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Apple dropped a bunch of new hardware today, including the Mac mini with the M6 and M5 Pro chips, and the Mac Studio packing the M5 Max and M5 Ultra. Big chips, big numbers, big press release energy. And yet, the product everyone is going to talk about on social media is a piece of cloth. Yes, Apple has released a new polishing cloth. So what actually changed with the cloth? Apple quietly refreshed its Polishing Cloth on the online store, and the headline news is the price. It’s now $9 in the US, down from $19. That’s a straight-up…
For North American RPG enthusiasts, Terranigma has been a white whale when it comes to getting an official release in the region. The 1995 JRPG was released only on the Super Nintendo in Japan and PAL territories, but it is finally making its way to North American shores next year.Terranigma is being ported and enhanced for modern consoles in early 2027. The game, originally developed by Quintet and published by Enix (in Japan) and Nintendo (PAL), is an action RPG and the third entry in the developer’s unofficial “Soul Blazer trilogy”, following 1992’s Soul Blazer and 1993’s Illusion of Gaia.…
Apple just gave the Mac mini a proper glow-up. The tiny desktop now comes with two chip options, the all-new M6 and the pro-grade M5 Pro, and both bring a massive jump in AI performance while keeping that same pocket-sized design we love. Apple just introduced the new Mac mini. Start at $899 for the M6 variant and $1,699 for the version with M5 Pro. Here’s a quick peek at everything you need to know: pic.twitter.com/nD0HScS9Vf— Digital Trends (@DigitalTrends) August 25, 2026 How much faster is the new Mac mini? The M6 chip is the star of the base model.…
Nothing has officially confirmed Nothing OS 5.0, and based on what the team showed off in a recent company update video, this release is chasing one very specific goal: making the hardware and software finally feel like they came from the same brain, instead of two things bolted together. Why is Nothing doing a design overhaul now? Nothing’s design lead explained that ever since the Phone 1, the company has wanted its hardware and software to feel like a single product. The industrial design language that started with the Ear 1 carried over to the phones, but the software side…
Australia’s music charts are drawing a hard line against AI-generated songs, and it’s about time someone did. Starting this week, ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association), the body behind the country’s official charts, says every eligible release must be “substantially human made” to even qualify for a spot. Why did this happen now? The trigger seems to be Australian DJ Josh Fawaz, whose AI-assisted cover of Madonna’s Like A Prayer topped the ARIA dance chart and climbed to number 2 overall. The track has been streamed over 48 million times on Spotify, and Fawaz only added generative AI credits after people…
“The BRAVIA 9 II doesn’t replace OLED. It gives OLED its toughest competition yet.” Pros Exceptional 4,000-nit HDR brightness Outstanding color accuracy Excellent local dimming Refined Sony image processing Excellent bright-room performance Versatile all-around picture quality Cons Expensive flagship pricing OLED delivers deeper blacks Some blooming remains visible Limited off-axis viewing Fewer gaming-focused features Instant Insight The Sony BRAVIA 9 II might be one of the most ambitious LCD televisions Sony has ever created. Sony isn’t just trying to make another brighter Mini LED TV. It’s trying to solve one of Mini LED’s biggest challenges: how do you deliver incredible…
Gaming headsets are great right up until I’ve been wearing one for three hours and desperately want my ears back. ASUS believes it has the answer with the ROG Gjallar. This is the brand’s first gaming soundbar to reach the US with a $599.99 price tag. Best Buy currently lists the system as sold out, while ASUS is taking notification sign-ups, so stock may be difficult to find initially. At that price, this is pretty much a premium soundbar. But the Gjallar is more than just your typical soundbar. Multiplayer without something clamped to my head ASUS pairs the soundbar…
ChatGPT Plus users enjoyed a brief taste of life without five-hour Work and Codex limits. OpenAI has decided that was a bit too much. Starting August 25, OpenAI is restoring the five-hour usage cap across ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus subscribers. The restriction had been temporarily removed on July 12, leaving users to work against their overall weekly allowance instead. Before you riot online, it’s worth noting that your normal ChatGPT conversations won’t stop working after five hours. The change specifically affects the more compute-heavy Work and Codex experiences, which offer tools to handle longer projects. OpenAI is slowing…
The Pixel 10a is a solid mid-range smartphone to consider for its $499 asking price. You get Google’s seasoned and packed software experience, capable computational photography despite the tiny camera, and a great form factor. But underneath all of this, the hardware has barely moved. It earned its keep with software. Now, out of all the brands, Sony seems like a surprisingly competent rival in this segment. Sony has just launched a phone that approaches the same problem from a wonderfully different direction. The new Xperia 10 VIII still gives you a 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD expansion up to 2TB,…
Apple is expected to refresh its entry-level AirPods this fall, and the timing lines up nicely with the company’s iPhone launch event. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the AirPods 5 could debut around the same September 9 event that brings the foldable iPhone and iPhone 18 Pro lineup. It’s about time too, since the current AirPods 4 haven’t been updated since their September 2024 launch. If you have been holding onto an older pair waiting for the right moment to upgrade, this might finally be it. macOS 26.7 gives more weight to the launch rumors As MacRumors reported, the AirPods…