Gartner forecasts significant declines in PC and smartphone shipments in 2026 due to rising memory costs and increased device prices.

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TL;DR: Gartner forecasts a 10.4% decline in global PC shipments in 2026 due to soaring DRAM and SSD prices, which will increase PC costs by 17%. Rising memory costs could eliminate entry-level PCs ...

The global PC market ended 2025 on a strong note, with fourth-quarter shipments increasing 9.6% year over year to 76.4 million units, according to the data compiled by International Data Corporation ( ...

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The doom and gloom forecasts are ramping up as the memory and storage supply crunch continues to be analyzed, and today we get a two-for-one special of bad news.

The year 2026 is expected to be another challenging year for the personal computers and smartphone markets amid a global memory shortage crisis, according to research firm IDC. The firm noted that the ...

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