The iPhone Fold is arriving to the market several years after Apple’s competitors have refined multiple versions, which only means that the next category to introduce this unique form factor will be the iPad. While this product would be the obvious choice, a new report states that there’s a chance that the foldable tablet launch may not happen, and it boils down to reasons such as price, design complications, and software optimizations. Even if Apple manages to scale past the internal problems surrounding the iPad Fold, its potentially exorbitant price will threaten its popularity In Mark Gurman’s latest ‘Power On’ newsletter, […]

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Bulky powerbanks with a ton of juice bring a decent level of utility to the table, but carrying them is an encumbrance, whether it is in your hand or shoved in your pocket. Also, imagine the weight when you have to attach a cable to it while connected to the phone or tablet? Thankfully, the TORRAS AirVolt solves both of these complaints by offering a sleek alternative with a 10,000mAh capacity, meaning that it has sufficient juice to deliver multiple full charges. Best of all, you get two attached braided USB-C cables, all for the price of $50.00 after a […]

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The era of thinner iPhones was finally put to rest when Apple introduced the iPhone 17 Pro Max, its thickest flagship to date. While some might conclude that the Cupertino firm has lost its design ‘mojo’ with this release, the flagship also sports the largest battery for any of the company’s releases, with the iPhone 18 Pro Max said to take it up a notch in both dimensions and internal specifications. A comparison between Apple’s latest and upcoming flagships shows that thicker devices are in fashion thanks to the advantages that they bring. New dimensions comparison shows Apple is focused […]

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The success of AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D eventually materialized the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, offering more cores and cache for those who can get the more demanding work finished in the least amount of time and can pay for the privilege of owning one of the best gaming desktop CPUs on the market. Fortunately, today isn’t the day when you’ll be forced to fork over a premium because Amazon has slashed $125 from the total, meaning that you can grab every Ryzen 9 9950X3D for just $573.99 for a limited time. With a combined 128MB of total L3 cache, the Ryzen 9 […]

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The Android smartphone market is littered with manufacturers to the point where they need to invest millions in discerning features and ‘over the top’ marketing to generate sales. Even after that, the margins often feel like it isn’t worth the effort. To make matters worse, the ongoing DRAM shortage has forced all companies to introduce price hikes, which will consequently make their devices more expensive and lower consumer interest. Fortunately, a tipster reveals that, after closer inspection, a lot of these companies feel that the demand for high-end camera sensors is declining, and since these parts are more expensive than slightly […]

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The introduction of the unified memory architecture changed the course of the MacBook’s future forever, and while other chipmakers are playing ‘catch-up,’ Apple continues to race ahead of the competition, taking advantage of the current memory crisis by refusing to charge a premium for its products. With this new design, the Cupertino firm is expected to jump several positions in the notebook market, reaching the number three spot by beating Dell. However, a research firm believes that one key decision from Apple enabled the latter to reach new heights, and that was the MacBook Neo release. The lower priced notebook market was […]

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A base Mac mini was ordered by an Apple customer in the middle of March, and given that these compact machines were already scarce to begin with, it was estimated to reach the owner within four weeks. Unfortunately, bad luck can find anyone at a terrible place and time; the person expecting the Mac mini was disappointed to find that FedEx didn’t leave the product at the door but instead in a public area, where it was waiting to be picked up. However, while the thief was swift in depriving a customer of one of the most difficult computers to […]

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A trio of next-generation chipsets for laptops has begun flooding the market, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme being the company’s top-end version of this generation, followed by the slightly slower Snapdragon X2 Elite and lastly, the Snapdragon X2 Plus. With the SoCs tailor-made to take on Apple’s M-series, the San Diego firm has several options for its partners, but that’s where the problem lies. A discussion on Reddit talks about how Qualcomm’s tier-based approach is hurting its position and how it should only focus on the high-end market before trickling its way down to the less expensive brackets. The current […]

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The partnership between Apple and Samsung has allowed the existence of newer display technologies for iPhones, and the California-based giant is doubling down on these efforts by introducing next-generation panels for its mobile devices. According to a new rumor, Samsung is not just bringing ‘filterless’ displays for Apple, but is also working to bring quad-curved designs that will most likely be found in the 20th-anniversary iPhone release. A ‘filterless’ display refers to Samsung bringing CoE (Color Filter on Encapsulation) technology for Apple’s iPhones, making them thinner The first part of the rumor shared by Weibo’s Digital Chat Station talks about […]

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A price freeze is already rumored to be a part of the iPhone 18 launch discussion, with Apple expected to become the most popular smartphone maker in the world if it doesn’t make its upcoming devices pricier due to the ongoing DRAM shortage. However, that’s not the only reason why the company’s upcoming flagship series could pick up in droves, because the Cupertino firm is reportedly planning a swath of chip and memory upgrades, including bringing its first 2nm SoCs to market, the A20 and A20 Pro. The iPhone 18 could ship with 12GB RAM as standard, with Apple also planning to […]

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