Omdia says the PC market fell 3.6% in Q2 2026 and sub-$400 phone shipments will drop 22%, as AI's hunger for memory chips pushes device prices up.

Semiconductor stocks slide as Wall Street questions AI capex growth, erasing $1.3 trillion and putting Intel, Micron and AMD under pressure amid rising rate fears.

The global AI memory squeeze is pricing cheap phones out of existence.

IDC warns smaller players may struggle as DRAM drought drags on

After nine straight quarters of growth, worldwide PC shipments dropped by 4.9 percent year-over-year, according to IDC. The research firm places the blame for the decline squarely…

AI companies buying memory inventory for data centre investments, and geopolitical uncertainty, is weighing heavy on the PC market. | Business News

The chips that store your photos and run your apps have doubled in price. For the cheap phone, that is turning into a death sentence — and India sits at the sharp end.

Global memory chip sales hit a record $74.6 billion in July 2026, up 31.7% month-over-month, as AI demand drives a structural supply shortage through 2028.

Los envíos mundiales de computadoras personales cayeron un 4,9% en el segundo trimestre de 2026; Apple, la única del top 5 que aumentó sus ventas

Omdia says the PC market fell 3.6% in Q2 2026 and sub-$400 phone shipments will drop 22%, as AI's hunger for memory chips pushes device prices up.

Personal computing becomes more expensive just as more powerful hardware is needed for AI-enabled software. That creates a widening affordability gap.

AI-driven demand for high-bandwidth memory is squeezing Apple and PC makers, with data centers consuming 70% of high-end DRAM supply and prices rising