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HP Spectre vs MacBook, XPS, Yoga & Surface – The Ultimate 2025 Laptop Showdown

HP Spectre vs MacBook, XPS, Yoga & Surface – The Ultimate 2025 Laptop Showdown

HP Spectre x360 (2024 refresh) uses Intel’s 13th/14th-gen Core “Ultra” CPUs, delivering strong productivity performance and AI acceleration. In benchmarks, the Spectre x360 with an Intel Core i7 outpaced Dell XPS 13 in most tests thanks to a higher-wattage processor. The MacBook Air (M2) is fanless and achieves strong performance per watt, with PugetBench Premiere Pro showing the MacBook Air scoring about 50% higher than an Iris Xe Spectre in CPU tasks. Apple’s MacBook Pro 14/16 with M2 Pro/Max chips remains in a performance league of its own for demanding content creation, outperforming Windows ultraportables. Dell XPS 13 Plus (2023)
24 July 2025
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Dell XPS vs MacBook Pro vs Spectre vs ThinkPad vs Surface vs ZenBook vs Razer: 2025’s Ultimate Premium Laptop Showdown

Dell XPS vs MacBook Pro vs Spectre vs ThinkPad vs Surface vs ZenBook vs Razer: 2025’s Ultimate Premium Laptop Showdown

Dell will retire the XPS brand in 2025 and replace it with a new Dell Premium lineup, though XPS models will remain on sale for now. The 2025 Dell Premium 14 and 16 use a 16:10 chassis, offer 120Hz displays, support RTX 5070 GPUs, and claim up to 27 hours of battery life in some configurations. The MacBook Pro 14 and 16 with M2 Pro/Max boast 14.2-inch 3024×1964 and 16.2-inch 3456×2234 mini-LED panels, a 16:10 aspect, 120Hz ProMotion, and around 1000 nits sustained brightness (HDR up to 1600 nits). HP Spectre x360 models offer OLED options, including a 13.5-inch 3:2
24 July 2025
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XR Revolution Unfolds: Major Spatial Computing News (July 23–24, 2025)

XR Revolution Unfolds: Major Spatial Computing News (July 23–24, 2025)

Apple WWDC 2025: Vision Pro gains visionOS 26 with integrated generative AI, smarter 3D widgets, enhanced photos and videos, and multi-user FaceTime in virtual spaces, plus support for external controllers including PlayStation VR2 Sense for 6DoF tracking and haptics. Bloomberg reports an upgraded Vision Pro with a faster M4 chip and lighter design could arrive as early as this year, though likely not at a lower price. Google and Samsung’s Android XR alliance centers on Project Moohan, a secretive headset running Android XR with ultra-high‑resolution micro‑OLED displays and a limited initial run of about 100,000 units in 2025, powered by
24 July 2025
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Smartphone Industry Shake-Up: Massive Launches, Leaks, and a Global Tech Showdown (July 23–24, 2025)

Smartphone Industry Shake-Up: Massive Launches, Leaks, and a Global Tech Showdown (July 23–24, 2025)

Major Launches and Announcements (July 23–24) (No other major global phone launches were reported in this two-day span, as most big brands’ summer launches – such as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7/Flip 7 reveal – occurred earlier in July. However, the new devices above underscore the week’s theme of long battery life and specialized designs.) Software Updates and New Mobile Services Apple’s iOS 26 Enters Public Beta: Apple is on the cusp of a major software release. On July 22, it seeded iOS 26 beta 4 to developers, bringing refinements to the new “Liquid Glass” design language and re-introducing AI-powered news summary notifications Techcrunch
24 July 2025
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iPad Pro 11 vs The Best Tablets of 2025 – Ultimate Premium Tablet Showdown

iPad Pro 11 vs The Best Tablets of 2025 – Ultimate Premium Tablet Showdown

The iPad Pro 11-inch (2024/2025 model) uses the Apple M4 chip, an 11-inch Ultra Retina XDR OLED display with a 2420×1668 resolution (264 ppi) and ProMotion 120Hz. Storage spans 256 GB to 2 TB, with 8 GB of RAM on 256/512 GB models and 16 GB on 1 TB/2 TB configurations. The iPad Pro 11 carries a 31.3 Wh (~8160 mAh) battery rated for about 10 hours of web/video on Wi‑Fi and roughly 9 hours on 5G, charging via USB‑C Thunderbolt 4 with a 20 W adapter. It supports the Apple Pencil Pro (magnetically attaches/charges on the side) and a
22 July 2025
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Battle of the Titans: Microsoft Surface vs Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo & Samsung – The Ultimate 2025–2026 Laptop & Tablet Showdown

Battle of the Titans: Microsoft Surface vs Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo & Samsung – The Ultimate 2025–2026 Laptop & Tablet Showdown

Apple’s M4-based MacBook Air Geekbench 6 score is 14,849, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro delivers desktop-class performance with 18–20 hours of battery life in light use. Surface Pro 11 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite ARM chip, with reviewers saying it closes much of the CPU gap to Apple and provides long battery life. The new Surface Pro 12-inch starts at $799. The Surface Laptop 13-inch starts at $899, a $100 reduction from last year’s model. The 2025 MacBook Air M4 13-inch starts at around $999, about $100 cheaper than the M2 model. <li Dell’s XPS 13 base models hover
22 July 2025
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Smartphones vs. Satellite Phones: Are Off-Grid Cell Phones Killing the Satellite Phone?

Smartphones vs. Satellite Phones: Are Off-Grid Cell Phones Killing the Satellite Phone?

Apple launched Emergency SOS via satellite on the iPhone 14 series in late 2022 using Globalstar’s LEO network. Samsung Galaxy S25, launched in 2025, is the first commercially available phone to include Snapdragon Satellite for two-way messaging via Iridium’s LEO constellation, with Android 15 native support. Bullitt Group’s Bullitt Satellite Messenger rolled out in Q1 2023, enabling two-way SMS on the Motorola Defy 2 and CAT S75 via Skylo GEO satellites. Huawei Mate 60 Pro (2023) added two-way satellite texting and satellite voice calling via BeiDou’s Tiantong GEO network, requiring careful skyward pointing and delivering low bandwidth. By the end
22 July 2025
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2025 CPU Wars: Intel vs AMD vs Apple M‑Series – The Ultimate Processor Showdown

2025 CPU Wars: Intel vs AMD vs Apple M‑Series – The Ultimate Processor Showdown

Intel’s 14th-Gen Core Ultra Arrow Lake desktop flagship Core Ultra 9 285K features a chiplet-based hybrid design with 8 Performance cores and 16 Efficient cores, clocks up to 5.7 GHz on P-cores, and includes an on‑chip NPU AI accelerator. AMD’s Ryzen 9 9800X3D (Zen 5 + 3D) is an 8-core/16-thread CPU with 96 MB of L3 cache, introduced in early 2025 as the fastest gaming CPU, reportedly beating Intel Core i9-14900K by about 30% and the Core Ultra 9 285K by about 35% in games. AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X3D (Zen 4 + 3D) is a 16-core/32-thread desktop CPU, 5.7 GHz,
22 July 2025
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Future-Proof Your Home Theater: 2025-2026 TVs & Streamers Showdown

Future-Proof Your Home Theater: 2025-2026 TVs & Streamers Showdown

LG G5 OLED (2025) is part of the OLED evo line, features a four-stack panel, up to 165Hz refresh, Alpha 9 Gen8 processor, HDMI 2.1, and comes in 55″–97″ sizes with the 55″ model launched around $2,499. Samsung S95F OLED (2025) delivers up to 2,000 nits peak brightness, a 165Hz panel, four HDMI 2.1 ports, a matte anti-glare screen, and uses the Neo Quantum processor (NQ4 AI Gen3) with Vision AI, with sizes 55″–83″ and no Dolby Vision. Sony Bravia 8 II (2025) is a flagship QD-OLED with ~25% higher peak brightness than the A95L, 55″–77″ sizes, Cognitive XR processor,
19 July 2025
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2025 Wireless Audio Showdown: Hottest New Earbuds & Headphones (and 2026’s Next Big Things)

2025 Wireless Audio Showdown: Hottest New Earbuds & Headphones (and 2026’s Next Big Things)

Sony WH-1000XM6 over-ear headphones, launched mid-2024 and priced around $449, feature a 12-microphone adaptive ANC system, about 30 hours of battery with ANC, a foldable design, a 30mm carbon-fiber Soft Edge driver, LDAC, Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast, and Speak-To-Chat. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones introduce Bose Immersive Audio with head tracking, offer up to 24 hours of battery with Immersive Audio off (about 18 hours with it on), have a $429 MSRP, and provide customizable ANC with a microphone array. Apple AirPods Max remain a premium over-ear option at $549 and 385 g, featuring Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking
19 July 2025
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XR Face-Off: The Top Smart Glasses & Mixed Reality Headsets of 2025–26

XR Face-Off: The Top Smart Glasses & Mixed Reality Headsets of 2025–26

Apple Vision Pro, unveiled in 2023 and shipping in early 2024, uses dual 4K micro-OLED displays totaling 23 million pixels, is powered by an M2 chip plus a custom R1 processor, offers eye and hand tracking with about 12 ms passthrough latency, an external battery delivering around 2 hours, and starts at $3,499 in the US. Meta Quest 3, released in October 2023, is a standalone VR/MR headset priced at $499 for 128GB, with 2064×2208 per-eye LCD (~25 pixels per degree), ~110° field of view, 6DoF inside-out tracking, full-color passthrough, and pancake optics that are 40% thinner. Microsoft HoloLens 2,
19 July 2025
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2025’s Hottest Phones Face Off: Flagship vs. Budget (and Feature Phones) and What’s Coming in 2026

2025’s Hottest Phones Face Off: Flagship vs. Budget (and Feature Phones) and What’s Coming in 2026

In 2025 flagship smartphones use premium materials—Apple’s Pro iPhones with titanium alloy frames and Gorilla Glass Victus 2/3—while foldables such as Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 showcase improved Ultra-Thin Glass hinges. Displays in 2025 feature OLED panels with 120Hz LTPO refresh rates, QHD+ resolution on many flagships, and brightness over 1,500 nits, with foldables refining durability and crease handling. Performance centers on 3nm/4nm chips like Apple A18 Bionic (~3nm, 10+ billion transistors) and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with RAM up to 16GB on top models and 6–8GB on mid-rangers. Android and iOS remain dominant, with Android
19 July 2025
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Latest Laptops, Ultrabooks & 2-in-1s (2025–2026): In-Depth Comparison

Latest Laptops, Ultrabooks & 2-in-1s (2025–2026): In-Depth Comparison

The Apple MacBook Air 13″ (M4, 2025) delivers a fanless design with about 15 hours of battery life and starts at around $999. The Dell XPS 13 (2025) uses Intel 14th-gen Core Ultra (or ARM Snapdragon X Elite), features a 13.4″ 3K OLED display, and offers up to ~24 hours of battery life. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8″ (7th Edition, 2025) runs on Snapdragon X Elite and achieves roughly 12–15 hours of all‑day battery life with a fanless design. The HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) uses an Intel Core i7-1360P with a 13.5″ OLED 3:2 display and around 10 hours
19 July 2025
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2025-2026 Tablet & E-Reader Showdown: iPads, Galaxy Tabs, Kindles & More Compared

2025-2026 Tablet & E-Reader Showdown: iPads, Galaxy Tabs, Kindles & More Compared

The 2025 iPad (11th Generation) was refreshed in March 2025 with a faster A16 Bionic chip, 128 GB base storage, USB-C, an 11″ Liquid Retina display, and a price around $349. The iPad Pro (11-inch and 13-inch, 2024) received a late-2024 update with an M3/M4 chip, an Ultra Retina OLED display, up to 16 GB RAM and 2 TB storage, and the Apple Pencil Pro with hover plus a redesigned Magic Keyboard with a larger trackpad; starting prices are $999 for the 11″ and $1299 for the 13″. The iPad Air (6th Gen, 2024) comes in 11″ and 13″ sizes
19 July 2025
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Ultimate 2025-2026 Desktop PC & All-in-One Showdown: Top Picks for Every User

Ultimate 2025-2026 Desktop PC & All-in-One Showdown: Top Picks for Every User

In 2025 Dell retired its XPS, Inspiron, and OptiPlex brands in favor of a three‑tier “good‑better‑best” lineup: Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max. HP unified its consumer PCs under the Omni branding in 2025, introducing OmniDesk desktops, OmniBook laptops, and OmniStudio all‑in‑ones. Apple’s Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 2023) is a compact 3.7L system with up to 128GB RAM and a 60‑core GPU, while the Mac Pro (2023) offers 7 PCIe slots but cannot upgrade its GPU. At CES 2025 NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090 features 92 billion transistors and 32GB of GDDR7 memory with DLSS 4, while top gaming desktops
19 July 2025
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Battle of the Pro Tablets: Apple M2 iPad Pro vs Microsoft Surface Pro 11 – Which Reigns Supreme?

Battle of the Pro Tablets: Apple M2 iPad Pro vs Microsoft Surface Pro 11 – Which Reigns Supreme?

The iPad Pro 12.9″ (M2, 2022) uses an 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. Its 12.9″ display uses mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR with 2732×2048 resolution, 120Hz ProMotion, and up to 1600 nits peak HDR brightness. The Surface Pro 11 (13″, 2024) is powered by Snapdragon X Plus (10-core) or X Elite (12-core) ARM chips, with a base 13″ PixelSense Flow LCD 2880×1920 at 120Hz and an OLED option on higher configurations. Base RAM/storage: iPad Pro starts with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage (16 GB RAM on 1 TB/2 TB models, up to 2 TB storage);
18 July 2025
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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: In-Depth Comparison and Review 2025

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: In-Depth Comparison and Review 2025

Apple Vision Pro was announced in mid-2023 and began shipping in early 2024 at $3,499 for 256GB (and $3,899 for 1TB). Meta Quest 3 launched in October 2023 worldwide, with a starting price of $499 for 128GB and $649 for 512GB. The Vision Pro headset weighs about 600–650 g and uses an external 353 g battery, while the Quest 3 headset weighs about 515 g. Vision Pro uses dual micro-OLED displays totaling about 23 million pixels (~4K per eye) with an approximate per-eye resolution of 3660×3200, whereas Quest 3 uses a 4K+-class LCD with 2064×2208 per eye. Vision Pro’s field
18 July 2025
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Apple AirPods Max vs Sony WH-1000XM6: Flagship Headphones Face-off (2025 Comparison)

Apple AirPods Max vs Sony WH-1000XM6: Flagship Headphones Face-off (2025 Comparison)

AirPods Max weighs about 385–386 grams with a stainless steel headband and anodized aluminum ear cups, while Sony WH-1000XM6 weighs about 250 grams with a plastic, memory-foam design. The Sony WH-1000XM6 adds a folding hinge for compact travel, whereas the AirPods Max has no hinge and uses a minimal Smart Case. AirPods Max uses 40 mm custom dynamic drivers, while Sony WH-1000XM6 uses 30 mm drivers. AirPods Max supports spatial audio with dynamic head tracking on Apple devices, while Sony WH-1000XM6 offers 360 Reality Audio with head tracking on supported services. AirPods Max uses AAC (plus SBC) with no LDAC
18 July 2025
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Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro vs. AirPods, Sony, Bose: Ultimate Earbud Showdown

True Wireless Earbuds in 2025: Comprehensive Comparison of Top Models, Trends & Features

– In 2024, over 455 million smart personal audio devices were shipped, including 331.6 million true wireless earbuds. – AI-enhanced adaptive ANC uses multimodal sensors to adjust noise cancellation and EQ in real time, including Conversation Detection (Google) and Speak-to-Chat (Sony) examples. – Lossless wireless audio is advancing via Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound with aptX Lossless, and Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 adds aptX Lossless for 16-bit/44.1kHz on compatible phones. – Spatial audio with head-tracking is now common across brands, including Sony, Bose, Samsung, Jabra, and Google Pixel Buds Pro 2. – 2025 earbuds increasingly include biometric sensors for metrics like
18 July 2025
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iPhone 17 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: Ultimate Flagship Showdown

iPhone 17 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: Ultimate Flagship Showdown

iPhone 17 Pro Max will use a 6.9-inch LTPO OLED with ProMotion 120Hz, a ~2796×1290 resolution, up to ~2000 nits brightness, and a horizontal camera bar across the back. Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature a 6.89-inch Dynamic AMOLED LTPO 120Hz display with ~3080×1440 (QHD+) resolution and 2200–2500 nits peak brightness, plus slim bezels and a punch-hole front camera. iPhone 17 Pro Max is rumored to use the A19 Pro (3nm) with about 12 GB of RAM and storage options from 256 GB to 1 TB, with no microSD expansion. Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to run a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8
18 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

Amazon stock tumbles on $200 billion AI spend plan — what to know before Monday

Amazon stock tumbles on $200 billion AI spend plan — what to know before Monday

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company projected about $200 billion in 2026 capital expenditures, triggering investor concern over AI spending. The stock had already dropped 11.5% after-hours Thursday. Amazon forecast Q1 net sales of $173.5–$178.5 billion and operating income of $16.5–$21.5 billion. Analyst Gil Luria downgraded Amazon, citing rising investment as its cloud lead narrows.
AMD stock jumps 8% in chip rebound — what investors are watching before Monday

AMD stock jumps 8% in chip rebound — what investors are watching before Monday

7 February 2026
AMD shares jumped 8.2% to $208.44 Friday, trading on heavy volume as chip stocks rebounded and the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 5.7% after Amazon’s AI spending plans lifted sector estimates. Nvidia’s CEO cited surging AI chip demand. AMD’s rally followed a weak revenue outlook earlier in the week.
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