Tokyo, Nov 20, 2025 (AFP) - Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices

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2025-11-20

Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres hoover up memory chips used in consumer electronics. The world's biggest tech companies are ploughing head-spinningly huge sums into building the hardware that powers artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. Their insatiable demand is snarling up a supply chain kept tight on purpose by chipmakers who are keen t......

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