OLED displays may be more affordable than ever in 2026, but many users are still hesitant to invest in such a display due to burn-in issues. That’s why they prefer IPS monitors, thanks to an excellent combination of image quality, response time and refresh rate. I can understand the hesitation to buy a monitor that degrades over time, but the practical OLED experience has transformed over the past few years. Burn-in protection is robust, text clarity is better than ever, and even brightness levels have caught up. On the other hand, IPS displays are still plagued by the age-old problems…
Author: Benjamin Clarke
Following a ruling by Brazil’s competition watchdog last year, Apple is now preparing to allow sideloading of apps in the country. Here are the details. Brazil set to get support for installing apps outside of Apple’s App Store As spotted by iHelpBRThe iOS 26.5 release candidate rolled out earlier today lists Brazil among the regions where sideloading is supported, alongside Japan and the European Union. Apple has not yet confirmed whether the feature will be enabled when iOS 26.5 is officially released in the coming days. Still, underlying code changes suggest a rollout could follow sooner rather than later. Today’s…
Summary Valve says it’s hard at work on Steam Deck 2, building on lessons from previous hardware. Valve wants Steam Deck 2 to be a significant upgrade, not just minor tweaks. The handheld computer is probably still years away; we expect a more powerful SoC, higher refresh displays, and OLED/LCD options. Remember when Valve first mentioned that it was working on a successor to the Steam Deck? At this point, it was over four years ago, and the company’s focus seems to have shifted to the Steam Machine, the Steam Frame, and, most recently, the $100 Steam Controller released on…
A few weeks before WWDC, Bloomberg has shared several details about what Apple has in store for the revamped Siri, powered by Google Gemini in iOS 27. Here are the details. “An agent always available, capable of using personal data and acting on all applications” Over the past few months, Bloomberg reported on several aspects and upcoming changes regarding Siri Agent, still active and powered by Gemini on iOS 27. This includes reports that this year’s WWDC artwork is based on the new Siri animation, that Siri would also appear in Dynamic Island with options to “Search or Ask” when…
A report earlier this week indicated that Apple was considering diversifying chip manufacturing away from its current sole reliance on TSMC. Samsung was one of two companies named as potential future suppliers of Apple’s A- and M-series chips, and this report saw the company’s stock price rise significantly… Monday Bloomberg The report said that Apple had started preliminary discussions with Intel and Samsung regarding the future production of processors for its devices. We observed that such partnerships are likely to be limited. At this point, the most likely scenario is that the two companies would only be able to make…
I was using Claude for almost everything recently. Web search, document analysis, content drafts, etc. Then I uploaded a stack of PDF files to NotebookLM for a client project and realized I had forced one tool to do two completely different tasks. NotebookLM isn’t trying to beat Claude in web search. This solves an entirely different problem: making your own documents searchable with citations you can actually verify. Where Claude excels at extracting current information from the web, NotebookLM works exclusively with what you download, such as PDFs, Google Docs, YouTube transcripts, audio files, and refuses to speculate beyond these…
Amazon is offering some historic low prices on Apple’s M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro, with up to $216 off select models. These deals join Amazon’s discounts on the M5 MacBook Air from last week, which save $150 on several models. Note: MacRumors is an Amazon affiliate partner. When you click on a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us operate the site. Starting with the 14-inch models, you can get the MacBook Pro M5 Pro 24GB/1TB for $1,983.94down from $2,199.00. This deal, along with all the others we’re tracking in this article, represent…
Ryu Ga Gotoko will be released Stranger than paradise this winter, the studio announced it during the game’s Xbox showcase. It also released a new trailer and shared more details about the game, including the actors involved in the project. Stranger than paradise will revolve around Makoto Daito, a half-Japanese, half-American boy whose story begins in 1915 when he sneaks onto a ship owned by a smuggler played by Snoop Dogg. Daito goes on a trip to Japan, believing he will never be fully accepted in the United States. The game spans five decades and follows the protagonist’s journey across…
While something new is always around the corner, now might be a particularly good time not to buy a new iPhone if you can help it. The reason to consider waiting is that Apple is reportedly working on a special 20th anniversary iPhone that is expected to be released in September 2027, and rumors suggest that the device will feature the biggest redesign since the iPhone X in 2017. According to Bloombergthe 20th anniversary iPhone will have “glass edges that curve seamlessly into the screen on all four sides.” The information reported that one of Apple’s early 20th anniversary iPhone…
The Google Pixel 11 series won’t arrive for several months. But some rumors are already circulating about Google’s next flagships. And one of these rumors concerns the design that Google could offer on these devices. Apparently, this year, the firm could make an important change, directly inspired by one of its competitors: Nothing. As a reminder, the young brand, founded by Carl Pei (the co-founder of OnePlus) stood out thanks to its atypical designs. And one of the distinctive elements of Nothing devices is the presence of light indicators on the back (called Glyphs), which allow, for example, the user…