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My hometown, Hong Kong, is known for a lot of things. It has an outsized cultural and economic influence in the world for a city of its size, some of which include having the ninth most traded currency in the world, the busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic, and the most completed skyscrapers at 569 as of March 2026. What is interesting is if someone in Hong Kong tells you they live or work on the 50th floor in one of these skyscrapers...

SAMA L70 360WH Review (Page 1 of 4)

For those who know me, I tend to get into random hobbies at random times for absolutely no reason. Well, this past month, I have been absorbed into the world of coffee. I have always been the type of person to think people are crazy for drinking black coffee with no milk or sugar. It is so bitter that I could not imagine anyone in their right mind could enjoy it. I do not want a double-double (Editor's note: For those unfamiliar with Canadian...

TCL Tips Mini LED Gaming Monitor That Can Hit 1,040Hz Refresh Rate

From PC Mag: The age of ultra-high refresh rate monitors is well and truly here, with a new entry from TCL in the 1,000+ Hz range with Mini LED-enhanced brightness and color pop.

The TCL 27P2A Ultra is a 27-inch display that can handle 550Hz at up to 2K resolution, or if you want the ultimate in...

Microsoft’s next Xbox, Helix, will further fuse the PC and console

From PC World: Will the next Xbox be a PC? Maybe not, but at least it will be able to play “PC” games, the new head of Xbox said of “Project Helix,” the next iteration of the Xbox console series.

Asha Sharma, the newly appointed executive vice president and chief executive of Microsoft Gaming...

Google's Canvas AI Project-Planning Tool Is Now Available to Everyone in the US

From CNET: Canvas, the AI planning tool from Google Search, has rolled out across the US, the company said Wednesday. Canvas is essentially a project planning tool with a range of uses, including trip planning. You can select the tool directly from the AI Mode screen at the top of the Google Search...

New Nothing Over-Ear Headphones Last for Up to 5 Days, Cost $199

From PC Mag: Nothing’s next pair of over-ear headphones are $100 cheaper than its Nothing Headphone (1), come in even bolder colors, and offer battery life that will last for the best part of a week.

Announced alongside the Nothing Phone 4a and Phone 4a Pro, the new over-ear headphones feature...

DirectX updates could boost ray tracing performance up to 90%

From PC World: Ray tracing is a gee-wiz feature for the most powerful hardware out there, but you do need, well, powerful hardware in order to use it. Tricks like supersampling and frame generation can make it more accessible, but you’re still gonna take a performance hit to see the coolest...

TCL's Nxtpaper AMOLED Phone Display Blends Softness and Brightness to Stunning Effect

From CNET: I've always been impressed with TCL's easy-to-read Nxtpaper technology. Sitting somewhere between E Ink and a more traditional screen with built-in anti-glare tech, there's a softness both to the look and feel of a Nxtpaper display that makes it a real pleasure to use.

But if I were...

Apple's Colorful $599 MacBook Neo Is Here, Runs A18 Pro Mobile Chip

From PC Mag: Apple's big week of March announcements has been heavily MacBook-focused, and it's finishing with the $599 MacBook Neo, a new lower-cost alternative to the MacBook Air with M5.

Apple has made this possible by using a mobile chipset to power the laptop, the A18 Pro processor produced by...

ChatGPT just got a little less chatty

From PC World: Among the most annoying habits of AI chatbots is when they lay it on thick with the cringey “you can do it!” talk or the preachy “I can’t help you with that” refusals for seemingly innocuous requests. It’s all a matter of tuning, and now there’s a new ChatGPT version that promises to...