The trip to China always starts a few days before the actual trip. Due to internet restrictions, commonly used services such as Google and Meta apps are virtually impossible to access. You need to choose a VPN, buy an eSIM and create your Alipay account, which is one of the few ways to pay for goods and services in the country. Still, nothing beats the excitement of traveling the world to see cutting-edge technology being developed. After an exciting Computex 2026, which showcased Nvidia’s first Arm-based superchip and Intel’s new processor for handhelds, Lexar…
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The World Cup has only just started, but Beats has been teasing its mysterious new headphones for a few weeks and has been spotted with soccer superstars Lamine Yamal and Antonee Robinson. FIFA had to force Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala to cover up the brand’s logo on his pair after he wore the unannounced Beats headphones before a match. The Apple subsidiary is not one of the official sponsors of the World Cup, so players cannot be seen with brands that are not part of the deal. Shortly after, Beats posted a photo on…
lilac/Shutterstock Although Google has two popular navigation apps for iPhone and Android, the Waze and Google Maps experiences are not identical. Waze offers a simpler navigation user interface that focuses on community information, with incident reports used to improve real-time navigation. Google Maps is more complex, offering more detailed maps, as well as several features allowing users to discover nearby places of interest and Gemini AI integration. Over time, Google integrated Waze’s incident reports into Google Maps, without turning Waze into a replica of Google Maps. But Google has worked…
Last fall, Google announced that it was working on an all-new Google Home speaker, scheduled for release in mid-2026. And while it took a little longer than expected, the company today began taking pre-orders for its latest speaker ahead of its official on-sale date of June 25. While the new Google Home fulfills a similar role to the existing Nest Audio, including the ability to function as linked stereo speakers when paired with a second unit, there are a number of other design changes and upgrades. Instead of relying on directional sound, Google Home was created to deliver clear 360-degree…
Apple has partnered with Amazon to make Apple TV available for $5.99 per month to Prime members for a limited time. Apple TV is available as an add-on subscription through Prime Video in the United States. This promotional offer allows Prime members to sign up to the streaming platform for over 50% off the usual price of $12.99/month for up to two months, after which the standard price applies. The promotion ends on June 26, so there are only a few days left before it disappears. Subscribers will have access to Apple TV’s full catalog of original content, including hit…
Studio Proxima/Shutterstock Say it out loud and you’ll feel like the hero of an old spy thriller: Infrared. Or maybe it’s just us. Either way, infrared (IR) now seems like an antiquated technology, a relic of a bygone era. In the age of Bluetooth and high-bandwidth Wi-Fi, it seems like infrared should have been phased out a long time ago, but a number of manufacturers are still using it in their newest high-resolution TVs and remote controls. Infrared remote controls began to gain widespread adoption in the late 1970s and…
Dylanhatfield.com/Shutterstock The Fire TV Stick is Amazon’s main footprint in the streaming device market. The devices maintain a healthy presence alongside Roku and Apple TV, although much of their resistance lies in its primary smart TV operating system, the user-friendly Android-based Fire OS. Recently, Amazon has started rolling out newer versions of Fire Sticks and players with a new operating system, and because these new players don’t have some features of the old ones, your old Fire TV Stick may be more valuable than it once was. The most recent…
Zhu Difeng/Shutterstock You don’t have to be a tech geek to know that not all laptops are the same. While you understand that different brands and models offer different features and benefits, it’s also worth zooming out and considering the different general types of laptops available. For example, you may be considering upgrading to a business laptop. Before doing so, you would naturally want to know what a business laptop actually is and who it is ideal for. A business laptop isn’t just a separate device that you use for…
Ana Belén García Sánchez/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you were alive in the first round, it’s hard to believe, but iPods are back. Thanks to a new trend among Gen Z where physical media players are suddenly hip again, iPods and other creaky old devices (especially those with little or no Internet functionality) are in high demand again. If you’re part of the aforementioned Gen Z, feeling a bout of nostalgia, or want to make some quick cash from an iPod gathering dust…
michelangeloop/Shutterstock It feels like every time you turn around, another new AI-powered feature pops up for Google’s various apps, like Docs, Sheets, and even Gmail, which is the latest Google Workspace to get even more of a Gemini treatment. It now offers AI-driven summaries of every email in your inbox. While there’s a whole conversation to be had about the privacy implications of letting Gemini in your inbox, the arrival of this feature only highlights one of the biggest problems with Google injecting Gemini into all of its apps: it…