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en Linus Tech Tips

My biggest Home Theater Upgrade is NOT Expensive

DIY acoustic panels and calibration transformed a home theater’s sound quality, cutting echo and boosting clarity—all for under $500 CAD in materials.

en Linus Tech Tips

The GOD-KING of TVs - Sony TrueRGB 115”

Sony's 115" Bravia 9 Mark II TV offers standout RGB color accuracy, brightness, and processing, but stumbles with gaming input lag and lacks anti-glare.

en Marques Brownlee

iOS 27 Hands-On: Top 5 New Features!

iOS 27 refines stability, launches AI-powered photo tools, overhauls Siri, adds long-awaited features, and dramatically boosts speed, especially on older…

en Marques Brownlee

The Most Interesting Displays In The World!

Innovative tech reviewed: MacBook touchscreen add-on, volumetric display, 6K ultrawide monitor, and modular AR glasses from XREAL, Google & Qualcomm.

en Marques Brownlee

WWDC 2026 Impressions: Yeah, That's About Right

Apple's WWDC 2026: system refinements, advanced parental controls, and Apple Intelligence with new Siri—privacy, device integration, and AI limits.

en Linus Tech Tips

Even Valve is Disappointed - Steam Machine Review

Valve's Steam Machine blends console ease with PC openness, but high price and mediocre performance make it a niche option versus PS5.

en ColdFusion

Big Tech is Being Kind of Dodgy At the Moment

Big Tech's soaring AI valuations are driven by circular financing, questionable accounting, and failing real-world deployment, risking an economic bubble.

en Ali Abdaal

My Favourite MacBook Apps of All Time

A detailed walkthrough of 32 Mac apps that enhance productivity, organization, creativity, and business workflows, recommended after real-world use.

en TechAltar

The billion dollar race for the perfect display

LCD, OLED, and microLED displays are evolving toward a common goal: bright, efficient, durable screens, but microLED mass adoption remains years away.

en TechAltar

China's city of the future: utopia or dystopia?

Shenzhen exemplifies extreme tech advancement and omnipresent surveillance, with electric vehicles, drones, automation, and a tradeoff between safety and…

en TechAltar

I visited India’s tech capital

Three weeks in Bangalore reveal booming tech, evolving metros, electric vehicles, app-driven life, and key shifts from the India-EU trade deal.

en TechAltar

Why all the e-bike startups went bankrupt

The ebike startup boom ended in mass bankruptcies from overexpansion and poor quality, but restructuring is setting the stage for stable future growth.

en TechAltar

Software is evolving backwards

AI buttons and pop-ups now clutter apps like Office, Notion, Xiaomi, and Meta, disrupting workflows as companies rush to dominate AI integration.

en TechAltar

Electric ships are slowly starting to make sense

Electric ferries and yachts are gaining traction, but battery limits mean only certain ship types and short routes are currently practical for electrification.

en ColdFusion

How Apple Just Changed the Entire Industry (M1 Chip)

How Apple's M1 chip changed computing by proving ARM could defeat x86 in desktops, marking a disruptive industry shift with major performance and efficiency…

en ColdFusion

The Struggle of Building the Original iPhone - The Untold Story

How the iPhone's secret development, multi-touch innovation, and team sacrifices revolutionized technology and transformed global mobile computing.

en ColdFusion

The Windows 11 Crisis

Windows has shifted to prioritize Microsoft's profits and AI/cloud integration, leading to user frustration, privacy loss, and a slow migration to alternatives.

en ColdFusion

OpenAI is Suddenly in Trouble

OpenAI faces financial crisis, declining AI breakthroughs, rising competition, and leadership trust issues, risking collapse within a few years.

en ColdFusion

The RAM Crisis Keeps Getting Worse

AI-driven demand for high-bandwidth RAM is causing global memory shortages and soaring tech prices, with relief unlikely before 2027.

en ColdFusion

The Apple Car - A $10 Billion Failure

Apple invested $10B in an autonomous car project, but scrapped it after 10 years due to setbacks, refocusing its efforts on AI as CarPlay remains industry…

en ColdFusion

SpaceX Went Public - A Disaster Waiting to Happen

SpaceX’s IPO shifts focus from rocketry to AI, with its value and future now overwhelmingly reliant on unproven, costly AI ambitions.

en ColdFusion

Porsche Profits Fall 99% as CEO in Crisis Mode

Porsche suffered a 99% profit collapse in 2025 due to electrification costs, Chinese competition, and shifting luxury car market dynamics.

en ColdFusion

NFTs Are Now Almost Worth Nothing

The NFT market skyrocketed in 2021 before collapsing, revealing market mania, flawed ownership concepts, and shifting focus to asset tokenization.

en ColdFusion

An Unknown Engineer is Apple's New CEO

Apple names John Ternus as CEO after Tim Cook, signaling a shift toward hardware innovation and local AI integration.