Tech Addicts 2026 – I Saw Openclaw

Posted on February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 by garethmyles

This week AI-driven RAM spikes are thinning phone specs, while uTag unlocks Samsung gear for all. KeyGo Gen 2 and NexPhone offer new hardware paths, Linux Mint 22.3 updates, and OpenClaw agents bring both utility and high-risk security warnings.

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SomeGadgetGuy on RAM Crisis

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.

Rob DeLorean-Chamb on uTag App

I was listening to Ted on the podcast last week and heard him say he had some Samsung tags but because he hasn’t got a Samsung phone he used the web interface but there is a 3rd party app that lets you natively control them as-if one’s non-Samsung was actually a Samsung! UTag is an open source app too.

News

KeyGo Gen 2 is a portable 2-in-1 display keyboard that can bring mini PCs to life

Google confirms Gemini in Chrome is now available for Chromebook Plus laptops

Attackers Attempt to Clone Google Gemini With Over 100,000 Prompts

World’s First 5-Ton 10-Seater eVTOL Takes Flight In China

Razer’s first gaming mouse is coming back with a £1,000 price tag

14 Years Later than Planned, NexPhone is Up for Preorder

Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant

Linux Mint 22.3 (what’s new)

OpenClaw looks interesting – Seems to get as many warnings as recommendations tho.

Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted

UGreen Ergonomic Mouse £13 from £20