Technology
Smartphones, game consoles could get pricier as chip crisis bites – The Straits Times
Chip shortages were caused by a “perfect storm” of coronavirus-driven demand, supply chain disruptions and trade war stockpiling.. Read more at straitstimes.com….
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Prices of popular gadgets such as PlayStations and iPhones could rise because of microchip shortages caused by a “perfect storm” of coronavirus-driven demand, supply chain disruptions and trade war stockpiling, experts warn.
In the months after the pandemic hit, people stuck at home went on a spending spree to buy items, including extra monitors, new computers and tablets – each of which runs on all-important chips.
Compounding the crisis are US-China tensions – Huawei stockpiled…
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