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Guest Session — Your phone. Their space. Complete teal and cream guest-card artwork with camera and notes symbols
AppsiPhone
October 21, 2026 PCgeek

Guest Session: A Guest Mode App for Lending Your iPhone

Lend your iPhone with a space prepared for your guest. Meet Guest Session, explore its eight activities, and learn how to prepare a handoff with Guided Access and clear the session afterward.

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iPhone Duo shown closed, unfolded and from the back
Apple ProductsGuidesiPhoneiPhone DuoLifehacksNews
November 4, 2026 PCgeek

16 iPhone Duo Tips: Pair Your Apps With One Tap, Cap the Battery at 80% and Protect That Hinge

Tap the line between two apps and they open and close together. Plus battery, Touch ID, privacy and hinge tips for Apple’s foldable.

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PCGeek News Blast graphic: Your slow smart TV doesn't need replacing. It needs a debloat. 20 minutes. Roku, Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio.
NewsOpen SourceSamsungSmart TVStep-by-Step GuidesTips n Tricks
November 4, 2026 PCgeek

Your Slow Smart TV Doesn’t Need Replacing. It Needs a Debloat

We debloated a slow TCL Roku TV in 20 minutes. Turning off ACR tracking helped most, deleting apps helped a little. Here’s the checklist for Roku, Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio, plus CleanFrame for Samsung Frame owners.

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Logitech MX Master 4 Special Edition mouse with lime-green accents and a "Hello, World!" thumb rest, next to the headline "The MX Master 4, made for coders"
DeveloperLogitechMouseNewsPC Hardware
November 3, 2026 PCgeek

Logitech’s MX Master 4 Special Edition Is Packed With Coder Easter Eggs, and It Costs the Same as the Regular One

Logitech’s limited MX Master 4 Special Edition hides programmer easter eggs like 0xFF + 1 and 09.17, keeps the same hardware, and sells for $119.99, the same as the standard model.

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Photo illustration: Binance founder CZ and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un side by side
BitcoinCryptoCybersecurityNews
November 3, 2026 PCgeek

FBI Blames North Korea for the $6.3 Billion Binance Heist, the Biggest Crypto Hack Ever

The FBI says North Korea’s TraderTraitor hackers stole more than $6 billion from Binance. North Korea denies it, and Binance says it is covering every loss.

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Apple CEO John Ternus smiling in a dark T-shirt against a light background
Apple ProductsiPhoneiPhone DuoNews
November 3, 2026 PCgeek

Apple Can’t Make the iPhone Duo Fast Enough, and Its New CEO Won’t Say When That Ends

Apple posted a record $114.5 billion September quarter, but the iPhone Duo wasn’t in it. John Ternus says Duo supply is constrained, with no date for when it catches up.

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Marques Brownlee holding an iPhone on the Waveform podcast set
Apple ProductsiPhone DuoNews
November 2, 2026 PCgeek

MKBHD Calls the iPhone Duo a “Toxic Relationship” and Switches Back to the iPhone 18 Pro

After about two and a half weeks with the iPhone Duo, Marques Brownlee says he’s back on the iPhone 18 Pro, citing cameras and Face ID.

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Satirical Uncle Sam style poster showing Sam Altman pointing at the viewer under the headline I Want Your RAM
AIMemoryNews
November 1, 2026 PCgeek

Sam Altman Says Your PC’s RAM Is a “Quite Terrible” Use of Scarce Memory. He Also Sells the Alternative.

Sam Altman argues DRAM belongs in data centers, not sitting idle in your PC. Here’s what he actually said, and where the argument falls apart.

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Black Mugitya FE9 PC case with an RTX 5090 Founders Edition visible, standing on a white desk beside a monitor and keyboard
NewsNVIDIAPC Cases
October 31, 2026 PCgeek

The Mugitya FE9 Might Be the Most Beautiful RTX 5090 Case Yet. Just Don’t Plan on Upgrading.

Most small PC cases look like a compromise. The Mugitya FE9 looks like the graphics card is the whole point.

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GPUsNewsNVIDIA
October 30, 2026 PCgeek

We Found an RTX 5080 at RTX 5090 Money—and an RTX 5090 Asking $9,399

The RTX 5080 has entered RTX 5090 money. The RTX 5090 has entered a different universe—at least in some marketplace

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BitcoinCryptoNews
October 29, 2026 PCgeek

Bitcoin Slides Into the $76K Range as Binance Investigates Suspected Hack

Bitcoin is in the $76,000 range amid the Binance security scare. Our timestamped report separates suspicious transfers, frozen assets and confirmed losses.

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Who controls the gate? Nvidia’s proposed roughly $13 billion Hugging Face deal draws reported DOJ inquiries; Apple and Google face 63.71 billion won in Korean fines.
AIApple ProductsNews
October 29, 2026 PCgeek

Who Controls the Gate? Nvidia’s DOJ Scrutiny Meets Apple and Google’s Korea Fines

Nvidia’s proposed Hugging Face deal draws reported DOJ questions. South Korea fines Apple and Google over app-market practices. The shared issue: who controls access?

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Wooting 60HE v2 keyboards with PCGeek headline: Stop buying just RGB. Rapid Trigger, True 8K polling and CS2 settings reminder.
Counter-StrikeGamingKeyboardsNews
October 28, 2026 PCgeek

Wooting 60HE v2: Stop Buying RGB. Start Buying Better Control.

The Wooting 60HE v2 makes a serious case for your next FPS keyboard. Here is what Rapid Trigger changes, which CS2 settings to disable, and how Amazon alternatives compare.

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AI bubble, real risks: Microsoft future lease commitments and Texas grid connection requests are dated snapshots, not losses or operating demand.
AINews
October 28, 2026 PCgeek

Is the AI Bubble About to Pop? Follow the Power—and the Promises.

AI’s infrastructure risks are real. But requests are not operating demand, future leases are not losses, and a crash date remains unproven. We check the evidence.

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October 28, 2026 PCgeek

Apple Finally Made an OLED Touchscreen MacBook Pro. Don’t Buy the Wrong One.

Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro brings tandem OLED and a $2,899 starting price. Check the M5 Pro/M5 Max versus M6 distinction before buying.

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Amazon’s October 2026 Echo and Alexa device lineup. Image courtesy of Amazon.
NewsSmart Home
October 28, 2026 PCgeek

Amazon’s New Echo Devices Want Every Room—and the $500 Show 16 Proves It

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Anthropic’s IPO warning — PCGeek.info analysis, sourced to Anthropic’s October 26, 2026 S-1.
AINews
October 27, 2026 PCgeek

Anthropic’s IPO Has an $80.7 Billion Loss—and a Warning About Humanity

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Apple ProductsiPhone DuoNews
October 26, 2026 PCgeek

iPhone Duo Screens Are Cracking—and Apple Has Responded

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Gaming MouseGuides
October 22, 2026 PCgeek

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1Ryzen 7 9850X3DBest for gaming8C/16T · 3D V-Cache · fastest for gaming$4992Ryzen 9 9950X3D216C/32T · dual 3D V-Cache$9993Ryzen 9 9950X3D16C/32T · 4.3/5.7GHz$6994Ryzen 7 9800X3DValue8C/16T · 4.7/5.2GHz$479
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1Core Ultra 9 285K24C/24T · 3.7/5.7GHz$5892Core Ultra 7 270K PlusValue24C/24T · Arrow Lake Refresh$3193Core Ultra 5 250K Plus18C/18T · best budget Intel$219
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1Threadripper 9980X64C/128T · 3.2/5.4GHz$4,9992Threadripper 9970X32C/64T · 4.0/5.4GHz$2,4993Threadripper 9960X24C/48T · 4.2/5.4GHz$1,499

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1RTX 5090Flagship32GB GDDR7 · 21,760 CUDA$1,9992RTX 508016GB GDDR7 · 10,752 CUDA$9993RTX 5070 TiSweet spot16GB GDDR7 · 8,960 CUDA$7494RTX 507012GB GDDR7 · 6,144 CUDA$549
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1RX 9070 XTValue16GB GDDR6 · 64 CUs$5992RX 907016GB GDDR6 · 56 CUs$5493RX 9060 XT 16GB16GB GDDR6 · 32 CUs$349
Intel ArcShop all →
1Arc B58012GB GDDR6 · best budget 1440p$249

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1X870EOCPCIe 5.0 GPU + NVMe · USB4 · enthusiast2X870PCIe 5.0 NVMe · USB4 standard3B850ValuePCIe 5.0 NVMe · overclocking · best value4B840Budget AM5 · PCIe 4.0/3.0
Intel LGA 1851Shop all →
1Z890OCCPU overclocking · Core Ultra 200S / Plus2B860ValueMemory OC · mainstream value3H810Entry-level · no memory OC

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PCgeek Dream Build · Nov 2026The Mugitya FE9 RTX 5090 BuildA Mini-ITX aluminum showpiece around the RTX 5090 Founders Edition and the fastest gaming CPU you can buy.Read about the case →
The Rig
CaseMugitya FE9 (ZCOOI)CNC aluminum · Mini-ITX · SFX/SFX-L$515Silver + LokiGPURTX 5090 Founders EditionFE only: most partner 5090s won't fit$1,999MSRPCPUAMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D8C/16T · fastest gaming CPU$499BoardASUS ROG Strix X870-IMini-ITX · Wi-Fi 7 · USB4Check priceCoolerThermalright AXP90-X4747mm low-profile · fits 49mm AMD limitCheck priceRAMG.Skill Flare X5 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30Low-profile 2x16GB · AMD EXPOCheck priceSSDWD_Black SN7100 2TBPCIe 4.0 NVMe · 7,250 MB/sCheck pricePSUCorsair SF10001000W SFX · 80+ PlatinumCheck price
The Setup
MonitorASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCWMNew32" 4K 240Hz / 1080p 480Hz OLEDCheck priceMouseLogitech G PRO X3 SUPERSTRIKENewLogitech's newest PRO esports mouse$199KeyboardWooting 60HE v260% Hall-effect · rapid trigger$179AudioSennheiser IE 900Audiophile in-ear monitorsCheck price

FE9, RTX 5090 FE and Wooting are sold direct by the maker. Cooler height is tight: the FE9 allows 49mm on AMD.

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