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Xreal Aura: Should You Buy the $1,099 Android XR Glasses?

Xreal launched the Aura, the first glasses built on Google's Android XR, on October 28, 2026. It costs $1,099 (regular $1,279) through December and ships mid-November to the US,…

Oct 31, 2026 · 7 min read

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SSD Prices: Why AI Datacenters Are Making Storage Cost More

Oct 29, 2026 · 7 min read

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MacBook Touch Screen: Which New MacBook Pro Finally Has One

Oct 29, 2026 · 8 min read

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MacBook Pro M6 vs M5: Who Should Upgrade, and Who Can Skip It

Apple announced the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 on October 27, 2026. It claims up to 25% faster on-device AI than M5 and a Neural Engine up to 1.9x faster. Pre-orders opened…

Abdul Rehman · Oct 28, 2026 · 7 min read

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iPhone Fold Teardown: iPhone Duo vs Galaxy Z Fold 8 for Buyers

iFixit tore down Apple's first foldable, the $1,999 iPhone Duo, and gave it a provisional 5/10 repair score, the best for any foldable so far. Its hinge gathered less dust than…

Abdul Rehman · Oct 26, 2026 · 7 min read

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Solid State Battery: Where the Technology Really Stands in 2026

No automaker has shipped a fully solid-state battery in a customer car yet. Toyota, Samsung SDI and QuantumScape target 2027 to 2028, while CATL's sodium-ion pack heads into a…

Abdul Rehman · Oct 25, 2026 · 5 min read

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On-Device AI: What Phones Really Run Offline and Privately

Apple and Google both ship small AI models that run on the phone itself. Each company documents offline use for supported tasks, and each also keeps a cloud route for requests the…

Abdul Rehman · Oct 25, 2026 · 5 min read

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Co-Packaged Optics Explained: What It Changes in AI Networks

Nvidia and Broadcom have announced network switches that put the light-emitting parts inside the switch package instead of plug-in modules. Both claim large power savings for AI…

Abdul Rehman · Oct 25, 2026 · 5 min read

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What Is an NPU? The AI Chip in Your Laptop and Phone Explained

NPUs are now standard in phones and laptops, and vendors advertise them with TOPS ratings. Those figures are theoretical peaks, and Microsoft's Copilot+ label sets a 40 TOPS floor.

Abdul Rehman · Oct 24, 2026 · 5 min read

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