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    Cherry is the new orange.

    According to leaker and journalist Sonny Dickson, that is, who shared photos of iPhone 18 dummy units — though these look like Pro models, due this fall, with the regular 18 likely launching next spring. Dickson got last year’s iPhone 17 colors almost dead-on, meaning this brand new cherry color is probably accurate.

    Photo of four iPhone 18 series dummies in blue, black, white, and cherry
    Photo of four iPhone 18 series dummies in blue, black, white, and cherry
    Photo of four iPhone 18 series dummies in blue, black, white, and cherry
    Photo of four iPhone 18 series dummies in blue, black, white, and cherry
    1/4Image: Sonny Dickson
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    Dominic Preston
    Reading between the lines.

    We already knew that the RAM crisis would affect pricing for Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine console, but several hundred dollar price hikes for the Steam Deck don’t give us much hope for affordability.

    illusiveman:

    Well, this doesn’t bode well for the Steam Machine.

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    Vertu’s new luxury foldable phone is an AI ‘command center.’

    The Alphafold costs $6,880 (and that’s if you want to slum it with a calfskin finish), with more expensive options including alligator leather, gold, and diamonds. That gets you a year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip, a five-megapixel telephoto (yes, five, not 50), and an AI agent called Hermes.

    Vertu Alphafold press image
    Vertu Alphafold press image showing the inner screen
    Vertu Alphafold press image showing the cameras
    Vertu Alphafold press image showing the Vertu hinge logo
    Vertu Alphafold press image showing the phone on its side
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    The Hermes agent is what Vertu claims makes the Alphafold special.
    Image: Vertu
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    Dominic Preston
    Less than the sum of its parts.

    Whatever you think of the new Ferrari Luce EV, designed with help from Jony Ive, it doesn’t look much like a Ferrari. A few individual parts do, but it all adds up to something a little different.

    pretendworld:

    what’s crazy is that some of the exterior details are really stunning. the top down images are super cool, some of the rear details are beautiful. then it’s suddenly a nissan leaf

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    The Star Citizen-industrial complex.

    First announced in 2012 and with no release date so far, Star Citizen has now collected over $1 billion in crowdfunding. That’s the kind of growth model we can build an economy around.

    danthescienceman:

    The year is 2050. The game Star Citizen has expanded uncontrollably to engulf 2/3 of the world economy, with no ship date in sight

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    Samsung unions dispute AI bonus deal.

    The new deal, still being voted on, ensures enormous bonuses for memory chip workers but much smaller payouts for everyone else. Two Samsung unions take issue with that: one says its members will vote against the deal, the other says it’s taking legal action after being denied the chance to vote.

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    Dominic Preston
    Google Discover’s headline rewrites strike again.

    I wrote last week that the Trump Phone isn’t here. Google decided I meant the exact opposite.

    1/2Screenshot: @jjthehost.com on Bluesky