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Apple is announcing a new generation of the Mac Mini, once again offering two models: one with a new M6 chip and a higher-end model with the M5 Pro found in this year’s MacBook Pro. The new Minis have the same tiny design and footprint as the 2024 M4 / M4 Pro models, but with upgraded internals, faster performance, and speedier ethernet ports.The M6 Mac Mini starts at $899, while the M5 Pro model starts at $1,699. Both cost $100 more than the most recent starting prices of the M4 generation. And while preorders start today, the new Mac Minis…

It doesn’t look like anything else has changed, as the description matches an archived version of Apple’s old polishing cloth, which it no longer lists on its website. The polishing cloth is compatible with what looks like the same massive list of Apple products, including the iPhone 5 and up. It “cleans any Apple display, including nano-texture, safely and effectively.”Curiously, the products Apple released alongside the new cloth aren’t compatible with it — namely, because they don’t have screens. But if you pair Apple’s new Mac Studio or Mac Mini models with a Studio Display, rest assured that you can…

The internet has settled on a grim nickname for what has become, in essence, my favourite pair of walking headphones: “pervert glasses”. That’s awkward, because headphones really are what my Ray-Ban Metas mostly are to me. Most of the time, I use them as open-ear headphones while walking around town or through the woods near my home. I average around 20,000 steps a day, and I can still hear cars, cyclists, and other people around me. They sound much better than the bone-conduction headphones I’ve tried, too. Occasionally, I’ll listen to an audiobook or YouTube video instead, and they help…

Apple is announcing new models of the Mac Studio, now using the existing M5 Max and a new M5 Ultra. This reunification under one chip generation comes over a year after Apple awkwardly split the Studio between M4 Max and M3 Ultra offerings. (The older sounding M3 Ultra was actually the more powerful one, and there was never an M4 Ultra chip.) The new Studios look identical to previous generations, utilizing the same small form factor chassis since its introduction in 2022 (right down to the USB-A ports on the rear), but inside are Apple’s most powerful SoCs.The new Mac…

Apple has struggled to keep up with demand for some of its lower-priced Macs in recent months as general price rises hit home. The Mac maker has been raising prices across the board generally and now a new Mac mini has been launched earlier than we’d have otherwise expected. While the mini has received some hefty upgrades in the form of the M5 Pro and even a new M6 chip that we had previoiusly expected to see in October/November, there’s a big problem – the price. This Mac mini starts at $300/£300 more than the previous 2024 M4 model. Mac…

Apple has announced two new processors, the M6 and M5 Ultra, as well as updated Mac Mini and Mac studio machines powered by them. The new machines are already available for preorder directly from Apple, with shipping for most configurations starting on September 22nd, 2026. The Mac Mini starts at $899, $300 more than the M4-equipped base model from 2024, and the Mac Studio starts at $2,499, the same price as the current M4 Max model.The announcement comes just a few weeks ahead of Apple’s usual timing for an annual iPhone event. The upgraded macOS computers focus on AI performance…

Nintendo didn’t design its Switch dock with travel in mind. Genki’s Covert Dock is a much smaller alternative my family has been using to connect our Switch to hotel TVs for years, but I’ve come to realize I much prefer having a stand for the console when using it this way. So when it came time to replace the Genki because Nintendo broke compatibility with the Switch 2, GuliKit’s updated travel dock seemed like a better fit for my needs. Like Nintendo’s, it provides a convenient place to perch the console while playing on a TV. It’s not perfect, but…

Without thinking, I scribbled over what I’d just written.It’s what I would have done if I was writing with pen and paper. But I didn’t have a pen in my hand; my canvas was an LCD and the letters on my page were just pixels. Score one point to the TCL Note A1.TCL’s Note A1 Nxtpaper tablet (its full government name) is supposed to make you forget that you’re using a tablet. It has one of the company’s signature low-glare matte displays and ships with a stylus. The pen’s haptics even mimic the scratching of a pencil on paper.On the…

The current EV market is flush with variety. I’ve driven single-motor economy-minded machines, dual-motor EVs with all-wheel drive, tri-motor vehicles that dial up the performance stakes, and even wild quad-motor performance cars, like the Rimac Nevera.But this is the first time I’ve ever driven a five-motor EV, one with the agility and speed to turn a 360 even more smoothly than an electric G-Wagon. It also makes quick work of terrible turf.This is, of course, a lawn mower, and it only uses two of those motors to drive the wheels. The other three turn a trio of blades that cut…

Introduction Can you really have too much of a good thing? Acer’s new gaming laptop is about to test the theory. The Predator Helios 18 AI has hardware usually reserved for enterprise-grade equipment, not an RGB-infused desktop replacement notebook. On top of Intel’s latest “Arrow Lake Refresh” processor and range-topping GeForce RTX 5090 graphics there’s a ridiculous 96GB of memory on board – right while we’re in the middle of an AI-inflicted component cost crisis. Terabytes of speedy SSD storage and a blindingly bright mini-LED display just ramp things up further. The one small snafu that’ll stop most gamers in…

For anyone strolling around with an iPhone, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is a great rugged smartwatch. It offers a solid design and a fantastic user experience. Its battery life won’t challenge most Garmin watches to a duel, but it’s the best you’ll get in an Apple Watch.  Compared with the Apple Watch Series 11, the Watch Ultra 3 has an Action Button for quick access to a feature of your choice (within reason), a brighter, flatter display, and a larger case size, resulting in a larger screen. It also offers Emergency SOS via Satellite. It is not perfect, though.…

Everything is getting more expensive nowadays, from your supermarket shop to mobile and broadband prices, nothing is safe from inflation. Not even your trusty video doorbell subscription. Let’s be honest, the fact that some smart speakers and smart doorbells require a monthly subscription is a crazy concept in itself – imagine trying to explain that to yourself ten years ago. And, it’s not just Ring, from Google and Arlo, most of the models in our best video doorbells guide require a monthly fee to unlock all of the features. If you’ve had enough of monthly fees and price increases, we’ve…