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$2,195 for Smart Glasses? Snap's New Specs Are an Engineering Marvel...With Two Massive Flaws
Standalone processing, 51-degree FOV, and "anticipatory" AI put Snap years ahead of the competition. The catch? A sky-high price tag and a surprisingly heavy design.
With iOS 27, Apple Is Laying the Groundwork to Paywall Your iPhone
Testing iOS 27 reveals a fantastic conversational AI assistant along with an uncomfortable new corporate playbook, one that could soon monetize your mobile.
Why This Single iOS 27 Feature Turns the iPhone Duo Into a Pocket Laptop
Apple's iPhone Duo borrows the best parts of desktop multitasking, moving the iPhone past its mobile limitations and proving that the dual-screen flagship is so much more than just a pricey status symbol.
I Blew Through My Weekly GPT-6 Limit in an Hour, and It's Still Not AGI
GPT-6 is faster, smarter, and significantly more expensive, but calling it AGI is pure marketing spin.
RIP Pentax K: The Camera Line That Made Me Fall in Love With Photography Is Dead
After decades of keeping the SLR flame alive, Pentax has pulled the plug on the K series. From my first K10D to the mirrorless revolution, I look back at the decisions that led to its tragic end.
My Foldable Phone Was an Expensive Mistake. Think Twice Before You Get an iPhone Duo
After a year with a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold, I've learned foldable phones aren't worth the hype, or the premium.
Why AI Benchmarks Are Total BS (And How OpenAI and Anthropic Use Them to Trick You)
Benchmark scores for GPT-5.6, Fable 5.1, and Opus 5 don’t translate to real-world performance. Look under the hood, and you'll find self-graded tests, missing numbers, and pure marketing spin.
Why AI Isn't Taking Your Job Anytime Soon (History Proves It)
There's no real evidence that AI is leading to a major reduction in jobs. Plus, any significant boosts to overall productivity could take decades.
Apple's New iPhone Duo Is a Digital Artist's Dream. It's Just Missing One Thing
The Duo is Apple's first iPhone compatible with the Apple Pencil, which could make it the perfect traveling sketchbook.
Why Apple's New iPhone 18 Pro Camera Still Needs Old-School Accessories
Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro camera offers full creative control, but you'll still need to attach an ND filter to achieve cinematic motion blur and long-exposure photos on sunny days.
Apple's New Siri Recap Turns Every Apple Watch Into a Mass Surveillance Nightmare
Apple's always-listening AI feature promises neat summaries of your daily conversations, but it forces everyone around you into a nonconsensual recording experiment.
Stop Freaking Out About the $2,000 iPhone Duo. The Math Actually Makes Sense
Between overpriced iPhone Pro Max storage, cheap monthly upgrade plans, and affordable AppleCare+, the iPhone Duo isn't the price gouge it seems.
Microsoft Had a 3-Year Head Start on AI. macOS Golden Gate Just Destroyed It
Microsoft launched desktop Copilot in 2023, but Golden Gate's seamless Siri integration, superior AI search, and practical tools prove Apple was playing the long game.
'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' Remake Looks Like a Beautiful Game I've Already Played
Nintendo finally pulls back the curtain on its hotly anticipated Zelda remake, but a fresh coat of paint doesn’t lessen the sting of a missed opportunity for something greater.
Forget the Foldable: The 18 Pro Is the iPhone You Want
The rumored first-gen folding iPhone Ultra will surely soak up the spotlight at tomorrow's Apple event, but it's the iPhone 18 Pro line that will deliver the real performance.
Fable 5.1 Fixed Its Worst Flaws, But I’m Still Sticking With Opus
Anthropic slashed prices, dropped the aggressive censorship, and reclaimed the benchmark crown—yet Fable 5.1 still can't break into my daily routine.
HTC's New Smart Glasses Offer a Few Imperfect Fixes for the Pervert Problem
With the $499 Vive Eagle AI, HTC takes privacy concerns to heart with local storage, AI anonymization, and recording limitations, but the camera and AI concerns remain.
Nvidia's Hugging Face Buyout: A Brilliant Move or an Antitrust Nightmare?
The $12.9 billion acquisition promises massive infrastructure gains, but fears over platform bias and regulatory scrutiny loom large.
iPhone Ultra: 5 Ways Apple Can Flip Samsung's Foldable Throne
Apple is gearing up to launch the long-rumored foldable iPhone Ultra at its Sept. 9 Surprise and Shine event. Here's how it can outsmart Samsung's eighth-generation Galaxy Z Fold.
The Pixel 11 Pro Has a Video Problem Samsung and Apple Don't
While the Galaxy S26 Ultra and iPhone 17 Pro process high-resolution video locally, Google's latest flagship relies on the cloud to cover up hardware limits.
