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Apple\u2019s next run of phones\u2014the iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max and the rumored foldable iPhone Fold\/Ultra\u2014are expected to be unveiled in September. Tarun Pathak, research director at Counterpoint Research, <u>told CNBC<\/u> he estimates the higher chip costs will mean price increases for iPhones of about $150 to $200 per phone, and the company on Thursday left the door open for more hikes when it said the chip crisis has \u201creached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2>TANGENT<\/h2>\n<p>Apple isn&#8217;t the only company raising its <u>tech prices<\/u>. Nintendo told customers its flagship console will cost $50 more come September, and Sony and Microsoft also recently hiked the cost of their PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Lenovo has upped its PC and server pricing, and <u>Dell and HP<\/u> have also raised their laptop prices. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1012\">Tucker Carlson Says Trump \u2018Finally Figured Out\u2019 Israel Is \u2018Biggest Threat\u2019 To His Administration<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Key background<\/h2>\n<p>The surge in demand for memory chips for AI data centers has put a strain on the supply left for consumer products. Sassine Ghazi, CEO of Synopsys, a semiconductor company, <u>told CNBC<\/u> much of the world\u2019s memory chip supply is \u201cgoing directly to AI infrastructure, but many other products need memory,\u201d which has left other industries \u201cstarved.\u201d Memory contract prices surged 80% to 90% in the first quarter of 2026 alone, according to <u>Counterpoint Research<\/u>, after shooting up 50% in the <u>last quarter<\/u> of 2025. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley predict the undersupply of chips will persist and keep memory prices heavily inflated through <u>at least<\/u> 2027. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1010\">White House Seeks $88 Billion In Additional Funding, Mostly For Iran War<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>How AI Is Driving Up The Costs Of Phones, Games And Computers<\/span><small>By <span>Conor Murray<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><\/span><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>AI\u2019s Hidden Cost: The Global Memory Shortage Threat To Affordable Tech<\/span><small>By <span>Tim Bajarin<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><\/span><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>The World\u2019s Largest Tech Companies: Memory Chips Skyrocket Amid AI Data Center Buildout<\/span><small>By <span>Rashi Shrivastava<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cheapest MacBook Pro now starts at $2,000. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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