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Tesla Model Y 2025.

You may have to wait longer for a more affordable Tesla Model Y

Tesla is reportedly working on a watered-down variant of the Model Y EV that could be 20% cheaper, but those plans have been pushed further into 2026.
Cars
Viture One smart glasses atop MacBook Air.

I tried $550 smart glasses with my Mac. They felt better than the Vision Pro

The Vision Pro is exquisitely advanced, but also uncomfortable, pricey, and functionally lacking. I had a better time at spatial computing with smart glasses.
Computing Features
A humanoid robot running in a half marathon.

Humanoid robots race against humans at unique half-marathon in China

In China's national capital, over a dozen humanoid robots of all sizes lined up for a first-of-its-kind half-marathon event alongside human runners.
Emerging Tech News
Android 16 logo on Google Pixel 6a held in hand.

Android 16 is finally expanding beyond Google Pixel phones

Android 16's fourth beta update is here, and it finally opens the testing gates for other smartphone brands such as OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Honor.
Phones Android
TikTok Footnotes on a phone.

TikTok will let its user community add context to sensational posts

TikTok is testing a system called Footnotes that will let its community attach helpful notes to posts that could use some additional context.
Phones Mobile
Categories in Apple Mail app.

Apple is hoping your emails will fix its misfiring AI

Apple will technically match artificial sentences with the contents of your email to fix its AI. The company says users' emails will never their iPhone or Mac.
Phones Apple
Scanning a sticker using Gemini Live with camera and screen sharing.

I tested the world-understanding avatar of Gemini Live. It was shocking

I tried the next-gen Gemini Live with camera and screen sharing capabilities for a few days. It changed my day-to-day AI expectations forever.
Phones Emerging Tech
A person wearing the Apple Vision Pro demo unit in an Apple Store.

Apple’s dual Vision Pro plans could finally convince you to pick one

Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper Vision Pro headset that will also be more comfortable, while another variant will serve a Mac-tethered format.
Computing Features
home Screen of an iPad Pro that boots iPadOS 18.

iPadOS 19 could get a macOS-like refresh. It’s high time Apple did it

Apple is reportedly planning a functional refresh for the upcoming iPadOS 19 update that will borrow app management and productivity cues from macOS.
Tablets Mobile
Editing notes using the HOU Keyboard for the iPad mini.

I tried a tiny iPad mini keyboard. It was a bewildering experience.

The iPad mini is practically too small for a keyboard. But once you try one, you'll realize that it fills a practical gap in your daily tablet workflow.
Tablets Mobile
The new Surface Laptop 13 on a white table.

Copilot is Microsoft’s cue to redeem Windows and edge past macOS

Copilot offers Microsoft a rare opportunity to redefine Windows, and a capable hardware platform to carry it ahead of the Mac competition.
Computing Features
A MacBook and iPhone in shadow on a surface.

Phones and laptops aren’t getting pricey, thanks to tariff relief

The US government has revised is tariff policy for products sourced from China by excluding electronics items such as phones, laptops, and processors.
Phones Computing
A TV with the Netflix streaming service on screen.

Netflix search could soon get an AI boost, and it sounds like a boon

There’s a running joke in the streaming world. By the time you decide what to watch, the snacks are over, or the mood is gone. Netflix even launched a tool called “Play Something” to end the meaningless catalog scrolling. But an inherent part of the problem is also the platform’s bad search system.  For years, […]
Audio / Video News
A subject interacted with the eJamar game controller.

The future of hand and wrist rehabilitation is fun arcade games

A team of researchers in Spain are using video games developed on a free platform and a specialized controller to help with hand and wrist rehabilitation.
Gaming Features
Tesla Cybertruck

Tesla’s new Cybertruck trim goes low on price, high on range 

Tesla has just introduced the most affordable variant of its Cybertruck in the US market. Carrying a sticker price worth $69,990, and dipping down to $62,490 with the federal tax credit applied, the new “Long Range” rear-wheel drive (RWD) model is quite an interesting package, in both good and odd ways.  For starters, despite being […]
Cars
Camera bump on the Oppo Find X8 Ultra.

Oppo Find X8 Ultra is the camera flagship I wish I could buy

Oppo Find X8 Ultra offers four 50-megapixel cameras, a huge battery that allows 100W charging, and a flaghship Qualcomm chip, all fitted inside a sleek package.
Phones Mobile
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with the Galaxy AI screen.

One UI 7 adds a bevy of camera tricks to your old Samsung phone

With the arrival of One UI 7 update, older Samsung Galaxy smartphones are landing camera tricks such as LOG capture, audio eraser, and AI filters, among others.
Tablets Mobile
OnePlus 13T alert slider image.

OnePlus shows off a customizable button to retire its Alert Slider

OnePlus has finally given a glimpse of the multi-function button that replaces the iconic alert slider on its next phone, said to arrive in the coming weeks.
Phones Android
DeepSeek AI chatbot running on an iPhone.

DeepSeek readies the next AI disruption with self-improving models

The folks over at buzzy Chinese AI lab, DeepSeek, are working on a new series of AI models called DeepSeek-GRM that employ a novel self-improving approach.
Computing News
Lock screen of Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 fitness band.

Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 review: A sleek bargain for wearable beginners

Samsung's Galaxy Fit 3 is a sleek $60 wearable that punches above its weight class, makes a few deep cuts, and has a specific audience in its target.
Wearables Mobile
Dell XPS 13 and M4 MacBook Air.

I love the Dell XPS 13, but I’ll pick the MacBook Air any day

The Dell XPS 13 is a sleek machine with unrealized potential, and some lingering quirks. The M4 MacBook Air is as refined as a slim laptop can ever get.
Computing Features
An iPhone 16 Pro Max showing the Rolex Land Dweller.

Expect pricey iPhones, but don’t buy into the sensational hype yet

Apple is expected to raise the price of iPhones in the near future. There are some wild cost predictions out there, but it's more complex than you might think.
Phones Apple
The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's screen.

Don’t hold your hopes for a fancy design refresh on the iPhone 17 Pro

The iPhone 17 Pro will likely stretch the dimensions of the camera hump, but don't expect any fancy two-tone look or display aesthetics refresh.
Phones Apple
You can extend your MacBook's screen by using an iPad as a secondary monitor.

iPad is the best secondary screen I’ve used with a MacBook

It's no secret that iPadOS is a limiting factor for Apple tablets. But pushing it as secondary screen with my Mac solved more problems that I had anticipated.
Tablets Computing
Copilot app for Mac

Google Gemini’s best AI tricks finally land on Microsoft Copilot

Deep Research and AI overview podcasts have been my two favorite Google Gemini features so far. Microsoft has finally implemented them on its Copilot platform.
Computing News
Launching a search with Microsoft Copilot Actions.

Microsoft Copilot gets an AI agent to browse the web for you

Microsoft’s 50th anniversary event was quite loaded, but the company reserved most of its attention for the Copilot AI stack. The buzzy event introduced two crucial upgrades – Actions and Deep Research — which firmly push Copilot into the realm of agentic AI. Agentic AI is essentially a fancy way of describing an AI tool […]
Computing News
An Oppo Find N5 is being used for remote access to a Mac.

The Oppo Find N5 put a Mac in my pocket, and Apple needs to take note.

The world’s thinnest foldable phone can also put a full-fledged Mac experience in the palm of your hand. Hey Apple, take notes from the Oppo Find N5, will ya?
Phones Android
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge dual camera array

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge inches closer to launch with a looming threat

The svelte Galaxy S25 Edge could launch next month, but owing to recent tariffs affecting multiple Asian markets, a price hike for electronics looks inevitable.
Phones Mobile
Amazon Buy for Me feature.

Amazon’s AI shopper makes sure you don’t leave without spending

Amazon has started testing a new feature called "Buy for Me" that deploys an AI agent to shop for products from other websites on your behalf.
Computing News
Book Recap feature on Kindle library.

Kindles get Recap tool to quickly catch you up on the story progress

Remember the “Previously on this show” segment on streaming media? Well, a similar feature called Recaps is now making its way to Kindle books.
Phones Mobile
Heart rate sensor inspired by Starfish.

Starfish-inspired patch solves key issues for wearable heart sensors

A heart rate device inspired by Starfish can potentially solve the accuracy problems, detect serious cardiac issues, and solve a crucial power problem, too.
Wearables News
Official Imagery for Amazon Project Kuiper.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite internet plans take off next week

Amazon will launch 27 satellites as part of its Project Kuiper mission next week, aiming to build a constellation of over 3,000 internet satellites in orbit.
Emerging Tech News
Copilot Search for Bing Search engine.

Microsoft’s Bing adds a Copolit Search mode to rival Google AI Search

Copilot Search for Microsoft's Bing engine strips the traditional blue links and offers all your answers like a chatbot, just like Google's AI Search mode.
Computing News
MediaTek Kompanio Ultra representation on a laptop.

MediaTek’s Kompanio Ultra chip pits Chromebooks against Copilot PCs

MediaTek's Kompanio Ultra, destined for Chromebooks, offers more AI firepower than Windows Copilot PCs and a host of other flagship-tier perks, too.
Computing News
Close-up view of the camera module on Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.

You may have to wait longer for Samsung’s svelte Galaxy S25 Edge

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was expected to launch later this month, but the release has reportedly been pushed back a few weeks due to a management shuffle.
Phones Mobile
Alan Truly smiles in this closeup, while wearing the Varjo Aero VR headset.

VR isn’t just fun. It’s a new hope for early detection of Alzheimer’s

Researchers see VR spaces as a test for spatial memory in people, hoping to look for signs of cognitive decline that are an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
Computing News
Phil Nickinson wearing the Apple AirPods Pro and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

Meta AI glasses leak tips one-eyed screen, Android soul, and high ask

Meta has tasted some unprecedented success with its Stories smart glasses, created in collaboration with Ray-Ban. The premise of a wearable device with onboard cameras, ready to take social media videos, coupled with an onboard AI assistant, has proved hot enough that Meta has even made high-fashion variants for the upscale market.  What they have […]
Computing News
Person looking at a phone while lying down.

Screen usage in bed raises insomnia risks worse than you know

Staring at a screen in bed raises the risk of insomnia by up to 59%, but it’s not solely because we are addicted to a doomscrolling cycle on social media.
Phones Mobile
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