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Global smartphone sales fall by six percent amid memory cost crisis
Global smartphone sales have decreased by six percent, attributed partly to a crisis in memory costs. Despite the overall decline, Apple and Samsung have both managed to increase their respective market shares.
Steam is more than 50% larger than PlayStation according to expert's estimate, which puts Valve's store around…
An expert estimate suggests Steam has surpassed 200 million monthly active users, making it over 50% larger than the entire PlayStation platform. This analysis, based on data from GameDiscoverCo and Sony's own reports, indicates significant growth for Valve's PC storefront.
The latest market data shows GPU shipments are holding up for now but AMD isn't making any inroads on Nvidia
Recent market data indicates that PC graphics card shipments remained stable in the first quarter of 2026, despite broader chip supply issues. Nvidia continues to dominate the market, with AMD showing minimal gains and holding under 10% market share. The data's reliability is questioned due to past revisions and discrepancies between unit sales and revenue figures, especially when considering console chip sales which benefit AMD significantly.
LG reportedly denies plans to sell TV business to Hisense, but there's probably still a display war coming that…
LG Electronics has denied reports that it is considering selling its TV business to Hisense. The article discusses the broader implications for the display market, noting the increasing market share of Chinese manufacturers like TCL and Hisense, and the ongoing competition in OLED technology between LG, Samsung, and emerging players like TCL's CSOT.
Two memory manufacturers join Samsung in the $1 trillion market cap club, global DRAM revenue is nearing $100,000,000,000, and I'm here with my head in my hands
Global DRAM revenue is approaching $100 billion, with Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron all achieving market capitalizations of $1 trillion. While Samsung maintains the largest market share, ChangXin Memory Technologies is showing significant growth. Despite strong performance for manufacturers, rising prices are a concern for consumers and PC gamers.
It's Lenovo a-go-go as the company is responsible for nearly 1 in 4 of all PCs shipped worldwide
Lenovo has announced its financial results for the 2025/26 fiscal year, retaining its position as the number one PC manufacturer globally with a 24.4% market share. The company reported a record fourth quarter revenue of $21.6 billion, a 27% year-on-year increase, partly driven by AI-related sales. HP remains in second place, with the gap between the two manufacturers widening to its largest in 15 years.
'In China we have now dropped to zero': CEO Jensen Huang bemoans Nvidia's market share and calls for US…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed concern over the company's zero market share in China's AI hardware sector, calling it a strategic mistake. He advocates for dynamic policies that allow for continued sales to China, arguing that the current approach may have backfired and that the US should prioritize exporting technology to maintain its lead in the AI revolution.
6 months after Windows 10 was put to pasture, over a quarter of Steam users are still on the dying OS
Despite Windows 10 reaching its end of life six months ago, over a quarter of Steam users are still running the older operating system. Windows 11 adoption on Steam is also lagging, with only 67.74% of users on the newer OS. Linux usage saw a slight dip in the latest Steam Hardware Survey.
Japanese developer says they don't make games for Xbox because the console is 'not even stocked in major…
A Japanese developer for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin stated that their company cannot justify developing for Xbox due to the console's lack of stock and demand in major Japanese retail stores. This reflects Microsoft's ongoing struggle to gain traction in the Japanese market, with significantly lower sales figures compared to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles.
Evening Tech Bits
Nvidia has introduced a new 'Auto Shader Compilation' beta feature for its Nvidia App, designed to improve game load times by recompiling shaders in the background. The article also briefly mentions Nvidia's declining market share in China.
Data indicates Sony's PS5 ports are losing audience share on PC, but only because of release timing
Analysis from Newzoo suggests that Sony's first-party titles are experiencing a decline in audience share on PC. This trend is reportedly driven by the delayed release timing of these games on the PC platform compared to their console launches.
Gamers are buying fewer graphics cards according to a new research report, although Nvidia looks to be sitting pretty with roughly 94% of the market share to AMD's 5%
New research indicates a decline in graphics card shipments, with Nvidia holding approximately 94% of the market share compared to AMD's 5%. The report suggests a compound annual growth rate of -5.9% for add-in boards from 2024 to 2028, attributing the slowdown to factors like rising prices, competition from notebooks and integrated graphics, and the AI industry's demand for memory.
