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Are you looking to replace your Mac laptop or desktop? There’s never been a better line-up available! But what if when you do, Apple releases another, better Mac, for less money? That’s always the worry. This article can help. I’ve explored the current state of Apple’s Mac line-up, interpreted the rumours of future models, and for each model offered a shiny ‘Stuff says’ buying recommendation. Apple’s M4 chip launched in March 2025, powering the new MacBook Air, followed by rolling out M4‑based updates to the MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, and even freshly minted Mac Studio configurations. WWDC 2025 is behind…
The PCIe 7.0 specification has now been released, while many of us are still waiting for PCIe 6.0 to materialize in consumer products. The PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) announced on Wednesday that PCIe 7.0 is now available to members of its organization, delivering a theoretical maximum bandwidth speed of 512GB per second in both directions, across a x16 connection.“PCIe technology has served as the high-bandwidth, low-latency IO interconnect of choice for over two decades and we are pleased to announce the release of the PCIe 7.0 specification, which continues our long-standing tradition of doubling the IO bandwidth every three…
You’re probably plugged into at least some form of health tracking, be it the latest smartwatch, smart ring, or something as simple as a set of scales. But what do you actually do with all this data? Withings thinks it has the answer with its new AI health coach. Withings Intelligence turns your scattered health data into personal wellness insights. It hoovers up metrics from your sleep patterns, body composition, heart rate, and activities – basically any metric it can measure. It then spits out insights that apparently make sense of it all. That’s not just “you’re not sleeping enough”…
It’s hard to believe that the Sonos Ace noise canceling headphones are a year old. But then, it’s the product that started off the ill-fated rebuild of the Sonos app. The company is now rebuilding after the app debacle finished off numerous execs and a chunk of users, too. Now Sonos has rolled out a sizeable update for Sonos Ace including one previously promised feature called TrueCinema. This is a virtual surround sound tech that makes it sound like there’s a full 3D audio system right in front of you. Talking about TrueCinema, Sonos head of product Chris Kallai says:…
One of the best things about streaming video is that it makes an enormous library of movies and TV shows available at your fingertips. And this means a feeling of frustration is inevitable when you discover that something you really want to watch isn’t available in your geographic area. A VPN offers a way around this region locking, by hiding your real location and replacing it with one of your choosing. In this way, you can access the overseas catalogues of Netflix and many other streaming video providers by connecting to a VPN – though it’s not a foolproof process.…
Introduction Laptop gaming can feel like a rich person’s pursuit right now. The latest Nvidia mobile graphics cards might boast fabulous frame rates, but they also demand mortgage payment-level prices – especially if you’re after one of the top-tier versions. The Erazer Beast 16 X1 could be an exception to that rule; at the time of writing, Medion’s 16in machine is the most affordable way into RTX 5080 ownership. Now I’m in no way saying £2500 (roughly $3400, although Medion kit isn’t easy to come by in the US) is a bargain, but the brand has come a long way…
If you’ve been on social media lately, you might’ve seen the unsettling AI slop videos showing AI-generated people in wild scenarios or just speaking a bunch of nonsense. On Wednesday night, the betting platform Kalshi decided to take this trend outside the social sphere by putting a nonsensical AI-generated ad in front of the millions of viewers watching the NBA Finals — and it apparently cost just $2,000 to make.The AI-generated highlights various things “people” are betting on, like whether the Oklahoma City Thunder or Indiana Pacers will win the NBA Finals, how many hurricanes will occur this year, and…
Meta is paying $14.3 billion to acquire 49 percent of Scale AI and hire its CEO, Alexandr Wang, to revamp its troubled AI efforts. As part of the deal, Wang will report directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and remain on Scale’s board of directors, both companies announced on Thursday. Sources say Wang will lead a new AI lab at Meta tasked with building “superintelligence.” Meta spokesperson Ashley Zandy says the company “will share more about this effort and the great people joining this team in the coming weeks.”Zuckerberg has been actively recruiting a new team of researchers from rival…
Apple is aiming to launch the upgraded Siri that it originally previewed at WWDC 2024 in spring 2026 with iOS 26.4, according to Bloomberg.At WWDC last year, Apple showed off how Siri would be able to do things like understand your personal context or take actions based on what’s on your screen. But in March, Apple delayed these features, saying in a statement that “it’s going to take us longer than we thought” to deliver them.That statement vaguely said that “we anticipate” rolling out the features “in the coming year.” However, SVP of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak clarified in an…
Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ famous Stanford commencement speech, and the Steve Jobs Archive has marked the occasion by uploading an HD version of the speech, publishing notes Jobs emailed to himself, and sharing details about the leadup to the speech. You can see everything on a page on the Steve Jobs Archive’s website and watch the HD video on YouTube.The website’s page about the speech is a little saccharine, but there’s no denying that the address has been very influential – LeBron James used the speech to help inspire the Cleveland Cavaliers during their championship NBA…
There’s finally some good news for anyone battling multiple Thread networks while using Matter devices in their smart home — as long as you’re the patient type. According to Matter Alpha, the tvOS 26 beta announced at WWDC this week adds Thread 1.4 to Apple TVs. And, as Apple’s smart speakers use a fork of tvOS, it’s likely that the upcoming HomePod OS 26 will include 1.4 as well.Thread 1.4 brings a standard way for Thread border routers, such as Apple TVs and HomePods, to join an existing Thread network, fixing the problem where border routers from different manufacturers set…
President Donald Trump’s warning that protesters of Saturday’s US military parade in Washington, DC, will be met with “very heavy force” threatens to chill speech and underscores the need for protesters to take precautions around digital surveillance, privacy advocates tell The Verge.In remarks from the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump did not distinguish between peaceful and non-peaceful protesters. “For those people who want to protest, they’re going to be met with very big force,” Trump said. (Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later said, “Of course, the president supports peaceful protests. What a stupid question.”) “No Kings” protests are set to take…