Month: August 2025
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Aura Edition review: A solid business laptop with some quirks
Step aside, old boy. The ThinkPad X9-14 Aura Edition is making me forget all about the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the most renowned business laptop for over a decade. Of course, Lenovo isn’t doing away with the X1 Carbon, but the X9 series certainly seems like the company’s experimental project for…
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Some Microsoft Office apps are losing access to voice tools soon – here’s what to know
Consumers given until January 2026 to update Office to retain support for voice tools A backend update means older versions will no longer be supported A broader Office/Windows update push is ongoing Microsoft is warning users of older versions of Office that they will soon be losing access to certain…
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OpenAI releases a free GPT model that can run right on your laptop
OpenAI is releasing a new open-weight model dubbed GPT-OSS that can be downloaded for free, be customized, and even run on a laptop. The model comes in two variants: 120-billion-parameter and 20-billion-parameter versions. The bigger version can run on a single Nvidia GPU and performs similarly to OpenAI’s existing o4-mini…
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Sony’s noise-canceling WH-1000XM6 are discounted to their Prime Day low
With back-to-school season in full swing, it feels like we’re stumbling on great deals for students every day. From Kindles to MacBooks, many of our favorite gadgets are currently receiving a discount — including Sony’s latest noise-canceling headphones, the WH-1000XM6. Right now, you can pick them up at Amazon, Best…
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This retro camcorder upgrades Super 8 film cameras with modern conveniences
Camp Snap, a brand known for its budget-friendly screen-free digital cameras, has announced its first video camera. The new Camp Snap CS-8’s design was inspired by the Super 8mm film cameras released by companies like Kodak and Canon in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Its functionality is similarly limited and streamlined…
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These glossy high-end tower speakers boast a 3.5-way design to bring the bass and cost as much as a full-size sedan
The Avid EVO TWO is an evolution of the EVO THREE Low-end frequency of just 28Hz, with a 3.5-way driver design £27,995 / €34,995 / $38,995 (about AU$57,589) British hi-fi firm Avid has unveiled the new flagship in its EVO speaker range, the EVO TWO, as part of its ongoing…
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