Samsung cleans Apple's clock again
iPhone shipments slump
Samsung has surged ahead of the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple in 2025 smartphone shipments, clawing back ground after years of being squeezed by Cupertino and a swarm of Chinese rivals.
Nvidia insists the AI gravy train won’t derail any time soon
Shrugs off bubble talk while bragging about Rubin
Nvidia is trying to calm the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street again, this time with its chief bean-counter insisting that fears of an AI bubble are nonsense.
EU pressure knocks the stuffing out of Apple’s App Store
It turns out it could not compete after all
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is watching its App Store wheeze along after losing about half its growth momentum since July.
India retreats from Apple's mighty briefs
New Delhi shelves its app mandate
India has bolted in fright from Apple's response to its demands that it cram a government app onto every handset.
Micron kills off Crucial because AI giants pay far more
DIY RAM buyers lose out as hyperscalers hoover up every wafer in sight
Micron has decided that flogging low-margin RAM to ordinary punters is no longer worth the candle and will axe its Crucial consumer brand in 2026 after 29 years.
Meta nicks top Apple designer for its AI wearables push
Creative people flee Apple
Meta has headhunted one of the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s top design bods, leaving Job’s Mob noticeably short as the social media giant ramps up efforts to flog wearable devices powered by artificial intelligence.
Sky-high prices give AMD and Google an easy opening
Nvidia’s swollen margins are starting to look like a welcome mat for rivals itching to barge into the AI chip business.
Samsung adds Fallout to its Gaming Hub and TV Plus
Teams up with Amazon and Bethesda Softworks
Samsung has teamed up with Amazon, Bethesda Softworks, and Xbox to celebrate the launch of Fallout Season Two by bringing the new series season to its TV Plus as well as adding the Fallout 76 game to its Samsung Gaming Hub.
AMD’s Consumer Roadmap 2026 is underwhelming
4nm will have a hard time competing with Intel 18A and TSMC 3nm
Last week, AMD presented its AI, data center, and consumer plans for the next few years to financial and industry analysts. Despite the huge success in the data center market, partial success in AI, and a solid roadmap ahead, I wanted to share a shortcoming on the consumer roadmap, especially concerning 2026.
PC makers bleed cash as AI giants hoard memory supplies
Shrinking margins force next year’s machines towards painful price hikes.
Global tech titans are gorging on DRAM and flash to feed their AI obsessions, leaving the humble PC market to scrap for leftovers as unit prices rocket.