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When Apple unveiled the iPhone Air, I knew immediately it would be my next phone. I have always loved small phones, and I stretched my iPhone 13 mini for as long as possible. But it struggled to keep up with my usage, so I had to upgrade. Since Apple no longer makes a small iPhone, the slim iPhone seemed like the right choice at the time. And honestly, it worked out well. While the iPhone Air is not as easy to handle as an iPhone mini, it is one-handable thanks to its slim profile and lower weight. I also got…
Apple is expected to debut the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max this fall, possibly alongside its first foldable iPhone. The standard iPhone 18, however, is said to arrive later in spring 2027 with the iPhone 18e. While the lineup is expected to get more RAM, the upgrade may still fall short of what the standard and 18e models need for two advanced Siri AI features. The issue is Apple’s AFM Core Advanced model. It powers Advanced Dictation Preview in iOS 27, along with Apple’s new expressive Siri voices. The model runs locally on supported devices, but it…
Spotify has removed more than half a million streams from Malcolm Todd’s song “Earrings” after finding suspected bot activity, according to a report by Financial Times. The track, first released in 2024, suddenly rose to No. 1 on Spotify’s daily U.S. chart after a sharp jump in streams. At the same time, traders on prediction market Kalshi had been betting on whether Todd would land a No. 1 song on Spotify USA before the end of June. There is no suggestion Todd or his team were involved in any attempt to boost the song’s numbers. Kalshi has said it is…
The race to blanket Earth with satellite internet has unlocked faster connectivity for millions. But according to the European Southern Observatory (ESO), it could also make one of humanity’s oldest hobbies, and one of its most important sciences, a whole lot harder. The organization warns that the rapid growth of satellite mega-constellations could severely disrupt observations made by some of the world’s most powerful telescopes. Astronomers say the night sky is reaching its limit According to the ESO, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has exploded in recent years. Starlink alone now accounts for roughly 10,400 satellites, while before 2022,…
Most robots are pretty good at seeing, but touching? That’s been a much tougher problem. While humans instinctively know how hard they’re gripping a coffee mug or pressing a button, robots have traditionally relied on complex arrays of tiny sensors to estimate the same thing. Now, researchers at Queen Mary University of London believe they’ve found a much simpler solution: make touch visible. A sensor that turns touch into color As per the study published in Science Advances, their new tactile sensor changes color whenever pressure is applied, allowing a standard camera to “see” exactly how an object is being…
I have been testing Radial for the past week, and it’s quickly become one of those apps I didn’t know how I could live without. It’s a radial menu for macOS that puts your shortcuts, scripts, and automations right where your cursor is, so you never have to go hunting through menus to find what you need. The app just received its 5.0 update, adding AI actions powered by Claude, window layouts, variables, a redesigned settings interface, a new Atmosphere background effect, and a squircle menu shape. I got to try most of these, and here’s what I found. How…
If you’re big on taking road trips with your Tesla, you’re in for a treat. Tesla just updated its shop with a new Summer Collection of camping and outdoor gear built specifically for your car, and a few of those products solve problems you may have actually run into on the road. Keeping it cool in your Model Y The most notable addition is a $595 Dual Zone Fridge designed to fit inside the Model Y‘s frunk. It runs off the 12V outlet and lets you set different temperatures for the two compartments anywhere between 0 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit,…
With laptops, brands are constantly in a balancing act between portability and workspace productivity. The ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8407AA tries to dodge that choice with a design that brings a whole setup in a compact form factor. I used the Zenbook Duo as a creative machine, mainly with design apps, illustration work, writing, and multitasking. The model I tried runs on Intel’s Core Ultra 7 355, paired with 32GB of memory and a 1TB SSD. That gives it enough horsepower to handle Photoshop and Animate, for sketches and animations, and a lot more without breaking a sweat. But the real…
Xbox has shared its rundown of next week’s releases, and the list includes 24 new games arriving between July 6 and July 10. The lineup is headlined by two major AAA titles, three notable additions to Game Pass, and a long list of smaller indie games. Two AAA pre-orders lead the week Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced arrives on July 9, with the standard edition priced at $59.99 and a $69.99 Deluxe tier. The release follows a rocky rollout that included a delayed reveal and months of leaks before Ubisoft confirmed the remake. EA Sports College Football 27 arrives the…
Android 17 desktop mode has a very simple pitch. Plug your phone into a monitor, add a keyboard and mouse, and watch the slab in your pocket pretend to be a computer. I wanted to give that pitch a fair shot, so I tried using it for an actual workday instead of a cute demo. The goal was boring on purpose: write an article, edit it, build the page in WordPress, upload whatever needed uploading, and publish the thing without running back to my laptop like a coward. For a little while, the illusion held together. That’s where the trouble…