Apple Price Increases Could Mean 3 Years of Costlier Devices

Apple ’s recent price increases could be a harbinger for a years-long era of costlier electronics. That’s according to a report Wednesday (July 1) from Kiplinger, which says a memory crunch it had warned of in March has only made smartphones and PCs more expensive. The largest shift in the consumer electronics market so far, the report said, has come from Apple’s recent price hikes.