Author: Press Room

It’s 2026, and CDs are anything but dead. No, really — compact discs are the best bang for your buck medium for starting a physical music collection. Admittedly, I’m a vinyl head, but you won’t beat CDs if your goal is to own digital and physical copies of your favorite albums. While vinyl surges and LP prices climb higher and higher, people are practically giving away their CD collections. You can build up a solid CD collection without spending much, and it’s easy to rip digital copies of your discs with free programs like iTunes, Apple Music, or Windows Media…

Apple is set to hold its annual developer conference in early June and, as always, there will be a lot to talk about, including new software for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Not only is it CEO Tim Cook’s last outing before he is replaced by John Ternus on 1 September, but it is another big event from Apple’s 50th anniversary year. In a previous announcement, Apple confirmed WWDC26 (Worldwide Developer Conference) will primarily be an online event as it has been for the last few years. But as usual there while there will be a ‘special” in-person part…

I’ve been a fan of electric BBQs ever since I reviewed the Char-Broil Smart-E BBQ and found out how quick and easy it is to BBQ when you don’t need gas or coal to hand. With electric BBQs you literally need to plug them in and within a few minutes they’re up to temperature and ready to go – there’s no easier way to cook outdoors. If you don’t have room for a full size like the Char-Broil Smart-E or want a BBQ you can take camping (along with a decent power bank) you’ll want to look towards a compact…

Detective shows are police procedurals are a dime a dozen, and many of them are extremely good. You may think that you’ve seen all there is to see when it comes to cops, robbers, and the sometimes blurry line between the two. But that’s when you have to broaden your horizons a little bit. There are crime dramas from around the world that rival anything Hollywood has ever put out, and one of the best is available to watch for the low price of zero dollars on the free streaming service Plex. Spiral is the best crime drama you’ve never…

I love my Nintendo Switch 2, but hoo-boy does its screen suck. Though its 1080p display is higher resolution than that of the OG Switch OLED’s 720p panel, the latest Big N handheld hybrid’s screen looks way worse than its predecessor. Admittedly, I say that partly because I’m obsessed with this one awesome OLED accessory. Why? Frankly, because LCDs are terrible. Sure, the best high-end LED/LCD displays can achieve admirably bright nits levels. Yet when it comes to the Switch 2’s dull, slow, and ultimately subpar panel, it just doesn’t cut the mustard when playing Donkey Kong Bananza or Mario…

I love listening to floor speakers as part of my home audio station — speakers offer superior soundstage imaging and are superb for long listening sessions — but I don’t love the speaker hiss. After upgrading to a Dolby Atmos-ready system, I was disappointed to learn that my new floor speakers were hissing at all volumes. Depending on how many audio components are part of your setup, a frustrating problem like speaker hiss can be tricky to diagnose. In my case, the issue could’ve been caused by my speakers, receiver, turntable, CD player, or any of the cables tying the…

Your shiny new MacBook Pro – one of the best laptops on sale right now – or iMac has booted up and is sitting there, expecting something to happen. What next? You could do something boring, like setting up email (yawn) or aimlessly surfing the internet in Safari until your eyes glaze over. Instead, get creative, be productive, and make some noise with our selection of the best Mac apps around. Store wars The apps in our round-up are mostly available on the Mac App Store, although some can be bought directly from their creators; several can only be bought…

Apple is a company best known for its innovative products like the iPhone. Nonetheless, even the most successful companies experience their fair share of missteps. Here we delve into the top blunders made by Apple throughout its history, highlighting the lessons learned from each incident. We will explore each mistake in detail, analyzing what went wrong and how Apple responded to it. These blunders are valuable lessons, highlighting the importance of continuous improvement and customer satisfaction in the ever-evolving tech landscape. Antennagate with the iPhone 4 The iPhone 4, released in 2010, was a highly anticipated device that boasted a…

There are so many occasions when we want to show what’s on our laptop to more people on a big-screen TV. It could be a hilarious YouTube video you recently came across, a presentation you made for your team, or an album from your recent trip. No matter how sharp your laptop’s display is, it is not big enough for more than two or three people to watch the content on it. If it had been on your smartphone, you would have started screen mirroring. What about your laptop? The good thing is that your laptop has everything you need…

Vibe coding is everywhere now. When most people hear the term though, their mind instantly defaults to building full-stack CRUD apps, polished websites you can whip up within minutes, or portfolio sites that somehow all have the same hero section (and gradient background). Now, as someone who always has dozens of ideas floating around in my head, I’ve been doing some version of “vibe coding” since OpenAI launched ChatGPT publicly. That said, the very first thing I vibe-coded wasn’t a website, landing page, or an app. Instead, it was a Chrome extension. I don’t quite remember what it was supposed…