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 Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone will likely have a starting price between $1,800 and $2,000 in the U.S., analysts at investment banking firm UBS said this week. If so, the foldable iPhone would cost more than a MacBook Pro, which starts at $1,599.
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 Last week, Amazon introduced a few discounts across the M4 MacBook Air lineup for Prime Day, and many of these deals are still available today. You'll find both 13-inch and 15-inch models on sale, and some will require you to clip an on-page coupon in order to see the final sale price at checkout.
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Jensen Huang, the chipmaker's chief executive, is trying to balance his company's interests as the United States and China compete for supremacy in artificial intelligence.
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For that price, you're getting a more-than-decent machine that's great for getting all your work done, going down Wikipedia rabbit holes, editing pics and vids with lightweight apps, streaming all the shows and movies your schedule allows, and more. Under its tiny hood, you'll find a Ryzen 7 6800H CPU, 24GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. That's a packed combo for just over $300! Fast system boots, instant app launches, responsive operating system, and quick file transfers. Boom.
You can also forget about needing any USB hubs, which you'd normally need with a modern laptop. This mini PC is loaded with connectivity, including four fast USB-A ports as well as HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB4 for triple 4K monitor support. (The USB4 port can even handle up to 8K@60Hz if you have a display like that.) The system also supports double 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.2 for connectivity.
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But not all Android phones are equal. If you use a Pixel phone with a Windows PC, you're missing out on some of the cooler features.
Want the kind of integration iPhone users get with their Macs? Then you'll need a Samsung Galaxy phone, not a Pixel phone—and definitely not an iPhone. (A few other brands, like OnePlus and Asus ROG, also offer these extra features. But Google's Pixel phones don't.) Here's why.
All Androids get these Phone Link features
If you have an iPhone and a Windows PC, Phone Link can only do a few things and not much more. You can see phone notifications arrive on your desktop, take phone calls via your PC, and send/receive SMS texts.
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 Amazon this week has brought back the all-time low Prime Day price on Apple's AirPods 4, available for $89.99, down from $129.00. This is the base model of AirPods 4 without Active Noise Cancellation, and Prime members in select locations should be able to get same-day delivery if ordered in the next few hours.
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 The sleep apnea detection feature that Apple's most recent Apple Watch models offer has expanded to several more countries in Europe, Asia, South America, and more.
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 Amazon is offering numerous all-time low prices on Apple Watch Series 10 devices today, including both GPS and cellular models at $120 off original prices. These deals were introduced last week during Prime Day and have stuck around, so if you missed them you still have a chance to get them this week.
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 The iOS 26 public beta release is quickly approaching, while developers have recently gotten their hands on a third round of betas that has seen Apple continue to tweak features, design, and functionality.
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A fish walks into a pharmacy ... well, not exactly. Fish aren't being prescribed anti-anxiety drugs. But they are experiencing the effects. Researchers have found more than 900 different pharmaceutical ingredients in rivers and streams around the world, though they're not yet sure how this could change the behavior of fish and other aquatic animals in the wild.
"We can't, you know, dump a bunch of pharmaceuticals into the river," says Jack Brand, biologist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Instead, Jack's team did the next best thing - with some surprising results.
This episode was reported by NPR science correspondent Jon Lambert. Check out more of his reporting.
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