O2 5G coverage across UK and much more.
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Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted
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For the RAM and component news, the most frustrating aspect of it is the speculation. The manufacturing and pricing IMMEDIATELY flipped based on the announcements from companies like OpenAI that they WOULD scale up. A company super deep in the red, generating no significant profits, just SAYING they were GOING to buy up 40% of the RAM decimated the entire consumer market. There should be antitrust investigations.
When. It comes to mobile devices, we are seeing the first symptoms of component price hikes. Phones in 2025 we’re largely similar to phones from 2024, often with a handful of downgrades to individual components to balance the costs of more expensive SOCs. This year, phones are even more similar to phones from 2025, and increasingly, we’re seeing even more price cuts to pieces, like totally flat screens, or reducing the number of rear cameras, while we’re still seeing price increases in a lot of regions. Im confident this trend will continue.
As a fashion trend, companies will continue to push super thin phones as a way to sell an expensive device with fewer features.