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DDR3 Expected to Skyrocket in Value During 2021

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) According to the DigiTimes, DDR3 is expected to gain value by 40-50% for the duration of 2021. This jump in value is caused by a number of events, but overall the situation is caused by more demand than supply. You might be surprised to hear that DDR3 DRAM is still… Read more

Xbox Series X stock will be scarce until June, warns Microsoft

Home News (Image credit: Future) Microsoft has admitted the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles could be in short supply until June 2021 or later. The company’s head of investor relations, Mike Spencer, told The New York Times that Microsoft company “sold every Xbox unit it had last quarter,” adding that supply is “likely… Read more

WhatsApp is using Status messages—its version of Stories— to try to reassure users about privacy

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has started posting Status messages to users about its “commitment to your privacy.” The in-app messages were appearing for members of The Verge staff in the US and UK on Saturday, and some users reported the Status messages — WhatsApp’s version of Snapchat Stories or Twitter Fleets—have been appearing in India… Read more

Peacock hit 33 million signups before The Office even arrived

NBC Universal’s Peacock streaming service hit 33 million signups in the fourth quarter, parent company Comcast reported Thursday, an addition of 11 million signups from the third quarter. While the company’s overall revenues beat Wall Street’s expectations, Comcast continued to see the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its filmed entertainment and theme park divisions…. Read more

GameStop stock halts trading after Reddit drama

Trading in stock of video game retailer GameStop (GME) was halted briefly Friday, as it soared more than 70 percent, due partly to the enthusiastic support of a group of Reddit day traders. The stock is up more than 250 percent year to date, rising sharply last week after GameStop announced Chewy CEO Ryan Cohen… Read more