OLED iPad Pro Price Hikes May Be Lower Than Early Reports Suggested

Apple’s price increases for its upcoming iPad Pro models with OLED displays could be up to $160, which is substantially lower than early reports have predicted, claims DigiTimes. Apple’s current 11-inch iPad Pro starts at $799, while the 12.9-inch model with a mini-LED display starts at $1,099. Previous reports have claimed that the pricing for […]

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Samsung hikes smartphone camera prices as market rebounds

According to industry sources close to a Chinese media outlet, Samsung has notified its hardware partners about CIS (Camera Image Sensors) component price increases. Starting next year, the Korean tech giant is bumping up the prices of some components by 25% and others by up to 30%. Samsung is one of the world’s biggest CMOS […]

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Netflix hikes subscription prices once again

Yesterday, a report claimed that Netflix might increase the prices of its video streaming subscriptions right after the company’s earning calls on Wednesday. Well, the leak has turned out to be true. Netflix has hiked the prices of its video streaming plans in the US, UK, and France, making it more expensive for people to […]

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New documents from the Xbox vs FTC case show Microsoft’s thoughts on the PS5, price hikes, Elder Scrolls 6

What you need to know Recently, Microsoft and the USA’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) battled in court over Microsoft’s pending Activision Blizzard acquisition. While the FTC eventually lost that case, the trial did reveal a ton of information on Xbox and the video games industry. Now, new documents are coming to light, detailing new information […]

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YouTube Premium Quietly Hikes Subscription Prices in the US

Google has quietly increased its YouTube Premium subscription prices for newcomers in the United States (via 9to5Google). Individual YouTube Premium subscriptions now cost $13.99 per month, up $2 from the previous $11.99 price. Signing up to a monthly subscription from within the iOS YouTube app has also increased to $18.99, up from $15.99. Annual plans […]

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Apple Hikes iCloud+ Subscription Prices in Many Countries Around the World

Apple has increased the price of iCloud storage in several regions around the world, including the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Every Apple ID receives 5GB of free cloud storage, but users can upgrade to a paid ‌iCloud‌+ storage subscription plan to get 50GB, 200GB, or 2TB of storage. […]

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Samsung employees received smaller salary hikes this year

In 2022, Samsung hiked the average salaries of its employees by 9%, which was the highest in a decade. This year, however, things aren’t looking as good. In fact, they are bad. According to a new report from South Korea, Samsung has announced an average salary hike of 4.1% for its employees for 2023, which […]

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Apple Hikes iPad Mini Prices Outside US, With Europe Faring Worst

Apple significantly increased the price of existing iPad mini models in non-US markets after updating its online store with new entry-level iPad and iPad Pro models on Tuesday. In the UK for example, the 64GB ‌iPad mini‌ now costs £569, up from £479 earlier in the day, while the 256GB model costs £749, up fro […]

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iPhone 14 and 14 Pro get price hikes outside the US, even iPhone SE (2022) is more expensive

Yesterday Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 series and during the live stream it presented the same prices as the equivalent phones from last year. There are two asterisks we need to attach to this statement. First, the iPhone mini is gone, which was the cheapest member of the premier Apple lineup. Also the iPhone 14 […]

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TrendForce: iPhone 14 price hikes may be smaller than expected

Apple is cutting one iPhone model (the mini) and adding one (the vanilla Max), so a shake-up in the pricing structure is to be expected. Some analysts have been predicting that the prices for the two Pro models will go up by $100, but TrendForce thinks that the price hike will be smaller. In fact, […]

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Disney Plus rate hikes confirmed, ad-supported tier coming December 2022

On Wednesday, Disney held its Q3 FY22 earning webcast where the world-wide entertainment company announced that its Disney Plus subscription service would see a price increase later this year. Hulu and ESPN Plus – two other Disney-owned streaming services – would also see rate increases. Although Disney is increasing the pricing of its services (from […]

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Apple Silicon Supply Chain Faces Further Price Hikes

Apple is likely to face further increased chip prices as supplier TSMC contends with additional increased costs, Bloomberg reports. Japanese chemicals firm Showa Denko K.K. supplies vital chip fabrication materials to TSMC and is now being forced to drastically increase prices on the back of the global chip shortage. Other component makers and material suppliers […]

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From price hikes to shortages, PC gaming is a mess (for now)

Source: Matt Brown | Windows Central The global semiconductor crisis has put PC gaming in a tough spot. Components, especially graphics cards, have seen exponential price hikes and shortages spanning entire years at this point. Even though analysts predict the worst of said shortages will wrap up for consumer tech by the end of 2022, […]

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