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Global smartphone shipments rise 2.3% in Q4 2025: Samsung and Apple lead the market

The global smartphone market rebounded in Q4 2025, witnessing a 2.3% surge in shipments despite supply chain hurdles, with Samsung's impressive 61.2 million units shipped marking its strongest performance since 2013.

Android Central

Xreal is suing Viture for ‘freeriding on technological breakthroughs’ — how does this huge patent infringement lawsuit impact you and the AR glasses you should buy?

Xreal has just filed a U.S. patent infringement lawsuit against Viture — claiming that “rather than investing in original development, Viture unlawfully incorporated Xreal’s patented inventions into its AR glasses products, freeriding on Xreal’s technological breakthroughs.”

Tom’s Guide

"The year ahead is shaping up to be extremely volatile" — IDC adds another PC price alarm to a market already filled with noise

Expert analysts agree that 2026 will be anything but pleasant for those shopping for a new PC, and smaller brands will struggle the most.

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PC sales set for a 2026 downturn as memory demand hits other devices

Industry analysts agree: PC prices are rising. Upgrade your PC now or you'll either be faced with a higher bill or poorer specs in the future.

TechRadar

PC shipments grew in 2025 but the market 'will be far different in 12 months given how quickly the memory situation is evolving'

"We might also see PC memory specifications be lowered on average to preserve memory inventory on hand".

PC Gamer

Samsung warns of TV price hikes as AI eats all the chips

‘No company is immune to its impact’: Samsung warns the ongoing DRAM shortage will mean pricier TVs

TechRadar

AI Is Making Your Next Laptop More Expensive: ASUS Announces Price Hikes as Memory Costs Triple

ASUS confirms price hikes from 5 January as AI-driven memory shortages reshape the PC market. IDC warns laptop prices could rise by 8% while shipments contract nearly 9% in 2026.

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Experts warn PC prices could rise even more in 2026 as RAM costs set to soar higher

PCs and smartphones could become far more expensive from the second half of 2026 due to memory shortages, experts warn.

TechRadar

IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing — even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market

An IDC report revises earlier guidance, warning of a shrink in the PC market that could approach 9%.

Tom’s Hardware

Apple Stock: Why iPhone 17 Shipments In China Just Skyrocketed By 128 Percent

Apple Stock: Discover how the iPhone 17 sparked a 128% shipment jump in China, reclaiming 23% of the market and setting the stage for a record 2026 start.

International Business Times UK

Navigating 2026: Big innovations & supply chain challenges in consumer electronics lie ahead

As the consumer electronics landscape transforms in 2026, innovations like Apple's foldable iPhone and Meta's smart glasses promise excitement, yet supply chain constraints loom, risking affordability.

Android Central

The foldable phone ‘failure’ is over: Why 2026 is set to change everything

As the foldable phone market grapples with a turbulent past, innovation surges forward with slimmer designs, as 2026 promises a pivotal moment.

Android Central

Wearables report card 2025: How smartwatches, rings, and glasses fared this year against my predictions

Last year, I had analysts tell me how wearable tech would improve in 2025. Here's what we got right and wrong, and how the big companies did.

Android Central

IDC expects average PC prices to jump by up to 8% in 2026 due to crushing memory shortages — some vendors already selling pre-builts without RAM

Market research firm IDC released updated forecasts for the PC market, saying that it could contract by 8.9%, with prices jumping up to 8%, if the memory shortage continues.

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Xreal and Viture enter a patent battle in Europe, marking a milestone in XR

The first major smart glasses patent dispute is playing out in German courts, pitting Xreal against Viture in a landmark case.

Fortune

I lead Microsoft’s enterprise AI agent strategy. Here’s what every company should know about how agents will rewrite work

History shows that breakthrough technologies don’t just slot into existing systems, they make us rethink those systems entirely.

Tom’s Guide

Apple’s first foldable could hit Google and Samsung hard in 2026 — here’s what the numbers say

The iPhone Fold is expected to help grow the foldable phone market when it releases, but also take a noticeable share of the sales.

Android Central

Tech Talk: Here's why your next phone will cost more, and why budget phones may be hit the hardest

AI takes a ton of memory. High demand and short supply mean prices go up!

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MarketBeat

Apple Stock Could Surge on Record iPhone Sales and Bold AI Strategy

Record iPhone sales in 2025 and the potential for a concrete AI strategy in 2026 would be strong positive developments for Apple. Both look fully within reach.

International Business Times UK

Apple's iPhone Fold Breakthrough Could Ignite the Foldable Market Boom

Apple's latest iPhone Fold breakthrough could spark a major surge in the foldable market, with analysts predicting renewed demand and rapid industry growth.

Android Central

Google has a chance to give Fitbit the shot in the arm it needs and challenge the Oura Ring in one fell swoop. Here's why Google should launch a smart ring in 2026 and why the market is basically asking for it

The market calls for a Fitbit smart ring. Here's why Google would be wise to launch one in 2026.

Kiplinger

The AI Boom Will Lift IT Spending Next Year

2026 will be one of strongest years for the IT industry since the PC boom and early days of the Web in the mid-1990s.

Fortune

Half of millennial and Gen Z couples pick engagement rings with lab-grown diamonds— 'well beyond what the mining industry had expected,' McKinsey says

Couples appear to care more about gemstone size and price than sustainability.

Evening Standard

Government’s aid cuts will threaten UK national security, say MPs

MPs have raised concerns that slashing the development budget will ‘lead to unrest and further crises in the future’ posing a threat to UK security.

The Independent UK

UK aid cuts a tragic mistake that will put national security at risk, MPs warn

Savage aid cuts and a narrow focus on cost to the taxpayer risked undermining ‘the very reason the aid budget exists’, the International Development Committee says

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