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iPhone 17 Pro knockoff running iOS 18 lookalike arrives a month early

It’s not hard to find knockoff hardware imitating name-brand electronics. Still, this one takes the cake.

Sonny Dickson shares photos of an alleged iPhone 17 Pro clone running a version of Android that is skinned to look like iPhone software.

Well, the old iPhone software, I guess. The actual iPhone 17 Pro will run iOS 26, of course, which is a complete redesign that can’t be mistaken for iOS 18. At least they got the wallpaper right. That’


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German Retailer Sales Stats Reveal B650 As The Most Popular Chipset; AMD Ahead Of Intel With 90% Share, With AM5 Motherboards Selling Over 70% Of Total Units

With Ryzen 9000 and 7000 series selling like hotcakes, naturally, the AM5 platform has become the most popular platform in the consumer market in most regions.

It shouldn't be surprising to see AMD motherboards outselling Intel motherboards, but the latest stats also reveal some interesting trends, including popular sockets, vendors, and chipsets. With the rise of Ryzen processors, Intel hasn't even been in the top 10 when it comes to best-selling CPUs , and we have seen


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Low-cost MacBook production starting soon, possible $599 or $699 pricing

We learned back in June that Apple is working on a new entry-level MacBook , to be powered by the A18 Pro chip rather than an M-series processor. This would be the first time the company has ever offered a MacBook below $999.

A new supply-chain report says that the first stage of production is scheduled to begin sometime next month, with full-scale manufacturing potentially in progress by the end of the year …

The MacBook Air has always been the cheapest model offered


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Rumored $599-$699 MacBook could be in the works — 12.9-inch model with iPhone 16 Pro SoC tipped for Q3 2025 production

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Apple’s manufacturing partners in Taiwan are reportedly preparing a MacBook deluge propelled by a new level of affordability, according to loose-lipped supply chain sources talking to Digitimes . The industry rumors, which are of course not confirmed by Apple, suggest that components for a new MacBook with a $599 to $699 price point will enter mass production in Q3 this year.

Tipped to use an iPhone chip

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Apple’s chip deal with Samsung is great news for future iPhones

One of the bullet points in Apple’s announcement of its increased US manufacturing spend made a big, but very non-specific, claim. Apple said that it was working with Samsung on an “ innovative new technology which has never been used before anywhere in the world.”

Although the company was being mysterious, we likely know what that means – and it’s great news not just for the iPhone 18, but also for future iPhones beyond it …

The – all two sentences of it – was as

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MSI to launch X870E GODLIKE X and GODLIKE MAX motherboards

MSI preparing new AMD 800 series MAX, EVO and PZ motherboards Preparing for something we do not know yet about?  MSI MAX series usually refers to a refresh of existing...

Keep on reading: MSI to launch X870E GODLIKE X and GODLIKE MAX motherboards

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Apple’s First Mac Pro Still Has A Year Remaining Before It Completes Its 20-Year Anniversary, But The Tower Form Factor Is Still Adopted To This Day, Even If It No Longer Offers The Same Upgrade Optio

The ‘trash can’ form factor Mac Pro was quickly abandoned after Apple’s hardware ran into thermal constraints and performance limitations. It forced the company to return to the tower chassis that offered Intel’s Xeon processors, and afterwards, completed the transition to the technology giant’s in-house silicon by getting kitted out with the M2 Ultra . However, what forced Apple to get into the workstation category of computers to hold a decisive advantage over the competition? It was its first Mac Pro, which is


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Inventor caffeinates liquid cooling with coffee-cooled Coffeematic PC — computer built on old 1980s appliance runs completely fine despite the hot drink running through its radiators

(Image credit: Doug Macdowell)

Doug MacDowell, a data analyst and maker, built a coffee machine PC that uses the hot and tasty beverage as its primary ‘cooling’ method. MacDowell said that his build is part of “a lineage of coffee maker computers made since 2002.” For this build, he bought a 1980s GE Coffeematic coffee maker from a thrift store, and then sourced a mid-2000s motherboard, CPU, and RAM from a recycling

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Apple Reportedly Ditching Sony for Samsung to Make ‘Innovative’ Triple-Layer iPhone Image Sensors

As part of Apple's $600 billion investment in American manufacturing, Apple will work with smartphone rival Samsung at its Austin, Texas facility to create "innovative new technology for making chips." These new chips are reportedly image sensors, a major move for Apple.

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Trump announces 100% semiconductor tariffs — 'There's no charge' for chips built in the U.S

(Image credit: Andrew Harnik / Getty)

President Donald Trump just announced a 100% tariff on foreign-made semiconductors in a bid to force companies to build their chips within the United States or order them from local fabs. According to the Associated Press , Trump made this announcement at the Oval Office after Apple’s Tim Cook promised an additional $100 billion in investments to avoid chip tariffs for iPhones.

“We’ll be putting a tariff of approximately 100% on chips and

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