Five years ago, I unboxed and reviewed my first Apple Silicon laptop, the MacBook Air M1. That laptop and SoC would change the course of laptop history, especially MacBook history, and my own computing experience.It all started, though, with the announcement.It’s been five breakneck years since Apple unveiled Apple silicon during its first virtual WWDC keynote amid a global pandemic. Even without the visceral on-stage moment of CEO Tim Cook emerging from the shadows to unveil a huge helping of Apple platform excitement, this was momentous.As I wrote back then: You may like “One world, one universe, one platform, unification.…
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Best gaming consoles and VR For popular exclusive games like Astro Bot, the PS5 is the way to go (although many of these games eventually make it to PCs much later on). The PS5’s big advantage is its modernized, redesigned controller, which gives better haptic feedback. The PS Plus subscription service offers a big, Netflix-like catalog of monthly games, although mostly older ones. The model without a DVD drive (aka the Digital Edition) costs $50 less than the model that includes one; if your recipient wants to play older games or just likes physical copies, they can always attach a…
Looking for a worthy flagship upgrade, but confused by several options available in the market? We have just found a great smartphone model on Amazon, which is currently available at a huge discount. Amazon is currently offering a massive discount on last year’s Google Pixel 9 Pro 5G model, allowing buyers to get it under Rs. 85,000. If you have been keeping an eye on any of the Google Pixel devices, then this model could be a great pick, given the lower price. Google Pixel 9 Pro 5G price cutThe Google Pixel 9 Pro 5G mobile originally retails for Rs.…
More firmware testing for the tri-fold is now underwayThe model number points to an unlocked US variantWe might see the phone unveiled in full on December 5It seems a long, long time ago that Samsung gave us the first official tease of its upcoming tri-fold phone – but in fact it was only January of this year. Now a fresh leak suggests its launch is finally imminent, while also strongly hinting at US availability.SamMobile has spotted that firmware testing for a Samsung phone with the model number SM-F968U1 is now underway. That number might not mean much to you, but…
When Nigel Morris tells you he’s worried about the economy, you listen. As industry observers know, Morris co-founded Capital One and pioneered lending to subprime borrowers, building an empire on understanding exactly how much financial stress the average American can handle. Now, as an early investor in Klarna and other buy-now-pay-later companies like Aplazo in Mexico, he’s watching something that makes him deeply uncomfortable. “To see that people are using [BNPL services] to buy something as basic and fundamental as groceries,” Morris told me on stage at Web Summit in Lisbon this week, “I think is a pretty clear indication…
Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 owners can pick up Rockstar’s classic Grand Theft Auto trilogy for only $20 at Amazon during the retailer’s early Black Friday 2025 gaming sale. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition collects three PS2-era hits: GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas. Rockstar reissued the collection over the summer with a new $30 MSRP. Prior to the rerelease, GTA: The Trilogy sold for $60 in stores. It still sells for $60 in digital format on the Nintendo eShop, so the $10 discount feels more like $40.It’s a similar situation with Red Dead Redemption,…
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Starbucks opened its first store in China in 1999, when drinking coffee in a Western-style café was still a novel idea to many locals. But in the years since, homegrown coffee and bubble tea brands like Luckin Coffee, Heytea, Chagee, and Mixue have gradually chipped away at Starbucks’ share of the Chinese market. Now, they are crossing the Pacific, hoping to compete with the Seattle-based coffee giant and other American beverage chains on their home turf.We wanted to experience—and taste—what these Chinese brands are offering American consumers. Over the past week, we visited two Luckin coffee shops and one HeyTea…
Battery life in the latest iPhone models is more important than ever, whether you’re taking advantage of the physically larger cells in the iPhone 17 Pro — the “best battery life of any phone that CNET has ever tested,” CNET Managing Editor Patrick Holland said in his review — or getting the most out of the thin battery in the iPhone Air. And software now also plays a big role.A new feature in iOS 26 called Adaptive Power is enabled by default on Apple’s latest phones, but is also available on older models that support Apple Intelligence.Currently, the iPhone uses…
After a two-week blackout, YouTube TV and Disney announced Friday that they have reached a deal. In addition to bringing Disney networks like ABC, ESPN, and FX back to YouTube’s streaming TV service, the deal will also see ESPN make its new direct-to-consumer service available on YouTube TV at no additional price. YouTube will also be able to sell select Disney networks and the Disney+/Hulu bundle as part of different packages. In a statement, Disney Entertainment Co-Chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, along with ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro, described the deal as one that “recognizes the tremendous value of Disney’s…