M3 hits iMac
It's new, it's blue, it's our iMac M3 review!
Apple's 2023 iMacs don't look that different. But thanks to the new M3 chip you will find some improvements and new ways to use these slick all-in-one machines.
Computing
A nearly perfect MacBook Pro alternative
The Zenbook 14X OLED (2023) gets almost everything right
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Asus has managed to pack nearly everything you'd want in a top-tier laptop into an affordable price.
iMac is back
Familiar but faster: First look at the M3 iMac
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The 2023 version of the iMac looks a whole lot like the 2021 version of the iMac. But there's one important difference: that new M3 chip!
Surface what?
It's surprising how good this $800 Surface 2-in-1 competitor is
Robo & Kala is a new entrant in both Western markets and consumer devices, but their first 2-in-1 Windows tablet is both really quite good and surprisingly affordable.
Pseudoscience
So, it turns out that blue-light filtering glasses are complete bulls***
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A research study looked at all of the actual scientific material on the fad of "blue-light filtering" to alleviate eye strain and improve sleep quality. Aaaaand… there's no real evidence to support that. Welp.
Coffee Shop Workstation
This portable monitor is an on-the-go dual-screen productivity booster
The ESR Kickstand Portable Monitor checks all the right boxes to be a good second display for my laptop when I'm away from my desk. Especially the most important box: price.
Deals for Reals
Amazon Prime Day 2023 tech deals that are actually worth your money
Prime Day may not be the savingspalooza it once was, but there are some tech deals worth your attention if you're in the market for some new gadgets.
What's old is new again
A new EU law could could bring back replaceable phone batteries
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After the smartphone industry has shifted towards sealed phones with integrated batteries, the European Union is pushing back with a mandate that will shake things up.
An Odyssey for your eyeballs
This new 49" Samsung OLED monitor probably costs more than your computer
Announced back at CES 2023 in January, the 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 is finally available from Samsung. It offers an ultra-wide high-resolution OLED canvas — and an eye-popping price tag.
Also: The end of Intel Macs
The new 15" MacBook Air might get me to give up my trusty MacBook Pro
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Also: they plugged two processors into each other again to make it go twice as fast.
Last Xeon Standing
With the updated M2 MacBook Pro and Mac Mini, only one Intel Mac remains
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Apple's impressive M-series processors just hit more laptops and desktops, leaving just one Intel Mac on sale: the Mac Pro. It's only a matter of time before it gets an M-series chip too.
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CrackBerry Podcast #1: CES 2023 — Your Piss Is Unique
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Yes, hello, and welcome to the CrackBerry Podcast. We know, it's hard to believe this is happening. But this is happening. Our topic for the day: CES 2023.
This is the best stuff we saw at CES 2023
CES is back, baby! The show's changed a lot over the years, but there was still a lot of exciting new tech to be found in Las Vegas — enough that we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge all the cool stuff with our own Best of CES 2023 awards!
A laptop with a twist
Meet the laptop that twists and turns
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The new Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Twist is designed to offer you the best of both worlds, with a gorgeous OLED display combined with an e-ink display that works with Windows and is perfect for those simpler tasks.
Eighteen inches. Eighteen!
The latest Dell and Razer Blade gaming rigs are a laptops in name only
When a laptop is this big, is it really a "laptop" anymore? It's hard to say, but it's also hard to say that the new Razer Blade 18 and Dell Alienware M18 aren't impressive machines.
All the pixels
Dell takes on Apple with a 6K beast of a monitor of its own
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Apple's Pro Display XDR has some competition from Dell. The new UltraSharp 32 6K is coming for the $5,000 Apple beast with its own high-resolution display with great color accuracy and HDR.
Checking all the boxes
Samsung finally made my absurd dream monitor
The Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 checks all the boxes I've long wanted in a monitor upgrade: it's stupid wide, has great resolution, and awesome color fidelity. The only question is how much this thing will cost me.
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Best Buy Totaltech is the membership program every techie DESERVES
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I'm a huge advocate of Best Buy's Totaltech program, which gives you two years of protection, including AppleCare+, 60-day returns, free support, free installation, and much more. Here's why every tech lover needs Best Buy Totaltech.
Top 22 of 2022
I love this Dell 32-inch 4k monitor so much, I bought four
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I love this monitor so much, I bought four and will buy another two soon. For years I've been a big fan of Dell's lineup of consumer monitors for my home office. The Dell U3219Q was one of the first 4k monitors I tried, and despite trying several others – including Apple's 5K Studio Display earlier this year – I still returned to that monitor. Launched in late 2018, the monitor was...
But not in an angry way
Dell's working on a laptop you can tear apart with your bare hands
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Alright, you need a pokey thing to get disassembly started, but Dell's Luna concept laptop is super repairable.
Top 22 of 2022
The Macbook Air M2 transformed how I use my computer
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The MacBook Air M2 is the best computer I've used in years, and the balance between portability and power transformed how I use my computer. Here's why it's so good!
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Win a Dell XPS 13 laptop from Luna Display
Astropad is the maker of Luna Display, the #1 solution to turn your iPad into a wireless display. Tens of thousands of people around the world already enjoy the magic of Luna Display for Mac. Now, they're bringing that same magic to Windows!