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… Analysts also predict the Android market may shrink overall this year as some budget smartphones won’t be made due to the cost crunch. Understandably, many are wondering what Apple plans to do with its flagship iPhone 18 lineup. …
… Kalshi, Polymarket’s primary rival in the United States, recently fined three politicians for breaking its insider trading rules, but it did not flag the violations for further enforcement to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC , the federal agency that oversees prediction markets. …
… Why bother with discount laptops at thin margins? 👉 Conspiracy theory or apt prediction? — The AI-fueled hardware shortage will kill local PCs, paving the way for subscription-based cloud computing Gartner believes the sub-$500 laptop market will completely disappear by 2028 , and I'd say we're alr… …
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… This covers a large part of the EV market in the U.S. …
OnePlus and Oppo will raise prices for existing smartphones starting next week Ben Schoon | Mar 10 2026 - 7:35 am PT | Mar 10 2026 - 7:35 am PT In the midst of frankly insane market conditions, Oppo and OnePlus have confirmed plans to raise prices of existing smartphones and other products starting… …
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