Os deadline and tariff tinkering push PC shipments up 8.1 per cent

Global PC shipments are finally showing signs of life, rising 8.1 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, according to Counterpoint Research.

Liberty Phone shows what making a smartphone in America actually looks like

While Donald Trump bangs on about his mythical $500 made-in-America T1 smartphone, the real price tag of US manufacturing is on full display thanks to a company called Purism. Its Liberty Phone, assembled in California, will set you back $1,999 and has the kind of specs that would’ve looked decent when Obama was president.