Rising prices are the biggest tech story of 2026. Well, the biggest consumer tech story, anyway — the biggest story in a broader sense is “AI” in general. And that’s the answer to why prices are going up. AI data centers are gobbling up memory manufacturing capacity. The trend is expected to continue for quite a while, and there’s almost no capacity left for consumer-level RAM and storage fabrication. As a result, prices for RAM, finished computers, storage, game consoles, phones, even products as innocuous as SD cards are rising higher and higher. It’s a terrifying development for PC enthusiasts on the hunt for more performance without spending a fortune... Click to Continue Reading