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Ramageddeon continues to inflict financial pain on consumers looking up the prices for new laptops, flash memory, VR headsets and storage. Plus we discuss findings from the Australian Recording Industry Association that show that people are listening to less new music in favor of old favorites.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.

Top Tech Story of the Week:

Amazon Buys the Satellite Internet Company Behind Apple’s SOS System
www.engadget.com/general/amazon-buys-the-satellite-internet-company-behind-apples-sos-system-130150744.html

Snap to Cut 16% of Workforce as It Seeks Profitability
https://www.wsj.com/business/snap-to-cut-16-of-workforce-as-it-seeks-profitability-4030b891?mod=rss_Technology

After Sale of Its Shoe Business, Allbirds Pivots to AI
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/after-sale-of-its-shoe-business-allbirds-pivots-to-ai/

Google Rolls Out Gmail End-to-End Encryption on Mobile Devices
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-rolls-out-gmail-end-to-end-encryption-on-mobile-devices/

YouTube Premium Price Increase Hits U.S., Including YouTube Music
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/youtube-premium-pirce-increase-youtube-music-us-1236713223/

Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 4.7 Model ‘Mythos’
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/anthropic-claude-opus-4-7-model-mythos.html

Strong ASML and TSMC Forecasts Signal Chip Industry Momentum
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/strong-asml-tsmc-forecasts-signal-104833111.html

Top Tech Story (Patreon Post)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/top-tech-story-155788982?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Discussions:

Microsoft Surface Prices Increase with RAM Upgrades
https://www.theverge.com/tech/911322/microsoft-surface-price-increase-ram

Meta Raises Quest 3 and Quest 3S Prices Due to RAM Shortage
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/meta-raises-quest-3-and-quest-3s-prices-due-to-ram-shortage/

Amazon Price History Listing (Product 1)
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B09X7FXHVJ?context=search

Samsung U.S. Price Hikes for Galaxy Devices
https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-us-price-hikes-galaxy-z-flip-7-tab-s11-ultra-tab-s10-fe-more_id179647

Amazon Price History Listing (Product 2)
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B07RS1G6XW?context=search

Amazon Price History Listing (Product 3)
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0BXHC74WD?context=search

Micro Center DDR5 RAM Deals Search
https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?fq=category%3aDesktop+Memory%2fRAM%7c491%2cMemory+Type%3aDDR5%2cMemory+Speed+(MHz)%3aDDR5-6000%2cCAS+Latency%3a30&sortby=pricelow&storeid=095

Micro Center Bundle and Save Page
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/bundle-and-save.aspx

Streaming Platforms and Music Discovery Trends
https://theconversation.com/streaming-platforms-give-us-access-to-new-music-so-why-are-fewer-people-listening-to-it-278088

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Today’s guest:

Len Peralta
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https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
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Patrick Norton
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