➀ A Lego iMac G3 model designed by fan Fuma Terai is under review on Lego Ideas, needing 4,000 more votes to reach the 10,000-vote threshold for official consideration；

➀The 700-piece replica mimics the 1998 iMac G3’s Bondi Blue design, complete with CRT and retro keyboard/mouse；

➂ Despite the creator’s prior success with Lego Ideas, approval hinges on both Lego’s legal team and Apple’s licensing agreement.

➀ The 2025 Apple MacBook Air (13-inch model) is on sale for $799 at Amazon (20% off).

➁ The M4 chip features a 10-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 16-core neural engine.

➂ Additional storage options and configurations are available at various discounts.

➀ The 7th generation iPad mini is available for $399 on Amazon, saving 20%;

➁ The 14.2-inch Apple MacBook Pro is on sale for $1,429 on Amazon, saving 11%;

➂ Additional deals include the 11-inch iPad (A16, 128GB) for $299, 11-inch iPad Pro (M4, 256GB) for $899, AirTag 4-Pack for $74.99, Mac mini (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $545.92, and iMac All-In-One Desktop (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $1,184.65.

➀ A 27-year-old Easter egg hidden in Apple's Power Mac G3 ROM was uncovered, revealing a secret developer team photo when a RAM disk named 'secret ROM image' is created;

➁ Discoverer Doug Brown used reverse engineering tools like Ghidra to trace the trigger mechanism, with collaboration from the retro computing community;

➂ The Easter egg highlights Apple's pre-Steve Jobs era culture, contrasting with later policies banning such hidden features in products like iMac and modern macOS.

➀ Amazon's upcoming Prime Day event is scheduled for two and a half weeks from now, but you can already find a great deal on the 2024 Mac Mini;

➁ The latest version of Apple's compact system is now priced at $469 on Amazon, marking a 22% discount and the lowest price ever;

➂ The M4 silicon inside features a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine, along with 16GB of unified memory and a 256GB SSD.

➀ Key Asian countries and the U.S. show rising electronics production growth, with India leading at 15% 3/12 growth in March 2025;

➁ U.S. smartphone imports plummeted 45% in April 2025 due to shifting production to India (Apple) and Vietnam (Samsung), driven by Trump administration’s tariff threats;

➂ Proposed U.S. tariffs caused market uncertainty, with potential inventory shortages and price hikes expected to reshape smartphone supply chains.

➀ Apple's Senior VP Johny Srouji announced the use of generative AI in chip design via EDA tools, aiming to accelerate development cycles；

➀ Apple's shift to in-house Silicon (M-series) transformed consumer computing, relying on industry collaborations with EDA leaders Cadence and Synopsys；

➂ Global tech firms like NVIDIA invest in AI infrastructure, highlighting AI's pivotal role in industrial innovation.

➀ This summer, you can take advantage of back-to-school shopping deals with up to $320 off on M4 MacBook Air 13 and MacBook Pro 14.

➁ The 14.2-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Max chip is on sale for $2,879 at Amazon, a $320 discount from the MSRP.

➂ The 2025 MacBook Air (13-inch) is available for $849 at Amazon, a $150 discount and close to its all-time low price.

➀ Tech enthusiast Cameron Kaiser successfully ported the iconic game DOOM to a 1996 Apple Network Server (ANS) running IBM's AIX OS through custom compilation and adjustments.

➁ The ANS, priced between $11k-$19k in the 90s with 64MB RAM and 2GB storage, required overcoming 8-bit color limitations and video hardware quirks to achieve playable performance.

➂ This retro hardware hack demonstrates the extreme adaptability of DOOM's codebase, with the project now open-sourced on GitHub for other vintage computing enthusiasts.

➀ IDC forecasts 0.6% YoY growth in 2025 smartphone shipments to 1.24 billion units, citing market saturation and longer refresh cycles;

➁ China's 3% growth is driven by government subsidies benefiting Android, while Apple faces a 1.9% decline due to Huawei competition and subsidy ineligibility;

➂ The US market grows 1.9% despite trade war impacts, mitigated by carrier deals and premium device launches in late 2025.

➀ The article highlights the market shares of the top five AR/VR headset vendors in 2025, according to IDC data;

➀ Meta dominates the market with an overwhelming 74.6% share, followed by Apple (5.2%), Sony (4.3%), ByteDance (4.1%), and XREAL (3.3%);

➂ The piece also lists recommended articles on supply chain trends, engineer wealth, and unconventional tech ideas.

➀ Microsoft's new ad claims Arm-based Copilot+ PCs are up to 58% faster than Apple's M3 MacBook Air in multi-core benchmarks；

➁ The comparison uses 2024 data and targets last-gen Mac hardware, ignoring Apple's newer M4-powered MacBook Air；

➂ Copilot+ PCs focus on AI capabilities and battery life but face challenges in Windows-on-Arm software compatibility.

➀ Epic Games claims Apple is blocking its latest app submission for Fortnite;

➁ The move follows a recent legal ruling against Apple for violating a court order;

➂ Fortnite players express frustration over the lack of access to the game on iOS devices.

➀ The Apple Vision Pro has had an interesting trajectory since its launch, with some impressive moments but ultimately falling short of its promise of spatial computing.

➁ The device's comfort, use case, and app support were criticized, with many users experiencing fatigue and red marks on their faces after just an hour of use.

➂ Despite improvements over time, the high price point and lack of a strong ecosystem have hindered its adoption.

➀ Apple has proposed a resolution for a privacy issue related to Siri, offering a $95 million settlement to affected users.

➁ The issue was revealed in 2019 when it was discovered that Apple had contractors listening to Siri conversations to improve the digital assistant.

➂ Eligible users who owned or purchased a Siri-enabled device during a specific period can claim a portion of the settlement.

① Apple and Broadcom are collaborating on the "Baltra" data center processor, expected to launch by 2027, featuring proprietary AI accelerators and HBM memory for Apple Intelligence services.

② The processor may scale up to 8x the CPU/GPU cores of the M3 Ultra, though AI workloads typically require specialized tensor units, suggesting a hybrid CPU-NPU design.

③ Apple’s roadmap includes M5 updates for 2025 iPads/MacBooks, M6 (Komodo), M7 (Borneo), and a high-end Sotra chip, alongside custom processors for wearables like AR glasses.

➀ The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 features a premium build, a vibrant 14-inch OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, and impressive 12.5-hour battery life for a Windows ultrabook.

➁ While it excels in productivity and multimedia performance, it struggles with excessive bloatware, difficult repairability, and a divisive keyboard layout.

➂ Competitively priced at $1,499 with 32GB RAM, it offers strong value against the HP OmniBook Flip 14 and Apple's non-convertible MacBook Pro.