Next smartphone could cost $523
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What financial app helps manage subscriptions and spending?
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I keep a close eye on all my finances, and Rocket Money gives me an even smarter view. Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at rocketmoney.com slash kim. That's rocketmoney.com slash kim. Go now, rocketmoney.com slash kim. The Iranian war just hit your tech budget, but the price tags haven't caught up yet. Here's what's really happening. Qatar supplies a third of the world's helium. Iranian drones hit their main facility. No helium, no chips. And chips are in everything. Your laptop, TV, gaming console. Chip prices nearly doubled in 2026 so far. Industry experts are warning consumer electronics prices could jump 20% or more. Smartphones alone are projected to hit an all-time average price of $523.
So do not wait on that laptop or TV you've been eyeing. The ripple hits retail in weeks, not months. This becomes the supply chain story of 2026, bigger than COVID shortages and far less forgiving. Buy now or pay more later. When it comes to chips, the war really does have skin in the game. Get my newsletter at GetKim.com. Next up, a call from my weekend show, The Kim Commando Show. Enjoy! World Backup Day is March 31st. Think of it as your reminder to protect everything on your computer before something unexpected happens. Carbonite is a true backup. It makes a copy of your entire computer, something iCloud and Google Drive can't do. That's why it's best to use both. Google Drive or iCloud for quick access and Carbonite for full, complete protection.
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Alex is a software engineer. He lives in Phoenix. He has family in Iran. And when the Iranian regime started cutting the internet to silence protesters, Alex got to work. He built free VPNs. This is a huge story. Then he figured out how to get them to people inside using the tiny windows that the government turns the internet back on. And right now, he has about 60,000 people using these VPNs that he built from Phoenix. So Alex, thank you so much for being here. Walk us through like where your neighbor, I mean, the government shuts off the internet, flips it back on.
How is the Iranian war affecting global technology prices?
How do you sneak a VPN in that window?
So, hi, thank you for having me on the show and letting me explain this important initiative to the rest of the world. To answer you, let me give you a little bit of background of how this was designed originally. So we have been doing this through the Arizona Persian Cultural Center, providing VPN services to Iranians for over three years now. and the way for how nerdy do you want me to get do you want me to get into the details of the technology kind of a high level yeah so so so what happens is that um the iranian regime provides traditionally under normal circumstances provide internet provides internet to the iranian people and then what they do they block certain websites so they so the iranians cannot access them
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What financial app helps manage subscriptions and spending?
0:00–3:42
2
How is the Iranian war affecting global technology prices?
3:42–4:52
3
What role does helium play in smartphone manufacturing?
4:52–6:10
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Why are chip prices expected to rise significantly?
6:10–6:50
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What is the projected average price of smartphones in 2026?
6:50–13:14
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How does a software engineer help people in Iran access the internet?
13:14–14:11