Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech HardwareIndustry Apple, Dell & Major Tech Companies Managed To “Front-Run” Trump Tariffs As PC Shipments Reach Highest Levels in Four Years Muhammad Zuhair • Apr 12, 2025 at 10:08am EDT Well, it seems like Trump's tariffs did bring back momentum to the PC supply chain, as a new report by Canalys shows that companies imported PC products in mass volumes. PC Companies Tried To Escape Trump Tariffs By Importing In Large Quantities, Trying To Squeeze In Extra Margins The new US trade policy has caused uncertainty in global markets, with them being targeted explicitly toward China, which holds a large portion of the supply chain. In order to counter the influence of tariffs, tech giants such as Apple, Dell, HP, and others managed to import PC products in massive quantities, and the increase in shipments was noted to be the highest since COVID-19, according to a report by the research firm Canalys. Now, with this, it is safe to say that corporations have a huge "tariff-free" inventory in their hands. PC shipments experienced a surge in Q1 2025, driven by vendors accelerating deliveries to the US in anticipation of initial tariff announcements. This preemptive strategy allowed manufacturers and the channel to stock up ahead of potential cost increases, boosting sell-in shipments despite otherwise stable end-user demand. - Canalys The Q1 2025 PC shipments figures grew by 9.4%, reaching 62.7 million units, and this figure includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations, which shows that the overall supply chain was keen to avoid the effect of the new tariffs, at least for the inventory they can acquire. In a previous report, we disclosed how major tech companies were forcing their suppliers to speed up the production process, and with shipment volumes seeing a massive surge, it is safe to say that the supply chain has been successful in "front-running" the new policies. Image Credits: Canalys However, the consumer will have to pay for the tariffs since, according to retailers in the market, they cannot absorb the effect of new taxes, and ultimately, they will need to raise product prices. It was claimed that PC component pricing could grow by as much as 50%, and with China now facing a 145% tariff, parts will only get more expensive and challenging to acquire. This is indeed a disappointing situation to look at, given how geopolitical tensions have evolved to be a burden for an average consumer. Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Batman Beyond: The Complete Animated Series is on sale for a low price right now. If you're in the mood to watch some classic Caped Crusaders cartoons, head over to Amazon and snag the Batman Beyond Blu-ray box set for only $25 while you can. The limited-time deal slashes $30 from the six-disc collection's original $55 price. Batman Beyond: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray $25 (was $55) This Blu-ray set gets you all 52 episodes of Batman Beyond, which originally aired on WB from 1999 to 2021. You'll also get the uncut version of the film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. As for bonus materials, you'll get two brand-new special features that were created to celebrate 80 years of Batman called Nostalgic Tomorrow: A Batman Gathering and Knight Immortal. All told, you're getting around 18 hours of action-packed Batman cartoons. See at Amazon Set decades after Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond follows Terry McGinnis, who takes up the Batman mantle under the mentorship of an older and crankier Bruce Wayne. Over the course of the series, Terry develops from a rookie vigilante into a full-fledged superhero while defending Neo-Gotham from new and familiar villains.If you're interested in seeing more of Terry's stint as Batman, you'll also want to check out the Batman Beyond: The Animated Series Classics Compendium graphic novel, which is on sale for $33.76 (was $60). Released last year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Batman Beyond, this 752-page hardcover book collects all the Batman Beyond tie-in comics into a single volume for the first time. The book includes the original six-issue mini-series, all 24 issues from the second ongoing series, and Batman's guest appearance in Superman Adventures #64. Continue Reading at GameSpot

Guerrilla Games' Horizon established a bold new post-apocalyptic world and vision when the first title, Horizon Zero Dawn, released in 2017. The franchise has since become one of Sony's premiere properties, and the 2022 sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, greatly expanded on the lore and story. While not as yet officially announced, a third Horizontitle is all but assured, and is staged to conclude the current narrative in a major way.

At nearly 600 pages, including the game’s complete screenplay — and more than a dozen bonus trinkets in the Deluxe Edition — Lost in Cult’s upcoming Immortality: Design Works isn’t the sort of book you fit neatly into your collection; it’s the sort of book you build a collection around. The fifth entry in the U.K. publisher’s Design Works series, the Immortality book dives deep into one of Polygon’s favorite games of 2022, the FMV game that answers the question, “What happened to Marissa Marcel?” Mixing artwork with archival photos, interviews, and analysis, Immortality: Design Works will be shipping soon, so we reached out to get a bit more detail on what to expect. As part of an effort to spotlight game-related books and documentaries, Polygon is running an email interview series with the people behind them. Check out the full list to read up on an Untitled Goose Game book, a Housemarque documentary, and others. Below, Immortality: Design Works book author Chris Schilling discusses the game, thermo-reactive ink, and Lost in Cult’s highest page count to date. Polygon: The book looks like it includes a bit of everything. What percentage is the game’s script and what percentage is writing about the game, artwork, etc.? Chris Schilling: It’s hard to break down into percentages; suffice it to say that the complete Immortality screenplay alone runs to more than 400 pages. The rest comprises a detailed oral history, interspersed with features covering individual aspects of production — from how Half-Mermaid and crew achieved a period-perfect look for three fictional films to the game’s haunting sound design. In total, it’s close to 600 pages, making it Lost In Cult’s biggest individual book to date.  The store listing mentions “thermo-reactive ink that responds to the heat of your hands.” Can you explain how that works and what’s hidden in there? That would be telling! We’d like readers to discover it for themselves, but the description basically says it all — if you place your hands on certain pages, you’ll reveal what’s hidden beneath the surface. It works if you hold a flame nearby, too, though we wouldn’t advise that! What’s an obscure detail most people wouldn’t know that you learned about the game while working on the book? Because of the game’s intricate nature, and how the scenes are interconnected, all the actors had to stick very closely to the script. But there was one moment where an accident forced a particular actor to ad-lib a line, which was so good it was kept in. It’s a really funny anecdote, so readers should look out for that one. Also, one of the production team [members] made an unexpected cameo in the game that no one knows about; again, I’ll preserve the surprise for the book. The last thing I’ll add is that you’ll learn at least as much about the filmmaking process as the game part — just about everyone I spoke to offered illuminating insights into their roles, but chatting with the game’s BAFTA-nominated costume designer Kerry Hennessy was a particular treat: that has to be one of the most enjoyable interviews I’ve ever done.  At a glance, it looks like the Deluxe Edition has about 15 items in the box. Anything you wanted to include that you weren’t able to? At Lost In Cult we’re always keen to push the boat out and give our readers as much bang for their buck as possible. As a writer, I invariably feel like I could have done more — but extending the page count further could have made an already massive book quite unwieldy! I think the Deluxe Edition makes for a pretty comprehensive package — especially the in-fiction extras which provide some telling extra details. In particular, Manon Gage’s in-character script annotations as Marissa Marcel will be catnip for Immortality fans; discussing those with her was one of my personal highlights of the project.

The Mail app on iPhone got quite a visual overhaul in iOS 18.2. Suddenly, there was a whole AI-powered Priority mailbox, smart Categories up top, and an icon from every sender. For longtime Mail app users on the iPhone, that's a big shift—with seemingly minimal returns.The contact photos feature is perhaps the worst offender here, as most icons are just stock Apple icons. Even if you get an email from Lifehacker, it won't show the Lifehacker website logo, like it does when you visit the website in your browser. And this is the case with the vast majority of email addresses. Credit: Khamosh Pathak Thankfully, Apple seems to have listened to these complaints—in iOS 18.5, they are adding a toggle to remove contact photos altogether. And you don't need to go all the way into Settings to do this, either.As of this writing, iOS 18.5 is only available as a developer beta, though it should be available as a public beta soon enough. Anyone can now sign up and download the iOS developer beta, though I generally don't recommend it. Developer betas are more susceptible to early bugs and issues, since Apple releases these versions of the betas first. These things are usually ironed out by the time the public beta hits. The public beta is also easier to install, and more stable. To access this feature, I would suggest you wait for the 18.5 public beta, or the wider stable release that will be sometime in early-to-mid May.How to disable contact photos in the Mail appTo get rid of the contact photos, open the Mail app and tap the three-dotted Menu button, then uncheck Show Contact Photos. Credit: Khamosh Pathak Instantly, the column of icons on the left edge will disappear, and the email contents will take up all the available space. Ah, the good old days.Alternatively, you can also use the Settings app to disable this feature. This option has existed all the way since iOS 18.2 launched, but it's hidden quite deep in the Settings app. Here, go to Apps > Mail and then disable the Show Contact Photos option.How to remove Categories and other Mail AI featuresBut you might notice you're still not back to how the Mail app used to be. That's because of the Categories View and the Priority Mail section. Credit: Khamosh Pathak Both those features can be disabled from the same Menu popup, and you don't need to be using iOS 18.5 either. Every iPhone running iOS 18.2 or higher will see these options in the menu. Here, switch to List View to get rid of the Categories section, and then uncheck Show Priority to remove Priority Mail.To find out more about removing all the AI features in Mail, check out our detailed guide.

US Customs and Border Protection has published a list of products that will be excluded from Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, including smartphones, computers, semiconductors and memory cards, along with other electronic devices and components. The move comes shortly after Trump imposed a 125 percent tariff on goods from China, which the administration confirmed to CNBC and other outlets is in addition to the 20 percent tariff put in place earlier this year, bringing it to a total of 145 percent. Trump had previously announced higher reciprocal tariffs for other countries, too, but walked this back with a 90-day “pause” earlier this week. The pause does not apply to China, though, and there’s still a 10 percent tariff on imports from almost all countries. Electronics imports in particular are expected to be hit hard by the new rules, and we’ve already seen companies like Nintendo and Razer changing up their plans around upcoming product launches in the US. The newly published exclusions would exempt many devices and parts from both the 10 percent global tariff and the steeper tariff on China, according to the notice published on Friday. But at the rate this has all been going, who knows how long that will last. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/smartphones-computers-and-other-electronics-are-exempt-from-trumps-reciprocal-tariffs-for-now-153139830.html?src=rss

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Curiosity isn’t just a valuable personality trait—it’s a leadership superpower. In a business environment where innovation dictates success, curiosity serves as the catalyst for breakthroughs and industry reinvention. Yet, despite its transformative potential, curiosity remains one of the most undervalued tools in leadership today. According to a Harvard Business Review study, curiosity fosters openness and collaboration while reducing decision-making errors. Yet only 24% of organizations actively encourage it, leaving a wealth of untapped potential on the table. The best leaders don’t just seek answers; they reframe problems. Instead of asking, “How do we fix this?” they ask, “What if we reimagine this entirely?” Leaders who embrace this mindset uncover opportunities for reinvention that others overlook because they only focus on immediate challenges.  Curiosity Begins with Observation  In the world of art and design, curiosity begins with observation. Georgia O’Keeffe once remarked, “Nobody sees a flower, really. It is so small we haven’t time, and to see takes time.” Her words offer a lesson for leaders: True insight comes from taking the time to observe and understand what others overlook. The design thinking process mirrors this ethos, emphasizing empathy, iteration, and a willingness to embrace failure. Leaders who adopt these principles uncover unmet needs and rethink stagnant paradigms.  For instance, I once worked with a biotech executive who revitalized their R&D team with a single question: “What are we missing in the data that could change the trajectory of our discovery?” This curiosity-fueled inquiry led to a cross-disciplinary exploration, resulting in a groundbreaking treatment that shifted the company’s competitive position.  Curiosity in Action  A CTO in the high-tech sector found their team stuck in a cycle of diminishing returns during a critical product launch. Instead of defaulting to conventional troubleshooting, they asked a provocative question: “What would this look like if we started from scratch?” Initially, the team hesitated, but once framed as a thought experiment, it sparked a creative dialogue that dismantled assumptions. The result? A novel approach that solved the immediate challenge and laid a foundation for long-term innovation.  In another instance, a CEO at a multinational organization embarked on a listening tour to understand their global workforce. They asked a simple yet profound question: “What inspires you to do your best work?” This inquiry revealed a blend of universal motivators and culturally specific insights, enabling the CEO to craft a new, inclusive company mission. The initiative boosted engagement, fostered a sense of belonging, and unified the workforce across continents.  A Framework for Leaders to Cultivate Curiosity  To harness curiosity as a leadership tool, leaders must commit to intentional practices that foster curiosity-driven innovation:  Ask Bigger Questions. Shift from tactical fixes to expansive, open-ended questions. Replace “How can we cut costs?” with “How can we create more value with fewer resources?” These questions inspire fresh perspectives and out-of-the-box thinking. Practice Empathetic Observation. Adopt an artist’s lens—taking the time to truly see your team, customers, and market dynamics. Listen deeply and observe without preconceived notions. Empathy is the foundation for uncovering unmet needs and fostering trust. Prototype Curiosity. Treat curiosity like a skill to be honed. Run curiosity workshops where no idea is too wild. Encourage iterative brainstorming and test small ideas before scaling them, creating a low-risk environment for experimentation. Embrace Failure as Discovery. Curiosity-driven leadership requires psychological safety. When teams see failure as a learning opportunity rather than a liability, they are more willing to take risks and innovate. Leaders must model this openness. Stay Open to Being Wrong. Curiosity isn’t about confirming what you already know—it’s about exploring the unknown. The best leaders I have worked with are those willing to challenge their own assumptions and learn from unexpected perspectives.  Curiosity doesn’t just spark innovation—it strengthens connections. By demonstrating a genuine interest in your team, their challenges, and their aspirations, you build a culture of trust and collaboration. Leaders who guide with curiosity create workplaces where people feel valued, heard, and inspired to contribute their best.  Curiosity allows leaders to navigate complexity with agility and vision in a fast-paced environment. It enables them to ask the questions others avoid, see patterns others miss, and find solutions others never imagine. In doing so, they transform their organizations and the lives of those they lead. One thing is clear: The leaders who thrive will be those who lead with curiosity. The future belongs to those who dare to be curious.