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- The same Microsoft Surface I bought 4 months ago is 69% more expensive now – here’s why
on April 16, 2026 at 12:20 amHigh memory and storage prices are crushing the PC business, and Microsoft’s Surface is suffering most of all. So why is the MacBook Neo immune?
- Why the Apple Watch’s 20-minute calibration test is worth your time – especially if you’re data curiouson April 14, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Want more accurate, personalized health data during your workouts? Here’s how to calibrate your Apple Watch.
- Here’s my favorite email trick for cleaning up inbox clutter – automaticallyon April 12, 2026 at 9:00 am
Is your inbox overflowing with ads, newsletters, and social media updates? This one feature that’s built into most email solutions will fix that for you.
- iOS 26.4 brings essential upgrades to your iPhone – including a vital security fixon April 10, 2026 at 5:04 pm
But a new and improved Siri isn’t coming until a few more months.
- I walked 3,000 steps with my Apple Watch, Google Pixel, and Oura Ring – this tracker was most accurateon April 10, 2026 at 4:29 pm
Just how accurate is that smartwatch or smart ring? I tested three health trackers’ step counters to find out.
- Apple’s iOS 26.4.1 update enables Stolen Device Protection by default now – grab it todayon April 9, 2026 at 4:59 pm
The latest iOS update also repairs a glitch with iCloud syncing and comes with the usual bug fixes.
- I listened to Sony, Bose, and Apple’s flagship headphones – and this pair’s ahead of the packon April 8, 2026 at 2:00 am
Between the Apple AirPods Max 2, Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2, and Sony WH-1000XM6, here’s how they compare after real-world testing.
- Apple, Google, and Microsoft join Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to defend world’s most critical softwareon April 7, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Is this AI’s Manhattan Project? 12 tech rivals are banding together and using Anthropic’s unreleased Mythos model to find thousands of vulnerabilities before adversaries do.
- This is the lowest price on an M5 MacBook Air I’ve seen – and it launched a month agoon April 6, 2026 at 8:44 pm
On Amazon, the 13-inch MacBook Air M5 currently starts at $950, luring Windows laptop users over to Apple’s ecosystem.
- How I set up Claude Code in iTerm2 to launch all my AI coding projects in one clickon April 6, 2026 at 12:29 pm
Managing multiple Claude Code projects doesn’t have to be chaotic. My iTerm2 setup dramatically reduces friction in my daily AI-assisted coding workflows – here’s how.
- This Bluetooth tracker has effectively replaced my AirTag with its enhanced durability aloneon April 6, 2026 at 2:02 am
These Ugreen Finder Pro tags are some of the toughest I’ve tested.
- After using the MacBook Neo for weeks, switching to the Air has been refreshingly sweeton April 6, 2026 at 1:00 am
The MacBook Air M5 marks a big upgrade point for older Mac users or PC refugees ditching the Microsoft platform.
- I let Apple Music’s new AI tool curate my playlists for 24 hours – and discovered new hitson April 3, 2026 at 6:45 pm
I usually cycle through my years-old playlists, but I tried AI-generated ones for a weekend and found some key learnings.
- You can use Google Meet with CarPlay now: How to join meetings safely in your caron April 3, 2026 at 4:52 pm
Use Android Auto instead of CarPlay? Google said support is coming soon for Meet.
- I tried ChatGPT’s new CarPlay integration: It’s my go-to now for the questions Siri can’t answeron April 3, 2026 at 1:33 pm
Thanks to iOS 26.4 and CarPlay, I can now carry on a voice conversation with ChatGPT while in the car. Here’s how I’m using it.
- Still running iOS 18? Install this critical update ASAPon April 1, 2026 at 8:00 pm
The latest patch provides protection against the deadly DarkSword exploit for iPhone users who have chosen to remain on iOS 18.
- I’ve tracked Apple for nearly 50 years: How a garage rebel became a multitrillion-dollar empireon March 31, 2026 at 4:31 pm
Opinion: On Apple’s 50th anniversary, here’s a look at what the company gained – and lost – on its journey from a tech geeks’ dream to a luxury device brand.
- Best Amazon Spring Sale Apple deals 2026on March 31, 2026 at 2:45 pm
I’ve rounded up deals on some of the hottest tech from Apple during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. Shop them during the last day of the sale.
- How to enable Private DNS mode on your iPhone – and why it’s important to do so ASAPon March 30, 2026 at 10:58 am
Unencrypted DNS can expose your browsing activity and more, but a private mode helps keep it secure on iPhone. Here’s how to set it up.
- I was overpaying for YouTube Premium for months without realizing it – check yours ASAPon March 27, 2026 at 12:33 pm
For months, maybe years, I paid 30% more for YouTube Premium. Here’s why, and how I fixed it.
