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The Trump Phone Looks Like This. No, Wait, It Looks Like This

In a clumsy T1 preview, Trump Mobile teases two entirely different phones on social media.

Trump Mobile has teased its T1 Phone once again, saying, «The wait is almost over!» The question is, what exactly are we waiting for?

This week, the company showed off on social media two distinctly different and seemingly Photoshopped looks for the T1, also known as the «Trump Phone.» A Trump Mobile Instagram post shows what appears to be an iPhone 16 Pro Max with a gold finish and a US flag. A post on X (and another on Instagram) shows what looks a lot like a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Both depictions of the phone sport a US flag and the organization’s distinctive gold finish.

Thickening the plot: The X post clearly shows a logo for phone case maker Spigen under the US flag, to which Spigen replied, «?? bro what?» The company also posted, «lawsuit incoming.»

In June, Trump Mobile’s initial preview of the T1 had a somewhat different iPhone look, which can still be seen in at least two places on the Trump Mobile website.

Social media had thoughts and questions on the matter.

«Why does the appearance keep changing??» commented Instagram user actuallykaaari.

«Trump Mobile’s fake iPhone is now a fake S25 Ultra | We still don’t know what the T1 Phone will look like, but it certainly won’t be this,» wrote chrisdh79 on Reddit.

Trump Mobile didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

These latest teases for the T1 phone come as major phone makers continue to roll out their cutting-edge models. Last month, Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Fold 7 foldable phone. This week, Google showed off its Pixel 10 lineup, and next month, Apple is expected to introduce its iPhone 17 devices.

This summer, the Trump Organization company backed off its claims that the T1 phone would be «designed and built in the United States,» replacing that phrasing with the murkier «it’s brought to life right here in the USA. With American hands behind every device.» (One analyst speculated a couple of months back that it might be originating with China’s Wingtech.)

Basically, at this point, we don’t know what the T1 is going to look like or where it’s going to be made. What we do know is that preorders cost $499, and the specs include:

6.25-inch Punch Hole AMOLED screen
120 Hz refresh rate
50-megapixel main camera
5000mAh battery / 20W PD
Fingerprint sensor and AI face unlock

The Trump Mobile website says that the T1 phone will be released «later this year.»

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 15, #1008

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for March 15, No. 1,008

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough, but the yellow category has some fun options in it. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Mine, all mine!

Green group hint: A part you might use to build something.

Blue group hint: Blended words.

Purple group hint: Not a cow, but close.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Greedily control.

Green group: Toothed wheels.

Blue group: Portmanteaux.

Purple group: Bull ____.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is greedily control. The four answers are bogart, corner, hog and monopolize.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is toothed wheels. The four answers are cog, gear, pinion and sprocket.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is portmanteaux. The four answers are blog, motel, smog and spork.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is bull ____. The four answers are dog, doze, frog and horn.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 15, #742

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for March 15, No. 742.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is fun and timely, relating to a certain big ceremony held this weekend. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Best of all

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: The envelope, please.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

RATE, RATED, DATE, DOTE, DATED, DOTED, GATE, GATES, TROD, TRODS

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: