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According to a new rumor from China, Apple will start testing the iPhone 18 series devices on the mass production line "one after another" in the very early days of January.
Then, the actual production is set to start right before the Chinese New Year, which in 2026 falls on February 17. The iPhone 18 Pro mass production line has allegedly already been set up, and this source says the phone itself won't come with exterior changes as big as everyone seems to think.
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DIY DDR5 is no longer just a concept, but a reality, as modder VIK-on has built his first 32GB stick from scavenged parts. The memory chips came from laptop SODIMMs, while a new PCB and cooler were acquired from China. After flashing custom firmware enabling 6400 MT/s XMP, the entire build put together cost $218. Read more ›
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A tattoo artist skipped store-bought gifts and gave her family tattoos, creating a meaningful tradition rooted in creativity and trust. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Cuba would no longer receive oil or money from Venezuela. Read more ›
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Julius Bruch spent seven years at McKinsey before founding an AI dementia startup. He shares what made the leap hard — and why consulting helped. Read more ›
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Celebrities attended the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday. Selena Gomez and Colman Domingo were among the best-dressed stars of the night. Read more ›
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In October, Walmart partnered with OpenAI to launch a new partnership with ChatGPT. Now, its doing the same with Google's Gemini. Read more ›
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Sonia Holland and Erin O'Brien, both 26, pay about $570 a month for their spacious two-bedroom apartment in Guangzhou, China. Read more ›
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Big news for a sleepy Sunday afternoon: Airline consolidation has been looming over 2026, but a merger between Allegiant and Sun Country underscores just how quickly that pressure is translating into action. Read more ›
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Polymarket, the prediction market platform, partnered with the Golden Globes ahead of this year's annual awards ceremony. Read more ›
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Gentoo Linux posted its 2025 project retrospective this week. Some interesting details: Mostly because of the continuous attempts to force Copilot usage for our repositories, Gentoo currently considers and plans the migration of our repository mirrors and pull request contributions to Codeberg. Codeberg is a site based on Forgejo, maintained by a non-profit organization, and located in Berlin, Germany. Gentoo continues to host its own primary git, bugs, etc infrastructure... Read more ›
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"The clock is ticking" on the Hubble Space Telescope, writes the space news site Daily Galaxy, citing estimates from the unofficial "Hubble Reentry Tracker" site (which uses orbital data from the site space-track.org, created by tech integrator SAIC): While Hubble was initially launched into low Earth orbit at an altitude of around 360 miles, it has since descended to approximately 326 miles, and it continues to fall... "The solar flux... Read more ›
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Microsoft has quietly removed ‘find album information’ and ‘update album info online’ tools from the Media Player apps supplied with Windows 11. Read more ›
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Foreign governments are now limiting access to Elon Musk's Grok chatbot as concerns about non-consensual sexual deepfakes linger. Read more ›
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Former Assassin's Creed director Alexandre Amancio has shared his thoughts about AAA development, suggesting we need "smaller teams" and admitting that big-budget developers cannot "solve a problem by throwing people at it". Read more Read more ›
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Anthropic launches Claude for Healthcare, expanding AI tools for clinicians, insurers, and patients. Read more ›
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Some retired vessels from the U.S. Navy go on to serve as artificial reefs, while others are completely scrapped. But some go on to become floating museums. Read more ›
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Earlier this month, The Guardian published an investigation that showed Google was serving up misleading and outright false information via its AI overviews in response to certain medical inquiries. Now those results appear to have been removed. According to the original report: In one case that experts described as "really dangerous", Google wrongly advised people […] Read more ›
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If you're one of the many, many people who received a password reset email from Instagram the other day, the company says it fixed the issue. What was the issue? Unclear. We reached out to Meta for clarification and have yet to receive a response. All we know is that an "external party" triggered the […] Read more ›
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It was not that long ago when any phone with a battery capacity over 5,000mAh was guaranteed to be a clunky rugged phone, but the last few years have seen a revolution thanks to silicon-carbon (Si/C) anode technology. This allowed smartphone makers to fit higher energy density batteries inside smartphones, and we are now at the point of passing the 10,000mAh battery threshold inside a phone that's under 8mm thick.... Read more ›
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Realme kicks off 2026 in style with the 16 Pro+. The phone has a solid specs sheet, but what you'll notice first is just how impressive it looks. But before we get to either topic, let's unbox it. The phone ships with a full box - you get a USB-A to USB-C cable, a case, and an 80W SuperVOOC charger. Unboxing the Realme 16 Pro+ The Realme 16 Pro+ will... Read more ›
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The Reno15 series marks Oppo’s first major release on the global stage in 2026, and we managed to get hold of the smallest member in the lineup - the Reno15 Pro Mini, which is also known as the Reno15 Pro in some markets. Size-wise, Reno15 Pro Mini comes in at just over 151mm tall and 72mm wide, making it about the same dimensions as an iPhone 17 Pro and Google... Read more ›
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Oppo is expected to unveil the Find N6 in February, but according to a new rumor from "a trusted industry insider" this won't be its only foldable device launching this year. Instead, it will be joined in September by the Find N7, which will also be a book-style foldable, but with a twist. This one will be wider, just like the iPhone Fold, which is most likely being announced in... Read more ›
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Motorola is gearing up to launch its new Signature series smartphone tomorrow and ahead of the big unveiling Evan Blass shared the device's full specs. The Signature is set to be a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5-equipped flagship paired with up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB UFS 4.1 storage. It’s expected to feature a 6.8-inch LTPO AMOLED with 2,780 x 1,264px resolution alongside a 165Hz refresh rate. The panel will... Read more ›
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MediaTek is holding a launch event in China on January 15, and is expected to unveil two new chipsets on that occasion. Rumor has it will we finally see the much-anticipated Dimensity 8500 at this event, the successor to the 8450 and 8400, both highly regarded upper-midrange chipsets. The Honor Power2, which was unveiled earlier today, uses the Dimensity 8500 so the official announcement of the chip is more of... Read more ›
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HP has unveiled a one-of-a-kind Windows PC at CES 2026, one that is built into a keyboard. Called the HP EliteBoard G1a, it is touted as the world’s first full AI PC in a keyboard and has been recognized as a CES 2026 Innovation Award Honoree. The EliteBoard G1a is a full-size keyboard that measures up to 17mm in thickness and weighs less than 750g. The keyboard packs dual microphones... Read more ›
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OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Health, which is a special place within ChatGPT where you can connect your Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, Function, Weight Watchers, AllTrails, Instacart, and Peloton accounts and ask questions about your health. OpenAI says ChatGPT is "designed in close collaboration with physicians" to "help people take a more active role in understanding and managing their health and wellness". And use ChatGPT more. Based on "de-identified analysis of conversations",... Read more ›
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The RayNeo Air 4 Pro AR glasses, which were unveiled in China last year, have now made their global debut at CES 2026. The TCL-backed brand showcased the Air 4 Pro and an eSIM version of the RayNeo X3 Pro at the event. RayNeo Air 4 Pro is being touted as the world’s first HDR10-enabled AR glasses. The glasses feature 0.6-inch Micro-OLED displays with up to 120Hz refresh rate, 3,840Hz... Read more ›
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OnePlus has been updating its smartphones to OxygenOS 16 based on Android 16 for quite a while now, and it's finally reached lower-midrange devices today. The update is now available for the Nord CE4 and the Nord CE4 Lite, which were both released in 2024. The Nord CE4 is seeing the rollout commencing in India with the new software build being labeled CPH2613_16.0.2.400(EX01). The Nord CE4 Lite's new build number... Read more ›
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