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iPhone Duo Review: It’s Not the Next iPhone. (Video)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Product Reviews, Videos,
For nine years, you've used every iPhone the same way, by swiping. The iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable, changes that for only the second time, and it's the first time Apple rebuilt the hardware to do it. After a week with it, the Duo has a spot in my pocket. So does my Pro Max.
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Is Micro RGB Finally a Reason to Upgrade Your TV? (Samsung R95H Review) (Video)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: HDTV, Product Reviews, Videos,
Samsung's 85-inch R95H stopped me mid-step the first time it turned on, and the reason was color. Brightness and size are the usual pitch for a flagship TV. This one's pitch is how it makes red, green, and blue in the first place, and you can see the difference in about 20 seconds.
The iPhone 18 Pro’s Secret Weapon: How a Variable Aperture Camera Will Change Your Photos
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Features, Product Reviews,
Apple just changed how the iPhone Pro thinks. On the surface, the iPhone 18 Pro might look like a standard, iterative update. But underneath the familiar exterior lies a completely rebuilt architecture. We are talking about a new chip, a massive cooling upgrade, and a camera system that finally does something no other iPhone has ever done. Let's dig into what makes this device a quiet powerhouse.
A familiar design with a few smart tweaks
The body uses a high-heat force aluminum unibody, keeping it lightweight but incredibly tough. Apple introduced four colors this year: Black, Silver, Glacier, and Burgundy. The Burgundy finish is deep, sophisticated, and catches the light beautifully without screaming for attention.
Durability is highly impressive. Both the front and back feature Ceramic Shield 2. You can comfortably run this display without a screen protector and not see a single scratch after heavy daily use.
Up top, the Dynamic Island is about 25% smaller but now shows up to three live activities at once. Apple achieved this by hiding the FaceID IR camera directly behind the display pixels, giving you more screen real estate without losing functionality.
M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review: Huge Local AI Performance (for a Price!)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, PC / Laptop, Product Reviews, Artificial Intelligence,
The M5 Ultra Mac Studio is the fastest computer Apple has ever sold, and after a couple of weeks with one on my desk, I can tell you immediately that it's shockingly good.
Apple sent me a near-top configuration: 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU, 256GB of unified memory, and an 8TB SSD. That's more computer than I've ever had in a box this size, and the numbers land about where Apple said they would back in August: 30% to 45% more CPU than the M3 Ultra depending on the benchmark, anywhere from 20% to 60% on the GPU depending on the test, and storage that runs two to three times as fast. The bigger change is who this machine is for. It used to be the video editor's Mac. Now it's the Mac for anyone who wants to run a 150GB language model on their desk without paying anyone a monthly fee, and Apple has priced it for exactly that person.
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iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max Review: THIS is What We’ve Been Waiting For! (Video)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Features, Product Reviews, Videos,
Better battery life. When I polled my YouTube community on the one upgrade they wanted most from a new phone, that answer beat everything else by a mile, and the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are the first iPhones where I think Apple has delivered it. After a week with the 18 Pro Max, on days when I didn't top it up, I was ending the night in the high 20s to low 30s. That's while hammering it nonstop to prepare this review.
2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+ Review: The Luxury of Going Farther
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Product Reviews, Transportation,
The electric Mercedes-Benz CLA makes an unusually persuasive case for leaving an option box unchecked. Its two EPA range ratings are 57 miles apart, with the smaller-wheel configuration delivering the longer distance. That trade-off matters more to me than the size of its screens or the number of illuminated stars on its nose.
The 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+ Electric starts at a base MSRP of $47,950, before destination and options. That makes it a relatively accessible Mercedes, rather than an inexpensive car. The price buys serious electric-car engineering, but several conveniences I expect in a luxury sedan still cost extra.
Even for someone who rarely takes a road trip, extra range has value. It leaves more margin for cold weather, an unplanned errand, or a skipped charging session. I care about that flexibility far more than winning the EV acceleration contest.
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The Roku Pro Series OLED TV Is a Problem for LG and Samsung (Video)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: HDTV, Product Reviews, Videos,
The same Roku that makes the $30 stick probably plugged into your TV right now has built an actual OLED TV, and the 55-inch Roku Pro Series OLED starts at $999. That's $300 less than LG's cheapest OLED and $500 less than Samsung's. I spent a week with the 65-inch model in my living room to find out whether this is a legit OLED panel or a budget screen wearing OLED marketing like a costume.
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2026 Dodge Charger R/T Plus Review: The Case for a 420-HP Hatchback
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The Case for Four Doors
The hatch is what makes the 2026 Dodge Charger R/T Plus four-door interesting to me. Dodge has kept the long hood, broad stance, and considerably more horsepower than the school pickup line requires, then given you a credible reason to bring all of it home. Rear doors, folding back seats, and all-wheel drive make this easier to justify as your only car. At more than 17 feet long, it also demands a generous definition of practical.
The four-door Charger R/T starts at a base MSRP of $51,995 in the U.S., before destination, taxes, and options, with the better-equipped Plus sitting above that base model. I'm interested in the Plus for what it adds to ordinary driving, particularly its seating and head-up display. The underlying R/T already has the engine and useful body style; the upgrade needs to earn its premium inside the cabin.
This is the gasoline-powered SIXPACK Charger, with a twin-turbo inline-six rather than a V8. The electric Charger wears the Daytona name. The R/T gets the standard-output version of the six, below the more powerful Scat Pack. Calling 420 horsepower the starting point gives you some idea of Dodge's priorities.
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2027 Kia Telluride X-Pro Review: The Rare Off-Road Trim That Doesn’t Ruin the SUV
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Most off-road trims are a costume. You pay a few thousand extra for knobby tires, some black plastic cladding, and a pair of tow hooks painted a color that screams rescue me, and what you actually get is a family SUV that rides worse, hums louder on the highway, and never once leaves pavement. The 2027 Kia Telluride X-Pro had every opportunity to be exactly that vehicle.
It isn't, and that's the whole story here. Kia redesigned the Telluride from the ground up for 2027, and the X-Pro is the version that gets 9.1 inches of ground clearance, an electronic limited-slip rear differential, real all-terrain rubber, and recovery hooks that aren't decorative. The surprise is what it didn't cost: the thing still drives like the comfortable, quiet, absurdly practical three-row SUV that made the Telluride a phenomenon in the first place. That balance is harder to pull off than the marketing photos suggest, and almost nobody in this class has managed it.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Hands-On: The Foldable Finally Got the Shape Right
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Design, Product Reviews,
For six years, Samsung's big foldable has been shaped a little like a TV remote. Tall, skinny, and a bit awkward to hold shut. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 finally does something about that, and the fix is almost embarrassingly simple. It got wider.
That one change reshapes the entire phone. Closed, the new Fold looks and feels like a passport, with a 5.5-inch cover screen at a 10:16 aspect ratio that you can actually type on with two thumbs without popping the thing open. Samsung is calling this the biggest redesign since the original 2019 Z Fold, and after a few minutes in the hand, that reads as more than marketing. It borrows the squat, wide silhouette the first Pixel Fold pioneered, and it turns out that shape was right all along.
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