EU’s Starlink alternative is finally moving beyond the planning stage
While SpaceX is trying to take on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile with its own mobile network, the European Union is moving in a very different direction. It wants a satellite network it can control itself. The European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium have now signed an implementation agreement for IRIS², the EU’s secure satellite connectivity […]
The Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra just showed up online, and Samsung seems reluctant to change a winning formula
Samsung’s upcoming flagship Android tablets have leaked again, and this time we have what appears to be the clearest look yet at the front of both the Galaxy Tab S12+ and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra. SammyGuru has published renders of the two tablets showing their displays and bezels. The overall design appears very close to […]
What’s The Minimum Distance You Should Leave Between A Washing Machine And The Wall?
lamairock/Shutterstock The right washing machine is all about space. Enough space on the inside, first and foremost, but it’s just as much about the amount of available space in your laundry room, too. That’s the part that determines whether the appliance even fits properly, not to mention […]
What Are The 5 Ps For Pilots And Why Are They So Important?
Jeremy Poland/Getty Images Safely piloting an aircraft requires training, skills, and experience. Take the 1500-hour rule for pilots for example, which requires those seeking to be licensed in airline transport to achieve a certain number of hours performing flights in different scenarios, totaling 1,500 hours. Even then, […]
I upgraded from the M1 MacBook Air to the M5, and here’s what changed for me
After about four years with the M1 MacBook Air, I finally pulled the trigger on the M5, and I got there just in time to dodge Apple’s recent price hike by eleven days, a story I already told elsewhere, and one that still makes me feel unreasonably smug. Upgrading from the M1 was a multi-generational […]
‘My Apple Watch is going to hate this’: Our wearables are making us anxious and obsessive — Here’s what we can all do about it
These days, millions of us have smart devices strapped to our wrists, fingers and arms, measuring our metrics and building a picture of the “quantified self” to make us healthier, more active and better prepared for a medical emergency. Wearables can help improve our wellbeing and nudge us towards better habits, but it’s less common […]
Dynaudio’s wild soundbar with moving ‘kinetic fins’ is one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen — I spoke to the company’s CCO about building a luxe soundbar for giant TVs and its impressive 24-driver design
Recently, I had the chance to attend High End Vienna, where I bore witness to an incredible array of audio gear. Whether it was new flagship loudspeakers from Bowers & Wilkins, futuristic looking headphones, or innovative portable DACs, there was a lot to get excited about. But one product really caught my attention. As I […]
RTX 5090 Defeated by Gears of War: E-Day on ‘Ludicrous’ Settings
Early access testing for the new Gears of War: E-Day shows just how demanding it is, and how useful it will be for benchmarking graphics cards for at least a few generations. In one test at Ludicrous settings with FSR upscaling enabled, an RTX 5090 and Ryzen 9950X3D2 were only able to achieve 44.5fps on […]
Amazon Weekend Deal $500 off M5 Max 14 Inch MacBook Pro
Amazon is again offering steep price cuts on Apple’s current MacBook Pro line, with a $500 discount in effect this weekend on a high-end M5 Max model with a spacious 2TB SSD. This weekend’s $500 discount applies to the M5 Max MacBook Pro 14-inch with an 18-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 36GB of RAM. The […]
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is genuinely cool, but I’d pay up for the Z Fold 8 Ultra
Samsung did something genuinely interesting at Galaxy Unpacked 2026. For the first time in the history of its Galaxy Z foldable lineup, it split the book-style foldable line into two entirely different devices. Whether it had something to do with Apple’s purported iPhone Ultra is a conversation for another time, but for now, anyone visiting […]