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Alex Valdes

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Alex Valdes

    Samsung Suddenly Raises Prices by $100 on Most Galaxy S26 Phones - CNET (opens the original)

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    Call it what you want: RAMageddon, chipflation, the AI tax. Amid a global memory shortage that’s compelling companies to hike prices on phones, PCs, laptops and gaming consoles, our devices keep getting more expensive. On Thursday, Samsung quietly raised prices on the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus and S26 Ultra by $100, without issuing an official company statement. The Galaxy S26 FE didn’t go up in price, and Samsung’s newest foldables — Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8 — were also spared th

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Alex Valdes

    Look Out for This iPhone Duo Preorder Scam That Can Steal Your Data - CNET (opens the original)

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    You can’t preorder the iPhone Duo until Oct. 16, but beware of a fake ad out there that says otherwise. Falling for it could expose a lot of personal and financial data and could even lead to theft of your cryptocurrency, if you have any. The sleuths at Malwarebytes spotted the scam, which tries to trick people into thinking they can save $500 by preordering the iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable phone. However, Apple has already said the Duo won’t be available for preorder until Oct. 16 and won

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Alex Valdes

    SpaceX Gets Starship Into Orbit for First Time, Despite Engine Issue - CNET (opens the original)

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    Despite an engine shutting down too soon, Elon Musk’s SpaceX managed to get its Starship into Earth orbit for the first time ever and also deploy dozens of Starlink’s most advanced satellites into orbit on Monday. The noncrewed orbit was planned to last 10 hours — consisting of six laps around Earth — but the SpaceX control team decided to cut the flight to three hours. After reentering Earth’s atmosphere, the Starship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii at 11:58 a.m. ET, tipping

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Alex Valdes

    You Might See Prime as a Shipping Option on Sites Other Than Amazon. How It Works - CNET (opens the original)

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    Free and fast delivery could be an option where you least expect it. More independent stores might be offering Amazon Prime shipping on their websites, and you won’t need to log into your Amazon account to get it. The announcement this week is an expansion of the company’s Amazon Supply Chain Services, in which merchants pay the company to house their inventory and pick, pack and ship items to customers. Sellers will not have to pay extra to use Prime shipping as an option for customers and can

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Alex Valdes

    Apple's 20th Anniversary iPhone 20 Pro May Arrive as a Seamless Slab of Glass - CNET (opens the original)

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    Hope there’s extra room in your pockets. A new rumor says Apple’s iPhone 20 Pro and Pro Max could have the largest displays in iPhone history, alongside a quad-curved, nearly all-glass exterior. Digital Chat Station, a prominent anonymous tech insider on the Chinese social media platform Weibo and a reliable source of Apple news in the past, posted over the weekend that the iPhone 20 Pro screen would be 6.41 inches and the Pro Max 6.96 inches, measured diagonally. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max,

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