So there’s a scene in one of the old “Star Trek” movies in which James Kirk is trying to persuade the bad guy to beam Spock onto his ship. When the bad guy refuses, Kirk asks why. “ Because you wish ...

If 2025 was the year artificial intelligence became unavoidable, 2026 will be the year everyone starts talking seriously about AI agents. An AI agent is a software system designed to plan and execute ...

So there’s a scene in one of the old ”Star Trek” movies in which James Kirk is trying to persuade the bad guy to beam Spock onto his ship. When the bad guy refuses, Kirk asks why.” Because you wish it ...

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Global 2026 smartphone shipments are forecast to decline by 2.1% year over year due to rising memory costs related to a shortage of supply, according to Counterpoint Research. Counterpoint expects ...

Apple and Samsung are best equipped to handle rising memory chip costs that could drive down global smartphone shipments by 2.1% in 2026, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. Image credit ...

Dec 16 : Global smartphone shipments are expected to decline 2.1 per cent next year as rising chip costs are likely to impact demand, technology-focused market research firm Counterpoint said on ...

Counterpoint Research has become the latest analyst firm to cut its smartphone outlook. It has lowered its shipment forecast by 2.6 percentage points, and now expects the market to decline in 2026 by ...

You probably know that RAM prices have skyrocketed in recent months, which will have a major negative impact on smartphones in the coming months. Analyst firm Counterpoint has revised its predictions ...

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