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If you’re into vibe coding, OpenAI just made it a lot more adorable. The company has rolled out Codex Pets, a brand-new feature for its Codex desktop app that adds animated companions to your screen while you work. Codex is OpenAI’s agentic coding tool that handles tasks on your behalf. It runs in the background and gets things done, and now it has a tiny mascot to go with it. So, what exactly is a Codex Pet? A Codex Pet is an optional animated companion that floats as an overlay on top of your screen, even when the Codex app…

For years, the smartphone chip conversation has been pretty straightforward. A phone with Snapdragon inside was almost always assumed to be the better option. If it had Exynos or MediaTek, the reaction was usually more doubtful. Qualcomm earned its reputation over time, but by 2026, that hierarchy no longer feels as solid. MediaTek’s last couple of Dimensity 9000-series chips have been going neck and neck with Snapdragon 8-series SoCs, while Exynos has typically trailed behind both. Now, though, the race has become a lot more interesting. My recent time with the Galaxy S26, powered by Exynos 2600, has already surprised…

ASUS is clearly going all-in on Snapdragon-powered creator machines, and its latest launch might be one of the most interesting yet. The new ProArt PZ14 is here, and it’s not just another 2-in-1. It’s ASUS trying to blend AI, portability, and serious creator-grade hardware into one compact device. What makes the new ProArt PZ14 stand out? The new ProArt PZ14 is a 14-inch detachable 2-in-1 built around the latest Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) chip, and that alone sets the tone. This is the successor to the ProArt PZ13, and it isn’t your typical thin-and-light. It’s an 18-core processor with up…

Razer is back with a new Blade 16 refresh. The company has introduced new high-end configurations, and they push the laptop firmly into “no compromises” territory. What’s actually new with the Razer Blade 16 (2026)? The Blade 16 (2026) was already announced earlier, but Razer has now rolled out new SKUs featuring 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, paired with its top-tier GPUs. These new configurations sit above the previously announced 32GB variants and are clearly aimed at users who need more than just gaming performance. The updated lineup now includes options with RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 Laptop GPUs alongside 64GB…

I won’t lie, I got addicted to Instagram. And for a long time, I didn’t even realize how much it was messing with my head. It sounds dramatic when you say it out loud, but it really crept up on me. I got so used to watching Instagram reels all the time that my brain just stopped having patience for anything longer. A full YouTube video felt like a commitment, and reading something without checking my phone in between felt impossible. And the worst part was, I knew exactly why it was happening. I tried fixing it the usual ways…

Apple CarPlay has quietly become a very interesting place, particularly if you’re an AI chatbot enthusiast. First, ChatGPT arrived on the iPhone mirroring system in March, and then, Perplexity followed in April. Now, Grok is gearing up to do the same (via 9To5Mac).  The latest update to the Grok iPhone app contains a placeholder CarPlay interface. It isn’t functional yet, but it carries a clear message: “Grok Voice mode coming soon to CarPlay.” The company behind the chatbot, xAI, hasn’t confirmed a launch date (yet), but the arrival feels imminent.  Why is Grok coming to CarPlay? Until now, Grok’s in-car…

Four hundred dollars is a significant amount: it could be a weekend trip, a decent mirrorless lens, or a perfectly capable budget Motorola smartphone. Yet here we are, staring at two Razr phones that look remarkably alike, run the same version of Android, share the same rear camera array, and flip the same way into your pocket — the $1,099 Razr+ and the $1,499 Razr Ultra.  While the base Razr (2026) sits in a totally different category, the real confusion lies between the Razr+ (2026) and the Razr Ultra (2026). To help you with that, I’ve spent hours juggling between the…

Consumer tech has spent the last decade turning the body into a stream of metrics. Heart rate, sleep stages, blood oxygen, recovery, stress, and readiness have all been packaged into dashboards that deliver a clearer picture of your “health”. Now the next frontier may be a little more intimate by moving up to the brain—not literally, thankfully. Neurable, a Boston company building noninvasive brain-computer interface tech, is moving to a licensing model, which means its EEG-based system could soon show up in a much wider range of consumer gadgets beyond the company’s own headphones. Other brands may be able to…

Nvidia could be preparing to bring back an older graphics card – the GeForce RTX 3060 – as the gaming industry faces growing pressure from a global memory (VRAM) shortage. According to recent leaks and supply chain reports, production of the RTX 3060 12GB may restart as early as June 2026, with a potential retail return in July. Old GPU, New Relevance The RTX 3060 was originally launched in 2021 and discontinued in 2024. However, new reports suggest Nvidia may reintroduce it to fill a gap in its current lineup. Board partners like Asus, MSI, and others are expected to…

I didn’t bring the Pixel 8a to Camiguin to prove a point. I brought it because it’s still my phone, two years after I bought it as a stopgap when my OnePlus 7 Pro died. That’s annoying, because I wasn’t supposed to like this thing for this long. A week on the island gave it chances to fail. I used it for directions, island-hopping photos, Bluetooth music, online payments, and the usual checks when nobody remembers where the booking screenshot went. The Pixel 8a never let me forget it’s a cheaper phone. Charging was slow, and that showed. The more…