ABC Melbourne Drive: tech answers

Need a burning tech question answered? Tune in to hear a bunch, as well as finding out what AI will do to your wallet the next time you need a new laptop.

Need a burning tech question answered? Tune in to hear a bunch, as well as finding out what AI will do to your wallet the next time you need a new laptop.

Not everyone is happy to help, but every week on ABC Melbourne Drive, that’s exactly the attitude and approach you’ll get from Pickr’s tech expert on tap, with answers to your questions, and then some.

This week, the show kicks off talking about the story that never seems to stop: AI. There’s good and there’s bad, but if you want to buy a new computer, phone, or even a video game system in the next few years, the answer is almost definitely going to be bad, as everything gets more expensive.

Unfortunately, the reason is AI, and it could just stick around for a while, as “RAMageddon” makes it more difficult for hardware suppliers to get memory and storage, and keep prices down.

On ABC Melbourne Drive with Charlie Pickering for June 30, 2026, that’s what will kick off the show, before answering a bunch of tech questions from listeners across Victoria. Tune into the show from the 1 hour 32 minute mark to hear it all (before the ABC pulls the show down, usually a week or two later).