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How Much RAM Will the iPhone 18 Pro Have? Heres What Rumors Say
While the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are still around eight months away, multiple sources have already commented on how much RAM the devices will have. In a blog post last year, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that he expected all of the new iPhone models released later this year to be read more
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Walmart Still Doesnt Accept Apple Pay in the U.S. in 2026, Heres Why
As noted by 9to5Mac over the weekend, Walmart still does not accept contactless payment options like Apple Pay at its more than 4,500 stores across the U.S., and there is no indication that will be changing any time soon. It is not just Apple Pay that is affected. Walmart also does not allow customers to read more
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iPhone 18 Pro: Under-Screen Face ID, Dynamic Island Debated, LTPO+
While most sources in the Apple rumor scene agree that the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will feature under-screen Face ID, there continues to be conflicting rumors about how that change might impact the Dynamic Island. In a post on social media platform X today, the account “ShrimpApplePro” claimed that the Dynamic read more
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Apple Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With Full-Page Website Tribute
Apple has updated its homepage to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today. The page highlights some of King’s most impactful quotes, and invites people to explore his legacy further through the Apple Books and Apple Podcasts apps. Apple shows photos of Dr. King visiting a church in Miami, Florida, holding a news conference in read more
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Google Chrome Is Getting a Safari Data Import Option on iPhone
Chrome for iOS will soon feature an option for iPhone users to import their Safari data into Google’s mobile browser, avoiding the need to perform the transfer on desktop. Starting in Chrome 145, currently in beta, the new feature will guide users through the process of importing bookmarks, browsing history, and passwords from Safari, since read more
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Threads Usage Overtakes X on Mobile
Meta’s Threads has now reportedly surpassed its rival X (formerly Twitter) in daily mobile usage globally. Market intelligence firm Similarweb (via TechCrunch) reports that Threads recorded 141.5 million daily active users across iOS and Android worldwide as of January 7, 2026, compared with 125 million daily active mobile users for X. The data indicates that read more
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Are DJI Drones Still Banned?
As of December 23, 2025, the US Federal Communications Commission barred Chinese-based drone maker DJI from importing any new drones into the United State. That might sound like you can’t buy a DJI drone right now, but that’s not true. Head over to Amazon and just about the whole DJI drone lineup is still for read more
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Prosser: iPhone 18 Pro Dynamic Island Moving to Top-Left Corner
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro models will have a front camera cutout in the top-left corner of the screen alongside a new under-display Face ID system, which will see the Dynamic Island software feature relocated to the same corner. That’s according to the latest YouTube video from Front Page Tech’s Jon Prosser. Introduced on the iPhone read more
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De-Gunk and Descale Your Keurig with These Cleaning Tips
It can be tricky to figure out how to clean your Keurig, but it’s important work. If your household is like mine, your pod coffee maker runs anywhere from three to seven times per day. All of that use can cause buildup and gunk, which can affect the taste of your coffee and the lifespan read more
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The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus
There’s no denying the allure of alien artifacts. Science fiction is awash in the material remnants of extraterrestrial civilizations, which surface in everything from the classic books of Arthur C. Clarke to game franchises like Mass Effect and Outer Wilds. The discovery of the first interstellar objects in the solar system within the past decade read more
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Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded
The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA Array) at Georgia State University has generated detailed images of the early stages of two nova explosions that were detected in 2021. Through near-infrared interferometry, a process that combines light from multiple telescopes, the CHARA Array was able to capture in high resolution the rapidly changing conditions read more
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MacBook Pro Buyers Now Facing Up to a Two-Month Wait Ahead of New Models
MacBook Pro availability is tightening on Apple’s online store, with select configurations facing up to a two-month delivery timeframe in the United States. A few 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro configurations with an M4 Pro chip are not facing any shipping delay, but estimated delivery dates for many configurations with an M4 Max chip range read more
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iOS 27 Will Add These 8 New Features to Your iPhone
iOS 27 is still many months away, but there are already plenty of rumors about new features that will be included in the software update. The first beta of iOS 27 will be released during WWDC 2026 in June, and the update should be released to all users with a compatible iPhone in September. Bloomberg‘s read more
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How to watch Australian Open 2026 Tennis on 9Now — its *FREE*
The 2026 Australian Open has officially begun! The first major Grand Slam of the tennis calendar has kicked off its fortnight-long stint in Melbourne’s impressive Rod Laver Arena. With the favourites set to return for the men’s – Alcaraz, Sinner and Djokovic – and the usual gang for the women’s too – Sabalenka, Gauff and read more
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Science in flux: is a revolution brewing in evolutionary theory? | Aeon Essays
When researchers at Emory University in Atlanta trained mice to fear the smell of almonds (by pairing it with electric shocks), they found, to their consternation, that both the children and grandchildren of these mice were spontaneously afraid of the same smell. That is not supposed to happen. Generations of schoolchildren have been taught that read more
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Trump’s cryptic comments fuel rumors of Apple investing in Intel
President Trump comments suggest Apple joined Nvidia and others in investing in Intel Apple may have signed a contract with Intel for chip production Apple and Broadcom job listings indicate interest in Intel EMIB technology President Donald Trump has suggested Apple may have joined Nvidia and other investors while discussing the US government’s 10% stake read more
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The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable – Nobel Peace Prize
A Nobel Peace Prize laureate receives two central symbols of the prize: a gold medal and a diploma. In addition, the prize money is awarded separately. Regardless of what may happen to the medal, the diploma, or the prize money, it is and remains the original laureate who is recorded in history as the recipient read more
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Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows | TechCrunch
A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android has continued to see an increase in daily active users over the past several months. read more
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Tuxedo launches a slim 16-inch business laptop with a high-end Intel CPU
InfinityBook Max 16 delivers desktop-class Intel Core Ultra 9 performance RTX 5060 and 5070 GPUs allow customizable power and fan noise levels 8mm low-profile cooling handles combined CPU and GPU power up to 170w Tuxedo has unveiled the InfinityBook Max 16, a 16-inch Linux workstation built around the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, a 24-core read more
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Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT | TechCrunch
If you’re at all concerned about privacy, the rise of AI personal assistants can feel alarming. It’s difficult to use one without sharing personal information, which is retained by the model’s parent company. With OpenAI already testing advertising, it’s easy to imagine the same data collection that fuels Facebook and Google creeping into your chatbot read more
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