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Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips

Headline from 6ABC Philadelphia, from the development of Jun 25, 2026

Newest development Jun 26, 2026 · 4 reportsApple announces price hikes for MacBooks, iPads amid global chip squeeze

Apple announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.

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    Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips

    Headline from 6ABC Philadelphia ·

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    Apple announces price hikes for MacBooks, iPads amid global chip squeeze

    Headline from UPI ·

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  1. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Apple announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.

  2. CBS News

    Apple and Microsoft are raising their prices by hundreds of dollars as chip costs soar (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Apple is raising the prices of some MacBooks and iPads, while Microsoft is raising Xbox prices as semiconductor costs surge.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Apple raises iPad, MacBook prices as memory costs surge | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO >> Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices today, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s data center buildout.

  4. Digital Journal

    Apple raises prices for MacBooks and iPads, as costs soar over AI (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The price hikes sent Apple shares plummeting more than 4.7 percent.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Apple raises prices on Macs and iPads amid the AI boom (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The company cited the soaring costs of memory and storage chips as it increased prices more than $200 on some devices.

  6. Engadget

    Apple hikes prices for most of its hardware (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Macs, MacBooks, iPads and other Apple products just got more expensive.

  7. Digital Trends

    Apple just raised the price of its products by hundreds of dollars (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    Apple held out longer than any other brand. Today, the memory crisis finally won, and Mac and iPad prices are going up across the board.

  8. New York Post

    Apple hikes MacBook, iPad prices due to memory chip shortage – here are the products getting hit (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Apple raised prices on a slew of its MacBook and iPad products on Thursday, blaming the hikes on an AI-driven surge in demand for memory chips.

  9. BGR

    Apple Raises Prices Of Most Products, But Your iPhone Still Costs The Same (For Now) (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    Skyrocketing technology prices have finally hit Apple, as many of the company's products have now seen some kind of price increase.

  10. Semafor

    Apple raises prices due to memory chip shortage (opens Semafor)

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    Semafor's feed description

    CEO Tim Cook said Apple could no longer protect its customers from higher prices stemming from the global memory chip shortage.

  11. UPI

    Apple announces price hikes for MacBooks, iPads amid global chip squeeze (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Apple said it is raising prices on several product lines because of increasing costs for memory, causing its stock price to drop later in the day.

  12. FOX Business

    Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices as memory chip costs surge (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Apple announced a price hike on iPad, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, HomePod and Apple TV devices, citing surging memory and storage chip costs driven by AI industry demand.

  13. The Guardian

    Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be next

  14. PBS NewsHour

    Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming memory chip shortage fueled by AI (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an "unprecedented challenge" for the consumer electronics industry.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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