Apple is expected to announce the fourth-generation iPhone SE as soon as tomorrow, potentially with improved long-term value retention, according to analysis by SellCell.
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Acer laptops are getting a price hike in the US come March. In an interview with The Telegraph, Acer's chief executive and chairman Jason Chen announced a 10 percent increased cost for all products due to President Trump's tariffs on China.
His straightforward statement is one of the first clear cause and effects of Trump's import taxes. "We will have to adjust the end user price to reflect the tariff," Chen stated. "We think 10 percent probably will be the default price increase because of the import tax. It's very straightforward." Acer's most expensive laptop, the 17-inch Acer Predator Triton gaming laptop, could go up to $4,178 from $3,799.
Trump introduced a ten percent tariff to China this month, the country responsible for about 80 percent of laptop imports to the US. While he had claimed tariffs wouldn't impact consumer prices, he changed his tune last week, admitting that, surprise, surprise, they could.
Time will tell if all items increase in price next month or only recently imported devices. Chen also shared that the company is considering moving some of its manufacturing to other countries, including the US.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/acer-to-raise-prices-by-10-percent-following-president-trumps-tariffs-1653517
Last week, Apple's Tim Cook teed up a new product for launch on February 19 — that's tomorrow. Cook's tweet also included an animated image of a shimmering Apple logo, which made a lot of us assume the reveal could be for a second-generation AirTag. It's been rumored for a while that Apple would introduce a second-gen tracker sometime this year, and the original AirTag landed almost four years ago. So there are plenty of tech upgrades the tracker could benefit from.
Rumors suggest the next AirTag may feature a more tamper-proof speaker to reduce stalking and an improved Ultra-Wideband chip with up to 3x longer tracking range. However, would the CEO of Apple tweet (and hype up) a mere accessory? Probably not. Following a barrage of leaks and rumors, a next-gen iPhone SE seems more likely.
This upgraded entry-level basic iPhone may appear with a design closer to the iPhone 14. That means appearing with a notch, so no Dynamic Island, no home button. It'll likely make the shift to USB-C and probably have enough power to run all those Apple Intelligence features too. (In the past, while SE iPhones have had humble screens and hardware, Apple typically packs them with chips on par with the latest iPhones.)
It could also be a wildcard: Apple's rumored smart display is meant to arrive sometime this year too. Having said all that, there isn't really an Apple device as shiny as an AirTag. We'll find out tomorrow. Hopefully alongside some more tech news because it's been a quiet few days.
Nomad today announced the launch of an updated version of its ChargeKey portable charger, with the new model gaining support for 240W charging and 10Gb/s data transfer speeds.
The AI model comes in two flavors — Grok-3 and Grok-3 mini — and according to figures from xAI, both models perform as well or better than rivals from Google (Gemini), OpenAI (ChatGPT), Anthropic (Claude), and DeepSeek when it comes to math, science, and programming.
Today we're tracking a few iPad discounts on Amazon, including low prices on the M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro. These deals include multiple all-time low prices on Apple's tablets, matching the prices we tracked over the holiday season in many cases.
Amid the notices rolling out to affected students and staff, news reports also made the rounds, revealing that the compromised PowerSchool employee account lacked a crucial protection: two-factor authentication (aka multi-factor authentication). Had 2FA been active, hackers would've have had to pass a second checkpoint to successfully access PowerSchool's internal systems.
These days, in the age of multiple data breaches, having this extra security layer can save your butt should your password ever become known. (Plenty of people use a weak or even reuse passwords, which are easy to crack, but phishing attacks can also expose a previously strong credential.)
PowerSchool made a mistake in not enforcing MFA for its employees, especially those with access to sensitive data. Fortunately, you can avoid PowerSchool failure—and you should. Even if you're not an IT worker, you still have valuable accounts like a primary email address, a bank account, and the like that deserve safeguarding.
Amazon this week has introduced a coupon for the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, bringing the price of the earbuds down to $148.99, down from $179.00. To see the sale price, you'll just need to clip the coupon on the sale page and then head to checkout.
All iPhone 17 models in Apple's upcoming flagship iPhone 17 series will use Samsung's high performance "M14" OLED display panel, according to the Weibo-based leaker Instant Digital.
Fingers crossed that MigrationApp (or Windows Migrate) is what it seems: a one-stop, one-size-fits-all solution to move every file on your existing PC to a new PC.
To date, the only application that I've ever seen (and used) that does this is Laplink's PCMover, which basically allows you to clone an entire PC's file structure on to a new PC. (The $59.95 PCMover Professional version allows you to pick and choose which files you wish to transfer between PCs.) Otherwise, the only app Windows offers is Windows Backup, which I actively dislike.
Why? Because Backup seems to be designed to do what you want: back up files on one PC, and then copy them over (restore them) to another PC. And for PCs whose contents rest entirely in the Photos, Documents, and other library files, Backup works. Backup also restores Windows apps you bought or downloaded from the Microsoft Store.
Unfortunately, Windows PCs typically include more files than just that. Did you download Adobe Photoshop or Premiere versus the Creative Cloud app? None of those will transfer over. Ditto for any games that you may have downloaded from Steam or Epic. Wh
Apps that have not complied with the trader requirement in the European Union have been removed from the App Store, Apple informed developers today. The apps that have been removed will not be allowed back in the ?App Store? until trader status is provided and verified by Apple.
The IdeaPad 5x was already on the cheaper end for first-gen Snapdragon laptops, earning praise from PCWorld reviewer Matt Smith for its excellent value. Today, Best Buy is offering an impressive $350 off, and the resulting price would be pretty darn good for any laptop with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and a 2-in-1 touchscreen form factor. Throw in the impressive efficiency of a Snapdragon X Plus processor (which typically starts at the $750 mark) and an OLED screen? It's a real steal.
This model gets high marks for its build quality and excellent display panel. And though the battery life will beat many 14-inch models based on Intel or AMD, it's a little less than other Snapdragon designs. At 3.28 pounds, it isn't the lightest laptop out there, but it's still pretty competitive with conventional designs. Also note that even for a laptop with integrated graphics, the Snapdragon platform still struggles with gaming — some of the latest 3D titles may not even boot. Just about everything else in Windows 11 should run fine, though.
Microsoft has long made it clear that support for Windows 10 will officially end on October 14, 2025. This means that the operating system will no longer receive any new security updates and may become increasingly unstable and vulnerable to malware over time.
Windows 11 was released four years ago and Microsoft has made it free for Windows 10 users to upgrade to the new operating system. At the same time, not everyone has been able to take that free upgrade because Windows 11 has strict hardware requirements that disqualify most older PCs from upgrade eligibility.
If you're still on Windows 10, it might be time to think about upgrading your PC and switching to Windows 11 ahead of the deadline. Alternatively, you can pay to extend Windows 10 support or keep using Windows 10 while leaving your PC vulnerable.
It'll be interesting to see how the ratio of Windows 10 and 11 users shifts over the next few months as we head into that deadline.
In other statistics, the Steam hardware survey showed that the most common graphics card among Steam users is a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 with 16GB of memory and the most common storage size is over 1TB, of which 100GB to 249GB is free space.
The primary differences between the Osmo Mobile 7 and 7P is that the latter comes with the Multifunctional Module, while the Osmo Mobile 7 doesn't (though it can be purchased separately later if you change your mind). The Osmo Mobile 7P also has a built-in extension rod that's missing on the Osmo Mobile 7. With that said, the products look very similar and have the same folding design carried over from the Osmo Mobile 6. A key
DeepSeek, the massively popular Chinese AI assistant, has been temporarily unavailable from app stores in South Korea since February 15. A press release from the country's data protection authority, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), stated that downloads will resume once the Chinese AI company complies with local data protection laws, while those with the app can still use it. DeepSeek is also blocked on South Korean government and military devices.
DeepSeek only established a local presence in South Korea on February 10. The company also acknowledged that it didn't fully consider South Korea's data protection laws when launching the service globally. Fortunately for South Korean users, the new AI powerhouse intends to cooperate with the PIPC.
The PIPC says that inspecting DeepSeek will take some time. On-site inspections of six AI services from Google, OpenAI, Microsoft and others took around five months. This inspection should take less time because it only involves DeepSeek.
In a statement to TechCrunch, the PIPC revealed that it discovered DeepSeek was transferring Korean users' data to ByteDance, TikTok's parent company. Local users were warned against entering personal information into the app.
Cheap doesn't mean trash, by the way. The AM06 Pro runs on an AMD Ryzen 7 5825U processor, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 512GB SSD. That's a more-than-decent config that can handle productivity tasks, web browsing, media streaming, all while booting up your system in a jiffy and storing all your apps, photos, videos, and games with ease. If you ever outgrow it, it can be upgraded to 64GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD.
The AM06 Pro doesn't have a discrete graphics card, but it does have integrated Radeon RX Vega Graphics that can handle many 3D games. (Just don't expect to push your settings very high.) It's also powerful enough to handle triple 4K displays via the DisplayPort, full-sized HDMI, and USB-C video ports. It's a proper workstation machine.
It's seriously rare to be able to get a PC this powerful for this cheap. Get this Acemagician AM06 Pro mini PC for $249 while you still can! (And remember, if you don't have Prime, you can still score this awesome deal with a free 30-day trial.)
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