Category: author_name|Devindra Hardawar
Severance season two review: Even before the finale, innie rights and humanity made for a stronger show
If you think about it, Severance's "innies" — the people trapped in an endless cycle of office work — should genuinely hate their "outies" — their other halves who exist everywhere else. While outies are free to live a seemingly carefree existence, unburdened by the labor, boredom and indignities of…
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Severance season two review: Innie rights and humanity made for a stronger show
If you think about it, Severance's "innies" — the people trapped in an endless cycle of office work — should genuinely hate their "outies" — their other halves who exist everywhere else. While outies are free to live a seemingly carefree existence, unburdened by the labor, boredom and indignities of…
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Apple MacBook Air M4 13-inch and 15-inch review: Minimal upgrades at a much better price
At the risk of repeating myself from Engadget’s MacBook Air M1, M2 and M3 reviews: The M4-equipped MacBook Air is a nearly flawless ultraportable. Even better, it now starts at $999, which is $100 less than before. While I’d still like to see more ports and a faster screen refresh…
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ASUS Zenbook A14 review: A lightweight in every sense
With the Zenbook A14, ASUS has reached a new milestone of portability. It’s a 14-inch laptop that weighs just 2.2 pounds, making it feel more like a tablet than a computer when you pick it up. And with its unique Ceraluminum case, which feels like a cross between ceramic and…
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT review: Hitting NVIDIA where it hurts
AMD has finally done it. For years it’s tried to undercut NVIDIA with slightly cheaper, but less capable, video cards like the Radeon 6700 XT and 7900 XT. And sure, it’s still following that same strategy with the new Radeon 9070 and 9070 XT. This time around, though, AMD has…
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 review: Basically a 4070 Ti that’s better at 4K
I’ll cut right to the chase: If you’re an RTX 4070 owner looking to upgrade to NVIDIA’s latest video cards, the $549 RTX 5070 won’t be much different than what you’re used to. Aside from DLSS 4’s ability to generate multiple extra frames, the 5070 is practically the same as…
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