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AI Data Centers Starve Budget Smartphones of Memory Chips

March 02, 2026
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Apple Debuts Lower-Cost Version of iPhone 17
Apple // March 02, 2026

Apple has introduced what it calls a more durable and affordable iPhone 17. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Nearly Half of Shoppers Used Mobile for Their Latest Retail Purchase
Mobile Commerce // February 24, 2026

The smartphone is no longer just a shopping tool. It has become the storefront. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

TrueCar Prepares Dealers for AI-Driven Changes in Car Buying
Retail // February 09, 2026

“I think [our] arrogance and disruption got us into trouble,” Scott Painter tells PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

The Friction Economy: Why Gen Z Is Trading Smartphones for Dumb Devices
The Weekender // February 07, 2026

There’s a special look kids give a floppy disk. They turn it over, tap the little metal shutter, and then ask, politely but devastatingly: “So where do you plug in the Wi‑Fi?” It’s the same energy adults bring to a rotary phone: reverence, confusion and...

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Nearly Half of Shoppers Used Mobile for Their Latest Retail Purchase

February 24, 2026
The smartphone is no longer just a shopping tool. It has become the storefront. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing […]

TrueCar Prepares Dealers for AI-Driven Changes in Car Buying

February 09, 2026
“I think [our] arrogance and disruption got us into trouble,” Scott Painter tells PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

The First Chatbot Consumers Try May Be the One They Stick With

January 30, 2026
Consumer use of artificial intelligence is consolidating early. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile Accounts for 59% of Long-Distance Travel Bookings

October 14, 2025
When it comes to travel, Generation Z consumers and baby boomers, two groups at opposite ends of the digital age spectrum, are behaving more alike than anyone expected. Get the...

Quick Reads
AI Data Centers Starve Budget Smartphones of Memory Chips

March 02, 2026
The artificial intelligence industry is causing a shortage of memory chips needed by the smartphone industry even as AI features become part of the latest mobile devices, Bloomberg News reported Monday (March 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no […]

Apple Debuts Lower-Cost Version of iPhone 17

March 02, 2026
Apple has introduced what it calls a more durable and affordable iPhone 17. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Apple and Samsung Oppose India’s Smartphone Source Code-Sharing Rule

January 11, 2026
India wants smartphone makers to share their source code with its government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Counterpoint Says Apple Will Overtake Samsung in Global Smartphone Sales

November 26, 2025
Apple is reportedly set to overtake Samsung as the world’s top seller of smartphones and hold that title through 2029. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...