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If rumors are right, in less than two weeks Apple will announce three new iPhones


An affordable one, a big one and and one with three rear cameras. ✔ Apple is rumored to be planning three new iPhones for 2018, including one with three rear cameras ✔ Multiple sources believe that Apple will include at least one lower-cost LCD screen iPhone in the 2018 lineup, but rumors disagree on which phones will have OLED screens and which will use LCD

You can now get your hands on an (alleged) prototype first-generation iPhone


The current bid is over $12,000 ✔ Code-named ‘Project Purple’, iPhone prototypes are extremely rare to find - only a few are known to exist ✔ Though owning one would not be practically useful, it would be a pretty cool collector’s item ✔ But we reiterate - there’s no proof this is the real thing just yet ✔ If you’re more into modern technology, check out all the news from IFA 2018

Here are the 5 best deals on Amazon right now


Wednesday's best deals on Amazon include a MacBook Pro, a knife sharpener, a pressure washer, a mini speaker, and food storage containers. ✔ Get the best tech for a dorm room with today's deals ✔ However, our picks and opinions are independent from USA Today’s newsroom and any business incentives ✔ Get the KitchenIQ 50009 Edge Grip Knife Sharpener for $5.21 (Save $1) 3 ✔ Get the Anker SoundCore mini Bluetooth Speaker for $19.98 (Save $10.10) with the code ANKER233 5

Apple patents intelligent car seat that 'hugs' drivers to keep them safe  


Apple has patented a shape-shifting car seat that protects drivers by giving them a "hug" and vibrates to warn them of dangers on the road ahead. ✔ Apple has patented a shape-shifting car seat that protects drivers by giving them a hug and vibrates to warn them of dangers on the road ahead ✔ The iPhone maker secured a patent this week for an intelligent seating system, called Haptic Feedback for Dynamic Seating System ✔ It offers a rare glimpse into Apple's closely-guarded self-driving car project, named Project Titan

Amazon to Join Trillion-Dollar Club as Analyst Sees Stock Surging to $2,500


Morgan Stanley's Brian Nowak sees Amazon zooming to a $1.2 trillion valuation and lifted the target price to $2,500 from $1,850. ✔ Could Amazon.com  join Apple  in the trillion-dollar club ✔ The company's stock has surged 69% so far this year ✔ He also noted Amazon outperformed the top end of its operating-profit guidance by an average of 60% the past three quarterly reports ✔ The iPhone and iPad maker, which became the first public company to surpass $1 trillion in value in early August, is currently worth $1.1 trillion

Tim Cook cashes in $121 million worth of stock weeks after Apple becomes a trillion-dollar company


Tim Cook has cashed in $121 million of stock awards just weeks after Apple became a trillion-dollar company. More than half, or $63.7 million, of the share options were withheld for tax reasons, while Cook pocketed the remaining $57 million. ✔ More than half, or $63.7 million, of the options were withheld for tax reasons, while Cook pocketed the remaining $57 million ✔ The Financial Times said the stock vesting ranks among the biggest in years ✔ He has said he is not motivated by money and plans to give away all his fortune to charity when he dies

Price of Microsoft Surface laptops slashed to lowest price ever - here's where


Apple's MacBook's are constant performers, but there are also good choices from Dell and ASUS - as well as an exceptional Microsoft Surface deal ✔ A good laptop has to perform a number of different functions ✔ But it also needs to have enough power under the hood for practical applications - otherwise you'd just be using a tablet ✔ The components are a little bit more pedestrian – with an Intel Pentium processor and 4GB of RAM

Steve Jobs' widow hits back at his daughter's portrayal of him


Lisa Brennan-Jobs' book Small Fry – due to be released next week - sparked controversy after excerpts were published in the New York Times and Vanity Fair this month. ✔ Lisa Brennan-Jobs' book Small Fry – due to be released next week - sparked controversy after excerpts were published in the New York Times and Vanity Fair this month ✔ Jobs died at the age of 56 in 2011 due to a respiratory arrest linked to the pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor he was diagnosed with in 2003

Nothing will make you feel older than remembering your first MP3 player


From iPods to SanDisk Sansas, we reminisce about our first MP3 players -- and all the music we packed in our pockets. ✔ Compact with but a single function, and (mostly) easy to use, an MP3 player could pack your entire music library in the palm of your hand during an era when that very concept seemed too good to be true ✔ First launched in 2001, the iPod branched out into many variations like the iPod Mini, Nano and Shuffle

Spotify expands its $4.99 per month student bundle with Hulu to include Showtime


Spotify today is announcing a new way for students to access its Premium service, along with Hulu and Showtime, for a discounted price of $4.99 per month for all three. The new deal is an expansion of the existing Hulu and Spotify bundle for students, which launched around a year ago at the same pr… ✔ Spotify had also expanded this same bundle to all customers in April, at $12.99 per month for both, instead of $7.99 per month for Hulu and $9.99 per month for Spotify, when sold separately ✔ During the first three months, Spotify will only be $0.99, bringing the cost down even further

Here are the biggest winners in the stock market’s hottest sector in August


Technology has led the way, with AMD, Autodesk and Nvidia among the high-fliers. ✔ Semiconductors still cheap Advanced Micro Devices AMD, -1.70%  has been the best tech performer in August ✔ Ryan Shrout just interviewed AMD CEO Lisa Su, who discussed the company’s product-development plans ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment

Analysis | The Daily 202: Gillum’s upset in Florida primary captures the story of the midterms in miniature


Fox News proves its mettle as a kingmaker for Republicans. ✔ THE BIG IDEA: Florida Democrats nominated milquetoast moderates for governor in each of the past five elections ✔ Google search results are affected not only by region but also by personal search history ✔ On Monday, a Silver Line train ended up at the Arlington Cemetery station on the Blue Line, the transit agency confirmed Tuesday afternoon

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