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Sony has never really struggled to sell expensive headphones, but this time it seems ready to test just how far premium can stretch. Fresh off launching the Sony WF-1000XM6 and Sony WH-1000XM6, the brand is now reportedly working on something far more exclusive and significantly more expensive. The kind of product that doesn’t just sit in the lineup, but quietly makes even the Apple AirPods Max feel a little more reasonable than usual. The ColleXion isn’t just a name Sony is reportedly working on a new pair of premium headphones called the Sony The ColleXion, and they’re not trying to…
Crimson Desert has a new late-game problem, and it is a pretty funny one. The true warriors among the players are not happy with the peaceful quiet time after finishing the game. Some people who have spent hundreds of hours in Pearl Abyss’ sprawling open-world RPG are starting to complain that the world has become “too peaceful” because they have effectively wiped out most of the enemies in certain areas. One player cited by IGN said that more than 100 hours in, certain zones were becoming too peaceful to properly test endgame builds and upgraded gear. When “too much game”…
Getting a genuinely capable 85-inch TV under $1,000 used to mean accepting serious compromises on picture quality or smart TV performance. The TCL T7 changes that. It’s down to $999.99 at Amazon, a $400 saving off its $1,399.99 list price, and it brings QLED picture quality, a 144Hz panel, and Google TV to a screen size that most living rooms can accommodate and most budgets previously couldn’t. What you’re getting QLED is the right starting point here. Quantum dot color technology pushes brightness and color volume higher than standard LED panels at this price, which makes a meaningful difference on…
The M5 MacBook Air 15-inch is down to $1,149.99 at Amazon, its lowest price in the last 30 days and an $150 saving off its $1,299 list price. This is the base 16GB configuration, which suits most everyday users well, and the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and Apple Intelligence support make it the most capable version of Apple’s most popular laptop to date. What you’re getting The M5 chip brings improved CPU and GPU performance over the M4, but where it makes the most meaningful difference is in AI workloads. The more capable Neural Engine underpins Apple Intelligence, which covers…
X is finally fixing one of the more annoying parts of posting images on the platform. The company’s head of product Nikita Bier announced that X is launching a “brand new Photo Editor” inside the post composer. Bier said the update adds “long-overdue features like drawing and texting,” bringing a more functional built-in editing experience instead of the barebones image tools users have been stuck with so far. What’s new with the updated Photo Editor? Ladies and gentlemen, we’re launching a brand new Photo Editor in our post composer.It has long-overdue features like drawing & text. But we also included…
A growing number of older workers are being forced to adapt to artificial intelligence as job insecurity rises, with many turning to AI-related roles or training just to stay afloat. A recent report by The Guardian highlights how experienced professionals, some with decades of expertise, are struggling to find stable employment and are instead entering the emerging world of AI training and gig-based tech work. The shift reflects a bigger change in the labour market Many of these workers are not choosing AI careers out of passion, but out of necessity. Stories from the report include individuals who, despite strong…
The Artemis II astronauts have looped around the moon, captured some extraordinary imagery (above), set a slew of records, and are now on their way back to Earth. The 10-day mission will reach its climax on Friday, April 10, during a dramatic homecoming that will see the Orion spacecraft enter our planet’s atmosphere at a speed of nearly 25,000 miles per hour. During the moments that follow, Artemis II crew members Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen will experience a 16-minute roller coaster ride as their vehicle experiences the mission’s greatest forces yet. At the end of…
Video games have gotten better film and TV adaptations these days. Since 2020, we’ve gotten hits like the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, HBO’s The Last of Us, and Netflix’s Arcane. Now, indie film distributor NEON (Parasite, Anora) has joined in on this modern trend by screening one of the best video game movies ever, Exit 8. Directed and co-written by Genki Kawamura, this liminal horror film is based on the walking simulator, The Exit 8, by indie developer Kotake Create. Exit 8 follows “The Lost Man” (Kazunari Ninomiya) as he tries to find his way out of a Tokyo subway…
Google is giving Chrome users two pretty meaningful desktop upgrades, and one of them feels long overdue. Chrome is now rolling out support for vertical tabs alongside a new fullscreen mode on desktop. These changes were announced by Google as features built to make tab-heavy browsing more convenient to manage, while also offering a cleaner way to read cluttered webpages. Why ‘vertical tabs’ is a game changer for Google Chrome Just as the name would suggest, vertical tabs work by vertically stacking your open Chrome tabs. So rather than keeping all your tabs crammed into the usual strip across the…
A hot minute after the first-ever MacBook Neo just hit the store shelves, Apple is already plotting its successor. According to Tim Culpan, a Taiwan-based tech columnist and former Bloomberg reporter, writing in his Culpium newsletter, a next-generation MacBook Neo is on track for a 2027 arrival, with two substantial upgrades. What’s actually changing, and what isn’t? The current-generation MacBook Neo runs on the A18 Pro chip, the same chip that powers the iPhone 16 Pro, and it is roughly as powerful as the M1 chip on the 2020 MacBook Air. Its successor, however, could be equipped with a binned…