“8GB unified memory is the minimum practical configuration.” Apple’s MacBook Neo is impressive for its $600 price, but its A18 Pro processor is one of its biggest compromises compared to a modern MacBook Air—in our review, we found it was more than up to basic computing tasks, but for…
“This is a serious warning shot.” Germany recently banned TCL from marketing some of its TVs as QLED (quantum dot light-emitting diode), with a Munich court ruling that the TVs lack the quantum dot (QD) structure and performance associated with QLED TVs. The decision increases pressure on TV companies…
Samsung didn’t offer an explanation for its decision, but it’s not exactly a surprise. Samsung has been selling foldable phones for years, but they all fold in half. Recently, the company released the Galaxy Z TriFold, which has two hinges that allow it to expand from something approaching phone-sized…
Switch games running at 720p can look worse on the Switch 2’s 1080p display. The Nintendo Switch 2’s backward-compatibility with Switch games is generally pretty good, and a few games have gotten patches from their developers to allow them to take advantage of the higher resolutions the console supports,…
If you want to spend $1,300 on a phone, it might as well be this one. Samsung is nothing if not consistent. Just as it has for many years, the company is starting the year with a new generation of Galaxy S phones. Rumors about remixing the lineup did…
Seneca’s drones carry foam, fly at night, and don’t need an on-site pilot. A Bay Area startup that manufactures drones to tackle wildfires has just signed its first customer, the Aspen Fire Protection District. The company, Seneca, recently announced that its fleet of five drones (dubbed a “strike team”)…
Apple’s over-head headphones get an update after over five years. Apple announced the AirPods Max 2 today, following up the original AirPods Max, which were announced in December 2020. The new model brings improved active noise cancellation (ANC) and other new features via an updated H2 chip. The AirPods Max…
Adobe says it will also give customers who “qualify” free services but is vague on details. Canceling a software subscription is supposed to be easy—that’s what US law dictates. Adobe, however, has played fast and loose with its Creative Cloud subscriptions in the past. The company was sued by…
Amazon says its service requires “significant investment.” Starting on April 10, Amazon Prime subscribers will pay $5 per month for ad-free Prime Video without ads, up from the current $3 per month on top of their Prime subscription, Amazon announced today. On that date, Amazon will introduce a new…
The M5 MacBook Air is a minor upgrade, but minor upgrades add up over time. The M5 Pro and M5 Max in the new MacBook Pros are interesting not because they deliver a solid speed increase for Apple’s fastest laptop processors but because they also include substantial under-the-hood changes.…
