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Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton announced another price increase for the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5, now priced at $385, up $80 from before. The 16GB Compute Module 5 also rises by $40, while the Raspberry Pi 500+ keeps its current price despite having 16GB of RAM. Upton attributed the hike to ongoing shortages of 16GB DRAM modules and a lack of alternative suppliers.
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton announced another price hike for the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5, blaming a lack of alternative DRAM supply combined with shortages of other components. Upton advised customers to avoid paying for more memory than they need, suggesting lower-memory or older Pi models as alternatives. The 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 configuration had already seen a price increase the previous month.
Google has quietly increased the Pixel 10a's US price from $499 to $599, with the change also reflected on Amazon and Best Buy listings. Archived listings show similar jumps in Canada (from roughly $529 CAD to $849 CAD) and the UK (from £429 to £599), suggesting the hike spans multiple markets. Google has not publicly commented on the price change.
The NVIDIA Shield TV Pro streaming box has risen from $200 to $299.99 on Amazon and Best Buy, a roughly $100 increase. The device, over a decade old, remains notable for its 64-bit Android support and long software update history.
Pandora emailed subscribers in September 2026 announcing a price increase of at least one dollar per month, effective October. The SiriusXM-owned company said the change would help fund improvements to recommendations, reliability, and content access, adding 'we haven't made this decision lightly.'
Samsung has raised US prices on nearly every Galaxy S26 model by $100, and by $200 on the 1TB S26 Ultra, according to Phone Arena. The base S26 now costs $999, bringing it $200 above the original S25 price once an earlier $100 launch-price increase is factored in. The Galaxy S26 FE is the only model in the lineup that wasn't hit by this latest increase.
T-Mobile is emailing customers that its Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery fee will rise by $1 per voice line and $0.50 per mobile internet line, bringing them to $5.49 and $2.60 respectively. The change takes effect October 12, 2026, and marks the second such fee increase this year. Because the fee sits outside core plan pricing, it applies even to customers covered by T-Mobile's five-year price lock guarantee.
Disney has hiked prices across Disney+ and Hulu, with ad-free standalone plans rising 13 percent from $19 to $21.50 per month and ad-supported plans rising from $12 to $12.50. Bundle prices also increased, including the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN Select bundle without ads jumping from $29 to $33, while Hulu + Live TV rose by $10 monthly.
Bloomberg reports Disney plans to raise subscription prices across Disney Plus and Hulu, citing people familiar with the matter. Ad-free Disney Plus Premium and ad-free Hulu would rise from $18.99 to $21.49 per month, while ad-supported standalone plans increase by 50 cents to $12.49. The ad-supported Disney Plus-Hulu bundle would stay at $12.99, though the ad-free bundle rises from $19.99 to $21.99, with subscribers possibly notified as soon as September 23.
Apple is increasing Apple TV's monthly subscription from $12.99 to $14.99, with the annual plan rising from $99 to $119. Apple One bundle pricing is also going up, with the individual tier moving from $19.95 to $21.95 monthly. This follows a similar increase to Apple Music announced roughly a month earlier.