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Dell 14S Review: Higher Price, Better Quality
WIRED has reviewed the Dell 14S, a new mid-tier laptop that slots below the Dell XPS 14 and succeeds the Dell 14 Plus, awarding it 7 out of 10. Arriving in a period of unusually newsworthy laptop pricing, the 14S aims to blend premium build quality and features with a slightly lower cost, though the…
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Google turns old phones into cloud servers
Google and researchers at the University of California San Diego have unveiled a project called “phone cluster computing”, which repurposes retired smartphones as low-carbon cloud servers rather than discarding them as electronic waste. The scheme matters because the AI boom is driving soaring demand for computing power, chips, electricity and cooling, while billions of phones…
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Best Microsoft Surface Laptop (2026): Which Model to Buy or Avoid
With pricing in flux and new models available, here’s which Surface Laptop and Surface Pro to buy.
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Valve Steam Machine review: This would’ve been perfect five years ago
Engadget has published its review of Valve’s newly released Steam Machine, a living-room games console-cum-PC, awarding it 6.5 out of 10. Reviewer Jessica Conditt concludes that while the concept is appealing, the hardware is too expensive and underpowered to justify its $1,049 starting price, arguing it would have been an excellent product had it launched…
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Twelve South’s AirFly Pro is a great travel companion, and it’s on sale for $40
Twelve South’s previous-generation AirFly Pro, a Bluetooth adaptor aimed at travellers, has been discounted to $39.99 at Amazon — a saving of $15. According to The Verge, this is the lowest price seen so far this year and only $7 above the all-time low recorded in January 2025, making it a timely buy for anyone…
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The Viture Beast XR Glasses Made Me Question Whether I Need A TV For Gaming
The article could not be summarised because its content was not accessible. The text supplied consists only of a browser verification placeholder (“Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue”), which is the anti-bot challenge page shown before the actual GameSpot article loads. No part of the writer’s review or their observations about the…
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Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
Google has released a significant update to Android Bench, its benchmark for measuring how well large language models handle Android app development tasks. The update adds eight new models and switches to a more accessible testing framework, but the headline finding is that Google’s own Gemini models continue to trail rivals from OpenAI and Anthropic.…
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Gaming laptops are too expensive right now, but this one’s a good value
The Verge’s latest deals roundup argues that current gaming laptop prices are poor value, largely because of an unprecedented surge in the cost of RAM and, to a lesser degree, storage, which has pushed up prices for low-to-midrange machines. Against this backdrop, the article highlights MSI’s Katana 15 HX (2025) as a rare worthwhile buy,…
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Can AI equalize political campaign ads – or will it remain a tool for spreading lies?
A candidate for a New York City council seat, Jonathan Rinaldi, was arrested in June on misdemeanour forgery charges after using an AI chatbot to fabricate fake news stories and endorsements during his campaign, including a bogus CNN-branded report falsely claiming his opponent had quit the race. The case appears to be one of the…
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The Best MagSafe Power Banks for iPhone and Android, Plus Ones to Avoid
WIRED has updated its buyer’s guide to the best MagSafe and Qi2 wireless power banks for iPhone and Android phones, drawing on months of hands-on testing. The guide matters because, despite improved battery life and faster charging, smartphones still frequently run flat before the day is out, and magnetic power banks let users top up…